At the 1904 Summer Olympics

1904 Summer Olympics

The 1904 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the III Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in St. Louis, Missouri, in the United States from 1 July 1904, to November 23, 1904, at what is now known as Francis Field on the campus of Washington University...

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Water polo

Water polo is a team water sport. The playing team consists of six field players and one goalkeeper. The winner of the game is the team that scores more goals. Game play involves swimming, treading water , players passing the ball while being defended by opponents, and scoring by throwing into a...

 tournament was contested. Only American

United States

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 contestants participated; three teams of 7 players each entered.

The event took place in a pond in Forest Park, the location of both the Olympics and the World's Fair. The water quality was so poor that some players became severely ill after playing.

Medal summary

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's water polo	David Bratton David Bratton David H. Bratton was an American water polo player who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.He was born in New York City. In the 1904 Olympics he won a gold medal as a member of New York Athletic Club team. The same year, he died of a typhoid fever.-External links:*-Note:...   George Van Cleaf George Van Cleaf George W. Van Cleaf was an American water polo player who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.In the 1904 Olympics he won a gold medal as a member of New York Athletic Club team.-External links:*...   Leo Joseph Goodwin  Louis Handley Louis Handley Louis de Breda Handley or Luigi de Breda was an Italian-born American freestyle swimmer and water polo player who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics....   David Hesser David Hesser David A. Hesser was an American water polo player who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.He died in New York City.In the 1904 Olympics he won a gold medal as a member of New York Athletic Club team....   Joseph Ruddy Joseph Ruddy Joseph Aloysius Ruddy, Sr. was an American freestyle swimmer and water polo player who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics....   James Steen	Rex Beach Rex Beach Rex Ellingwood Beach was an American novelist, playwright, and Olympic water polo player.- Biography :...   Jerome Steever Jerome Steever Jerome E. Steever was an American water polo player who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.He was born in Wisconsin and died in San Diego, California....   Edwin Swatek Edwin Swatek Edwin Paul Swatek was an American backstroke swimmer and water polo player who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.He was born in Illinois and died in Ventura, California....   Charles Healy Charles Healy Charles Louis Healy was an American water polo player who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.He was born in Chicago....   Frank Kehoe Frank Kehoe Frank D. Kehoe was an American diver and water polo player. He represented the United States at the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis, where he won a bronze medal in the diving competition and a silver medal in the water polo competition....   David Hammond  William Tuttle	John Meyers John Meyers (swimmer) John Chief Meyers was an American freestyle swimmer and water polo player who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics....   Manfred Toeppen Manfred Toeppen Manfred Kurt Toeppen was an American water polo player who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.He was born in St. Louis, Missouri and died in Los Angeles, California....   Gwynne Evans Gwynne Evans Gwynne Evans was an American freestyle swimmer and water polo player who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics....   Amedee Reyburn Amedee Reyburn Amedee Valle Reyburn, Jr. was an American freestyle swimmer and water polo player who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics....   Fred Schreiner  Augustus Goessling Augustus Goessling Augustus M. Goessling was an American water polo player, breaststroke and backstroke swimmer who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics and in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He was born and died in St...   William Orthwein William Orthwein William Robert Orthwein was an American freestyle, backstroke swimmer and water polo player who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics....