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[[Gaelic football]] was featured in the [[Summer Olympic Games]] unofficial programme in [[1904 Summer Olympics|1904]]. Teams include ones in the US, Ireland, England and even South Africa.<ref>{{cite web|title= DEMONSTRATION & UNOFFICIAL SPORTS |url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/olympic/other.htm#DEMO}}</ref> The final was contested by two American teams, with Fenian G.F.C. (Chicago, Illinois) beating Innisfails G.F.C. (St. Louis, Missouri).
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|event = Gaelic football
|games = 1904 Summer
|image = Gaelic football pictogram.svg
|caption =
|venue =
|dates = 20 July 1904
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|longnames = yes
|gold = Fenians
|goldNOC = USA
|silver = Innisfáils
|silverNOC = USA
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[[Gaelic football]] was featured in the [[Summer Olympic Games]] unofficial programme in [[1904 Summer Olympics|1904]]. At least one match was played between Fenians of [[Chicago]], Illinois and Innisfails of host city [[St. Louis]], Missouri. Fenians and Innisfails faced each other on 20 July 1904 and Fenians won 10-0. Innisfails' hurling team also featured in and won the [[Hurling at the 1904 Summer Olympics|hurling competition]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Mallon |first1=Bill |title=The 1904 Olympic Games : results for all competitors in all events, with commentary |date=1999 |publisher=McFarland & Co |location=Jefferson, N.C. |isbn=0-7864-0550-3 |pages=137, 166}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Sulivan |first1=James E. |title=Spalding Official Athletic Almanac for 1905: Special Olympic Number |date=January 1905 |publisher=The American Publishing Company |location=15 Warren Street, New York |page=209 |url=https://archive.org/details/1904-spal/page/n4/mode/1up |access-date=20 February 2023}}</ref>
==Final==
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|date = 20 July 1904
|time =
|team1 = Innisfails {{flagicon|USA|1896}}
|score1 = 0
|team2 = {{flagicon|USA|1896}} Fenians
|score2 = 10
|report = [https://archive.org/details/1904-spal/page/209/mode/1up Report]
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium =
|location = [[St. Louis]]
|attendance =
|referee =
}}


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 02:16, 10 July 2024

Gaelic football
at the Games of the III Olympiad
Dates20 July 1904
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Fenians
 Vereinigte Staaten
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Innisfáils
 Vereinigte Staaten

Gaelic football was featured in the Summer Olympic Games unofficial programme in 1904. At least one match was played between Fenians of Chicago, Illinois and Innisfails of host city St. Louis, Missouri. Fenians and Innisfails faced each other on 20 July 1904 and Fenians won 10-0. Innisfails' hurling team also featured in and won the hurling competition.[1][2]

Final

Innisfails Vereinigte Staaten0–10Vereinigte Staaten Fenians
Bericht

References

  1. ^ Mallon, Bill (1999). The 1904 Olympic Games : results for all competitors in all events, with commentary. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Co. pp. 137, 166. ISBN 0-7864-0550-3.
  2. ^ Sulivan, James E. (January 1905). Spalding Official Athletic Almanac for 1905: Special Olympic Number. 15 Warren Street, New York: The American Publishing Company. p. 209. Retrieved 20 February 2023.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
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