Great Britain and Ireland at the 1908 Summer Olympics

The United Kingdom
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was the formal name of the United Kingdom during the period when what is now the Republic of Ireland formed a part of it....

was the host nation of the 1908 Summer Olympics
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...

in London

London

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. The British Olympic Association

British Olympic Association

The British Olympic Association is the national Olympic committee for Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It was formed in 1905 in the House of Commons, and at that time consisted of seven national governing body members from the following sports: fencing, life-saving, cycling, skating, rowing,...

was the National Olympic Committee

National Olympic Committee

National Olympic Committees are the national constituents of the worldwide Olympic movement. Subject to the controls of the International Olympic Committee, they are responsible for organizing their people's participation in the Olympic Games...

responsible for organizing the United Kingdom's representation. At the time British athletes competed under the team name "United Kingdom".

A number of Irish

Irish people

The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...

athletes boycott

Boycott

A boycott is an act of voluntarily abstaining from using, buying, or dealing with a person, organization, or country as an expression of protest, usually for political reasons...

ed the games in protest at British refusals to grant Irish independence

Irish nationalism

Irish nationalism manifests itself in political and social movements and in sentiment inspired by a love for Irish culture, language and history, and as a sense of pride in Ireland and in the Irish people...

. During the opening ceremony, American

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

athletes did not dip their flag to the British royalty in support of the Irish boycott, a tradition the U.S. continues to this day.

It was the fourth appearance of the country, which has not missed any of the Summer Olympic Games

Summer Olympic Games

The Summer Olympic Games or the Games of the Olympiad are an international multi-sport event, occurring every four years, organized by the International Olympic Committee. Medals are awarded in each event, with gold medals for first place, silver for second and bronze for third, a tradition that...

Archery

In the archery competition, the British team dominated the two events (one for men, one for women) popular in their country, winning both championships and second places as well as one third place, losing only a single bronze medal to the United States. British women were the only ones to compete in the women's event. Great Britain had 41 archers present, 25 women and 16 men; they totalled 42 entries over all three events held.

Brother and sister William

William Dod

William Dod was a British archer. He won the gold medal in the men's double York round at the 1908 Summer Olympics on his 41st birthday....

and Lottie Dod

Lottie Dod

Charlotte "Lottie" Dod was an English sportswoman best known as a tennis player. She won the Wimbledon Ladies' Singles Championship five times, the first one when she was only fifteen, in the summer of 1887...

took gold and silver medals, Queenie Newall

Queenie Newall

Sybil Fenton Newall , best known as Queenie Newall, was a British archer who won the gold medal at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London...

taking the women's gold to become the oldest female gold medallist in Olympic history (a record she holds through the 2004 Summer Olympics

2004 Summer Olympics

The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...

), and the only Irish woman present at the 1908 Games won the women's bronze medal.

The British did not do as well in the Continental style, dominated by the French

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...

team, with the only Briton taking 12th place. Robert Backhouse

Robert Backhouse

Robert Ormston Backhouse was a British archer who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.He was born in Darlington, County Durham and died in Sutton St. Nicholas, Herefordshire....

, however, shot a score in a friendly demonstration that would have placed him second had he been in actual competition.

Event	Place	Archer	Score

Men's double York round Archery at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's double York round The men's double York round was one of three archery events on the archery at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. Arrows were shot in ends, or groups, of three. The archers shot a total of 288 arrows each over the two rounds of 144. The competition was held on Friday, 17 July and Saturday, 18...	1st	William Dod William Dod William Dod was a British archer. He won the gold medal in the men's double York round at the 1908 Summer Olympics on his 41st birthday....	815
	2nd	Reginald Brooks-King Reginald Brooks-King Reginald Brooks-King was a Welsh archer.- Olympic Silver Medal :He won the silver medal in the men's double York round at the 1908 Summer Olympics....	768
	4th	John Penrose John Penrose (archer) John Penrose was a British archer who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.Penrose entered the double York round event in 1908, taking fourth place with 709 points.-References:*...	709
	5th	John Bridges John Bridges (archer) John Henry Bridges was a British archer who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.He was born in Beddington....	687
	6th	Harold James	652
	7th	Theodore Robinson Theodore Robinson (archer) Theodore Robinson was a British archer. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.Robinson entered the men's double York round event in 1908, taking 7th place with 647 points.-References:...	647
	8th	Hugh Nesham Hugh Nesham Hugh Percy Nesham was a British archer. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.Nesham entered the men's double York round event in 1908, taking 8th place with 643 points.-References:...	643
	9th	John Keyworth John Keyworth John Bunyan Keyworth was a British archer who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.He was born in Lincoln, Lincolnshire....	622
	10th	Charles Perry-Keene Charles Perry-Keene Charles John Perry Keene was a British archer who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.Keene entered the double York round event in 1908, taking tenth place with 543 points.-References:*...	543
	11th	Capel Pownall Capel Pownall Capel George Pett Pownall was a British archer. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.Pownall entered the men's double York round event in 1908, taking 11th place with 532 points.He was born in Pimlico....	532
	12th	John Stopford	530
	13th	Robert Backhouse Robert Backhouse Robert Ormston Backhouse was a British archer who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.He was born in Darlington, County Durham and died in Sutton St. Nicholas, Herefordshire....	516
	14th	Robert Heathcote Robert Heathcote Robert Webster Heathcote was a British archer. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.Heathcote entered the men's double York round event in 1908, taking 14th place with 476 points.-References:...	476
	15th	Geoffrey Cornewall Geoffrey Cornewall Geoffrey Cornewall was a British archer who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.He was born in Moccas....	430
	18th	Charles Coates Charles Coates The Reverend Charles Hutton Coates was a clergyman who also played international rugby union for England. An all round sportsman, he competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London for Great Britain in archery....	413
	21st	R. H. Bagnall-Oakeley R. H. Bagnall-Oakeley Richard Henry Bagnall-Oakeley was a Welsh archer who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. He was born in Penallt, Monmouthshire, Wales....	374

Men's Continental style Archery at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's Continental style The men's Continental style was one of three archery events on the Archery at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. Arrows were shot singly. Each archer shot 40 arrows, with the target 50 metres distant. The event was held on 20 July....	12th	John Keyworth	190

Women's double National round Archery at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Women's double National round The women's double National round was one of three archery events on the archery at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. Arrows were shot in ends, or groups, of three. The archers shot a total of 144 arrows each over the two rounds of 72. The competition was held on Friday, 17 July and Saturday, 18...	1st	Queenie Newall Queenie Newall Sybil Fenton Newall , best known as Queenie Newall, was a British archer who won the gold medal at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London...	688
	2nd	Lottie Dod Lottie Dod Charlotte "Lottie" Dod was an English sportswoman best known as a tennis player. She won the Wimbledon Ladies' Singles Championship five times, the first one when she was only fifteen, in the summer of 1887...	642
	3rd	Beatrice Hill-Lowe Beatrice Hill-Lowe Beatrice Geraldine Hill-Lowe was an Irish archer who represented Britain. She was born in County Louth, Ireland. She was the first Irishwomen to win an Olympic medal. She won a bronze medal at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London .Hill-Lowe competed at the 1908 Games in the only archery event open...	618
	4th	Jessie Wadworth Jessie Wadworth Jessie Ellen Wadworth was a British archer who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.She was born in Devizes and was the mother of Brenda Wadworth....	605
	5th	G. W. H. Honnywill G. W. H. Honnywill Dora Honnywill was a British archer who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.She was born in Benenden....	587
	6th	S. H. Armitage S. H. Armitage Ethel Isabel Armitage was a British archer. She competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.Armitage competed at the 1908 Games in the only archery event open to women, the double National round. She took 6th place in the event with 582 points.-References:*...	582
	7th	V. W. H. Priestley-Foster V. W. H. Priestley-Foster V. W. H. Priestly-Foster was a British archer. She competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.Priestly-Foster competed at the 1908 Games in the only archery event open to women, the double National round. She took 7th place in the event with 553 points....	553
	8th	Lillian Wilson Lillian Wilson Lillian Sarah Wilson was a British archer who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.Wilson competed at the 1908 Games in the only archery event open to women, the double National round competition. She took eighth place in the event with 534 points.-References:*...	534
	9th	Mary Wadworth Mary Wadworth Brenda Wadworth was a British archer who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.She was the daughter of Jessie Wadworth....	522
	10th	M. Boddam-Whetham M. Boddam-Whetham Adelaide Harriet Boddam-Whetham was a British archer. She competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.Boddam-Whetham competed at the 1908 Games in the only archery event open to women, the double National round. She took 10th place in the event with 510 points.-References:*...	510
	11th	Gertrude Appleyard Gertrude Appleyard Gertrude Appleyard was a British archer. She competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.Appleyard competed at the 1908 Games in the only archery event open to women, the double National round. She took 11th place in the event with 503 points.-References:...	503
	12th	E. Nott-Bower E. Nott-Bower Louisa Adelaide Nott-Bower was a Welsh archer who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. She was born in Troedyraur, Ceredigion and died in Richmond, London....	503
	13th	Norma Robertson Norma Robertson Mrs Norman Robertson was a British archer. She competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.Robertson competed at the 1908 Games in the only archery event open to women, the double National round. She took 13th place in the event with 500 points....	500
	14th	Margaret Weedon Margaret Weedon Margaret Kate Weedon was a British archer who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.She was born in Lewes....	498
	15th	Albertine Thackwell Albertine Thackwell Albertine Anne Thackwell was a British archer who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.She was born in Alcester....	484
	16th	Doris E. Day Doris E. Day Doris E. Day was a British archer. She competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.Day competed at the 1908 Games in the only archery event open to women, the double National round. She took 16th place in the event with 483 points.-References:...	483
	17th	K. G. Mudge K. G. Mudge Katherine Gwen Mudge was a British archer. She competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.Mudge competed at the 1908 Games in the only archery event open to women, the double National round. She took 17th place in the event with 465 points.-References:*...	465
	18th	S. C. Babington S. C. Babington S. C. Babington was a British archer. She competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.Babington competed at the 1908 Games in the only archery event open to women, the double National round. She took 18th place in the event with 451 points.-References:...	451
	19th	Christine Cadman Christine Cadman Christine Cadman was a British archer. She competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.Cadman competed at the 1908 Games in the only archery event open to women, the double National round. She took 19th place in the event with 427 points.-References:...	427
	20th	Martina Hyde Martina Hyde Martina Hyde was a British archer. She competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.Hyde competed at the 1908 Games in the only archery event open to women, the double National round. She took 20th place in the event with 419 points.-References:...	419
	21st	Everett Leonard Everett Leonard Everett "Eve" Leonard was a British archer. She competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.Leonard competed at the 1908 Games in the only archery event open to women, the double National round. She took 21st place in the event with 410 points....	410
	22nd	Ina Wood Ina Wood Ina Wood was a British archer. She competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.Wood competed at the 1908 Games in the only archery event open to women, the double National round. She took 22nd place in the event with 387 points.-References:...	387
	23rd	J. Vance J. Vance J. Vance was a British archer. She competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.Vance competed at the 1908 Games in the only archery event open to women, the double National round. She took 23rd place in the event with 385 points.-References:...	385
	24th	H. Rushton H. Rushton H. Rushton was a British archer. She competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.Rushton competed at the 1908 Games in the only archery event open to women, the double National round. She took 24th place in the event with 323 points.-References:...	323
	25th	Hilda Williams Hilda Williams Hilda Williams was a British archer. She competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.Williams competed at the 1908 Games in the only archery event open to women, the double National round. She took 25th place in the event with 316 points....	316

Athletics

The British team was the second most successful team in athletics. With 7 first-place finishes, they gathered less than half the championships that the American team did at 16, but still nearly doubled all other teams combined (4 gold medals).

Running

Event	Place	Athlete	Heats	Semifinals	Final

Men's 100 metres Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metres The men's 100 metres was the shortest of the sprint races at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. The competition was held over the course of three days...	Semi- finalist	Patrick Roche	11.4 seconds 1st, heat 17	Unknown 3rd, semifinal 1	Did not advance
		John W. Morton John W. Morton John "Jack" William Morton was a British athlete who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.He was born in Handsworth, West Midlands and died in Brighton....	11.2 seconds 1st, heat 9	Unknown 3rd, semifinal 2
		James P. Stark James P. Stark James Primrose Stark was a British athlete. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.-Awards and Records:In the 100 metres, Stark won his first round heat with a time of 11.8 seconds to advance to the semifinals...	11.8 seconds 1st, heat 16	Unknown 3rd, semifinal 4
		Robert Duncan	11.4 seconds 1st, heat 7	Unknown 4th, semifinal 3
		John George	11.6 seconds 1st, heat 2	Unknown 4th, semifinal 4
	Heats	M. Chapman M. Chapman M. Chapman was a British athlete. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. In the 100 metres, Chapman took second place in his first round heat with a time of 11.3 seconds. He did not advance to the semifinals.-References:...	11.3 seconds 2nd, heat 10	Did not advance
		Henry Pankhurst Henry Pankhurst Henry J. Pankhurst was a British athlete. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.In the 100 metres, Pankhurst took second place in his first round heat with a time of 11.5 seconds, just behind Harold Huff who won with 11.4 seconds...	11.5 seconds 2nd, heat 12
		Denis Murray Denis Murray (athlete) Denis Murray was an Irish athlete. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.In the 100 metres, Murray placed third in his first round heat to be eliminated from competition. In the Men's Long jump, Murray finished 9th.-References:...	Unknown 3rd, heat 4
		Harold Watson Harold Watson Harold "Harry" Watson was a British athlete who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.He died in Sutton, London....	Unknown 3rd, heat 14
		William Murray William Murray (athlete) George William Murray was a British athlete who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.He was born in Ballincollig, Ireland....	Unknown 4th, heat 8
	—	Henry Harmer Henry Harmer Henry Sutton Harmer was a British athlete who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.He was born in West Ham and died in Sidmouth....	Did not finish —, heat 5

Men's 200 metres Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metres The men's 200 metre race was held for the third time at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. The competition was held from July 21, 1908 to July 23, 1908.43 sprinters from 15 nations competed.-Records:...	4th	George Hawkins	22.8 seconds 1st, heat 15	22.6 seconds 1st, semifinal 4	22.9 seconds
	Semi- finalist	Lionel Reed Lionel Reed Lionel James de Burgh Reed was a British athlete. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.In the 200 metres, Reed won his preliminary heat with a time of 23.2 seconds...	23.2 seconds 1st, heat 13	Unknown 2nd, semifinal 3	Did not advance
		Patrick Roche	22.8 seconds 1st, heat 3	Unknown 2nd, semifinal 4
		John George	23.4 seconds 1st, heat 1	Unknown 3rd, semifinal 3
		Samuel Hurdsfield Samuel Hurdsfield Samuel Hurdsfield was a British athlete. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.In the 200 metres, Hurdsfield won his preliminary heat with a time of 23.6 seconds to advance to the semifinals. There, he finished fourth and last in his heat to be eliminated without advancing to the...	23.6 seconds 1st, heat 9	Unknown 4th, semifinal 3
	Heats	Robert Duncan	Unknown 2nd, heat 5	Did not advance
		John W. Morton	Unknown 2nd, heat 12
		Henry Pankhurst	Unknown 3rd, heat 10
		James P. Stark	Unknown 3rd, heat 11

