Basketball at the 1904 Summer Olympics
Appearance
th Olympic Basketball Tournament | |||
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St. Louis 1904 | |||
Tournament details | |||
Olympics | 1904 Summer Olympics | ||
Host nation | United States | ||
City | St. Louis | ||
Duration | 4 July - 17 August | ||
Tournaments | |||
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Basketball appeared at the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis for the first time, as a demonstration sport.
There were seven different events that took place: an amateur championship, a college championship, a YMCA championship, two high school championships, and two elementary school championships.[1]
Amateur championships[edit]
- Buffalo German YMCA def. Missouri AC, 97–8
- Chicago Central YMCA def. Sawyer AB, 56–6
- Buffalo German YMCA def. Turner Tigers, 77–6
- Chicago Central YMCA def. Turner Tigers (Turner Tigers forfeited)
- Buffalo German YMCA def. Xavier AA, 36–28
- Buffalo German YMCA def. Chicago Central YMCA, 39–28
- Chicago Central YMCA def. Missouri AC, 2–0 (Missouri AC failed to appear)
College basketball[edit]
- Hiram College def. Wheaton College, 23–20
- Hiram College def. Latter-day Saints' University, 25–18
- Wheaton College def. Latter-day Saints' University, 40–35
- Hiram College, 2–0
- Wheaton College, 1–1
- Latter-day Saints' University, 0–2