Field hockey at the 1908 Summer Olympics
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At the 1908 Summer Olympics
, a field hockey
tournament was contested for the first time. Six teams entered from three states. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was represented by a team from each of the four home nations
: England
, Ireland
, Scotland
and Wales
. Germany
sent a championship club team, while France
sent a team composed of players from three different clubs.
England
won the gold medal, Ireland
the silver, and Scotland and Wales the bronze medals.
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1908 Summer Olympics
The 1908 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the IV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in 1908 in London, England, United Kingdom. These games were originally scheduled to be held in Rome. At the time they were the fifth modern Olympic games...
, a field hockey
Field hockey
Field Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...
tournament was contested for the first time. Six teams entered from three states. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was represented by a team from each of the four home nations
Home Nations
Home Nations is a collective term with one of two meanings depending on the context. Politically, it means the nations of the constituent countries of the United Kingdom...
: England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
and Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
. Germany
Germany at the 1908 Summer Olympics
Germany competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England.-Athletics:Germany's best athletics result was a silver medal in the medley relay.-Cycling:Germany's best cycling result was the silver medal won in the team pursuit event....
sent a championship club team, while France
France at the 1908 Summer Olympics
-Medalists:France finished in fourth position in the final medal rankings, with five gold medals and 19 medals overall.-Archery:The French team was one of three to take part in the archery competitions in 1908. They dominated the Continental style of archery, with the 15 French archers taking the...
sent a team composed of players from three different clubs.
England
England national field hockey team
The England national field hockey team represents England in international field hockey. The team finished in fifth-place in the 2006 Men's Hockey World Cup in Mönchengladbach, Germany....
won the gold medal, Ireland
Ireland national field hockey team
Ireland national field hockey team represents Ireland at men's international field hockey. It is organised by the Irish Hockey Association. Usually the team represents the entire island of Ireland and plays under a special flag. The exception is Olympic hockey, where the team represents only the...
the silver, and Scotland and Wales the bronze medals.
- R. P. Aublin
- David Baidet
- Raoul Benoist
- André Bonnal
- Louis Gautier
- Daniel Maurice Girard
- Charles Pattin
- Louis Poupon
- Frédéric Roux
- René Salarnier (GK)
- Louis Saulnier
- Alfons Brehm
- Elard Dauelsberg
- Franz Diederichsen
- Carl Ebert (GK)
- Jules Fehr
- Mauricio Galvao
- Raulino Galvao
- Fritz Möding
- Friedrich Wilhelm RaheFriedrich Wilhelm RaheFriedrich Wilhelm "Fieten" Rahe was a German tennis and field hockey player.He was born and died in Rostock....
- Albert Studemann
- Friedrich Uhl
- Louis BaillonLouis BaillonLouis Charles Baillon is a former field hockey player, who won a gold medal with the Great Britain team at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. He is the only Falkland Islander to become an Olympic champion....
- Harry FreemanHarry FreemanHarry Scott Freeman was a field hockey player, who won a gold medal with the England team at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.-References:...
- Eric Green
- Gerald LoganGerald LoganGerald Logan was a field hockey player, who won a gold medal with the England team at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.-References:*...
- Alan NobleAlan NobleAlan Henry Noble was a field hockey player, who won a gold medal with the England team at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.-References:*...
- Edgar PageEdgar PageEdgar Wells Page is a former field hockey player, who won a gold medal with the English team at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London...
- Reggie PridmoreReggie PridmoreReginald George Pridmore was a field hockey player, who won the gold medal with the England team at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London....
- Percy ReesPercy ReesPercy Montague Rees , was a field hockey player, who won a gold medal with the Great Britain team at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England....
- John Yate RobinsonJohn Yate RobinsonJohn Yate Robinson was a field hockey player, who won a gold medal with the English team at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.He was educated at Radley College and Merton College, Oxford, where he received an MA...
- Stanley ShovellerStanley ShovellerStanley Howard Shoveller was a field hockey player, who won a gold medal with the England team at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. Eight years later, when Antwerp hosted the 1920 Summer Olympics, he once again captured the gold medal with the Great Britain and Ireland squad, at age 39....
- Harvey WoodHarvey WoodHarvey Jesse Wood is a former field hockey player, who won a gold medal with the England team at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London....