Men's 400 metres Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 400 metres The men's 400 metres was an Olympic event for the fourth time at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. The competition was held originally scheduled from July 21, 1908 to July 23, 1908. The rerun of the final was held on July 25, 1908...	1st	Wyndham Halswelle Wyndham Halswelle Wyndham Halswelle was a British athlete, winner of the controversial 400m race at the 1908 Summer Olympics, becoming the only athlete to win an Olympic title by a walkover....	49.4 seconds 1st, heat 15	48.4 seconds (OR) 1st, semifinal 2	50.0 seconds (walkover)
	Semi- finalist	Charles Davies	50.4 seconds 1st, heat 12	Unknown 2nd, semifinal 1	Did not advance
		Edwin Montague Edwin Montague Edwin Herbert Montague was a British athlete. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.Montague won his preliminary heat in the 400 metres with a time of 50.2 seconds. He dropped his time to 49.8 seconds in the semifinals, but lost to Wyndam Halswelle who set a new Olympic record at...	50.2 seconds 1st, heat 1	Unknown 2nd, semifinal 2
		George Nicol George Nicol George Nicol was a British athlete. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm....	50.8 seconds 1st, heat 5	Unknown 3rd, semifinal 2
		Edward Ryle Edward Ryle Edward Hewish Ryle was a British athlete. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.Montague won his preliminary heat in the 400 metres in a walkover. He placed third in his semifinal to be eliminated from competition....	Walkover 1st, heat 3	Unknown 3rd, semifinal 3
		G. W. Young G. W. Young (athlete) G. W. Young was a British athlete. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.In the 400 metres, Young won his preliminary heat with a time of 52.4 seconds. He advanced to the semifinals, where he finished fourth in his four-man heat and did not advance to the final.-References:...	52.4 seconds 1st, heat 16	Unknown 4th, semifinal 1
	Heats	Christopher Maude Chavasse Christopher Maude Chavasse Christopher Maude Chavasse OBE MC ED was a British athlete, soldier, and religious leader. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, served in the First World War, and was later Bishop of Rochester.-Pre-war:...	Unknown 2nd, heat 8	Did not advance
		Arthur Astley Arthur Astley Arthur Astley was a British athlete from Lancashire. He was a member of the Salford Harriers.Astley competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London where he ran the 800 metres, finishing second in his semi-final heat with a time of 1:59.9...	Unknown 2nd, heat 9
		Alan Patterson Alan Patterson (athlete) Alan Patterson was a British athlete. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London and at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm....	Unknown 2nd, heat 11
		R. C. Robb R. C. Robb R. C. Robb was a British athlete. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.In the 400 metres, Robb lost his preliminary heat with a time of 52.5 seconds to winner Ned Merriam's 52.2 seconds. Robb did not advance to the semifinals.-References:...	Unknown 2nd, heat 13
		Noel Godfrey Chavasse Noel Godfrey Chavasse Captain Noel Godfrey Chavasse VC & Bar, MC was a British medical doctor and British Army officer who is one of only three people to be awarded a Victoria Cross twice....	Unknown 3rd, heat 7

Men's 800 metres Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 800 metres The men's 800 metres made its fourth Olympic appearance at the 1908 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on July 20, 1908 and on July 21, 1908. The races were held on a track of 536.45 metres= mile in circumference...	5th	Theodore Just Theodore Just Theodore Hartman Just was a British athlete. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.In the 800 metres, Just won his first round heat easily with a time of 1:57.8. He then placed fifth in the final with a time of 1:56.4.He was also a member of the British relay team...	None held	1:57.8 1st, semifinal 6	1:56.4
	7-8	Ivo Fairbairn-Crawford Ivo Fairbairn-Crawford Ivo Fairbairn-Crawford was a British athlete. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, and was educated at Felsted....		1:57.8 1st, semifinal 8	Did not finish
	Semi- finalist	George Butterfield		Unknown 2nd, semifinal 1	Did not advance
		James Lintott James Lintott James Frederick Lintott was a British athlete. He competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.Lintott placed second in his semifinal heat of the 800 metres, not advancing to the final...		Unknown 2nd, semifinal 2
		John Lee		Unknown 2nd, semifinal 3
		Arthur Astley		Unknown 2nd, semifinal 5
		George Morphy George Morphy George Newcomen Morphy was a British athlete. He competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.In the 800 metres, Morphy finished third in his semifinal heat and did not advance to the final.-References:...		Unknown 3rd, semifinal 3
		Harold Holding Harold Holding Harold Evelyn Holding was a British athlete. He competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.In the 800 metres, Holding finished third in his initial semifinal heat and did not advance to the final. His time was 1:58.5....		Unknown 3rd, semifinal 7
	—	Frederick Ashford Frederick Ashford Frederick Murray Ashford was an English athlete from Islington, London. He competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics in London....		Did not finish —, semifinal 1
	—	L. J. Manogue L. J. Manogue Lawrence J. "Larry" Manogue was a British athlete...		Did not finish —, semifinal 4

Men's 1500 metres Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 1500 metres The men's 1500 metres was an Olympic event for the fourth times at the 1908 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on July 13, 1908 and on July 14, 1908. The races were held on a track of 536.45 metres= mile in circumference...	2nd	Harold A. Wilson Harold A. Wilson Harold Allan Wilson was an English athlete. Born in Horncastle, Lincolnshire, England, he won the silver medal in the men's 1500 metres race at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, competing on the Great Britain and Ireland team...	None held	Unknown 1st, semifinal 7	4:03.6
	3rd	Norman Hallows Norman Hallows Norman Frederic Hallows was an English athlete. Educated at Felsted School, he won the bronze medal and set an Olympic record in the men's 1500 metres race at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, competing on the Great Britain and Ireland team.His time in the first round was 4:03.4, beating the...		4:03.4 (OR) 1st, semifinal 3	4:04.0
	5th	Ivo Fairbairn-Crawford		Unknown 1st, semifinal 8	4:07.6
	6th	Joe Deakin		4:13.6 1st, semifinal 6	4:07.9
	7-8	Vincent Loney Vincent Loney Ernest Vincent Loney was a British athlete. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.In the first round of the 1500 metres, Loney finished first with a time of 4:08.4 to qualify for the final. There, he was unable to finish the race.- References :...		4:08.4 1st, semifinal 4	Did not finish
	Semi- finalist	George Butterfield		Unknown 3rd, semifinal 2	Did not advance
		John McGough John McGough John McGough was a Scottish athlete. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. He was born in County Monaghan, Ireland....		Unknown 3rd, semifinal 4
		Francis Knott Francis Knott Francis Arthur Knott was a British athlete. He competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.In the 1500 metres, Knott placed fourth in his initial semifinal heat and did not advance to the final.-References:...		Unknown 4th, semifinal 1
		John Lee		Unknown 4th, semifinal 2
		Joseph Smith		Unknown 5th, semifinal 1

Men's 110 metre hurdles Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 110 metre hurdles The men's 110 metres hurdles was the shorter of two hurdling events at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. It was dominated by the American runners. The competition was held from Thursday, July 23, 1908 to Saturday, July 25, 1908....	Semi- finalist	Eric Hussey Eric Hussey Eric Robert James Hussey was a British track and field athlete who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He was born in Blandford Forum and died in Cuckfield....	16.8 seconds 1st, heat 11	Unknown 2nd, semifinal 1	Did not advance
		William Knyvett William Knyvett (athlete) William Alexander Knyvett was a British track and field athlete who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He was born in Jessore, British Raj, modern-day Bangladesh. He was the son of A. V...	Walkover 1st, heat 7	Unknown 2nd, semifinal 2
		Alfred Healey Alfred Healey Alfred Hearn Healey was a British athlete in the 1906 and 1908 Summer Olympics.He competed for Great Britain in the 1906 Summer Olympics held in Athens, Greece in the 110 metre hurdles where he won the silver medal...	15.8 seconds 1st, heat 1	Unknown 2nd, semifinal 3
		Cecil Kinahan Cecil Kinahan Cecil Edward Kinahan was an Irish track and field athlete who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics for the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.He was born in Ireland and died in Sudan....	16.8 seconds 1st, heat 12	Unknown 2nd, semifinal 4
		Laurence Kiely	Walkover 1st, heat 4	Unknown 3rd, semifinal 3
		Wallis Walters	17.8 seconds 1st, heat 6	Unknown 3rd, semifinal 1
		Oswald Groenings Oswald Groenings Oswald Jacob Groenings was a British track and field athlete who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He was born in Middlesbrough and died in London....	16.4 seconds 1st, heat 3	Unknown 4th, semifinal 1
		Tim Ahearne Tim Ahearne Tim Ahearne was an Irish athlete who competed for the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in the 1908 Summer Olympics....	Walkover 1st, heat 9	Unknown 4th, semifinal 3
	Heats	Arthur Halligan	Unknown 2nd, heat 2	Did not advance
		Kenneth Powell	Unknown 2nd, heat 5
		Edward Leader	Unknown 2nd, heat 13

Men's 400 metre hurdles Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 400 metre hurdles The men's 400 metres hurdles was the longer of two hurdling events at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. It was the third time the event had been featured at the Olympics. The Olympic record was beat three times in the course of the Games....	3rd	Jimmy Tremeer	Walkover 1st, heat 10	1:00.6 1st, semifinal 4	57.0 seconds
	4th	Leslie Burton Leslie Burton Leslie Aubrey Burton was a British athlete. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.He died in Scarborough, North Yorkshire....	1:00.4 1st, heat 12	Unknown 1st, semifinal 3	58.0 seconds
	Semi- finalist	Frederick Harmer Frederick Harmer Frederick William Harmer was a British track and field athlete who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.In 1908 he was eliminated in the semi-finals of the 400 metre hurdles competition.-External links:*...	Walkover 1st, heat 4	Unknown 2nd, semifinal 3	Did not advance
		Wyatt Gould Wyatt Gould Edward Wyatt Gould was a Welsh rugby union player who also represented Britain at the 1908 Summer Olympics. Gould captained his club side, Newport RFC, for a single season, and is best known as the younger brother of Welsh rugby superstar Arthur "Monkey" Gould-Rugby:Gould came from a notable...	Walkover 1st, heat 8	Unknown 3rd, semifinal 3
		Oswald Groenings	Walkover 1st, heat 7	Did not finish —, semifinal 2
		G. Burton	Walkover 1st, heat 5	Did not finish —, semifinal 4
	Heats	John Densham	Unknown 2nd, heat 2	Did not advance

Men's 3200 metre steeplechase Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 3200 metre steeplechase The men's 3,200 metres steeplechase was held for the only time at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. The competition was held on July 17, 1908 and July 18, 1908. The races were held on a track of 536.45 metres= mile in circumference...	1st	Arthur Russell (athlete) Arthur Russell (athlete) Arthur Russell was a British athlete and winner of the 3,200 metres steeplechase at the 1908 Summer Olympics....	None held	10:56.2 1st, semifinal 1	10:47.8
	2nd	Archie Robertson		11:10.0 1st, semifinal 4	10:48.4
	4th	Guy Holdaway Guy Holdaway Charles Guy Holdaway was a British athlete. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.In the first round of the 3200 metre steeplechase competition, Holdaway defeated countryman Joseph Kinchin and a pair of Americans, winning a chance to compete in the final...		Unknown 1st, semifinal 5	11:26.0
	5th	Harry Sewell		Unknown 1st, semifinal 6	Unknown
	Semi- finalist	Joseph Kinchin		Unknown 2nd, semifinal 5	Did not advance
	—	Frank Buckley		Did not finish —, semifinal 2
		Joseph English		Did not finish —, semifinal 2
		Henry Barker		Did not finish —, semifinal 3
		W. Grantham		Did not finish —, semifinal 6
		Thomas Downing		Disqualified —, semifinal 1
		Richard Yorke Richard Yorke Richard Francis Charles Yorke was a British track and field athlete who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics....		Disqualified —, semifinal 4

Men's medley relay Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's medley relay The men's medley relay was run for the first time at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. The event consisted of 1600 metres being run by four athletes per team. Unlike the later 4 x 400 metres relay, however, the athletes had different distances to run. In the medley, the first two runners each ran...	Semi- finalist	George Hawkins Henry Pankhurst Edwin Montague Theodore Just	None held	Unknown 2nd, semifinal 3	Did not advance

Men's 3 mile team race Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 3 mile team race The men's 3 miles team race was a unique event featured only at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. In the team race, each competing nation sent five athletes. For each heat, the top three athletes from each nation had their placings counted as part of the team score, though good performances by...	1st	Joe Deakin	None held	15:05.6 2 points, team=6	14:39.6 1 point, team=6
		Archie Robertson		15:05.6 3 points, team=6	14:41.0 2 points, team=6
		William Coales William Coales William Coales was a British athlete who competed mainly in the distance events.He competed for Great Britain in the 1908 Summer Olympics held in London, Great Britain in the 3 mile team where he won the gold medal with his team mates Joe Deakin and Archie Robertson...		15:05.6 1 point, team=6	14:41.6 3 points, team=6
	No place	Harold A. Wilson		15:05.6 No score, team=6	14:57.0 No score, team=6
	No place	Norman Hallows		Did not finish No score, team=6	15:08.0 No score, team=6

Men's 5 miles Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 5 miles The men's 5 miles race was held at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. It was discontinued after that in favour of the metric races of 5,000 and 10,000 metres. The competition was held on July 15, 1908 and July 18, 1908...	1st	Emil Voigt	None held	26:13.4 1st, semifinal 2	25:11.2
	2nd	Edward Owen		26:12.2 1st, semifinal 6	25:24.0
	5th	Archie Robertson		25:50.2 1st, semifinal 5	26:13.0
	10-12	James Murphy		25:59.2 1st, semifinal 4	Did not finish
	Semi- finalist	Samuel Stevenson		Unknown 3rd, semifinal 5	Did not advance
	—	William Coales		Did not finish —, semifinal 1
	—	Joe Deakin		Did not finish —, semifinal 4

Men's marathon Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's marathon The men's marathon race was held at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. The race was held on July 24, 1908.The distance was the now-standard length of 26 miles, 385 yards . 75 competitors entered. 55 runners from 16 nations began the race, with 27 athletes finishing.The most famous incident of...	12th	William Clarke	None held		3:16:08.6
	13th	Ernest Barnes Ernest Barnes (athlete) Ernest Barnes was a British track and field athlete who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. He finished 13th in the Men's Marathon.-External links:*...			3:17:30.8
	15th	Fred Lord			3:19:08.8
	17th	James Beale James Beale (athlete) James George Beale was a British track and field athlete who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and the 1912 Summer Olympics in the Men's Marathon. He finished 17th in 1908 and did not finish in 1912....			3:20:14.0
	—	Fred Appleby			Did not finish
		Henry Barrett Henry Barrett Henry Frederick "Harry" Barrett was a British long-distance runner who on May 8, 1909 set a world's best in only his second marathon with a time of 2:42:31 at the Polytechnic Marathon...			Did not finish
		Alexander Duncan			Did not finish
		Thomas Jack			Did not finish
		Jack Price			Did not finish
		Frederick Thompson Frederick Thompson (athlete) Frederick Bertie Thompson was a British track and field athlete who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics in the Men's Marathon. He did not finish. dropping out after 15 miles. He also participated in amateur competition in racewalking, and won the 1907 Amateur Athletic Association 7 mile...			Did not finish
		Albert Wyatt			Did not finish
		Samuel Stevenson			Did not start

