 He competed for the United States in the 1904 Summer Olympics held in St. Louis, Missouri in the all-rounder which consisted of 100 yd run, shot put, high jump, 880 yd walk, hammer throw, pole vault, 120 yd hurdles, 56 lb weight throw, long jump and 1 mile run, where he won the bronze medal.Tom Kielly and Adam Gunn won gold and silver respectively.He also was on the gold medal winning tug of war team in those same Olympics, making him one of the few Olympians to win all three medals, gold, silver and bronze.