Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics – Men's 2590 metres steeplechase

Men's 2590 metres steeplechase at the Games of the III Olympiad
Venue	Francis Field
Dates	August 29
Competitors	7 from 2 nations
Medalists
James Lightbody  United States John Daly  Great Britain Arthur Newton  United States

Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics
Track events
60 m		men
100 m		men
200 m		men
400 m		men
800 m		men
1500 m		men
110 m hurdles		men
200 m hurdles		men
400 m hurdles		men
2590 m steeplechase		men
4 mile team race		men
Road events
Marathon	men
Field events
Long jump	men
Triple jump	men
High jump	men
Pole vault	men
Standing long jump	men
Standing triple jump	men
Standing high jump	men
Shot put	men
Discus throw	men
Hammer throw	men
56 pound weight throw	men
Combined events
Triathlon	men
All-around	men

The men's 2590 metres steeplechase was a track and field athletics event held as part of the Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics programme. It was the only time the event was held at the 2590 metre distance, though the 1900 Summer Olympics had featured a similar event in the 2500 metre steeplechase. The competition was held on August 29, 1904. 7 athletes from 2 nations competed.

Records

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

World Record		none
Olympic Record	7:34.4(*)	George Orton	Paris (FRA)	July 15, 1900

(*) The distance of this race was 2500 metres and the track was 500 metres in circumference.

Results

Final

Place	Athlete	Time
1	James Lightbody (USA)	7:39.6
2	John Daly (GBR)	7:40.6
3	Arthur Newton (USA)	7:45.6
4	Frank Verner (USA)
5-7	Harvey Cohn (USA)
	David Munson (USA)
	Richard Sandford (USA)