The men's team round event was part of the archery programme at the 1904 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on 21 September 1904 at Francis Field. 16 archers (from the host United States), comprising four teams of four, competed. The event was won by the Potomac Archers (based in Washington, D.C.), with the Cincinnati Archers taking silver, the Boston Archers bronze, and the Chicago Archers fourth place.

Background This was the first appearance of a men's team event; team events would not return again until 1988 (though in a different format). The 1904 Olympic archery events were part of the 26th Grand Annual Target Meeting of the National Archery Association, with competition open to international competitors, although none entered this event.

The Boston Archers included George Bryant, while the Potomac Archers included Robert Williams and William Thompson; the three men had each won two medals in the individual events earlier on the two prior days (Bryant both gold, Williams both silver, and Thompson both bronze).

Competition format The competition featured four-man teams, with each archer shooting 96 arrows at 60 yards. The total for the team was thus 384 arrows. All four individual scores were summed to give a team score.

Schedule The team events—both men and women—were held on the third day of the three-day archery tournament.

FFinal Event 19 Sep 20 Sep 21 SepMen's double American round F Men's double York round F Men's team round FWomen's double Columbia round F Women's double National round F Women's team round F

Results George Bryant, the winner of the two individual events, was again the best individual archer in this competition, scoring 443. However, there was a significant drop-off between him and the next archer on his Boston team, his brother Wallace (who scored 296). The other two individual medalists, Thompson and Williams, both had solid rounds of 413 and 386 to lead the Potomac Archers to a narrow victory over the Cincinnati Archers, led by Woodruff's 429.

Rank Team Archers Nation Score Potomac Archers 1344 Cincinnati Archers 1341 Boston Archers 1268 4 Chicago Archers 942

References

External links International Olympic Committee medal winners database De Wael, Herman. Herman's Full Olympians: "Archery 1904". Available electronically at .