Swimming at the 1904 Summer Olympics – Men's 880 yard freestyle

Men's 880 yard freestyle
at the Games of the III Olympiad
Men's 880 yard freestyle; at the Games of the III Olympiad
Venue	Forest Park
Date	September 7
Competitors	6 from 5 nations
Medalists
	2020 (800 metres) →

The men's 880 yard freestyle was a swimming event held as part of the Swimming at the 1904 Summer Olympics programme.^[1] The length of 880 yards (804.672 metres) was slightly longer than the 800 metres. It was the only time the event was held at the Olympics; the men's 800 metre freestyle event was introduced 116 years later, at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

6 swimmers from 5 nations competed.

Results

Rank	Swimmer	Nation	Time
	Emil Rausch	Germany	13:11.4
	Francis Gailey	Australia	13:23.4
	Géza Kiss	Hungary	Unknown
4	Edgar Adams	United States	Unknown
5	Jam Handy	United States	Unknown
—	Otto Wahle	Austria	DNF

References

^ "Swimming at the 1904 St. Louis Summer Games: Men's 880 yard Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2016.

Sources

Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 19 December 2006.

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[1]

Swimming at the 1904 Summer Olympics

Freestyle
50 yard	men
100 yard	men
220 yard	men
440 yard	men
880 yard	men
1 mile	men
Backstroke
100 yard	men
Breaststroke
440 yard	men
Freestyle relay
4 × 50 yard	men
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