Australia at the 1904 Summer Olympics

Australia at the 1904 Summer Olympics
IOC code	AUS
NOC	Australian Olympic Committee
Website	www.olympics.com.au
in St. Louis, United States 1 July – 23 November 1904
Competitors	2 in 2 sports and 6 events
Medals Ranked 10th	Gold 0 Silver 3 Bronze 1 Total 4
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1896 1900 1904 1908 1912 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games ––––  Australasia (1908–1912)

Two athletes from Australia competed at the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis, United States. Although this was the third games at which athletes from Australia participated, it was the first time that athletes competed representing the Commonwealth of Australia, which had come into existence at Federation in 1901.

For many years, it was believed that either one or two Australians had competed at the Games, with neither winning medals.^[1] However, in 2009, it came to light that swimmer Frank Gailey, who later immigrated to the United States and became a U.S. citizen, had not yet done so when he competed at the Games. Gailey won three silver medals and one bronze medal.^[2] The IOC database was subsequently adjusted in July 2021 to count Gailey's medals for Australia.

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Silver	Francis Gailey	Swimming	220 yard freestyle	September 6
Silver	Francis Gailey	Swimming	440 yard freestyle	September 7
Silver	Francis Gailey	Swimming	880 yard freestyle	September 7
Bronze	Francis Gailey	Swimming	1 mile freestyle	September 6

Athletics

Track & road events

Field events

Swimming

Athlete	Events	Final
		Result	Rank
Francis Gailey	Men's 220 yard freestyle	2:46.0
Francis Gailey	Men's 440 yard freestyle	6:22.0
Francis Gailey	Men's 880 yard freestyle	13:23.4
Francis Gailey	Men's 1 mile freestyle	28.54.0

References

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