The first event winner was Bob Swift.

Brazil came third, producing six event winners, but had the second highest medal haul with a total of 23 medallists.

The squad used depth to win the crown as the Lady Bulldogs' 800 freestyle relay team was the only event winner.

The event winner is awarded the prestigious 'Bell' trophy.

Gold medals were awarded to event winners for the first time at the 1904 games.

Except for the joust, which was a hand-to-hand knockout competition (literally and figuratively), all of the event winners were decided by a point system.

The event winner was China's Zhanbo Jia with 1,264.5 points.

He was eliminated by the event winner, Jim Bechtel.

Significant prize money was available to athletes, with some event winners receiving US$40,000, and world record breaking performances were worth $120,000.

In addition to the eight individual event winners, there is also an overall champion titled the All-Around Cowboy.