Men's 3500 metre walk Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 3500 metre walk The men's 3500 metre walk race was held for the only time at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. The competition was held on Tuesday, July 14, 1908.It was held in two rounds...	1st	George Larner George Larner George Edward Larner was a British athlete who competed mainly in the 10 mile walk.He competed for Great Britain in the 1908 Summer Olympics held in London, Great Britain in the 10 mile walk where he won the Gold medal ahead of a British cleansweep with Ernest Webb in silver and Edward Spencer in...	None held	15:32.0 1st, semifinal 1	14:55.0
	2nd	Ernest Webb Ernest Webb Ernest Webb was a British athlete who competed mainly in the 10 mile walk....		15:17.2 1st, semifinal 2	15:07.4
	8th	Richard Harrison		16:04.4 2nd, semifinal 3	Did not finish
	9th	William J. Palmer		16:33.0 3rd, semifinal 1	Disqualified
	10th	Ernest Larner		16:10.0 4th, semifinal 3	Did not advance
	11th	John Butler		16:17.0 5th, semifinal 3
	13th	Sydney Sarel Sydney Sarel Sydney Lanchaster Sarel was a British track and field athlete who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.In 1908 he was eliminated in the first round of the 3500 metre walk competition.-External links:*...		17:06.0 5th, semifinal 1
	—	William Brown		Disqualified —, semifinal 1
		Richard Quinn Richard Quinn (athlete) Richard Quinn was a British track and field athlete who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.In 1908 he was eliminated in the first round of the 3500 metre walk competition.-External links:*...		Disqualified —, semifinal 2
		John J. Reid		Disqualified —, semifinal 2

Men's 10 mile walk Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 10 mile walk The men's 10 miles walk race was held at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. This event was held for the only time. The competition was held on Thursday, July 16, 1908 and on Friday, July 17, 1908.The competition was held in two rounds...	1st	George Larner	None held	1:18:19.0 1st, semifinal 2	1:15:57.4
	2nd	Ernest Webb		1:20:18.8 1st, semifinal 1	1:17:31.0
	3rd	Edward Spencer		1:21:25.4 2nd, semifinal 1	1:21:20.2
	4th	Frank Carter		1:21:25.4 2nd, semifinal 1	1:21:20.2
	5th	Ernest Larner		1:21:25.4 2nd, semifinal 1	1:24:26.2
	6th	William J. Palmer		1:19:04.0 4th, semifinal 2	Unknown
	7th	Richard Harrison		1:18:21.2 2nd, semifinal 2	Did not finish
	9th	Gadwin Withers Gadwin Withers Gadwin Robert James Withers was a British track and field athlete who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.In 1908 he was eliminated in the first round of the 10 mile walk competition.-External links:*...		1:19:22.4 5th, semifinal 2	Did not advance
	10th	Sydney Schofield		1:21:07.4 6th, semifinal 2
	12th	Thomas Hammond Thomas Hammond (athlete) Thomas Edgar Hammond was a British track and field athlete who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.In 1908 he was eliminated in the first round of the 10 mile walk event....		1:23:44.0 6th, semifinal 1
	—	John Butler		Did not finish —, semifinal 2
	—	Alfred Yeoumans		Disqualified —, semifinal 1

Jumping

Event	Place	Athlete	Height/ Distance

Men's high jump Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's high jump The men's high jump was one of six jumping events on the athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme in London. The competition was held on Tuesday, July 21, 1908.Twenty-two high jumpers from ten nations competed.-Records:...	2nd	Con Leahy	1.88 metres
	7th	Patrick Leahy Patrick Leahy (athlete) Patrick Leahy was an Irish athlete who won Olympic medals in the high jump and long jump at the 1900 Summer Olympics....	1.78 metres
	10th	Edward Leader	1.77 metres
	10th	George Wilson	1.77 metres
	20th	Alfred Bellerby	1.59 metres

Men's long jump Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's long jump The men's long jump was one of six jumping events on the Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme in London. The competition was held on July 22, 1908.-Records:...	8th	Tim Ahearne	6.72 metres
	9th	Denis Murray	6.71 metres
	11th	Charles Williams Charles Williams (athlete) Charles Harold Williams was a British track and field athlete who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He was born in Wolverhampton and died in Malvern, Worcestershire....	6.65 metres
	16th	Alfred Bellerby	6.44 metres
	17th	Wilfred Bleaden	6.43 metres
	18th	William Watt	6.42 metres
	21-32	Lionel Cornish	Unknown

Men's triple jump Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's triple jump The men's triple jump was one of six jumping events on the Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme in London. The competition was held on July 25, 1908.Twenty athletes from eight nations competed.-Records:...	1st	Tim Ahearne	14.92 metres
	11th	Cyril Dugmore Cyril Dugmore Cyril Patrick William Francis Radclyffe Dugmore was a British track and field athlete who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He was born in Birr and died on Guernsey....	13.31 metres
	12th	Michael Dineen	13.23 metres
	18-20	George Mayberry George Mayberry George Mahoney Mayberry was an Irish track and field athlete who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics for the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.He was born in Kenmare and died in Frant....	Unknown

Men's standing high jump Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's standing high jump The men's standing high jump was one of six jumping events on the athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme in London. The competition was held on July 23, 1908.23 high jumpers from eleven nations competed.-Records:...	8th	Walter Henderson	1.42 metres
	17th	Lancelot Stafford	1.32 metres
	19-23	Alfred Flaxman Alfred Flaxman Alfred Edward Flaxman was a British track and field athlete who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He was born in Wombwell, South Yorkshire and was killed in action in Gommecourt, Pas-de-Calais, France....	Unknown

Men's standing long jump Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's standing long jump The men's standing long jump was one of six jumping events on the athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme in London. The competition was held on Monday, July 20, 1908.Twenty-five long jumpers from eleven nations competed.-Records:...	8-25	Tim Ahearne	Unknown
		Wilfred Bleaden	Unknown
		Lionel Cornish	Unknown
		Walter Henderson	Unknown
		Frederick Kitching	Unknown
		Lancelot Stafford	Unknown

Throwing

Event	Place	Athlete	Distance

Men's shot put Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's shot put The men's shot put was one of six throwing events on the Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme in London. The competition was held on July 16, 1908.25 shot putters from eight nations competed.-Records:...	2nd	Denis Horgan Denis Horgan Denis Horgan was a champion Irish athlete and weight thrower, born in Banteer, County Cork, who competed mainly in the shot put....	13.62 metres
	5th	Edward Barrett	12.89 metres
	9-25	John Barrett John Barrett (athlete) John James Barrett was an Irish track and field athlete who represented Great Britain at the 1908 Summer Olympics...	Unknown
		Henry Leeke	Unknown
		Tom Nicolson	Unknown

Men's discus throw Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's discus throw The men's discus throw was one of six throwing events on the Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme in London. The competition was held on July 16, 1908.42 throwers from eleven nations competed.-Records:...	12-42	Edward Barrett	Unknown
		Michael Collins	Unknown
		Alfred Flaxman	Unknown
		Walter Henderson	Unknown
		Henry Leeke	Unknown
		Ernest May Ernest May (athlete) Ernest Edmund Bedford May was a British track and field athlete who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He was born in Bartlow and died in Chathill....	Unknown
		John Murray	Unknown

Men's hammer throw Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's hammer throw The men's hammer throw was one of six throwing events on the Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme in London. The competition was held on July 14, 1908.19 throwers from eight nations competed.-Records:...	4th	Tom Nicolson	48.09 metres
	9th	Alan Fyffe	37.35 metres
	10-19	Henry Leeke	Unknown
		Robert Lindsay-Watson	Unknown
		Ernest May	Unknown
		John Murray	Unknown

Men's javelin throw Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's javelin throw The men's javelin throw was one of six throwing events on the Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme in London. The javelin was required to be held in the middle. The competition was held on July 17, 1908.42 throwers from eleven nations competed....	8-16	Henry Leeke	Unknown
		Ernest May	Unknown
		Jimmy Tremeer	Unknown

Men's Greek discus Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's Greek discus The men's Greek-style discus throw was one of six throwing events on the Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme in London. The competition was held on July 18, 1908. In the Greek-style event, throwers hurled the discus from atop a rectangular platform raised above the ground. Throwing...	11-23	John Barrett	Unknown
		Alfred Flaxman	Unknown
		Walter Henderson	Unknown
		Henry Leeke	Unknown
		Ernest May	Unknown

Men's freestyle javelin Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's freestyle javelin The men's freestyle javelin throw was one of six throwing events on the Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme in London. The javelin could be held anywhere. The competition was held on July 15, 1908.33 throwers from nine nations competed....	10-33	Edward Barrett	Unknown
		Alfred Flaxman	Unknown
		Walter Henderson	Unknown
		Henry Leeke	Unknown
		Ernest May	Unknown

Boxing

Great Britain dominated the boxing competitions, taking 14 of the 15 medals including all 5 gold medal

Gold medal

A gold medal is typically the medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture...

Weight class	Place	Boxer	Round of 16	Quarter- finals	Semi- finals	Final

Bantamweight Boxing at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Bantamweight -Competition:QuarterfinalsCondon won by knockout in the third round against the only non-British competitor in the bantamweight. McGurk came out well against Thomas, but Thomas finished stronger... Up to 116 pounds	1st	A. Henry Thomas Henry Thomas (boxer) Albert Henry "Harry" Thomas was a British bantamweight professional boxer who won gold in Boxing at the 1908 Summer Olympics with a decision over John Condon....	Not held	Defeated McGurk 2-0 decision	Bye	Defeated Condon 2-0 decision
	2nd	John Condon		Defeated Mazior KO, 3rd round	Defeated Webb William Webb (boxer) William "Wally" Webb was a British bantamweight boxer who competed in the early twentieth century.He won a bronze medal in boxing at the 1908 Summer Olympics losing against John Condon in the semi-finals.... 2-0 decision	Lost to Thomas 2-0 decision
	3rd	William Webb William Webb (boxer) William "Wally" Webb was a British bantamweight boxer who competed in the early twentieth century.He won a bronze medal in boxing at the 1908 Summer Olympics losing against John Condon in the semi-finals....		Defeated Perry Henry Perry (boxer) Henry Perry was a British bantamweight amateur boxer who competed in the early twentieth century. He lost in the quarterfinals in Boxing at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Bantamweight. He won the ABA Championships as a bantamweight in 1903 and 1904.... 2-1 decision	Lost to Condon 2-0 decision	Did not advance
	4th	Frank McGurk		Lost to Thomas 2-0 decision	Did not advance
	4th	Henry Perry Henry Perry (boxer) Henry Perry was a British bantamweight amateur boxer who competed in the early twentieth century. He lost in the quarterfinals in Boxing at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Bantamweight. He won the ABA Championships as a bantamweight in 1903 and 1904....		Lost to Webb William Webb (boxer) William "Wally" Webb was a British bantamweight boxer who competed in the early twentieth century.He won a bronze medal in boxing at the 1908 Summer Olympics losing against John Condon in the semi-finals.... 2-1 decision	Did not advance

Featherweight Boxing at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Featherweight -Competition:QuarterfinalsPoillot gave Gunn strong competition in the first round, but Gunn knocked the Frenchman down shortly before the first bell. When Poillot went down again before the end of the second round, he did not get back up. Morris won relatively easily, hitting with both right and... Up to 126 pounds	1st	Richard Gunn	Not held	Defeated Poillot KO, 2nd round	Defeated Ringer 2-0 decision	Defeated Morris Charles Morris (boxer) Charles W. Morris was a British featherweight boxer who competed in the early twentieth century. He won a silver medal in Boxing at the 1908 Summer Olympics.... 2-0 decision
	2nd	Charles Morris Charles Morris (boxer) Charles W. Morris was a British featherweight boxer who competed in the early twentieth century. He won a silver medal in Boxing at the 1908 Summer Olympics....		Defeated Adams 2-0 decision	Defeated Roddin Hugh Roddin Hugh Joseph Roddin was an Olympic boxer from Scotland. He was the first Scottish boxer to win an Olympics boxing medal when he took home the bronze in 1908.... 2-0 decision	Lost to Gunn 2-0 decision
	3rd	Hugh Roddin Hugh Roddin Hugh Joseph Roddin was an Olympic boxer from Scotland. He was the first Scottish boxer to win an Olympics boxing medal when he took home the bronze in 1908....		Defeated Lloyd 2-0 decision	Lost to Morris Charles Morris (boxer) Charles W. Morris was a British featherweight boxer who competed in the early twentieth century. He won a silver medal in Boxing at the 1908 Summer Olympics.... 2-0 decision	Did not advance
	4th	Thomas Ringer		Defeated Constant 2-0 decision	Lost to Gunn 2-0 decision	Did not advance
	5th	Edward Adams		Lost to Morris Charles Morris (boxer) Charles W. Morris was a British featherweight boxer who competed in the early twentieth century. He won a silver medal in Boxing at the 1908 Summer Olympics.... 2-0 decision	Did not advance
	5th	John Lloyd		Lost to Roddin Hugh Roddin Hugh Joseph Roddin was an Olympic boxer from Scotland. He was the first Scottish boxer to win an Olympics boxing medal when he took home the bronze in 1908.... 2-0 decision	Did not advance

Lightweight Boxing at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Lightweight -Competition:Round of 16Wells and Holberg split the judges over the course of the first three rounds. The referee declared a fourth round, which Wells won in a contest with involved much grappling rather than punching. Bouvier was knocked down several times by Holmes before the referee stopped... Up to 140 pounds	1st	Frederick Grace Frederick Grace Frederick "Fred" Grace was a lightweight boxer. At the 1908 Olympic Games he became British and European professional champion.-Biography:...	Defeated Fearman 2-0 decision	Defeated Wells Matt Wells (boxer) Matthew "Matt" Wells was a professional boxer in the welterweight division.- Amateur career :During his amateur career, he won four consecutive ABA Lightweight titles .- Olympics :... 2-0 decision	Bye	Defeated Spiller Frederick Spiller M. Frederick "Fred" Spiller was a British lightweight boxer who competed in the early twentieth century.... 2-0 decision
	2nd	Frederick Spiller Frederick Spiller M. Frederick "Fred" Spiller was a British lightweight boxer who competed in the early twentieth century....	Defeated Fee 2-0 decision	Defeated Jessup KO, 2nd round	Defeated Johnson Harry Johnson (boxer) Herbert Henry "Harry" Johnson was a British lightweight professional boxer who competed in the early twentieth century. He won a bronze medal in Boxing at the 1908 Summer Olympics losing against Frederick Spiller in the semi-finals.-References:*... 2-0 decision	Lost to Grace Frederick Grace Frederick "Fred" Grace was a lightweight boxer. At the 1908 Olympic Games he became British and European professional champion.-Biography:... 2-0 decision
	3rd	Harry Johnson Harry Johnson (boxer) Herbert Henry "Harry" Johnson was a British lightweight professional boxer who competed in the early twentieth century. He won a bronze medal in Boxing at the 1908 Summer Olympics losing against Frederick Spiller in the semi-finals.-References:*...	Defeated Hansen Hemming Hansen Hemming Emil Hansen was a Danish boxer who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He was born in Kværkeby, Zealand and died in Frederiksberg.... 2-0 decision	Defeated Holmes 2-1 decision	Lost to Spiller Frederick Spiller M. Frederick "Fred" Spiller was a British lightweight boxer who competed in the early twentieth century.... 2-0 decision	Did not advance
	4th	Harold Holmes	Defeated André Bouvier KO, 2nd round	Lost to Johnson Harry Johnson (boxer) Herbert Henry "Harry" Johnson was a British lightweight professional boxer who competed in the early twentieth century. He won a bronze medal in Boxing at the 1908 Summer Olympics losing against Frederick Spiller in the semi-finals.-References:*... 2-1 decision	Did not advance
		George Jessup	Defeated Osborne KO, 1st round	Lost to Spiller Frederick Spiller M. Frederick "Fred" Spiller was a British lightweight boxer who competed in the early twentieth century.... KO, 2nd round
		Matt Wells Matt Wells (boxer) Matthew "Matt" Wells was a professional boxer in the welterweight division.- Amateur career :During his amateur career, he won four consecutive ABA Lightweight titles .- Olympics :...	Defeated Holberg Valdemar Holberg Valdemar Birger Holberg was a Danish boxer who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He was born in Copenhagen, and died the same place.... 4th-round decision	Lost to Grace Frederick Grace Frederick "Fred" Grace was a lightweight boxer. At the 1908 Olympic Games he became British and European professional champion.-Biography:... 2-0 decision
	7th	Edward Fearman	Lost to Grace Frederick Grace Frederick "Fred" Grace was a lightweight boxer. At the 1908 Olympic Games he became British and European professional champion.-Biography:... 2-0 decision	Did not advance
		Patrick Fee	Lost to Spiller Frederick Spiller M. Frederick "Fred" Spiller was a British lightweight boxer who competed in the early twentieth century.... 2-0 decision
		Frank Osborne	Lost to Jessup KO, 1st round

