Water polo at the 1904 Summer Olympics

Men's water polo

at the Games of the III Olympiad

Water polo game during 1904 Summer Olympics.

Venue| U.S. Life Saving Exhibit Lake
Date| September 5 (semifinal)
September 6 (final)
Competitors| 21 from 1 nation
Medalists
| |  |  New York Athletic Club
United States

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|  |  Chicago Athletic Association
United States
|  |  Missouri Athletic Club
United States

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At the 1904 Summer Olympics, a water polo tournament was contested, with three club teams of seven players each.[1] A German team tried to enter, but its entry was refused because their players did not play for the same club.[2]

The event took place in an artificial lake in Forest Park, the location of both the Olympics and the World's Fair.[3] Two of the Olympians died of typhoid fever soon after the competition, possibly from contamination caused by livestock at the opposite end of the lake.[2][4][5]

Previously, the International Olympic Committee and International Swimming Federation (FINA) considered the water polo event at the 1904 Olympics as a demonstration sport.[1] However, in July 2021, after accepting the recommendation of Olympic historian Bill Mallon, the IOC recognized water polo along with several others as an official sport of the 1904 Olympic program.[6]

## Medal summary

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Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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United States (USA)
New York Athletic Club
David Bratton
George Van Cleaf
Leo Goodwin
Louis Handley
David Hesser
Joe Ruddy
James Steen |  United States (USA)
Chicago Athletic Association
Rex Beach
Jerome Steever
Edwin Swatek
Charles Healy
Frank Kehoe
David Hammond
Bill Tuttle |  United States (USA)
Missouri Athletic Club
John Meyers
Manfred Toeppen
Gwynne Evans
Amedee Reyburn
Frank Schreiner
Augustus Goessling
Bill Orthwein

## References

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1. ^ a b "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. p. 4\. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
2. ^ a b "Water Polo at the 1904 Summer Olympics". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
3. ^ "Water Polo at the 1904 St. Louis Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
4. ^ "David Bratton". Olympedia.com. Retrieved 2024-09-02.
5. ^ "George Van Cleaf". Olympedia.com. Retrieved 2024-09-02.
6. ^ "St. Louis 1904 Water Polo Men Results". IOC. Retrieved 31 January 2022.

## Sources

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* PDF documents in the LA84 Foundation Digital Library:
* Official Report of the 1904 Olympic Games (download, archive)
* Water polo on the Olympedia website
* Water polo at the 1904 Summer Olympics (men's tournament)
* Water polo on the Sports Reference website
* Water polo at the 1904 Summer Games (men's tournament) (archived)

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Events at the 1904 Summer Olympics (St. Louis)

* Archery
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* Boxing
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* Fencing
* Football
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* Golf
* Gymnastics
* Hurling (unofficial)
* Lacrosse
* Roque
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* Wrestling

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