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		For some time, it was thought that Desmarteau was the first Olympic champion from Canada, but it was later discovered that 1900 champion George Orton, who ran for an American university, was also Canadian.
		The Boucherville-born Desmarteau, member of the Montréal Athletic Club was one of the top competitors in the 56 lb (25.4 kg) weight throwing event, which is no longer held.
		To compete in the Olympics, Desmarteau, a policeman in Montréal, had to ask for a leave of absence to go to St. Louis, but he was denied by his employer.
	www.meteoroloo.com /Met-North-America-L---N/Montr.html (247 words)

	Desmarteau, Ãtienne
		Desmarteau, Étienne, strongman (b at Boucherville, Qué 4 Feb 1873; d at Montréal 29 Oct 1905).
		A Montréal policeman, Desmarteau excelled in tug-of-war and weight-throwing events and was the first Canadian to win an Olympic gold medal.
		Desmarteau captured the gold medal in the 56-lb throw at the 1904 St Louis Olympics.
	www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com /index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0002250 (122 words)

	Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
		DESMARTEAU, ÉTIENNE (baptized Joseph-Étienne Birtz), labourer, policeman, and athlete; b.
		Desmarteau was considered a model policeman, always on good terms with his colleagues.
		Others maintain that Desmarteau should be considered the first since George Seymour Lyon’s victory in the golf competition at St Louis in 1904 ought to be disregarded, golf having been included in the Olympic Games only that one time.
	www.biographi.ca /EN/ShowBio.asp?BioId=40795 (918 words)

	Famous, Should Be Famous, and Infamous Canadians: Etienne Desmarteau (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Etienne Desmarteau was a Montreal policeman when he asked for a leave of absence to compete at the 1904 Olympics in St. Louis.
		The request was denied but Desmarteau went anyway and was fired from his job for insubordination.
		Desmarteau returned to a hero's welcome in Montreal and his job firing was forgotten.
	www.famouscanadians.net /name/d/desmarteauetienne.php (178 words)

	TSN.ca - MLB - Canada's Sports Leader
		One of Canada's gold medalists was Etienne Desmarteau, a police officer from Montreal.
		Initially, Desmarteau was denied a leave of absence by the police department to compete at the Olympics.
		A park in Montreal is named in his honor and during the 1976 games in Montreal, the men's and women's basketball preliminaries were held at the Etienne Desmarteau Center.
	www.tsn.ca /tools/print_feature.asp?fid=9340 (407 words)

	CBC.ca - Athens 2004 - History: 1904 St. Louis
		Etienne Desmarteau displeased his bosses with the Montreal police force by going to St. Louis Olympics, but came back a hero after winning gold in the hammer throw.
		The most celebrated was French-Canadian police officer Etienne Desmarteau, who won the 25.4-kilogram weight throw.
		But when Desmarteau returned as a national hero with a gold medal in hand, the force relented and reinstated him.
	www.cbc.ca /olympics/2004/1904.html (1130 words)

	SLAM! Sports: 2000 Summer Games: History of the Games
		The American organizers then used the spectacle of the confused and untrained people struggling to perform in sports they were not familiar with to point out their belief that some races are superior to others.
		Canadian Highlights: Etienne Desmarteau, a Montreal policeman, became the first Canadian to win an Olympic medal.
		Desmarteau almost didn't make it to the Games because the Montreal Police Department would not give him a two-week leave.
	slam.canoe.ca /2000GamesHistory/1904games.html (315 words)

	Etienne Desmarteau George Orton Boucherville lb kg AAU world record ft in m basketball (via CobWeb/3.1 ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Etienne Desmarteau George Orton Boucherville lb kg AAU world record ft in m basketball (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.tamu.edu)
		Étienne Desmarteau (4 February 1873 – 29 October 1905) was a Canadian athlete, winner of the weight throwing event at the 1904 Summer Olympics.
		Etienne Desmarteau in hammer throw event: May 14: 1904: Noah Brusso (aka Tommy Burns) becomes first Canadian heavyweight boxing champ
	en.powerwissen.com.cob-web.org:8888 /muE0Jtj2KtxU34bUfjCgfw==_Etienne_Desmarteau.html (364 words)

	Etienne Desmarteau (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.tamu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
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		The Boucherville -born Desmarteau, member of the MontrÃ©al Athletic Club was one of the top competitors in the 56 lb (25.4 kg) weight throwing event, which is no longer held.
		of the favourites for the event along with Desmarteau.
	www.seattleluxury.com.cob-web.org:8888 /encyclopedia/entry/Etienne_Desmarteau (302 words)

	Bilan du Siècle - 1 septembre 1904 - Obtention d'une médaille d'or par Étienne Desmarteau aux Jeux Olympiques de ...
		Le Montréalais Étienne Desmarteau remporte l'épreuve du lancer de la pierre de 56 livres aux Jeux Olympiques de Saint-Louis.
		Dans sa spécialité, le lancer de la pierre de 56 livres, Étienne Desmarteau s'impose comme le meilleur au Canada entre 1900 et 1905.
		Premier Québécois à gagner une médaille d'or aux Jeux Olympiques depuis leur restauration, en 1896, Desmarteau reprendra ses fonctions de policier à son retour.
	bilan.usherbrooke.ca /bilan/pages/evenements/85.html (405 words)

	Canada at the Olympics
		The following is a collection of Trivia about Canadian Olympians and Olympic events in which they have participated.
		Etienne Desmarteau, a Montreal policeman, became the first Canadian to win an Olympic medal.
		He won Gold for throwing a 56-pound weight in the 1904 Summer Games in St. Louis.
	members.shaw.ca /kcic1/olympics2.html (785 words)

	Winter Carnival 2001.html
		Info: The trip will be held at Mont St. Sauveur.
		Info: The free skating will be at the Etienne Desmarteau Arena.
		The time will be divided into sessions; half dedicated to free skating and the other half dedicated to ice hockey.
	www.fortunecity.com /campus/creators/641/winter_carnival_2001.html (155 words)

	On Track 2005 catalog - page 15 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Soft flexible plastic design makes it a safe, lightweight training implement
		Étienne Desmarteau, lost his job as a policeman when he insisted upon attending the 1904 Games in St. Louis.
		Upon returning to home with a gold medal in the 56–pound weight throw, he was reinstated.
	www.ontrackandfield.com /main/catalog/2005/page15.html (241 words)

	CANOE -- SLAM! Sports - Hockey - Women - Ruggiero roughs up Raiders
		MONTREAL -- If the Ottawa Raiders are going to keep their playoff hopes alive tonight, they are going to have to find a way to control Axion defenceman Angela Ruggiero.
		The big U.S. Olympian scored the winner and assisted on another goal as the Axion won the opening game of their best-of-three National Women's Hockey League series 4-3 at the Etienne Desmarteau Arena last night.
		The Raiders must win tonight back in Ottawa (6:30, Barbara Ann Scott Arena).
	slam.canoe.ca /Slam/Hockey/Women/2005/03/05/951280-sun.html (358 words)

	History of Club Sportif MAA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Étienne Desmarteau of the M.A.A.A. is Canada's first Olympic Gold Medalist
		M.A.A.A. football team wins the first Grey Cup
		Photos: (top left) Canada’s first Olympic Gold medalist, Étienne Desmarteau; (top right) George Hodgson is double Olympic Gold Medalist
	www.clubsportifmaa.com /about_history.html (99 words)

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