Middleweight Boxing at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Middleweight -Competition:Round of 16The first round was characterized by knockouts, as all three Frenchmen as well as Dees were out before the start of the third round. Aspa managed to make it through two rounds before withdrawing due to a thumb injury. Doudelle went down the quickest, in the first round,... Up to 158 pounds	1st	Johnny Douglas Johnny Douglas John "Johnny" William Henry Tyler Douglas was a cricketer who was captain of the England team and an Olympic boxer.-Early life:...	Defeated Doudelle KO, 1st round	Bye	Defeated Warnes KO, 2nd round	Defeated Baker Reginald Baker Reginald Leslie "Snowy" Baker was an Australian athlete, sports promoter and film actor, who was born in Surry Hills, an inner-city suburb of Sydney, New South Wales... 2-0 decision
	3rd	William Philo William Philo William Philo was a British Middleweight professional boxer who competed in the early twentieth century. He won a bronze medal in Boxing at the 1908 Summer Olympics losing against Reginald Baker in the semi-finals...	Defeated Murdoch 2-1 decision	Bye	Lost to Baker Reginald Baker Reginald Leslie "Snowy" Baker was an Australian athlete, sports promoter and film actor, who was born in Surry Hills, an inner-city suburb of Sydney, New South Wales... KO, 1st round	Did not advance
	4th	Ruben Warnes	Defeated Morard KO, 2nd round	Bye	Lost to Douglas Johnny Douglas John "Johnny" William Henry Tyler Douglas was a cricketer who was captain of the England team and an Olympic boxer.-Early life:... KO, 2nd round	Did not advance
	5th	William Childs	Defeated Aspa KO, 2nd round	Lost to Baker Reginald Baker Reginald Leslie "Snowy" Baker was an Australian athlete, sports promoter and film actor, who was born in Surry Hills, an inner-city suburb of Sydney, New South Wales... 2-0	Did not advance
	6th	William Dees	Lost to Baker Reginald Baker Reginald Leslie "Snowy" Baker was an Australian athlete, sports promoter and film actor, who was born in Surry Hills, an inner-city suburb of Sydney, New South Wales... KO, 2nd round	Did not advance
	6th	Arthur Murdoch	Lost to Philo William Philo William Philo was a British Middleweight professional boxer who competed in the early twentieth century. He won a bronze medal in Boxing at the 1908 Summer Olympics losing against Reginald Baker in the semi-finals... 2-1 decision	Did not advance

Heavyweight Boxing at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Heavyweight -Competition:QuarterfinalsOldman and Evans both won in the first round, Oldman winning with a right to Myrams' chin and Evans winning with a left to the chest of Ireton. Frederick Mostyn Parks and Brewer went the full three, with Parks doing the lion's share of the hitting but Brewer taking it... No limit	1st	Albert Oldman Albert Oldman Albert Leonard Oldman was a British super heavyweight boxer in the 1908 Olympics in London.-Biography:...	Not held	Defeated Myrams KO, 1st round	Bye	Defeated Evans Sydney Evans Sydney Charles H. "Sid" Evans was a British heavyweight boxer who competed in the early twentieth century. He won a silver medal in Boxing at the 1908 Summer Olympics.Evans was born in Aldermaston in West Berkshire.-References:... KO, 1st round
	2nd	Sydney Evans Sydney Evans Sydney Charles H. "Sid" Evans was a British heavyweight boxer who competed in the early twentieth century. He won a silver medal in Boxing at the 1908 Summer Olympics.Evans was born in Aldermaston in West Berkshire.-References:...		Defeated Ireton Albert Ireton Albert Ireton was a British tug of war competitor and boxer who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.... KO, 1st round	Defeated Frederick Mostyn Parks Frederick Mostyn Parks Frederick Mostyn Parks won a bronze medal in Boxing at the 1908 Summer Olympics losing to Sydney Evans in the semi-finals.-External links:* DatabaseSports.com* at Olympic.org* Sports Reference... 2-1 decision	Lost to Oldman Albert Oldman Albert Leonard Oldman was a British super heavyweight boxer in the 1908 Olympics in London.-Biography:... KO, 1st round
	3rd	Frederick Mostyn Parks Frederick Mostyn Parks Frederick Mostyn Parks won a bronze medal in Boxing at the 1908 Summer Olympics losing to Sydney Evans in the semi-finals.-External links:* DatabaseSports.com* at Olympic.org* Sports Reference...		Defeated Brewer 2-0 decision	Lost to Evans Sydney Evans Sydney Charles H. "Sid" Evans was a British heavyweight boxer who competed in the early twentieth century. He won a silver medal in Boxing at the 1908 Summer Olympics.Evans was born in Aldermaston in West Berkshire.-References:... 2-1 decision	Did not advance
	4th	Harold Brewer		Lost to Frederick Mostyn Parks Frederick Mostyn Parks Frederick Mostyn Parks won a bronze medal in Boxing at the 1908 Summer Olympics losing to Sydney Evans in the semi-finals.-External links:* DatabaseSports.com* at Olympic.org* Sports Reference... 2-0 decision	Did not advance
		Albert Ireton Albert Ireton Albert Ireton was a British tug of war competitor and boxer who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics....		Lost to Evans Sydney Evans Sydney Charles H. "Sid" Evans was a British heavyweight boxer who competed in the early twentieth century. He won a silver medal in Boxing at the 1908 Summer Olympics.Evans was born in Aldermaston in West Berkshire.-References:... KO, 1st round
		Ian Myrams		Lost to Oldman Albert Oldman Albert Leonard Oldman was a British super heavyweight boxer in the 1908 Olympics in London.-Biography:... KO, 1st round

Opponent nation	Wins	Losses	Percent
Australasia Australasia at the 1908 Summer Olympics Australasia was the name of a combined team from Australia and New Zealand that competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England. It was the fourth appearance of Australia, which had not missed any edition of the Summer Olympic Games, and the first appearance of New Zealand...	1	3	.250
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...	7	0	1.000
Denmark Denmark at the 1908 Summer Olympics Denmark competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England. No Danish athletes had competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.-Medalists:-Athletics:-Boxing:2 Danish boxers competed in the lightweight class, with each losing his first bout....	2	0	1.000

Total international	10	3	.769
Great Britain	24	24	.500

Total	34	27	.557

Cycling

Great Britain won 5 of a possible 7 gold medals in the cycling competitions, losing only the men's tandem to France

France at the 1908 Summer Olympics

and the men's sprint by exceeding the time limit (though a French cyclist finished first in that event as well).

Event	Place	Cyclist	Heats	Semifinals	Final

Men's 660 yards Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 660 yards The men's 660 yards was one of seven track cycling events on the Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. It was the shortest of the events, comprising a single lap of the track...	1st	Victor Johnson Victor Johnson (cyclist) Victor Louis Johnson, Vic Johnson, was a British track cycling racer who, in 1908, won a gold medal at the 1908 Summer Olympics; became 'World Amateur Sprint Champion' and the 'British National Quarter-mile Champion'....	56.2 seconds 1st, heat 4	59.2 seconds 1st, semifinal 1	51.2 seconds
	4th	Daniel Flynn	55.0 seconds 1st, heat 13	54.8 seconds 1st, semifinal 3	Unknown
	Semi- finalist	Clarence Kingsbury Clarence Kingsbury Clarence Brickwood Kingsbury was a British track cyclist who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. He belonged to the Paddington and North End cycling clubs....	57.4 seconds 1st, heat 3	Unknown 2nd, semifinal 2	Did not advance
		William Bailey William Bailey William Bailey was an American actor. He appeared in 222 films between 1911 and 1959. Born in Omaha, Nebraska, Bailey died in Hollywood, California in 1962 at the age of 76.-Selected filmography:...	50.8 seconds 1st, heat 2	Unknown 3rd, semifinal 2
		Benjamin Jones Benjamin Jones (cyclist) Benjamin "Ben" Jones was a British track cycling racer who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics....	59.0 seconds 1st, heat 1	Unknown 3rd, semifinal 4
		Ernest Payne Ernest Payne Ernest "Ernie" Payne was a British track cycling racer. Born in Worcester, he won a gold medal in the team pursuit at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London and went on to play football, including two games as an amateur for Manchester United.-Background:Payne was born in a cottage at 221 London Road,...	57.2 seconds 1st, heat 12	Unknown 4th, semifinal 3
	Heats	George Summers	Unknown 2nd, heat 6	Did not advance
		W. F. Magee	Unknown 2nd, heat 11
		Albert J. Denny	Unknown 2nd, heat 16
		J. L. Lavery	Unknown 3rd, heat 7
		G. C. Anderson	Unknown 4th, heat 14

Men's 5000 metres Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 5000 metres The men's 5000 metres was one of seven track cycling events on the Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. Its distance was the median of the individual event distances...	1st	Benjamin Jones	None held	9:08.8 1st, semifinal 5	8:36.2
	5th	Clarence Kingsbury		8:53.0 1st, semifinal 6	Unknown
	Semi- finalist	Daniel Flynn		Unknown 2nd, semifinal 1	Did not advance
		W. F. Magee		Unknown 2nd, semifinal 4
		C. V. Clark		Unknown 2nd, semifinal 7
		J. L. Lavery		Unknown 4-9, semifinal 5
		A. E. Calvert		Unknown 5-6, semifinal 6
	—	William Bailey William Bailey William Bailey was an American actor. He appeared in 222 films between 1911 and 1959. Born in Omaha, Nebraska, Bailey died in Hollywood, California in 1962 at the age of 76.-Selected filmography:...		Did not finish —, semifinal 1
	—	Ernest Payne		Did not finish —, semifinal 2

Men's 20 kilometres Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 20 kilometres The men's 20 kilometres was one of seven track cycling events on the Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. Its distance was the second longest of the individual event distances. The time limit for the race was 40 minutes.-Semifinals:...	1st	Clarence Kingsbury	None held	32:33.8 1st, semifinal 2	34:13.6
	2nd	Benjamin Jones		32:39.0 1st, semifinal 4	Unknown
	5-9	Albert J. Denny		33:40.6 1st, semifinal 6	Unknown
	5-9	Leon Meredith		33:21.0 1st, semifinal 1	Unknown
	Semi- finalist	Colin Brooks		32:34.0 2nd, semifinal 2	Did not advance
		D. C. Robertson		34:53.8 2nd, semifinal 5
		Herbert Bouffler		Unknown 4th, semifinal 3
	—	Daniel Flynn		Did not finish —, semifinal 1
		Frederick Hamlin		Did not finish —, semifinal 3
		W. Lower		Did not finish —, semifinal 4

Men's 100 kilometres Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 kilometres The men's 100 kilometres was one of seven track cycling events on the Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. Its distance was the longest of the individual event distances. The time limit for the race was 3 hours and 15 minutes. A challenge cup was presented by the Prince of Wales to the...	1st	Charles Bartlett Charles Henry Bartlett Charles Henry Bartlett was a British track cyclist. He competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics where he won the gold medal in the 100 kilometres competition, completing the course in a time of 2 hours 41 minutes and 48.6 seconds.-References:...	None held	Unknown 2nd, semifinal 2	2:41:48.6
	2nd	Charles Denny		Unknown 7-9, semifinal 2	Unknown
	4th	William Pett		Unknown 6th, semifinal 2	Unknown
	7th	D. C. Robertson		Unknown 6th, semifinal 1	Unknown
	8th	Sydney Bailey		Unknown 3rd, semifinal 1	Unknown
	9-17	J. H. Bishop		Unknown 5th, semifinal 1	Did not finish
		Leon Meredith		2:43:15.4 1st, semifinal 2	Did not finish
		Harry Mussen		Unknown 7-14, semifinal 1	Did not finish
	Semi- finalist	J. Norman		Unknown 7-14, semifinal 1	Did not advance
	—	R. Jolly		Did not finish —, semifinal 2
	—	David Noon		Did not finish —, semifinal 2

Men's sprint Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's sprint The men's 1000 metre sprint was one of seven track cycling events on the Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. Its distance was the second shortest of the individual event distances...	Finalist	Victor Johnson	1:33.8 1st, heat 1	1:27.4 1st, semifinal 1	Time limit exceeded
		Benjamin Jones	1:35.0 1st, heat 12	1:40.8 1st, semifinal 3	Time limit exceeded
		Clarence Kingsbury	1:27.4 1st, heat 15	1:35.6 1st, semifinal 4	Time limit exceeded
	Semi- finalist	Daniel Flynn	1:30.2 1st, heat 4	Unknown 2-4, semifinal 2	Did not advance
		Ernest Payne	1:32.0 1st, heat 5	Unknown 2-4, semifinal 2
		J. L. Lavery	1:41.0 1st, heat 14	Unknown 3rd, semifinal 3
	Heats	George Summers	Unknown 2nd, heat 13	Did not advance
		John Matthews	Unknown 3rd, heat 2
		William Bailey	Unknown 3rd, heat 7
		Herbert Crowther	Unknown 3rd, heat 8
	—	W. F. Magee	Time limit exceeded —, heat 6

Men's tandem Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's tandem The men's 2000 metre tandem was one of seven track cycling events on the Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. The time limit for the race was 4 minutes.-First round:...	2nd	Frederick Hamlin Thomas H. Johnson Horace Johnson Horace Thomas Johnson was a cyclist from Great Britain. He was born in Fulham, United Kingdom.Johnson was often referred to as Tiny Johnson or H. T. Tiny Johnson...	3:14.8 1st, heat 2	2:42.2 1st, semifinal 1	Unknown
	3rd	Colin Brooks Walter Isaacs	2:42.2 1st, heat 1	Unknown 2nd, semifinal 1	Unknown
	Semi- finalist	John Matthews Leon Meredith	2:43.2 1st, heat 7	Unknown 2nd, semifinal 2	Did not advance
	Semi- finalist	John L. Barnard Arthur Rushen	Unknown 2nd, heat 4	Unknown 3rd, semifinal 2	Did not advance
	Heats	R. Jolly J. Norman	Unknown 2nd, heat 6	Did not advance
	Heats	C. McKaig E. C. Piercy	Unknown 3rd, heat 3	Did not advance

