Editing 1904 Summer Olympics (section)

===Highlights===
[[Boxing]], [[dumbbells]], [[catch wrestling]] (which later became [[freestyle wrestling]]), and the [[decathlon]] made their debuts. The swimming events were held in a temporary pond near Skinker and Wydown Boulevards, where "lifesaving demonstrations" of unsinkable lifeboats for ocean liners took place.

One of the most remarkable athletes was the American gymnast [[George Eyser]], who won six medals even though his left leg was made of wood, and [[Frank Kugler]] won four medals in freestyle wrestling, weightlifting and tug of war, making him the only competitor to win a medal in three different sports at the same Olympic Games.
[[File:1904 tug of war.jpg|thumb|left|280px|A [[tug of war]] competition at the 1904 Summer Olympics]]
Chicago runner [[James Lightbody]] won the [[steeplechase (athletics)|steeplechase]] and the 800&nbsp;m and then set a natural world record in the 1500&nbsp;m. [[Harry Hillman]] won both the 200&nbsp;m and 400&nbsp;m hurdles and also the flat 400&nbsp;m. [[Sprint (running)|Sprinter]] [[Archie Hahn (athlete)|Archie Hahn]] was champion in the 60&nbsp;m, 100&nbsp;m and 200&nbsp;m. In this last race, he set an Olympic record in 21.6, a natural record that stood for 28 years. In the [[Discus throw|discus]], after American [[Martin Sheridan]] had thrown exactly the same distance as his compatriot, [[Ralph Rose]] (39.28&nbsp;m), the judges gave them both an extra throw to decide the winner. Sheridan won the decider and claimed the gold medal. [[Ray Ewry]] again won all three standing jumps.<ref name="1904 Summer Olympics">{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/editions/3|title=1904 Summer Olympics|work=Olympedia}}</ref><ref name="Evan Andrews">{{cite web|url=https://www.history.com/news/8-unusual-facts-about-the-1904-st-louis-olympics|title=8 Unusual Facts About the 1904 St. Louis Olympics|publisher=history.com|author=Evan Andrews|date=August 29, 2014}}</ref>

The team representing [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|Great Britain]] was awarded a total of two medals, both won by Irish athletes. The top non-U.S. athlete was [[Emil Rausch]] of [[German Empire|Germany]], who won three swimming events. [[Zoltán Halmay]] of [[Kingdom of Hungary|Hungary]] and [[Charles Daniels (swimmer)|Charles Daniels]] of the United States each won two swimming gold medals. [[Galt Football Club]] from Canada won the gold medal in [[association football|football]].<ref name="1904 Summer Olympics"/><ref name="Evan Andrews"/>