Cycling at the 1904 Summer Olympics – 1/4 mile

Men's 1⁄4 mile at the Games of the III Olympiad
Venue	Francis Field
Date	August 3
Competitors	11 from 2 nations
Medalists
Marcus Hurley  United States Burton Downing  United States Teddy Billington  United States

The 1⁄4 mile was a track cycling event held as part of the cycling programme at the 1904 Summer Olympics. It was the only time this 0.25 miles (400 m) event was held at the Olympics. 11 cyclists competed.^[1]

Results

Heats

The top two finishers in each heat advanced to the semifinals.

Heat 1
1.	Teddy Billington (USA)	36.0	QS
2.	Frank Bizzoni (ITA)		QS
Heat 2
1.	Marcus Hurley (USA)	35.6	QS
2.	Frank Montaldi (USA)		QS
3.	Oscar Schwab (USA)
Heat 3
1.	Oscar Goerke (USA)	34.8	QS
2.	Arthur F. Andrews (USA)		QS
3.	Fred Grinham (USA)
Heat 4
1.	Burton Downing (USA)	35.2	QS
2.	Henry Wittmann (USA)		QS
3.	Anthony Williamsen (USA)

Semifinals

The top two finishers in each semifinal advanced to the final.

Semifinal 1
1.	Marcus Hurley (USA)	34.8	QF
2.	Teddy Billington (USA)		QF
3-4	Frank Bizzoni (ITA)
	Frank Montaldi (USA)
Semifinal 2
1.	Oscar Goerke (USA)	33.4	QF
2.	Burton Downing (USA)		QF
3-4	Arthur F. Andrews (USA)
	Henry Wittmann (USA)

Final

Final
	Marcus Hurley (USA)	31.8
	Burton Downing (USA)
	Teddy Billington (USA)
4.	Oscar Goerke (USA)

References

1. "St Louis 1904 Cycling Track - Results & Videos". International Olympic Committee. March 7, 2019.

Sources

• Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Archived from the original on 16 February 2009. Retrieved 16 December 2006.