Men's team pursuit Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's team pursuit The men's team pursuit was one of seven track cycling events on the Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. Teams started at opposite sides of the track. Each team raced three laps of the track, comprising 1980 yards...	1st	Benjamin Jones Clarence Kingsbury Leon Meredith Ernest Payne	Walkover 1st, heat 1	2:19.6 1st, semifinal 1	2:18.6

Diving

Event	Place	Diver	Preliminary groups	Semi- finals	Final

Men's 10 metre platform Diving at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 10 metre platform The men's 10 metre platform, also known as the high diving competition, was one of two diving events on the diving at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme, along with the men's 3 metre springboard....	8th	Harold Goodworth	76.00 points 2nd, group 1	59.48 points 4th, semifinal 2	Did not advance
	12th	George Cane	73.10 points 3rd, group 4	Did not advance
	14th	James Aldous	68.00 points 5th, group 1
	16th	William Hoare	65.20 points 3rd, group 2
	19th	William Webb	57.70 points 4th, group 3
	21st	F. J. Collins	56.50 points 5th, group 3
	23rd	Thomas Harrington	53.15 points 6th, group 5

Men's 3 metre springboard Diving at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 3 metre springboard The men's 3 metre springboard, also known as the fancy diving competition, was one of two diving events on the Diving at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme, along with the men's 10 metre platform....	6th	Harold Clarke Harold Clarke Harold Clarke was a British diver who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics, in the 1920 Summer Olympics, and in the 1924 Summer Olympics....	78.60 points 2nd, group 2	81.10 points 4th, semifinal 2	Did not advance
	7th	Herbert Pott Herbert Pott Herbert Ernest Pott was a British diver who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was born in Richmond, London....	82.50 points 1st, group 4	79.60 points 3rd, semifinal 1
	10th	Frank Errington Frank Errington Frank R. Errington was a British diver who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.In 1908 he was eliminated in the semi-finals of the 3 metre springboard competition after finishing fifth in his heat.-External links:*...	70.83 points 2nd, group 3	72.60 points 5th, semifinal 1
	12th	Harold Smyrk	78.30 points 3rd, group 5	Did not advance
	14th	Harry Crank	70.30 points 4th, group 1
	16th	William Hoare	67.80 points 5th, group 3
	17th	Anthony Beckett	67.50 points 5th, group 1
	18th	William Bull	66.00 points 3rd, group 4
	20th	Thomas Cross	64.50 points 4th, group 5
	23rd	Anthony Taylor	58.80 points 3rd, group 2

Fencing

Great Britain took second in the men's team épée competition, with Montgomerie also making it into a three-way playoff for 2nd, 3rd and 4th places in the individual event despite having been nearly eliminated in both the second round and the semifinals. His bottom placing in that playoff gave France

France at the 1908 Summer Olympics

a sweep of the medals. The British were less successful in sabre, with no fencers making it to the final in the individual competition and the team being eliminated in the first round.

Event	Place	Fencer	First round	Second round	Semi- final	Final

Men's épée Fencing at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's épée The men's épée was one of four fencing events on the Fencing at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. The medals were swept by the French fencers, who also took the gold medal in the team épée event.-First round:...	4th	Robert Montgomerie Robert Montgomerie (fencer) Robert Montgomerie was a British fencer. He won two silver medals in the team épée competitions at the 1908 and 1912 Summer Olympics.-References:...	6-1 (1st in I)	2-2 (2nd in 4)	3-4 (4th in 1)	6-3
	5th	Cecil Haig Cecil Haig Cecil Haig was a British Olympic fencer. He won a silver medal in the team épée event at the 1908 Summer Olympics.He was educated at Clifton College and Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge.-References:...	2-2 (3rd in K)	2-1 (1st in 8)	4-3 (2nd in 1)	2-5
	8th	Martin Holt Martin Holt Martin Holt was a British fencer. He won two silver medals in the team épée competitions at the 1908 and 1912 Summer Olympics.-References:...	3-4 (2nd in D)	3-1 (1st in 4)	4-3 (2nd in 2)	2-6
	Second round	Leaf Daniell	5-1 (1st in G)	3-2 (3rd in 5)	Did not advance
		Sydney Martineau Sydney Martineau Sydney Martineau was a British fencer who took part in the 1912 Olympics in Stockholm, and the Fencing at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's épée....	3-2 (2nd in F)	2-2 (3rd in 7)
		Edgar Amphlett	4-1 (1st in J)	1-3 (5th in 2)
		Henry Davids Henry Davids (fencer) Henry Davids was a British Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual épée event at the 1908 Summer Olympics.-References:...	2-2 (2nd in M)	1-4 (5th in 3)
	First round	John Blake John Blake (fencer) John Blake was a British fencer. He competed at the 1908, 1912 and 1920 Summer Olympics.-References:...	2-4 (4th in C)	Did not advance
		Percival Davson	3-4 (4th in E)
		Ralph Chalmers Ralph Chalmers Ralph Chalmers was a British Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual épée event at the 1908 Summer Olympics. He died at the Second Battle of Ypres during World War I.-External links:...	3-3 (4th in H)
		Edgar Seligman Edgar Seligman -External links:****...	2-4 (4th in L)
		Luke Fildes Luke Fildes (fencer) Luke Fildes was a British Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual épée event at the 1908 Summer Olympics.-References:...	2-6 (7th in A)

Men's sabre Fencing at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's sabre The men's sabre was one of four fencing events on the Fencing at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. The top two places were won by Hungarian fencers, who also took the gold medal in the team sabre event.-First round:...	Semi- finalist	C. Barry Notley	3-2 (2nd in L)	2-2 (2nd in 1)	2-5 (7th in 1)	Did not advance
	Second round	William Marsh William Marsh (fencer) William Marsh was a British fencer. He competed at four Olympic Games.-References:...	3-1 (1st in D)	2-2 (3rd in 3)	Did not advance
	Second round	Richard Badman Richard Badman Richard Badman was a British Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual sabre event at the 1908 Summer Olympics.-References:...	2-3 (3rd in G)	1-3 (4th in 2)	Did not advance
	First round	Arthur Murray Arthur Murray (fencer) Arthur Murray was a British Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1908 Summer Olympics.-References:...	2-2 (4th in B)	Did not advance
		Charles Wilson Charles Wilson (fencer) Charles Wilson was a British Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1908 Summer Olympics.-References:...	2-3 (4th in H)
		Alfred Keene	2-3 (4th in I)
		Edward Brookfield Edward Brookfield Edward Brookfield was a British Olympic fencer. He competed at four Olympic Games.-References:...	3-4 (4th in J)
		Douglas Godfree Douglas Godfree Douglas Godfree was a British Olympic fencer and modern pentathlete. He competed at the 1908 and 1912 Summer Olympics.-References:...	0-5 (6th in C)
		Lockhart Leith Lockhart Leith Lockhart Leith was a British Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual sabre event at the 1908 Summer Olympics.-References:...	0-5 (6th in K)
		Anthony Chalke Anthony Chalke Anthony Chalke was a British Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual sabre event at the 1908 Summer Olympics.-References:...	1-5 (7th in M)

Event	Place	Fencers	Play-in match	First round	Semi- finals	Final	Repechage	Silver medal match

Men's team épée Fencing at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's team épée The men's team épée was one of four fencing events on the Fencing at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. The event was won by the French team, who also swept the medals in the individual épée event.-Play-in match:...	2nd	Leaf Daniell (all) Cecil Haig (1st, sf, r, sm) Martin Holt (p, 1st, sf, r) Robert Montgomerie (all) Edgar Seligman (1st) Edgar Amphlett (sm)	Defeated Netherlands Netherlands at the 1908 Summer Olympics Athletes from the Netherlands competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England.-Athletics:-Cycling:-Fencing:-Football:The Netherlands was represented by the Netherlands national football team.-Gymnastics:-Rowing:... 9-7 Advanced to first round	Defeated 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.... 13-5 Advanced to semifinals	Lost to 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... 12-5 Relegated to repechage	Did not advance	Defeated Denmark Denmark at the 1908 Summer Olympics Denmark competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England. No Danish athletes had competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.-Medalists:-Athletics:-Boxing:2 Danish boxers competed in the lightweight class, with each losing his first bout.... 9-8 Advanced to silver medal match	Defeated Belgium Belgium at the 1908 Summer Olympics Belgium competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England.It was the second appearance of the European nation, which had previously competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics.-Athletics:-Cycling:... 9-5 Won silver medal

Men's team sabre Fencing at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's team sabre The men's team sabre was one of four fencing events on the Fencing at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. The event was won by the Hungarian team, who also took the top two medals in the individual sabre event.-First round:Winners advanced, losers out...	6th	H. Evan James H. Evan James H. Evan James was a British Olympic fencer. He competed at the 1908 and 1920 Summer Olympics.-References:... William Marsh Arthur Murray Charles Wilson	Not held	Lost to Italy Italy at the 1908 Summer Olympics Italy competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England. It was the third appearance of the European nation, which had not competed at the 1904 Summer Olympics.-Athletics:... 11-5 Out 6th place	Did not advance		Not relegated

Figure skating

Event	Place	Skater	Score

Men's singles Figure skating at the 1908 Summer Olympics At the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, four figure skating events were contested. This took place at the Prince's Skating Club, in the district of Knightsbridge...	4th	John Greig	310.9
	5th	Albert March	232.0
	—	Herbert Yglesias	Did not finish

Men's special figures Figure skating at the 1908 Summer Olympics At the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, four figure skating events were contested. This took place at the Prince's Skating Club, in the district of Knightsbridge...	2nd	Arthur Cumming	32.8
	3rd	Geoffrey Hall-Say Geoffrey Hall-Say Geoffrey Hall-Say was a British figure skater. He won the bronze medal in the special figures event at the 1908 Summer Olympics. This was the only year in which special figures was an Olympic event. Fellow Brit Arthur Cumming won the silver.-References:**...	20.8

Ladies' singles Figure skating at the 1908 Summer Olympics At the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, four figure skating events were contested. This took place at the Prince's Skating Club, in the district of Knightsbridge...	1st	Madge Syers Madge Syers Florence Madeline "Madge" Syers was a British figure skater. She became the first woman to compete at the World Figure Skating Championships in 1902 by entering what was previously an all-male event and won the silver medal, which prompted the International Skating Union to create a separate...	252.5
	3rd	Dorothy Greenhough-Smith Dorothy Greenhough-Smith Dorothy Greenhough-Smith was a British figure skater.She was the daughter of writer James Edward Preston Muddock, and married publisher/editor Herbert Greenhough Smith in 1900....	192.1
	5th	Gwendolyn Lycett Gwendolyn Lycett Gloria Gwendolyn Lycett was a British figure skater.She competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics, the first Olympics where figure skating was contested, and finished fifth out of five skaters. She also participated at the World Figure Skating Championships twice, finishing fourth in 1912.-Competitive...	164.0

Pair skating Figure skating at the 1908 Summer Olympics At the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, four figure skating events were contested. This took place at the Prince's Skating Club, in the district of Knightsbridge...	2nd	Phyllis Johnson Phyllis Johnson Phyllis Wyatt Johnson was a British figure skater.She won the silver medal in pair skating at the 1908 Olympic Games with James H. Johnson. They captured the gold at the World Figure Skating Championships in 1909 and 1912. In 1920, she won the bronze at the Olympics with new partner Basil Williams... James H. Johnson James H. Johnson James Henry Johnson was a British pair skater competitive during the early days of modern figure skating. He and partner Phyllis Johnson won the silver medal at the 1908 Summer Olympics, the first Olympics to include figure skating events.The Johnsons also participated in the first official World...	10.3
	3rd	Madge Syers Madge Syers Florence Madeline "Madge" Syers was a British figure skater. She became the first woman to compete at the World Figure Skating Championships in 1902 by entering what was previously an all-male event and won the silver medal, which prompted the International Skating Union to create a separate... Edgar Syers Edgar Syers Edgar Morris Wood Syers was a British figure skater who competed in both singles and pair skating. As a singles skater, he won the bronze medal at the 1899 World Championships. At age 45, he competed with wife Madge Syers at the 1908 London Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal there...	9.6

Football

England national amateur football team

The England national amateur football team was the amateur representative team for England at football. It was formed in 1906, due to the growth of the professional game which meant that amateur players could no longer easily find places in the main England national team.-First match and unbeaten...

represented Great Britain in the football competition.

Event	Place	Players	First round	Semifinals	Final	Bronze match

Men's football	1st	Horace Bailey Horace Bailey Horace Peter Bailey was an English amateur football player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and 1912 Summer Olympics.... , Arthur Berry Arthur Berry (footballer) Arthur Berry was an English amateur football player who competed in the 1908 and 1912 Summer Olympics.Berry studied at Denstone College, Wadham College, and Oxford University... , Frederick Chapman Frederick Chapman (footballer) Frederick William Chapman was an English amateur footballer who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.-Club career:Chapman played for Notts Magdala, Nottingham Forest and South Nottingham... (captain), Walter Corbett Walter Corbett Walter "Watty" Samuel Corbett was an English amateur football player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.... , Harold Hardman Harold Hardman Harold Payne Hardman was an English footballer and later football chairman.-Football career:Born in Newton Heath, Manchester, he was discovered by Blackpool as a schoolboy and thrown into the first team during their season in exile from the Football League in 1899-1900... , Robert Hawkes Robert Hawkes Robert Murray "Bob" Hawkes was an English footballer who played for Luton Town, became their first international player, and competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.-Playing career:... , Kenneth Hunt Kenneth Hunt Reverend Kenneth Reginald Gunnery Hunt was an English amateur football player, Oxford Blue, F.A... , Herbert Smith Herbert Smith (footballer) Herbert Smith was an English amateur football player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics, playing at left-back.-Career:... , Harold Stapley Harold Stapley Harold "Harry" S. Stapley was an English football player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics, where he scored 6 goals.... , Clyde Purnell Clyde Purnell Clyde Honeysett Purnell was an English amateur football player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the English team, which won the gold medal in the Olympic football tournament in 1908.... , Vivian Woodward Vivian Woodward Vivian John Woodward was an English amateur football player who enjoyed the peak of his career in the late 1900s and early 1910s.-Club career:...	Won vs. Sweden Sweden at the 1908 Summer Olympics Sweden competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom. It was the third appearance of the European nation, which had missed only the 1904 Summer Olympics.-Medalists:-Athletics:... 12-1	Won vs. Netherlands Netherlands at the 1908 Summer Olympics Athletes from the Netherlands competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England.-Athletics:-Cycling:-Fencing:-Football:The Netherlands was represented by the Netherlands national football team.-Gymnastics:-Rowing:... 4-0	Won vs. Denmark Denmark at the 1908 Summer Olympics Denmark competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England. No Danish athletes had competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.-Medalists:-Athletics:-Boxing:2 Danish boxers competed in the lightweight class, with each losing his first bout.... 2-0	Not relegated

