Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon
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The men's marathon at the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis, United States, took place on August 30 of that year, over a distance of 24 miles 1500 yards (40 km).[1]
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Men's marathon at the Games of the III Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | St. Louis | |||||||||
Dates | August 30 | |||||||||
Competitors | 32 from 7 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 3:28:53 | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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The race was run during the hottest part of the day on dusty country roads with minimal water supply; while 32 athletes representing seven nations (the United States, France, Cuba, Greece, South Africa, Great Britain, and Canada) competed, only 14 managed to complete the race,[2] which was a bizarre affair due to poor organization and officiating.[3] While Frederick Lorz was greeted as the apparent winner, he was later disqualified as he had hitched a ride in a car for part of the race. The actual winner, Thomas Hicks, was near collapse and hallucinating by the end of the race, a side effect of being administered brandy, raw eggs, and strychnine by his trainers. The fourth-place finisher, Andarín Carvajal, took a nap during the race after eating spoiled apples