(GK)
- Edward Allman-SmithEdward Allman-SmithBrigadier Edward Percival Allman-Smith was an Irish soldier and field hockey player.-Hockey player:...
- Henry Brown
- Walter Campbell
- William Graham
- Richard Gregg
- Edward HolmesEdward Holmes (field hockey)Edward Peter C. Holmes was an Irish field hockey player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.In 1908 he represented the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland as a member of the Irish national team, which won the silver medal.-External links:...
(GK) - Robert KennedyRobert Kennedy (field hockey)Robert L. Kennnedy was an Irish field hockey player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.In 1908 he represented the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland as a member of the Irish national team. He won the silver medal with the team Ireland.-External links:*...
- Henry Murphy
- Walter PetersonWalter Peterson (field hockey)Walter Ernest Peterson was an Irish field hockey player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.In 1908 he represented the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland as a member of the Irish national team. He won the silver medal with the team Ireland.-External links:*...
- Charles PowerCharles Power (field hockey)Charles F. Power was an Irish field hockey player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.In 1908 he represented the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland as a member of the Irish national team, which won the silver medal.-External links:*...
- Frank RobinsonFrank Robinson (field hockey)Frank L. Robinson was an Irish field hockey player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.In 1908 he represented the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland as a member of the Irish national team, which won the silver medal.-External links:*...
- Alexander BurtAlexander BurtAlexander Baird Burt was a Scottish field hockey player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics as a member of the Scottish team, which won the bronze medal.-External links:**...
(GK) - John Burt
- Alastair DennistonAlastair DennistonCommander Alexander Guthrie Denniston CMG CBE RNVR was a British codebreaker in Room 40 and first head of the Government Code and Cypher School and field hockey player...
- Charles Foulkes
- Hew FraserHew FraserHew Thomson F. Fraser was a Scottish field hockey player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.In 1908 he won the bronze medal as member of the Scotland team.-External links:**...
- James Harper-OrrJames Harper-OrrJames Harper-Orr was a Scottish cricketer and field hockey player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.In 1908 he won the bronze medal as member of the Scotland field hockey team....
- Ivan LaingIvan LaingIvan Laing was a Scottish field hockey player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.Born in Hawick, and a member of the Hawick Hockey Club, in 1908 he won the bronze medal as member of the Scotland team....
- Hugh NeilsonHugh NeilsonHugh Edwin Beaumont Neilson was a Scottish field hockey player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.In 1908 he won the bronze medal as member of the Scotland team.-External links:*...
- William OrchardsonWilliam OrchardsonWilliam G. J. Orchardson was a Scottish field hockey player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.In 1908 he won the bronze medal as member of the Scotland team.-External links:*...
- Norman StevensonNorman StevensonNorman Lang Stevenson was a British field hockey player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.In 1908 he won the bronze medal as member of the team Scotland.-External links:**...
- Hugh Walker
- Frederick ConnahFrederick ConnahFrederick Connah was a Welsh field hockey player who won a gold medal as part of the Welsh team in the 1908 Summer Olympics.-External links:*...
- Llewellyn EvansLlewellyn EvansLlewellyn Evans was a Welsh field hockey player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.In 1908 he won the bronze medal as member of the team Wales.-External links:**...
- Arthur Law
- Richard LyneRichard LyneRobert Francis Lyne was a Welsh field hockey player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.In 1908 he won the bronze medal as member of the team Wales.-External links:*...
- Wilfred PallottWilfred PallottWilfred James Pallot was a Welsh field hockey player from Cardiff, who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.In 1908 he won the bronze medal as member of the team Wales.-External links:*...
- Frederick PhillipsFrederick PhillipsFrederick Gordon Phillips was a Welsh field hockey player from Newport, Monmouthshire, who won a bronze medal as part of the Welsh team in the 1908 Summer Olympics.-External links:**...
- Edward Richards
- Charles ShephardCharles ShephardCharles Woolley Shepherd was a Welsh field hockey player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics with the Welsh team, which won the bronze medal.-References:*...
- Bertrand TurnbullBertrand TurnbullBertrand Turnbull was a Welsh field hockey player from Cardiff, who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.In 1908 he won the bronze medal as part of the Welsh team. He played as goalkeeper....
(GK) - Philip Turnbull
- James Williams
First round
----Semifinals
There were no playoffs for third place, so the losers of the semifinals received bronze medals.----