Gymnastics

Event	Place	Gymnast	Score

Men's all-around Gymnastics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's all-around The men's individual all-around, also known as the heptathlon, was one of two gymnastics events on the Gymnastics at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme...	2nd	S. Walter Tysall Walter Tysall Walter Tysall was a British gymnast who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He was born in Birmingham and died in Ashton-on-Ribble.In 1908 he won the silver medal in the individual all-around.-External links:*...	312
	6th	Samuel Hodgetts Samuel Hodgetts Samuel Ernest Hodgetts was a British gymnast who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics, in the 1912 Summer Olympics, and in the 1920 Summer Olympics....	266
	9th	Edward Potts	252.5
	12th	George Bailey	246
	16th	Franklin Dick	233.5
	16th	Arthur Hodges	252.5
	Unknown	E. Aspinall	Unknown
		Oliver Bauscher	Unknown
		Joseph Cook	Unknown
		S. Domville	Unknown
		E. Dyson	Unknown
		W. Fergus	Unknown
		A. Ford	Unknown
		J. Graham	Unknown
		R. Hanley	Unknown
		Leonard Hanson Leonard Hanson Leonard Hanson was a British gymnast who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics.In 1908 he participated in the individual all-around competition, but his place is unknown....	Unknown
		G. Meade	Unknown
		C. H. Smith	Unknown
		J. A. Walters	Unknown
		W. Watters	Unknown

Event	Place	Gymnast	Score

Men's team Gymnastics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's team The men's team was one of two gymnastics events on the Gymnastics at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. Each team was composed of between 16 and 40 gymnasts, with a time limit of 30 minutes for the performance. Free gymnastics and hand apparati were allowed...	8th	P. A. Baker, W. F. Barrett, R. Bonney, J. H. Catley, M. Clay, E. Clough, J. Cotterell, W. Cowy, G. C. Cullen, F. Denby, Herbert Drury Herbert Drury (gymnast) Herbert James Drury was a British gymnast who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics.As a member of the British team in 1908 he finished eighth in the team competition.... , W. Fitt, H. Gill, A. S. Harley, Arthur Hawkins, William Hoare, J. A. Horridge, H. J. Huskinson, J. W. Jones, E. Justice, N. J. Keighley, R. Laycock, R. McGaw, J. McPhail, W. Manning, W. G. Merrifield, C. J. Oldaker, G. Parrott, E. Parsons, E. F. Richardson, J. Robertson, George Ross George Ross (gymnast) George James Ross was a British gymnast who competed in the 1908 and 1912 Olympic Games.As a member of the British team in 1908, he finished eighth in the team competition.... , D. Scott, J. F. Simpson, W. R. Skeeles, J. Speight, H. Stell, C. V. Sederman, William Titt William Titt William Titt was a British gymnast who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics.As a member of the British team in 1908 he finished eighth in the team competition.... , Charles Vigurs Charles Vigurs Charles Alfred Vigurs was a British gymnast who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics.As a member of the British team in 1908 he finished eighth in the team competition.... , E. Walton, H. Waterman, E. A. Watkins, John Whitaker John Whitaker (gymnast) John T. Whitaker was a British gymnast who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics.As a member of the British team in 1908 he finished eighth in the team competition.... , F. Whitehead	196

Hockey

Great Britain sent four teams, one from each of the 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...

. Scotland and England defeated Germany and France, respectively, in the first round before facing each other in the semifinals. Their victories assured them medals, while Ireland and Wales had been guaranteed medals by receiving byes in the first round. England won in the semifinal against Scotland, while Ireland defeated Wales in the other semifinal. The two losing teams received bronze medals, while England took the gold by winning the final against Ireland, who received silver.

Event	Place	Players	First round	Semifinals	Final	5th/6th

Men's hockey	1st	England Louis Baillon Louis Baillon Louis 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 Freeman Harry Freeman Harry 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 Logan Gerald Logan Gerald Logan was a field hockey player, who won a gold medal with the England team at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.-References:... , Alan Noble Alan Noble Alan 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 Page Edgar Page Edgar 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 Pridmore Reggie Pridmore Reginald George Pridmore was a field hockey player, who won the gold medal with the England team at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.... , Percy Rees Percy Rees Percy 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 Robinson John Yate Robinson John 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 Shoveller Stanley Shoveller Stanley 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 Wood Harvey Wood Harvey Jesse Wood is a former field hockey player, who won a gold medal with the England team at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London....	Won vs. 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... 10-1	Won vs. Scotland 6-1	Won vs. Ireland 8-1	Not relegated
	2nd	Ireland Edward Allman-Smith Edward Allman-Smith Brigadier Edward Percival Allman-Smith was an Irish soldier and field hockey player.-Hockey player:... , Henry Brown, Walter Campbell, William Graham, Richard Gregg, Edward Holmes Edward 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:... , Robert Kennedy Robert 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 Peterson Walter 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 Power Charles 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 Robinson Frank 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:...	Bye	Won vs. Wales 3-1	Lost vs. England 8-1	Not relegated
	3rd	Scotland Alexander Burt Alexander Burt Alexander 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:... , John Burt, Alastair Denniston Alastair Denniston Commander 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 Fraser Hew Fraser Hew 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-Orr James Harper-Orr James 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 Laing Ivan Laing Ivan 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 Neilson Hugh Neilson Hugh 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 Orchardson William Orchardson William 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 Stevenson Norman Stevenson Norman 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	Won vs. 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.... 4-0	Lost vs. England 6-1	Did not advance	Not relegated
	3rd	Wales Frederick Connah Frederick Connah Frederick 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 Evans Llewellyn Evans Llewellyn 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 Lyne Richard Lyne Robert 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 Pallott Wilfred Pallott Wilfred 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 Phillips Frederick Phillips Frederick 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 Shephard Charles Shephard Charles 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 Turnbull Bertrand Turnbull Bertrand 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.... , Philip Turnbull, James Williams	Bye	Lost vs. Ireland 3-1	Did not advance	Not relegated

Opponent nation	Wins	Losses	Percent
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...	1	0	1.000
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....	1	0	1.000

Total international	2	0	1.000
Great Britain	3	3	.500

Total	5	3	.625

Jeu de paume

In the jeu de paume

Jeu de paume

Jeu de paume is a ball-and-court game that originated in France. It was an indoor precursor of tennis played without racquets, though these were eventually introduced. It is a former Olympic sport, and has the oldest ongoing annual world championship in sport, first established over 250 years ago...

competition, British players took the silver and bronze medals.

Event	Place	Player	Round of 16	Quarter- finals	Semi- finals	Final/ Bronze match

Jeu de paume Jeu de paume at the 1908 Summer Olympics -References:...	2nd	Eustace Miles Eustace Miles Eustace Hamilton Miles was a British real tennis player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. He was the grandson of Sir William Miles, 1st Baronet by his son Captain William Henry Miles, J.P. and Mary Frances Miles, née Charleton...	Defeated Sands Charles Sands ----Charles Edward Sands was an American golfer, tennis and real tennis player who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics and in the 1908 Summer Olympics.... 6-3, 6-3, 6-3	Defeated Noel Evan Noel Evan Baillie Noel was a British rackets player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He won the gold medal in the men's singles event... 6-5, 6-1, 6-5	Defeated Lytton Neville Bulwer-Lytton, 3rd Earl of Lytton Neville Stephen Bulwer-Lytton, 3rd Earl of Lytton, OBE was a British military officer and artist.He was a son of Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Earl of Lytton and grandson of the famous novelists, Edward Bulwer-Lytton and Rosina Doyle Wheeler. Neville Lytton was born in India while his father served... 6-4, 6-1, 6-3	Lost to Gould 6-5, 6-4, 6-4
	3rd	Neville Bulwer-Lytton, 3rd Earl of Lytton Neville Bulwer-Lytton, 3rd Earl of Lytton Neville Stephen Bulwer-Lytton, 3rd Earl of Lytton, OBE was a British military officer and artist.He was a son of Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Earl of Lytton and grandson of the famous novelists, Edward Bulwer-Lytton and Rosina Doyle Wheeler. Neville Lytton was born in India while his father served...	Bye	Defeated Biedermann 6-5, 6-1, 6-2	Lost to Miles Eustace Miles Eustace Hamilton Miles was a British real tennis player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. He was the grandson of Sir William Miles, 1st Baronet by his son Captain William Henry Miles, J.P. and Mary Frances Miles, née Charleton... 6-4, 6-1, 6-3	Defeated Page 6-2, 6-4, 6-4
	4th	Arthur Page	Bye	Defeated Palmer 5-6, 6-4, 6-5, 6-1	Lost to Gould 6-1, 6-0, 6-0	Lost to Lytton Neville Bulwer-Lytton, 3rd Earl of Lytton Neville Stephen Bulwer-Lytton, 3rd Earl of Lytton, OBE was a British military officer and artist.He was a son of Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Earl of Lytton and grandson of the famous novelists, Edward Bulwer-Lytton and Rosina Doyle Wheeler. Neville Lytton was born in India while his father served... 6-2, 6-4, 6-4
	5th	Edwin Biedermann	Bye	Lost to Lytton Neville Bulwer-Lytton, 3rd Earl of Lytton Neville Stephen Bulwer-Lytton, 3rd Earl of Lytton, OBE was a British military officer and artist.He was a son of Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Earl of Lytton and grandson of the famous novelists, Edward Bulwer-Lytton and Rosina Doyle Wheeler. Neville Lytton was born in India while his father served... 6-5, 6-1, 6-2	Did not advance
		Evan Noel Evan Noel Evan Baillie Noel was a British rackets player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He won the gold medal in the men's singles event...	Defeated Tatham 6-2, 6-3, 6-3	Lost to Miles Eustace Miles Eustace Hamilton Miles was a British real tennis player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. He was the grandson of Sir William Miles, 1st Baronet by his son Captain William Henry Miles, J.P. and Mary Frances Miles, née Charleton... 6-5, 6-1, 6-5
		Arthur Palmer	Bye	Lost to Page 5-6, 6-4, 6-5, 6-1
		Vane Pennell Vane Pennell Vane Hungerford Pennell was a British rackets and real tennis player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.-Life:Vane Pennell was educated at Eton, Charterhouse and Trinity College, Cambridge....	Defeated Cazalet 6-1, 6-4, 6-1	Lost to Gould 6-3, 6-3, 6-2
	9th	William Cazalet	Lost to Pennell Vane Pennell Vane Hungerford Pennell was a British rackets and real tennis player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.-Life:Vane Pennell was educated at Eton, Charterhouse and Trinity College, Cambridge.... 6-1, 6-4, 6-1	Did not advance
	9th	Charles Tatham	Lost to Noel Evan Noel Evan Baillie Noel was a British rackets player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He won the gold medal in the men's singles event... 6-2, 6-3, 6-3	Did not advance

Opponent nation	Wins	Losses	Percent
United States	1	3	.250

Total international	1	3	.250
Great Britain	6	6	.500

Total	7	9	.438

Lacrosse

Great Britain lost the only lacrosse match played in 1908 to Canada

Canada at the 1908 Summer Olympics

- Gold:* Robert Kerr — Athletics, Men's 200 m* Frank Dixon, George Campbell, Angus Dillon, Richard Louis Duckett, George Rennie, Clarence McKerrow, Alexander Turnbull, Henry Hoobin, Ernest Hamilton, John Broderick, Tommy Gorman, Patrick Brennan — Lacrosse, Men's Team Competition* Walter...

, earning the silver medal.

Event	Place	Players	Final

Men's lacrosse	2nd	Gustav Alexander Gustav Alexander Gustav Alexander was an Austrian otolaryngologist remembered for describing Alexander's law. He was the director of the Department of Otology of the Wiener Allgemeine Poliklinik from 1917 until his death... , J. Alexander, L. Blockey, George Buckland George Buckland George Frederick Buckland was a British lacrosse player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. He was part of the British team which won the silver medal.-External links:... , Eric Dutton Eric Dutton Eric Ogden Dutton was a British lacrosse player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. He was part of the British team which won the silver medal.-External links:... , V. G. Gilbey, S. N. Hayes S. N. Hayes S. N. Hayes was a British lacrosse player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. He was part of the British team which won the silver medal.-External links:... , F. S. Johnson, Wilfrid Johnson Wilfrid Johnson Wilfrid Alexander Johnson was a British lacrosse player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. He was part of the British team which won the silver medal.-External links:... , Edward Jones Edward Jones (lacrosse) Edward Percy Jones was a British lacrosse player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. He was part of the British team which won the silver medal.-External links:... , Reginald Martin Reginald Martin Reginald George Warren Martin was a British lacrosse player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. He was part of the British team which won the silver medal.-External links:... , Gerald Mason Gerald Mason (lacrosse) Gerald Mason was a British lacrosse player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. He was part of the British team which won the silver medal.-External links:... , G. J. Mason, Johnson Parker-Smith Johnson Parker-Smith Johnson Parker-Smith was a British lacrosse player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. He was part of the British team which won the silver medal.... , Hubert Ramsay, Charles Scott Charles Scott (lacrosse) Charles Hubert Scott was a British lacrosse player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. He was part of the British team which won the silver medal.-External links:... , H. Shorrocks, Norman Whitley Norman Whitley Sir Norman Henry Pownall Whitley KCB MC was a British Army officer, judge and silver medalist in Lacrosse at the 1908 Summer Olympics....	Lost vs. Canada Canada at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Gold:* Robert Kerr — Athletics, Men's 200 m* Frank Dixon, George Campbell, Angus Dillon, Richard Louis Duckett, George Rennie, Clarence McKerrow, Alexander Turnbull, Henry Hoobin, Ernest Hamilton, John Broderick, Tommy Gorman, Patrick Brennan — Lacrosse, Men's Team Competition* Walter... 14-10

Polo

Great Britain was the only nation to compete in polo in 1908, with two English teams and an Irish team competing.

Event	Place	Players	Match 1	Match 2

Men's polo	1st	Roehampton Roehampton Roehampton is a district in south-west London, forming the western end of the London Borough of Wandsworth. It lies between the town of Barnes to the north, Putney to the east and Wimbledon Common to the south. The Richmond Park golf courses are west of the neighbourhood, and just south of these is... Charles Darley Miller Charles Darley Miller Charles Darley Miller was a British polo player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics as a member of the British polo team Roehampton, which won the gold medal.-Biography:... , George Arthur Miller George Arthur Miller George Arthur Miller , was a British polo player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics as a member of the British polo team Roehampton, which won the gold medal.... , Patteson Womersley Nickalls, Herbert Haydon Wilson Herbert Haydon Wilson Herbert Haydon Wilson was a British polo player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.-Biography:...	Defeated Hurlingham 3-1	Defeated Ireland 8-1
	2nd	Hurlingham Club Hurlingham Club The Hurlingham Club is an exclusive sports club in Fulham in southwest London, England. The club, founded in 1869, is situated by the River Thames in Fulham, West London, and has a Georgian clubhouse set in of grounds... Walter Buckmaster Walter Buckmaster Walter Selby Buckmaster was a British polo player in the 1900 Summer Olympics and in the 1908 Summer Olympics.-Biography:... , Frederick Freake Frederick Freake Sir Frederick Maitland Freake, 3rd Baronet was a British polo player in the 1900 Summer Olympics and in the 1908 Summer Olympics.-Biography:... , Walter Jones Walter Jones (polo) Walter John Henry Jones , was an English polo player.He was born at The Elms, Warrington, the son of William Charles Jones and Lucretia Elizabeth Jones. His father was the owner of Jones Brothers Cotton Mills in Leigh, and extremely wealthy... , John Wodehouse John Wodehouse, 3rd Earl of Kimberley John Wodehouse, 3rd Earl of Kimberley CBE MC was a British peer, known from 1902 to 1932 as Lord Wodehouse.-Biography:...	Lost to Roehampton 3-1	Bye
	2nd	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... John Hardress Lloyd John Hardress Lloyd Brigadier-General John Hardress Lloyd was an Anglo-Irish soldier and polo player. He was awarded a DSO and made a Chevalier of the Légion d’Honneur for his service in the British Army during the First World War... , John Paul McCann John Paul McCann John Paul McCann was an Irish polo player who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics. Together with Percy O'Reilly, John Hardress Lloyd and Auston Rotheram, he was a member of the Ireland team that won a silver medal The Ireland team was part of the Great Britain Olympic team.-References:... , Percy O'Reilly Percy O'Reilly Percy Philip O'Reilly was an Irish polo player who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics. Together with John Paul McCann, John Hardress Lloyd and Auston Rotheram, he was a member of the Ireland team that won a silver medal The Ireland team was part of the Great Britain Olympic team.His daughter... , Auston Rotherham	Bye	Lost to Roehampton 8-1

Rackets

The host nation was the only one to compete in rackets in 1908.

