Rowing at the 1904 Summer Olympics - Men's Double Sculls (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The men's double sculls was a rowing event held as part of the Rowing at the 1904 Summer Olympics programme. It was the first time the event was held at the Olympics. The competition was held on Saturday, July 30, 1904. 3 crews, all from the United States, competed. Rowing at the Summer Olympics has been part of the competition since the 1900 Summer Olympics. Rowing was on the program at the 1896 Summer Olympics but was cancelled due to bad weather. Only men were allowed to compete until the women's events were introduced at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. Lightweight rowing events (which have weight-limited crews) were introduced to the games in 1996. Qualifying for the rowing events is under the jurisdiction of the International Rowing Federation (or FISA, its French acronym). FISA predates the modern Olympics and was the first international sport federation to join the modern Olympic movement.