Three 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.
Disputed country attribution
For many years, it was believed that either one or two Australians had competed at the Games, with neither winning medals. However, in 2009, it came to light that swimmer Frank Gailey; born in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia; who later immigrated to the United States and became a U.S. citizen, had not yet done so when he competed at the Games, and the main reason he was wrongly identified as an American at the time was because he had joined the San Francisco Olympic club. Gailey won three silver medals and one bronze medal. The IOC had previously counted Gailey's four medals for the United States, but subsequently adjusted their database in July 2021 to count these medals for Australia. Since 2024, participation and medals have instead been attributed according to the national affiliation of the club or team represented by the athlete, reinstating the IOC's original policy for the early Olympics (1896–1904).
Reallocated medalists
MedalNameSportEventDateReallocated to Swimming 220 yard freestyle United States Swimming 440 yard freestyle United States Swimming 880 yard freestyle United States Swimming 1 mile freestyle United States
Athletics
Track & road events AthleteEventsHeatFinalResultRankResultRankCorrie Gardner110 m hurdlesUnknown4did not advanceLeslie McPhersondid not startdid not advanceLeslie McPherson400 m hurdlesdid not startdid not advance
Field events AthleteEventsFinalDistanceRankCorrie GardnerMen's long jumpUnknownUnknownLeslie McPhersondid not start
Swimming
AthleteEventsFinalResultRankFrancis GaileyMen's 220 yard freestyle2:46.0Francis GaileyMen's 440 yard freestyle6:22.0Francis GaileyMen's 880 yard freestyle13:23.4Francis GaileyMen's 1 mile freestyle28.54.0
References
External links Official Olympic Reports