Event	Place	Player	Round of 16	Quarter- finals	Semi- finals	Final

Men's singles Rackets at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's singles The men's singles competition was one of two rackets events held as part of the Rackets at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme.-Standings:-Bracket:...	1st	Evan Noel Evan Noel Evan Baillie Noel was a British rackets player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He won the gold medal in the men's singles event...	Defeated Browning Cecil Browning Cecil Browning was a British rackets player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He won the silver medal in the men's doubles competition together with Edmund Bury. In the men's singles event he lost his first match.-External links:*... 3-1	Defeated Pennell Vane Pennell Vane Hungerford Pennell was a British rackets and real tennis player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.-Life:Vane Pennell was educated at Eton, Charterhouse and Trinity College, Cambridge.... 3-0	Defeated Astor 3-0	Defeated Leaf Henry Leaf Henry Meredith Leaf was a British rackets player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He won the silver medal in the men's singles event. In the men's doubles competition he won the bronze medal together with Evan Noel.-External links:*... Walkover
	2nd	Henry Leaf Henry Leaf Henry Meredith Leaf was a British rackets player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He won the silver medal in the men's singles event. In the men's doubles competition he won the bronze medal together with Evan Noel.-External links:*...	Bye	Bye	Defeated Brougham 3-0	Lost to Noel Evan Noel Evan Baillie Noel was a British rackets player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He won the gold medal in the men's singles event... Walkover
	3rd	John Jacob Astor	Bye	Bye	Lost to Noel Evan Noel Evan Baillie Noel was a British rackets player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He won the gold medal in the men's singles event... 3-0	Did not advance
	3rd	Henry Brougham	Bye	Bye	Lost to Leaf Henry Leaf Henry Meredith Leaf was a British rackets player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He won the silver medal in the men's singles event. In the men's doubles competition he won the bronze medal together with Evan Noel.-External links:*... 3-0	Did not advance
	5th	Vane Pennell Vane Pennell Vane Hungerford Pennell was a British rackets and real tennis player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.-Life:Vane Pennell was educated at Eton, Charterhouse and Trinity College, Cambridge....	Bye	Lost to Noel Evan Noel Evan Baillie Noel was a British rackets player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He won the gold medal in the men's singles event... 3-0	Did not advance
	6th	Browning Cecil Browning Cecil Browning was a British rackets player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He won the silver medal in the men's doubles competition together with Edmund Bury. In the men's singles event he lost his first match.-External links:*...	Lost to Noel Evan Noel Evan Baillie Noel was a British rackets player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He won the gold medal in the men's singles event... 3-1	Did not advance

Men's doubles	1st	John Jacob Astor Vane Pennell	None held		Defeated Leaf Henry Leaf Henry Meredith Leaf was a British rackets player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He won the silver medal in the men's singles event. In the men's doubles competition he won the bronze medal together with Evan Noel.-External links:*... & Noel Evan Noel Evan Baillie Noel was a British rackets player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He won the gold medal in the men's singles event... 4-2	Defeated Browning Cecil Browning Cecil Browning was a British rackets player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He won the silver medal in the men's doubles competition together with Edmund Bury. In the men's singles event he lost his first match.-External links:*... & Bury Edmund Bury Edmund William Bury was a British rackets player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He won the silver medal in the men's doubles competition together with Cecil Browning... 4-1
	2nd	Cecil Browning Edmund Bury Edmund Bury Edmund William Bury was a British rackets player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He won the silver medal in the men's doubles competition together with Cecil Browning...			Bye	Lost to Astor & Pennell Vane Pennell Vane Hungerford Pennell was a British rackets and real tennis player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.-Life:Vane Pennell was educated at Eton, Charterhouse and Trinity College, Cambridge.... 4-1
	3rd	Henry Leaf Evan Noel			Lost to Astor & Pennell Vane Pennell Vane Hungerford Pennell was a British rackets and real tennis player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.-Life:Vane Pennell was educated at Eton, Charterhouse and Trinity College, Cambridge.... 4-2	Did not advance

Rowing

Event	Place	Rowers	First round	Quarter- finals	Semi- finals	Final

Men's single sculls Rowing at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's single sculls The men's single sculls was one of four rowing events on the Rowing at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme.-Standings:-Heat 1:Von Gaza won easily, and Killer abandoned the race after the German crossed the finish line.-Quarterfinal 1:...	1st	Harry Blackstaffe Harry Blackstaffe Henry Thomas "Harry" Blackstaffe was a British rower who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.Blackstaffe was born in Islington, London, and became a butcher. He was a long-standing member of Vesta Rowing Club in Putney and also a cross-country runner who represented South London Harriers in the...	Bye	10.3 1st, quarterfinal 3	10.14 seconds 1st, semifinal 2	9.26
	2nd	Alexander McCulloch Alexander McCulloch Alexander McCulloch was a British rower who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.-Biography:McCulloch was born at Melbourne, Australia, the son of George McCulloch...	Bye	10.8 1st, quarterfinal 4	10.22 seconds 1st, semifinal 1	Unknown

Men's coxless pairs Rowing at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's coxless pairs The men's coxless pairs was one of four rowing events on the Rowing at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. 4 pairs from 3 nations competed.-Standings:-Semifinal 1:-Semifinal 2:-Final:...	1st	John Fenning John Fenning John Reginald Keith Fenning was a British doctor and rower who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.Fenning was born in Fulham, London. He entered London Hospital Medical College in January 1904 but it took him thirteen years to complete his course. He became a rower for Leander Club... Gordon Thomson Gordon Thomson (rower) Gordon Lindsay Thomson was a British rower who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.Thomson was born in Wandsworth, London. He was educated at University College School in Hampstead and Trinity Hall, Cambridge....	None held		9.46 1st, semifinal 1	9.41
	2nd	George Fairbairn Philip Verdon Philip Verdon Philip Verdon was a British rower who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.Verdon was born in Brixton, London. He was educated at Westminster School London and then at Jesus College, Cambridge...	None held		11.5 1st, semifinal 2	Unknown

Men's coxless fours Rowing at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's coxless fours The men's coxless fours was one of four rowing events on the Rowing at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. 4 boats from 3 nations competed.-Standings:-Semifinal 1:The British four won by 2¼ lengths.-Semifinal 2:-Final:-References:...	1st	Collier Cudmore Collier Cudmore Sir Collier Robert Cudmore was an Australian lawyer, politician and Olympic rower who won the Gold medal in the 1908 Summer Olympics.-Early life and rowing career:... , James Angus Gillan James Angus Gillan Sir Angus Gillan was a British colonial service official and a rower who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics.... , Duncan Mackinnon Duncan Mackinnon Duncan Mackinnon was a British rower who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. He was killed in action during the First World War.... , John Somers-Smith John Somers-Smith John Robert Somers-Smith was a British rower who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. He was killed in action during the First World War....	None held		8.34 1st, semifinal 1	8.34
	2nd	Philip Filleul Philip Filleul Philip Rowland Filleul was a British rower who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.Filleul was born at Bath, Somerset... , Harold Barker Harold Barker Harold Ross Barker was a British rower who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.Barker was born at Marylebone, London. He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford and was a member of the Oxford crew in the Boat Race in 1908... , John Fenning, Gordon Thomson	None held		9.4 1st, semifinal 2	Unknown

Men's coxed eights Rowing at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's coxed eights The men's eights was one of four rowing events on the Rowing at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. 6 boats from 5 nations competed.-Medal summary:-Starting List:The following boats and/or rowing clubs participated:...	1st	Albert Gladstone, Frederick Kelly, Banner Johnstone Banner Johnstone Banner Carruthers Johnstone was a British rower who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.Johnstone was born in Bebington, then in Cheshire and educated at Eton, where he was captain of the boats, and at Trinity College, Cambridge. At Cambridge he rowed in the head of the river four times and won... , Guy Nickalls Guy Nickalls Guy Nickalls was a British rower who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics as a member of the British eight that won gold, won 22 events at Henley Royal Regatta and won the Wingfield Sculls three times.... , Charles Burnell Charles Burnell Charles Desborough Burnell OBE, DSO was a British rower who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.Burnell was born at Beckenham, then in Kent. He was educated at Eton College and Magdalen College, Oxford, and was a member of the winning Oxford crews in the Boat Races of 1895, 1896, 1897 and 1898... , Ronald Sanderson Ronald Sanderson Ronald Harcourt Sanderson was a British rower who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. He was killed in action during the First World War.... , Raymond Etherington-Smith Raymond Etherington-Smith Raymond Broadley Etherington-Smith was a British doctor and rower who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.Etherington-Smith was born at Putney... , Henry Bucknall Henry Bucknall Henry Cresswell Bucknall was a British rower who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.Bucknall was born in Lisbon, Portugal. He was educated at Eton College, where he stroked the Eton boat, and then went to Merton College, Oxford. In 1905, he stroked the winning Oxford boat in the Boat Race... , Gilchrist Maclagan Gilchrist Maclagan Gilchrist Stanley Maclagan was a British rower who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. He was killed in action during the First World War....	None held	8.10 1st, quarterfinal 2	8.12 1st, semifinal 1	8.34
	3rd	Frank Jerwood Frank Jerwood Frank Harold Jerwood was an English clergyman and rower who competed for Great Britain in the 1908 Summer Olympics.... , Eric Powell Eric Powell (rower) Eric Walter Powell was an English schoolmaster, artist and rower who competed for Great Britain in the 1908 Summer Olympics.... , Oswald Carver Oswald Carver Oswald Armitage Carver was a British rower who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. He died of injuries during the First World War.... , Edward Williams Edward Williams (rower) Edward Gordon Williams was a British rower who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. He was killed in action during the First World War.... , Henry Goldsmith Henry Goldsmith Henry Mills Goldsmith was a British rower who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. He was killed in action during the First World War.... , Harold Kitching Harold Kitching Harold Edward Kitching was a British rower who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and served as High Sheriff of Durham.... , John Burn John Burn John Southerden Burn was an English doctor and rower who competed for Great Britain in the 1908 Summer Olympics.... , Douglas Stuart Douglas Stuart (rower) Douglas Cecil Rees Stuart was a British rower who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.Stuart was the son of Montague Pelham Stuart, of Steynton, Surbiton and his wife Mary Rees. He was educated at Cheltenham College where he received his boating colours... , Richard Boyle Richard Boyle (rower) Richard Frederick Robert Pochin Boyle was a British rower who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics....	None held	Bye	Unknown 2nd, semifinal 2	Did not advance

Rugby

Great Britain lost the only rugby union

Rugby union

Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...

match played in 1908 to Australasia

Australasia at the 1908 Summer Olympics

Australasia was the name of a combined team from Australia and New Zealand that competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England. It was the fourth appearance of Australia, which had not missed any edition of the Summer Olympic Games, and the first appearance of New Zealand...

, earning the silver medal. The British representative was the Cornwall county team, which had won the 1907 county championships.

Event	Place	Players	Final

Men's rugby union	2nd	Edward Jackett Edward Jackett Edward John Jackett was an English rugby union player, who represented the England national rugby union team and the British Isles and competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics... , J. C. Solomon, Bertram Solomon, L. F. Dean L. F. Dean L. F. Dean was a Cornish rugby union player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics at White City Stadium, London. He also played for Plymouth Albion R.F.C..... , J. T. Jose J. T. Jose James Trick "Jimmy" Jose was a Cornish rugby union player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics at White City Stadium, London. He also played for Plymouth Albion R.F.C. and Falmouth RFC.... , Thomas Wedge Thomas Wedge (rugby player) Thomas Grenfell Wedge was a British rugby union player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the British rugby union team, which won the silver medal.-External links:... , James Davey James Davey James "Maffer" Davey was a British rugby union player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.... , Richard Jackett Richard Jackett Richard Jackett was a Cornish rugby union player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics at White City Stadium, London. He also played for Falmouth RFC and 71 times for Cornwall.... , E. J. Jones E. J. Jones E. J. Jones was a Cornish rugby union player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics at White City Stadium, London. He also played for Plymouth Albion R.F.C. and 18 times for Cornwall.... , Arthur Wilson Arthur Wilson (rugby player) Arthur James Wilson was a British rugby union player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and represented the England national team.He was a member of the British rugby union team, which won the silver medal.... , Nicholas Tregurtha Nicholas Tregurtha Nicholas Jacob Tregurtha was a British rugby union player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the British rugby union team, which won the silver medal.-External links:... , A. Lawrey A. Lawrey A. Lawrey was a Cornish rugby union player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics at White City Stadium, London. He also played for Redruth R.F.C. and 15 times for Cornwall. He was a member of the British rugby union team, which on 26 October 1908 won the Olympic silver medal for Great... , C. R. Marshall C. R. Marshall C. R. Marshall was a British rugby union player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the British rugby union team, which won the silver medal.-External links:*... , A. Wilcocks A. Wilcocks A. Wilcocks was a Cornish rugby union player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics at White City Stadium, London. He also played for Plymouth Albion R.F.C. and 14 times for Cornwall.... , John Trevaskis John Trevaskis John Trevaskis was a Cornish rugby union player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics at White City Stadium, London. He also played for St Ives RFC and 10 times for Cornwall....	Lost vs. Australasia Australasia at the 1908 Summer Olympics Australasia was the name of a combined team from Australia and New Zealand that competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England. It was the fourth appearance of Australia, which had not missed any edition of the Summer Olympic Games, and the first appearance of New Zealand... 32-3

Sailing

Great Britain took all four of the sailing gold medals, without contest in the cases of the 7 metre class (where only one boat entered) and the 12 metre class (where both boats were British).

