The men's 4 miles team race was a track and field athletics

Track and field

Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...

 event held as part of the Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics

Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics

At the 1904 Summer Olympics, twenty-five athletics events were contested, all for men only.Multi-event competitions, the decathlon and triathlon, were introduced for the first time. The short steeplechase was lengthened slightly, from 2500 to 2590 metres, while the long steeplechase was...

 programme. It was the first time the event was held, though the 1900 Summer Olympics

1900 Summer Olympics

The 1900 Summer Olympics, today officially known as the Games of the II Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1900 in Paris, France. No opening or closing ceremonies were held; competitions began on May 14 and ended on October 28. The Games were held as part of...

 had featured a similar event in the 5000 metre team race

Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics - Men's 5000 metre team race

The men's 5000 metres team race was the final track and field event on the athletics programme at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris. It was the first time, that a team race was held at the Olympics. It was held on July 22, 1900. Two teams, from France and a Mixed Team, of five athletes each competed...

. Two teams of five athletes each, nine from the United States and one from France, competed. The competition was held on September 3, 1904.

Individual standings

The points system was based on point-for-place, with low scores desirable.

Place	Athlete	Team	Time	Points
1		New York AC	21:17.8	1
2		Chicago AA		2
3		Chicago AA		3
4		Chicago AA		4
5		New York AC		5
6		New York AC		6
7		New York AC		7
8		New York AC		8
9		Chicago AA		9
10		Chicago AA		10

Team standings

The scores from each of the individual team members were summed, with the lowest-scoring team winning.

Place	Team	Points
1		27
2		28

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