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Canada at the 1904 Summer Olympics

Canada competed at the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis, United States. These Games were the second at which Canadian athletes participated. As in 1900 they did not compete under the Canadian flag, national teams not being introduced until the next Olympics. Unofficially, however, it was a very successful Olympics for Canada with Canadian competitors winning the fourth most medals. However, this was largely because most Europeans decided not to make the long trip to compete in the games. The Canadian athletes were a unified group for the first time and were unofficially regarded as a team.

Canada at the
1904 Summer Olympics
IOC codeCAN
NOCCanadian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.olympic.ca (in English and French)
in St. Louis
Competitors52
Medals
Ranked 4th
Gold
4
Silver
1
Bronze
1
Total
6
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Medallists

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Further information: 1904 Summer Olympics medal table and List of 1904 Summer Olympics medal winners

The most notable Canadian medal winner was Etienne Desmarteau who placed first in the 56 pound weight throw. He was fired as a Montreal police officer when he left to compete at the games. Returning as a medallist and local hero he was reinstated, but died the next year of typhoid.

Canada won two golds in team sports, two thirds of Canada's total in all summer games. The Canadian soccer team from Galt, Ontario won gold and a team known as the Winnipeg Shamrocks won the field lacrosse title. The third-place finishers were also from Canada, a team of Mohawks from a reserve near Brantford.

Of note was Peter Deer, an Iroquois Indian, who competed in the 800 & 1500 metres races; he was the first Native person to represent Canada outside her borders. Deer was a mechanic by day and was a member of the Montreal Amateur Athletics Association. He was 23 in 1904, he came from Caughnawaga, a native village on the South Bank.

Medal Name Sport Event Date
  Gold Étienne Desmarteau Athletics Men's 56 lb weight throw September 1
  Gold Galt F.C.
 Football November 23
  Gold George Lyon Golf Men's individual September 24
  Gold Shamrock Lacrosse Team[1]
 Lacrosse July 7
  Silver Alan Bailey, Phil Boyd, Thomas Loudon,
Don MacKenzie, George Reiffenstein, William Rice,
George Strange, William Wadsworth, Joseph Wright 		Rowing Men's eight July 30
  Bronze Mohawk Indians
 Lacrosse July 7

Results by event

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Étienne Desmarteau
 
Percival Molson

Athletics

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Main article: Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics
Event Place Athlete Heats Repechage Final
Men's 60 metres 7-8 Robert Kerr unknown
2nd, heat 3		 unknown
3–4, repechage		 did not advance
Event Place Athlete Heats Final
Men's 100 metres 7-11 Robert Kerr unknown
3rd, heat 2		 did not advance
Men's 200 metres 5th Robert Kerr unknown
3rd, heat 2		 did not advance
Event Place Athlete Final
Men's 400 metres 7-12 Percival Molson unknown
Men's 800 metres 7-13 Peter Deer unknown
John Peck unknown
Men's 1500 metres 6th Peter Deer unknown
Men's 56 pound weight throw 1st Étienne Desmarteau 10.46 metres OR

Football

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Main article: Football at the 1904 Summer Olympics

Canada made its first football appearance in 1904, sending a club team to St. Louis. The team defeated each of the two United States club teams in the round-robin tournament. The International Olympic Committee later recognized the tournament as the official one and awarded the club a gold medal for its performance.

Summary
Team Event Wins Losses Percent Rank
Galt F.C. Men's football 2
(USA 7–0)
(USA 4–0) 		0 1.000  
Standings
Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Galt FC (CAN) 2 2 0 0 11 0 +11 4
2   Christian Brothers College (USA) 3 1 1 1 2 7 –5 3
3   St. Rose Parish (USA) 3 0 1 2 0 6 –6 1
Matches
Christian Brothers College  0–7  Galt FC
Report
Report 2		 Steep  
Taylor  
McDonald    
Hall      
Francis Olympic Field, St. Louis
Referee: Paul McSweeney (United States)



St. Rose Parish  0–4  Galt FC
Report Taylor    
Henderson  
Unknown   (o.g.)
Francis Olympic Field, St. Louis
Referee: Paul McSweeney (United States)
Team details


Roster

Head coach: Louis Duff  

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1GK Ernest Linton (1880-02-17)17 February 1880 (aged 24) 0   Galt FC
2DF John Gourlay (captain) (1872-07-26)26 July 1872 (aged 32) 0   Galt FC
2DF George Ducker (1871-09-27)27 September 1871 (aged 33) 0   Galt FC
3MF Bobby Lane (1882-01-15)15 January 1882 (aged 22) 0   Galt FC
3MF Albert Johnston (1880-04-17)17 April 1880 (aged 24) 0   Galt FC
3MF Jack Fraser (1881-12-15)15 December 1881 (aged 22) 0   Galt FC
3MF Otto Christman (1880-02-20)20 February 1880 (aged 24) 0   Galt FC
4FW William Twaits (1878-08-20)20 August 1878 (aged 26) 0   Galt FC
4FW Tom Taylor (1880-12-04)4 December 1880 (aged 23) 0   Galt FC
4FW Fred Steep (1874-12-20)20 December 1874 (aged 29) 0   Galt FC
4FW Gordon McDonald (1878-02-02)2 February 1878 (aged 26) 0   Galt FC
4FW Sandy Hall (1880-12-03)3 December 1880 (aged 23) 0   Galt FC
4FW Red Henderson (1881-08-29)29 August 1881 (aged 23) 0   Galt FC
4FW Parnell Gourlay (1879-02-03)3 February 1879 (aged 25) 0   Galt FC


Golf

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Main article: Golf at the 1904 Summer Olympics
 
George Seymour Lyon
Event Place Golfer Qualification Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Men's individual 1st George Lyon 169 (9th) Defeated John Cady Defeated Stuart Stickney Defeated Albert Lambert Defeated Francis Newton Defeated Chandler Egan
65th Bertie Austin 211 did not advance
73rd Albert Austin 270

Lacrosse

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Main article: Lacrosse at the 1904 Summer Olympics

Two teams from Canada played in the 1904 lacrosse competition. The Winnipeg Shamrocks defeated the team from St. Louis by a score of 8–2 in the final to win gold.

Event Place Team Semifinals Final
Men's
lacrosse		 1st Shamrock Lacrosse Team Moved directly to finals Defeated   United States (USA)
St. Louis Amateur Athletic Association
3rd Mohawk Indians Lost to   United States (USA)
St. Louis Amateur Athletic Association		 did not advance
 
Winnipeg Shamrocks
Winnipeg Shamrocks Mohawk Indians
George Cloutier

George Cattanach
Benjamin Jamieson
Jack Flett
George Bretz
Élie Blanchard
Hilliard Laidlaw
Hilliard Lyle
William Brennaugh
L.H. Pentland
Sandy Cowan
William Burns
William F.L. Orris

Black Hawk

Black Eagle
Almighty Voice
Flat Iron
Spotted Tail
Half Moon
Lightfoot
Snake Eater
Red Jacket
Night Hawk
Man Afraid Soap
Rain in Face

Rowing

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Main article: Rowing at the 1904 Summer Olympics
Event Place Crew Final
Eight 2nd Arthur Bailey, William Rice, George Reiffenstein,
Phil Boyd, George Strange, William Wadsworth,
Don MacKenzie, Joseph Wright, Thomas Loudon		 unknown

References

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  1. ^ "1904 Winnipeg Shamrocks". Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 2020-08-03. Retrieved 2017-05-27.
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