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Basketball at the 1904 Summer Olympics
Basketball appeared at the 1904 Summer Olympics for the first time, as a demonstration sport. There were four different events in Saint Louis for basketball competition.
Amateur championships
- 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, 2-2 (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
College basketball
- Hiram College def. Wheaton College, 23-20
- Wheaton College def. Latter Day Saints University, 40-35
- Hiram College def. Latter Day Saints University, 25-18
- Hiram College, 2-0
- Wheaton College, 1-1
- Latter Day Saints University, 0-2
High school basketball
- New York, 3-0
- Chicago, 2-1
- Saint Louis, 1-2
- San Francisco, 0-3
Elementary school basketball
- New York, 2-0
- Chicago, 1-1
- San Francisco, 0-2
| Events at the 1904 Summer Olympics (St. Louis) |
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| Archery • Athletics • Basketball (demonstration) • Boxing • Cycling • Diving • Fencing • Football • Golf • Gymnastics • Lacrosse • Roque • Rowing • Swimming • Tennis • Tug of war • Water polo • Weightlifting • Wrestling |
| Basketball at the Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
| 1904 (demonstration) • 1908–1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008 |  |
| List of Olympic medalists in basketball | |
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