Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics – Men's all-around

Men's all-around
at the Games of the III Olympiad
Men's all-around; at the Games of the III Olympiad
Venue	Francis Field
Date	July 4
Competitors	7 from 2 nations
Medalists

The men's all-around championship event was held at Francis Field in St. Louis, Missouri on July 4, 1904. It was the only time the all-around, a forerunner to the later decathlon, was contested at the Olympics; whether the competition was part of the Olympic program has been disputed, but the International Olympic Committee currently recognizes it as an official Olympic event.^[1]

7 athletes from 2 nations competed. Tom Kiely, an Irishman, won with 6036 points.

Results

100 yard dash

Event 1
Place	Athlete	Time	Score
1.	Truxtun Hare (USA)	10.8	790
2.	John Holloway (GBR)		769
3.	Ellery Clark (USA)	11.0	748
4.	John Grieb (USA)		720
4.	Adam Gunn (USA)		720
6.	Tom Kiely (GBR)		713
DNF	Max Emmerich (USA)	-	0

Shot put

Event 2
Place	Athlete	Distance	Score
1.	Adam Gunn (USA)	12.21	668
2.	Truxtun Hare (USA)	12.09	648
3.	Tom Kiely (GBR)	10.82	448
4.	John Grieb (USA)	10.54	404
5.	Ellery Clark (USA)	10.26	360
6.	John Holloway (GBR)	10.01	320

After 2 events
Place	Athlete	1	2	Total
1.	Truxtun Hare (USA)	790	648	1438
2.	Adam Gunn (USA)	720	668	1388
3.	Tom Kiely (GBR)	713	448	1161
4.	John Grieb (USA)	720	404	1124
5.	Ellery Clark (USA)	748	360	1108
6.	John Holloway (GBR)	769	320	1089
DNF	Max Emmerich (USA)	0	-	-

High jump

Event 3
Place	Athlete	Height	Score
1.	John Holloway (GBR)	1.68	672
2.	Adam Gunn (USA)	1.65	640
3.	Ellery Clark (USA)	1.62	608
3.	John Grieb (USA)	1.62	608
5.	Truxtun Hare (USA)	1.52	480
5.	Tom Kiely (GBR)	1.52	480

After 3 events
Place	Athlete	1	2	3	Total
1.	Adam Gunn (USA)	720	668	640	2028
2.	Truxtun Hare (USA)	790	648	480	1918
3.	John Holloway (GBR)	769	320	672	1761
4.	John Grieb (USA)	720	404	608	1732
5.	Ellery Clark (USA)	748	360	608	1716
6.	Tom Kiely (GBR)	713	448	480	1641
DNF	Max Emmerich (USA)	0	-	-	-

880 yard walk

Event 4
Place	Athlete	Time	Score
1.	Tom Kiely (GBR)	3:59	717
1.	John Holloway (GBR)	3:59	717
3.	Ellery Clark (USA)	4:11	657
4.	Adam Gunn (USA)	4:13	647
5.	Truxtun Hare (USA)	4:20	612
6.	John Grieb (USA)	4:49	467

After 4 events
Place	Athlete	1	2	3	4	Total
1.	Adam Gunn (USA)	720	668	640	647	2675
2.	Truxtun Hare (USA)	790	648	480	612	2530
3.	John Holloway (GBR)	769	320	672	717	2478
4.	Ellery Clark (USA)	748	360	608	657	2373
5.	Tom Kiely (GBR)	713	448	480	717	2358
6.	John Grieb (USA)	720	404	608	467	2199
DNF	Max Emmerich (USA)	0	-	-	-

Hammer throw

Event 5
Place	Athlete	Distance	Score
1.	Tom Kiely (GBR)	36.76	706
2.	Truxtun Hare (USA)	36.28	687
3.	Adam Gunn (USA)	31.40	495
4.	Ellery Clark (USA)	29.11	405
5.	John Holloway (GBR)	27.51	342
DNS	John Grieb (USA)	—	0

After 5 events
Place	Athlete	1	2	3	4	5	Total
1.	Truxtun Hare (USA)	790	648	480	612	687	3217
2.	Adam Gunn (USA)	720	668	640	647	495	3170
3.	Tom Kiely (GBR)	713	448	480	717	706	3064
4.	John Holloway (GBR)	769	320	672	717	342	2820
5.	Ellery Clark (USA)	748	360	608	657	405	2778
DNF	John Grieb (USA)	720	404	608	467	0	2199
DNF	Max Emmerich (USA)	0	-	-	-	-

Pole vault

Event 6
Place	Athlete	Height	Score
1.	Adam Gunn (USA)	2.97	616
2.	John Holloway (GBR)	2.89	568
3.	Tom Kiely (GBR)	2.74	472
4.	Truxtun Hare (USA)	2.44	280
DNS	Ellery Clark (USA)	—	0

