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Roque at the 1904 Summer Olympics

Men's singles roque
at the Games of the III Olympiad
Roque pictogram.svg
Dates August 3, 1904 (1904-08-03)
August 8, 1904 (1904-08-08)
Competitors 4 from 1 nation
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Charles Jacobus  United States
2nd, silver medalist(s) Smith Streeter  United States
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Charles Brown  United States
1st, gold medalist(s) Charles Jacobus  United States
2nd, silver medalist(s) Smith Streeter  United States
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Charles Brown  United States

At the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis, a roque tournament was contested. The United States was the only nation to have athletes participate. It was the only time that roque was included in the Olympic program.

4 players from the host nation competed.

The competitors played a double round-robin tournament, with each player facing every other player twice.

Source: Sports Reference.



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