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| | 1904 Summer Olympics Article, 1904SummerOlympics Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14) |
 | | The 1904 Summer Olympics, formally known as the Games of the III Olympiad, were held in St. Louis, Missouri in the United States from August 29 to September 3, 1904 — though varioussporting events were spread out over four and a half months between July 1 and November 23, 1904. |
 | | Marathon runners Len Tau and Jan Mashiani, Tswana tribesmen who were in St.Louis as part of the Boer War exhibit at the World's Fair, became the firstAfricans to compete in the Olympics. |
 | | In the discus, after American Martin Sheridan had thrown exactlythe same distance as his compatriot, Ralph Rose (39.28 m), the judges gave them both an extra throw to decide the winner. |
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