Lacrosse at the Summer Olympics

Lacrosse at the Summer Olympics
Governing body	FIL
Events	1 (men)
Games
1896 1900 1904 1908 1912 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 Note: demonstration sport years indicated in italics
Medalists

Lacrosse at the 1908 Summer Olympics

Lacrosse at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Lacrosse at the Summer Olympics has been contested at two editions of the Summer Olympic Games — 1904 and 1908.^[1][2][3] Both times it had been open only to men; both times a Canadian team had won the competition.^[4] In its first year, three teams from two nations competed. The second appearance saw only two teams, again from two nations, compete.^[5]

Lacrosse was also held as a demonstration event at the 1928, 1932, and 1948 Summer Olympics.^[6] In 1928 and 1932 the United States was represented by the lacrosse team from Johns Hopkins, and 1948 by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (R.P.I.).^[7][8]

Event

• = official event, (d) = demonstration event

Event	04	08	12	20	24	28	32	36	48
Men's lacrosse	•	•				(d)	(d)		(d)

Medal table

Every team that has played lacrosse has won a medal. Canada has won three of the five medals, by virtue of having had three of the five competing teams.

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Canada	2	0	1	3
2	Great Britain	0	1	0	1
	United States	0	1	0	1

Participating nations

1904

• Canada (two teams)
• United States

1908

• Canada
• Great Britain

1928 (demonstration)

• Canada
• Great Britain
• United States

1932 (demonstration)

• Canada
• United States

1948 (demonstration)

• Great Britain
• United States

See also

• List of Olympic venues in discontinued events

References

1. Fisher, Donald M. (14 March 2002). "Lacrosse: A History of the Game". JHU Press. Retrieved 2 December 2016 – via Google Books.
2. "STX Blog - 7 Reasons Why Lacrosse Should be an Olympic Sport". Retrieved 2 December 2016.
3. Nathan, Daniel A. (1 August 2016). "Baltimore Sports: Stories from Charm City". University of Arkansas Press. Retrieved 2 December 2016 – via Google Books.
4. Mallon, Bill; Heijmans, Jeroen (11 August 2011). "Historical Dictionary of the Olympic Movement". Scarecrow Press. Retrieved 2 December 2016 – via Google Books.
5. "Olympics: Lacrosse looks to Summer Games future after IOC vote". 4 August 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
6. "Lacrosse". PediaPress. Retrieved 2 December 2016 – via Google Books.
7. "Lacrosse Programme" (PDF). Wsyacy.com. Retrieved 2016-11-28.
8. Pietramala, David G.; Grauer, Neil A. (17 May 2006). "Lacrosse: Technique and Tradition, The Second Edition of the Bob Scott Classic". JHU Press. Retrieved 2 December 2016 – via Google Books.

External links

• "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2007-01-08.