The 1904 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the III Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. from August 29 until September 3, 1904. The current three-medal (gold, silver, and bronze for first, second, and third places) format was introduced at the 1904 Olympics.

One of the 16 sports featured was Lacrosse in which three teams competed, two from Canada and one from the U.S., each one winning a medal – gold by the Winnipeg Shamrocks, silver by the St. Louis Amateur Athletic Association and bronze by the Mohawk Indians who were rostered by their Mohawk nation names. The names included Snake Eater, Man Afraid Soap, Rain in Face, Black Eagle, Almighty Voice and Spotted Tail.

Lacrosse at the Summer Olympics has been contested only twice, in 1904 and 1908. On both occasions the lacrosse events were open only to men and on each occasion a Canadian team won the competition.

Lacrosse is the oldest organized sport in North America. Its origins were in a tribal game played by some indigenous peoples in what is now Canada and the U.S.. The game was extensively modified by European colonizers, reducing the violence to create its current collegiate and professional form.

The sport has four versions that have different sticks, fields, rules and equipment: field lacrosse, women's lacrosse, box lacrosse and intercrosse.

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