Swimming at the 1904 Summer Olympics – Men's 880 yard freestyle

Men's 880 yard freestyle at the Games of the III Olympiad
Venue	Forest Park
Date	September 7
Competitors	6 from 5 nations
Medalists
Emil Rausch  Germany Francis Gailey  Australia Géza Kiss  Hungary

The men's 880 yard freestyle was a swimming event held as part of the Swimming at the 1904 Summer Olympics programme. The length of 880 yards (804.672 metres) was slightly longer than the 800 metres. It was the only time the event was held at the Olympics; the men's 800 metre freestyle event was introduced 116 years later, at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

6 swimmers from 5 nations competed.

Results

Rank	Swimmer	Nation	Time
	Emil Rausch	Germany	13:11.4
	Francis Gailey	Australia	13:23.4
	Géza Kiss	Hungary	Unknown
4	Edgar Adams	United States	Unknown
5	Jam Handy	United States	Unknown
—	Otto Wahle	Austria	DNF

Sources

• Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 19 December 2006.