| Date | 3 September 1904 |
|---|---|
| Status | Olympic |
| Location | Francis Field, Washington University, St. Louis |
| Participants | 6 from 2 countries |
| Olympic Record | 15.4 / Al Kraenzlein  USA / 14 July 1900 / Details |
America’s top hurdler was Edwin Clapp, IC4A champion in both 1903 and 1904, who entered but did not appear. This left the favorite role in this event to Thad Shideler who, in June, had equaled Al Kraenzlein’s world record of 15.0, only to see it not stand up because only two watches registered a time.
Fred Schule won the first heat, and Frank Castleman nipped Shideler in the 2nd heat. This gave the final the last two AAU champions (Schule - 1903, and Castleman - 1904), in addition to Shideler. In the final, Castleman was never a factor, as Schule and Shideler fought it out, the former winning by about two yards.
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | R1 | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 169 | Fred Schule | USA | 16.2 (1 h1) | 16.0 (1) | Gold | ||
| 2 | 116 | Thad Shideler | USA | – (2 h2) | 16.3 (2) | Silver | ||
| 3 | 118 | Lesley Ashburner | USA | – (2 h1) | 16.4 (3) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | 142 | Frank Castleman | USA | 16.2 (1 h2) | – (4) | |||
| 3 h1 r1/2 | 157 | Ward McLanahan | USA | – (3 h1) | – | |||
| 4 h1 r1/2 | 21 | Corrie Gardner |  AUS | 16.4est (4 h1) | – | |||
| 22 | Leslie McPherson | AUS | – (DNS h2) | – | ||||
| 16 | C. R. Vincent | USA | – | – | ||||
| 166 | Edwin Clapp | USA | – | – | ||||
| 159 | Louis Mertz | USA | – | – | ||||
| 35 | Lester Bailey | USA | – | – | ||||
| 163 | Sam Jones | USA | – | – |
| Date | 3 September 1904 |
|---|---|
| Format | Top 2 in each heat advanced to the final round. |
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 169 | Fred Schule | USA | 16.2 | ||
| 2 | 118 | Lesley Ashburner | USA | – | ||
| 3 | 157 | Ward McLanahan | USA | – | ||
| 4 | 21 | Corrie Gardner | AUS | 16.4est | 1 |
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 142 | Frank Castleman | USA | 16.2 | ||
| 2 | 116 | Thad Shideler | USA | – | ||
| 22 | Leslie McPherson | AUS | – |
| Date | 3 September 1904 |
|---|
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 169 | Fred Schule | USA | 16.0 | ||
| 2 | 116 | Thad Shideler | USA | 16.3 | ||
| 3 | 118 | Lesley Ashburner | USA | 16.4 | ||
| 4 | 142 | Frank Castleman | USA | – |
