Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metres hurdles

The men's 200 metres hurdles was a track and field athletics event held as part of the Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics programme. It was the second, and final, time the event was held. Five athletes from the United States participated. The competition was held on September 1, 1904. The event was won by Harry Hillman; Frank Castleman took silver and George Poage bronze.

Men's 200 metres hurdles
at the Games of the III Olympiad
Finish of the race
VenueFrancis Field
DateSeptember 1
Competitors5 from 1 nation
Winning time24.6 OR
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Harry Hillman
 United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Frank Castleman
 United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) George Poage
 United States
← 1900

Background

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This was the second and last time the event was held, with the previous time in 1900. None of the runners from the 1900 event returned. The three-time IC4A champion Edwin Clapp did not compete; 1902 AAU champion Harry Hillman did and was a "weak favorite" in the small field.[1]

The United States made its second appearance.

Competition format

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The low hurdles competition consisted of a single race, with only five men competing.

Records

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These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1904 Summer Olympics.

World record   Alvin Kraenzlein (USA) 23.8y (220 yds = 201.1 m) New York City 28 May 1898 [2]
Olympic record   Alvin Kraenzlein (USA) 25.4 Paris, France 16 July 1900

Harry Hillman set a new Olympic record with 24.6 seconds. As the competition has been discontinued, his Olympic record still stands.

Schedule

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Date Time Round
Thursday, 1 September 1904 Final

Results

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Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
  Harry Hillman   United States 24.6 OR
  Frank Castleman   United States 24.9
  George Poage   United States Unknown
4 George Varnell   United States Unknown
5 Fred Schule   United States Unknown
Edward Cairns   United States DNS
Edwin Clapp   United States DNS

References

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  1. ^ "200 metres Hurdles, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Progression of IAAF World Records 2015 edition" (PDF). p. 124. Retrieved 14 July 2023.

Sources

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