After 6 events
Place	Athlete	1	2	3	4	5	6	Total
1.	Adam Gunn (USA)	720	668	640	647	495	616	3786
2.	Tom Kiely (GBR)	713	448	480	717	706	472	3536
3.	Truxtun Hare (USA)	790	648	480	612	687	280	3497
4.	John Holloway (GBR)	769	320	672	717	342	568	3388
DNF	Ellery Clark (USA)	748	360	608	657	405	0	2778
	John Grieb (USA)	720	404	608	467	0	-	2199
	Max Emmerich (USA)	0	-	-	-	-	-

120 yard hurdles

Event 7
Place	Athlete	Time	Score
1.	Tom Kiely (GBR)	17.8	670
2.	Adam Gunn (USA)		655
3.	Truxtun Hare (USA)		600
4.	John Holloway (GBR)		590

After 7 events
Place	Athlete	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Total
1.	Adam Gunn (USA)	720	668	640	647	495	616	655	4441
2.	Tom Kiely (GBR)	713	448	480	717	706	472	670	4206
3.	Truxtun Hare (USA)	790	648	480	612	687	280	600	4097
4.	John Holloway (GBR)	769	320	672	717	342	568	590	3978
DNF	Ellery Clark (USA)	748	360	608	657	405	0	-
	John Grieb (USA)	720	404	608	467	0	-	-
	Max Emmerich (USA)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-

56 pound weight throw

Event 8
Place	Athlete	Distance	Score
1.	Tom Kiely (GBR)	8.91	684
2.	Truxtun Hare (USA)	7.59	475
3.	Adam Gunn (USA)	7.22	418
4.	John Holloway (GBR)	5.98	222

After 8 events
Place	Athlete	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Total
1.	Tom Kiely (GBR)	713	448	480	717	706	472	670	684	4890
2.	Adam Gunn (USA)	720	668	640	647	495	616	655	418	4859
3.	Truxtun Hare (USA)	790	648	480	612	687	280	600	475	4572
4.	John Holloway (GBR)	769	320	672	717	342	568	590	222	4200
DNF	Ellery Clark (USA)	748	360	608	657	405	0	-	-
	John Grieb (USA)	720	404	608	467	0	-	-	-
	Max Emmerich (USA)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Long jump

Event 9
Place	Athlete	Distance	Score
1.	Truxtun Hare (USA)	6.07	652
2.	Tom Kiely (GBR)	5.94	612
3.	Adam Gunn (USA)	5.53	484
3.	John Holloway (GBR)	5.53	484

After 9 events
Place	Athlete	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Total
1.	Tom Kiely (GBR)	713	448	480	717	706	472	670	684	612	5502
2.	Adam Gunn (USA)	720	668	640	647	495	616	655	418	484	5343
3.	Truxtun Hare (USA)	790	648	480	612	687	280	600	475	652	5224
4.	John Holloway (GBR)	769	320	672	717	342	568	590	222	484	4684
DNF	Ellery Clark (USA)	748	360	608	657	405	0	-	-	-
	John Grieb (USA)	720	404	608	467	0	-	-	-	-
	Max Emmerich (USA)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

1 mile run

Event 10
Place	Athlete	Time	Score
1.	Truxtun Hare (USA)	5:40.0	589
2.	John Holloway (GBR)	5:40.0	589
3.	Adam Gunn (USA)	5:45.0	564
4.	Tom Kiely (GBR)	5:51.0	534

Final standings
Place	Athlete	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Total
1.	Tom Kiely (GBR)	713	448	480	717	706	472	670	684	612	534	6036
2.	Adam Gunn (USA)	720	668	640	647	495	616	655	418	484	564	5907
3.	Truxtun Hare (USA)	790	648	480	612	687	280	600	475	652	589	5813
4.	John Holloway (GBR)	769	320	672	717	342	568	590	222	484	589	5273
DNF	Ellery Clark (USA)	748	360	608	657	405	0	-	-	-	-
	John Grieb (USA)	720	404	608	467	0	-	-	-	-	-
	Max Emmerich (USA)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Sources

^ "Athletics at the 1904 St. Louis Summer Games: Men's All-Around Championship". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2015.

Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 14 December 2006.

[1] "Athletics at the 1904 St. Louis Summer Games: Men's All-Around Championship". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2015.

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Other variations: Men's All-Around: 1904 • Men's Triathlon: 1904 • Men's Pentathlon: 1912 • 1920 • 1924

Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics

Track events
60 m	men
100 m	men
200 m	men
400 m	men
800 m	men
1500 m	men
110 m hurdles	men
200 m hurdles	men
400 m hurdles	men
2590 m steeplechase	men
4 mile team race	men
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Marathon	men
Field events
Long jump	men
Triple jump	men
High jump	men
Pole vault	men
Standing long jump	men
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Standing high jump	men
Shot put	men
Discus throw	men
Hammer throw	men
56 pound weight throw	men
Combined events
Triathlon	men
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