| | Event type
1 mile, Men
| Date | 5 August 1904 |
|---|---|
| Status | Olympic |
| Location | Francis Field, Washington University, St. Louis |
| Participants | 8 from 1 countries |
Although heats were planned for the one mile championship, they were not contested because there were not enough entries. The two semi-finals were won by Marcus Hurley and Burton Downing. The finals were contested by Hurley, Downing, Teddy Billington, and Oscar Goerke. The quartet took turns pacing in the final, with Goerke leading at the bell, at which time Billington pulled alongside him. On the first turn of the last lap, Downing’s back wheel slipped and he barely stayed upright, losing at least five lengths. Hurley took the lead on the backstretch of the last lap and won the race by four lengths from Downing, who had come back to defeat Billington in the stretch by inches.
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | R1 | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marcus Hurley |  USA | 2:34.2 (1 h1) | 2:41.6 (1) | Gold | ||
| 2 | Burton Downing | USA | 2:33.0 (1 h2) | – (2) | Silver | ||
| 3 | Teddy Billington | USA | – (2 h2) | – (3) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | Oscar Goerke | USA | – (2 h1) | – (4) | |||
| 3 h1 r1/2 | Charles Schlee | USA | – (3 h1) | – | |||
| 3 h2 r1/2 | George Wiley | USA | – (3 h2) | – | |||
| 4 h2 r1/2 | Anthony Williamsen | USA | – (4 h2) | – | |||
| AC h1 r1/2 | J. Nash McCrea | USA | – (DNF h1) | – | DNF |
Round One
| Date | 5 August 1904 |
|---|---|
| Format | Top two finishers in each heat advanced to the final. |
Heat #1
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Time | Margin | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marcus Hurley | USA | 2:34.2 | – | ||
| 2 | Oscar Goerke | USA | – | at 1 length | ||
| 3 | Charles Schlee | USA | – | – | ||
| J. Nash McCrea | USA | – | – |
Heat #2
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Time | Margin | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burton Downing | USA | 2:33.0 | – | ||
| 2 | Teddy Billington | USA | – | at 1 foot | ||
| 3 | George Wiley | USA | – | – | ||
| 4 | Anthony Williamsen | USA | – | – |
Final Round
| Date | 5 August 1904 |
|---|
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Time | Margin | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marcus Hurley | USA | 2:41.6 | – | ||
| 2 | Burton Downing | USA | – | at 5 lengths | ||
| 3 | Teddy Billington | USA | – | at 4 inches | ||
| 4 | Oscar Goerke | USA | – | – |