| Men's 880 yard freestyle at the Games of the III Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Forest Park | ||||||||||||
| Date | September 7 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 6 from 5 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| 2020 (800 metres) → | |||||||||||||
| Swimming at the 1904 Summer Olympics | |
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| 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 |
The men's 880 yard freestyle was a swimming event held as part of the Swimming at the 1904 Summer Olympics programme. 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 |
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Emil Rausch |  Germany |
13:11.4 |
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Francis Gailey |  Australia |
13:23.4 |
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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.
| Olympic champions in men's 800 m freestyle | |
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| 880 yards |
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| 800 metres |
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