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1904 Summer Olympics Athletics Overview by Shane Ternate is a document available to read on EtoBox.
What is 1904 Summer Olympics Athletics Overview about?
The 1904 Summer Olympics featured 25 athletic events and awarded a total of 74 medals. Notable occurrences included the controversial marathon won by Thomas Hicks, who was aided by strychnine and carried across the finish line, and Frederick Lorz, who initially rode in a car before re-entering the race. The Games were held on a specially built cinder track at Washington University in St. Louis, with 233 athletes from 11 nations participating.
- Author
- Shane Ternate
- Language
- EN