Class	Place	Boat	Sailors

6 metre Sailing at the 1908 Summer Olympics - 6 metre class The 6 Metre was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1908 Summer Olympics program in Ryde. Three races were scheduled. 15 sailors, on 5 boats, from 4 nation competed.- Results :13px = Male, 13px = Female- Extra awards :* Gilt commemorative medal:...	1st	Dormy	Gilbert Laws Gilbert Laws (sailor) Gilbert Umfreville Laws was a British sailor who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He was the helmsman of the British boat Dormy, which won the gold medal in the 6 metre class.-External links:... , Thomas McMeekin Thomas McMeekin Thomas McMeekin was a British sailor and Olympic Champion. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London and won a silver medal in the 6 metre class. The gold medal was won by his helmsman G.U.Laws, who had also designed the boat-References:Andrew H.McMeekin... , Charles Crichton Charles Crichton (sailor) Charles William Harry Crichton was a British sailor who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He was a crew member of the British boat Dormy, which won the gold medal in the 6 metre class.-External links:...
	4th	Sibindi	Johan Leuchars, William Leuchars, Frank Smith

7 metre Sailing at the 1908 Summer Olympics - 7 metre class The 7 Metre was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1908 Summer Olympics program in Ryde. Three races were scheduled. 4 sailors, on 1 boats, from 1 nation competed...	1st	Heroine	Charles Rivett-Carnac Charles Rivett-Carnac (sailor) Charles James Rivett-Carnac was a British sailor who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.... , Richard Dixon, Norman Bingley Norman Bingley Norman Bingley was a British sailor and Olympic Champion. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London and won a gold medal in the 7 metre class.-References:... , Frances Rivett-Carnac Frances Rivett-Carnac Frances Clytie Rivett-Carnac née Greenstock was a British sailor who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.She was a crew member of the British boat Heroine, which won the gold medal in the 7 metre class....

8 metre Sailing at the 1908 Summer Olympics - 8 metre class The 8 Metre was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1908 Summer Olympics program in Ryde. Three races were scheduled. 26 sailors, on 5 boats, from 3 nation competed.- Results :13px = Male, 13px = Female- Extra awards :* Gilt commemorative medal:...	1st	Cobweb	Blair Cochrane Blair Cochrane Blair Onslow Cochrane was a British sailor who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He was helmsman of the British boat Cobweb, which won the gold medal in the 8 metre class.-External links:... , Arthur Wood Arthur Wood (sailor) Arthur Nicholas Lindsay Wood was a British sailor who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He was a crew member of the British boat Cobweb, which won the gold medal in the 8 metre class.-External links:... , Henry Sutton, John Rhodes John Rhodes (sailor) John Edward Rhodes was a British sailor who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He was a crew member of the British boat Cobweb, which won the gold medal in the 8 metre class.-External links:... , Charles Campbell Charles Campbell (sailor) Charles Ralph Campbell was a British sailor who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He was a crew member of the British boat Cobweb, which won the gold medal in the 8 metre class.-External links:...
	3rd	Sorais	Philip Hunloke Philip Hunloke Philip Hunloke né Perceval was a British sailor who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He was a crew member of the British boat Sorais, which won the bronze medal in the 8 metre class.... , Alfred Hughes Alfred Hughes Alfred Collingwood Hughes was a British sailor who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He was a crew member of the British boat Sorais, which won the bronze medal in the 8 metre class.-External links:... , Frederick Hughes Frederick Hughes Frederick Saint-John Hughes was a British sailor who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He was a crew member of the British boat Sorais, which won the bronze medal in the 8 metre class.-External links:... , George Ratsey George Ratsey George Ernest Ratsey was a British sailor who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.-Biography:He was a crew member of the British boat Sorais, which won the bronze medal in the 8 metre class. He died on December 25, 1942 in New Rochelle, New York.-References:... , William Ward

12 metre Sailing at the 1908 Summer Olympics - 12 metre class The 12 Metre was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1908 Summer Olympics originally programed in Ryde, but rescheduled for Hunter's Quay. Three races were scheduled...	1st	Hera	Thomas Glen-Coats, Arthur Downes Arthur Downes Arthur Drummond Downes was a British sailor who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He was a crew member of the British boat Hera, which won the gold medal in the 12 metre class.-External links:... , John Downes John Downes (sailor) John Henry Downes was a British sailor who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He was mate of the British boat Hera, which won the gold medal in the 12 metre class.-External links:... , John Buchanan John Buchanan (sailor) John Buchanan was a British sailor who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He was a crew member of the British boat Hera, which won the Gold medal in the 12 metre class.-External links:... , David Dunlop David Dunlop David Dunlop was a British sailor and Olympic Champion. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London and won a gold medal in the 12 metre class.-References:... , John Mackenzie John Mackenzie (sailor) John Mackenzie was a British sailor who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He was a crew member of the British boat Hera, which won the gold medal in the 12 metre class.-External links:... , Gerald Tait Gerald Tait Thomas Gerald Tait was a British sailor who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He was a crew member of the British boat Hera, which won the gold medal in the 12 metre class.-External links:... , James Bunten James Bunten James Clark Bunten was a British sailor who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He was a crew member of the British boat Hera, which won the gold medal in the 12 metre class.-External links:... , Albert Martin, John Aspin John Aspin John Symington Aspin was a British sailor who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He was a crew member of the British boat Hera, which won the gold medal in the 12 metre class.-External links:*...
	2nd	Mouchette	Charles MacIver Charles MacIver Charles MacIver was a British sailor who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He was a crew member of the British boat Mouchette, which won the silver medal in the 12 metre class.-External links:... , Cecil R. MacIver, James Baxter, William Davidson, John Spence, Thomas Littledale Thomas Littledale Thomas Alfred Royds Littledale was a British sailor who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He was a crew member of the British boat Mouchette, which won the silver medal in the 12 metre class.... , John Jellico John Jellico John Fletcher Jellico was a British/Irish sailor who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He was a crew member of the British boat Mouchette, which won the silver medal in the 12 metre class.-External links:*... , McLeod Robertson, James Kenion, J. A. Gardiner

Shooting

Event	Place	Shooter	Score

Men's 1000 yard free rifle Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 1000 yard free rifle The men's free rifle at 1000 yards was one of 15 events on the Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. Each shooter fired 20 shots at the target 1000 yards . A bulls-eye was worth 5 points, so the maximum possible score was 100.-Results:...	1st	Joshua Milner	98
	3rd	Maurice Blood Maurice Blood Maurice Blood was a British sport shooter, who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.In the 1908 Olympics he won a bronze medal in the 1000 yard free rifle event, was fourth in the single-shot running deer event and in double-shot running deer event and finished 11th place in 300 metre free rifle...	92
	4th	Richard Bartnett	92
	4th	Ted Ranken Ted Ranken Thomas "Ted" Ranken , was a British sport shooter, who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.In the 1908 Olympics he won a silver medals in the single-shot running deer event, in the double-shot running deer event and in the team single-shot running deer event. He was also fifth in the 1000 yard...	92
	6th	Thomas Caldwell	91
	6th	John Sellars	91
	16th	Thomas Fremantle	87
	19th	Peter Whitehead	86
	24th	John Hopton	84
	28th	Alexander Rogers Alexander Rogers Alexander Elliott Rogers was a British sport shooter, who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics....	82

Men's 300 metre free rifle Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 300 metre free rifle The men's free rifle at 300 metres was one of 15 events on the shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. The competition was held on Saturday, July 11, 1908.Fifty-one sport shooters from ten nations competed.-Results:...	10th	Jesse Wallingford Jesse Wallingford Jesse Alfred Wallingford was a British sport shooter, who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.In the 1908 Olympics he won a bronze medal in the team pistol event. He was also fifth in the individual pistol event, sixth in team free rifle event and tenth in 300 m free rifle event...	828
	11th	Maurice Blood Maurice Blood Maurice Blood was a British sport shooter, who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.In the 1908 Olympics he won a bronze medal in the 1000 yard free rifle event, was fourth in the single-shot running deer event and in double-shot running deer event and finished 11th place in 300 metre free rifle...	825
	20th	Alexander Jackson	771
	26th	R. Hawkins	752
	40th	Henry Chaney	671

Men's team free rifle Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's team free rifle The men's team free rifle at 300 metres was one of 15 events on the shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. The competition was held on Thursday, July 9, 1908 and on Friday, July 10, 1908.Fifty-four sport shooters from nine nations competed....	6th	Jesse Wallingford Jesse Wallingford Jesse Alfred Wallingford was a British sport shooter, who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.In the 1908 Olympics he won a bronze medal in the team pistol event. He was also fifth in the individual pistol event, sixth in team free rifle event and tenth in 300 m free rifle event... Harold Hawkins Charles Churcher Thomas Raddall John Bostock Robert Brown	4355

Men's team military rifle Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's team military rifle The men's team military rifle, also referred to as the International, was one of 15 events on the Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. Teams consisted of six shooters, with each shooter firing 90 shots at targets at varying distances. 15 shots were fired at each of 6 distances: 200,...	2nd	Harcourt Ommundsen Harcourt Ommundsen Harcourt Ommundsen was a British sport shooter, who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and 1912 Summer Olympics.In the 1908 Olympics he won a silver medal in the team military rifle event.... Fleetwood Varley Fleetwood Varley Fleetwood Ernest Varley was a British sport shooter, who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and 1912 Summer Olympics.In the 1908 Olympics he won a silver medal in the team military rifle event.... Arthur Fulton Arthur Fulton Arthur George Fulton was a British sport shooter, who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and 1912 Summer Olympics.In the 1908 Olympics he won a silver medal in the team military rifle event.... Philip Richardson Philip Richardson Sir Philip Wigham Richardson, 1st Baronet was a British sport shooter and Conservative politician.Richardson competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and 1912 Summer Olympics. In the 1908 Olympics he won a silver medal in the team military rifle event... William Padgett John Martin	2497

Men's stationary target small-bore rifle Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's stationary target small-bore rifle The men's stationary target small-bore rifle, also referred to as the miniature rifle competition, was one of 15 events on the Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. Regulation of the equipment used in the event was done through proscribing ammunition weighing more than 140 grains, with...	1st	Arthur Carnell Arthur Carnell Arthur Ashton Carnell was a British sport shooter, who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.In the 1908 Olympics he won a gold medal in the stationary target small-bore rifle event.-External links:*...	387
	2nd	Harold Humby Harold Humby Harold Robinson "Harry" Humby was a British sport shooter, who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and 1912 Summer Olympics....	386
	3rd	George Barnes George Barnes (sport shooter) George Barnes was a British sport shooter, who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.In the 1908 Olympics he won a bronze medal in the stationary target small-bore rifle event.-External links:*...	385
	4th	Maurice Matthews Maurice Matthews Maurice Kershaw Matthews was a British sport shooter, who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.In the 1908 Olympics he won a gold medal in the team small-bore rifle event, silver in the moving target small-bore rifle event, was fourth in the stationary target small-bore rifle event and 9th in the...	384
	5th	Edward Amoore Edward Amoore Edward John Amoore was a British sport shooter, who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.In the 1908 Olympics he won a gold medal in the team small-bore rifle event, bronze in the disappearing target small-bore rifle event, was fifth in the stationary target small-bore rifle event and 19th in the...	383
	6th	William Pimm William Pimm William Edwin Pimm was a British sport shooter, who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and 1912 Summer Olympics....	379
	7th	Albert Taylor	376
	8th	Harold Hawkins	374
	9th	Jack Warner	373
	10th	Arthur Wilde	370
	12th	James Milne	368
	14th	William Milne William Milne (sport shooter) William Milne was a British sport shooter who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics.In the 1908 Summer Olympics he participated in the following events:...	363

Men's moving target small-bore rifle Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's moving target small-bore rifle The men's moving target small-bore rifle was one of 15 events on the Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. Regulation of the equipment used in the event was done through allowing the use of .22 or .297/.230 caliber ammunition. The target used was a three-quarter length silhouette,...	1st	John Fleming John Fleming (sport shooter) John Francis Fleming was a British sport shooter, who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.In the 1908 Olympics he won a gold medal in the moving target small-bore rifle event and was 9th in the disappearing target small-bore rifle event.-External links:*...	24
	2nd	Maurice Matthews Maurice Matthews Maurice Kershaw Matthews was a British sport shooter, who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.In the 1908 Olympics he won a gold medal in the team small-bore rifle event, silver in the moving target small-bore rifle event, was fourth in the stationary target small-bore rifle event and 9th in the...	24
	3rd	William Marsden	24
	4th	Edward Newitt	24
	5th	Philip Plater	22
	6th	William Pimm	21
	7th	William Milne	21
	9th	William Styles William Styles William Kensett Styles was a British sport shooter, who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and 1912 Summer Olympics....	17
	10th	Arthur Wilde	13
	13th	James Milne	12
	19th	Edward Amoore	3
	19th	Harold Hawkins	3

Men's disappearing target small-bore rifle Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's disappearing target small-bore rifle The men's disappearing target small-bore rifle was one of 15 events on the Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. Regulation of the equipment used in the event was done through allowing the use of .22 or .297/.230 caliber ammunition. The target used was a three-quarter length silhouette,...	1st	William Styles	45
	2nd	Harold Hawkins	45
	3rd	Edward Amoore	45
	4th	William Milne	45
	5th	James Milne	45
	6th	Arthur Wilde	45
	8th	Harold Humby	45
	9th	John Fleming	42
		Maurice Matthews	42
		Edward Newitt	42
	15th	William Pimm	39
	15th	Philip Plater	39

Men's team small-bore rifle Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's team small-bore rifle The men's team small-bore rifle was one of 15 events on the Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. Teams consisted of four shooters. Regulation of the equipment used in the event was done through proscribing ammunition weighing more than 140 grains, with a velocity of more than 1,450...	1st	Maurice Matthews Harold Humby William Pimm Edward Amoore	771

Men's single-shot running deer Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's single-shot running deer The men's single-shot running deer competition was one of 15 shooting sports events on the Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. A deer-shaped target made 10 runs of 75 feet, with the shooter firing one shot during each run. The runs lasted about 4 seconds each and took place 110 yards...	2nd	Ted Ranken Ted Ranken Thomas "Ted" Ranken , was a British sport shooter, who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.In the 1908 Olympics he won a silver medals in the single-shot running deer event, in the double-shot running deer event and in the team single-shot running deer event. He was also fifth in the 1000 yard...	24
	3rd	Alexander Rogers	24
	4th	Maurice Blood	23
	5th	Albert Kempster Albert Kempster Albert Joseph Kempster was a British sport shooter who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics....	22
	6th	James Cowan	21
	6th	William Russell Lane-Joynt William Russell Lane-Joynt William Russell Lane-Joynt , born in Limerick, was an Irish barrister, philatelist and Olympic shooter. He founded the Irish Philatelic Society in Dublin and assisted the Duke of Leinster to form his collection which was bequeated to the Dublin Museum of Science and Art...	21
	9th	Joshua Millner	20
	10th	Charles Nix Charles Nix Charles George Ashburton Nix was a British sport shooter, who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.In the 1908 Olympics he won a silver medal in the team single-shot running deer event, was 10th in the single-shot running deer event and 11th in the double-shot running deer event.-External links:*...	19
	12th	Walter Ellicott	16

Men's double-shot running deer Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's double-shot running deer The men's double-shot running deer competition was one of 15 shooting sports events on the Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. A deer-shaped target made 10 runs of 75 feet, with the shooter firing two shots during each run. The runs lasted about 4 seconds each and took place 110 yards...	2nd	Ted Ranken	46
	4th	Maurice Blood	34
	5th	Albert Kempster	34
	6th	Walter Ellicott	33
	6th	Alexander Rogers	33
	9th	John Bashford	25
	10th	James Cowan	24
	11th	Charles Nix	22
	13th	William Russell Lane-Joynt	20
	15th	Joshua Millner	15

Men's team single-shot running deer Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's team single-shot running deer The men's team single-shot running deer competition was one of 15 shooting sports events on the Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. Teams consisted of four shooters. A deer-shaped target made 10 runs of 75 feet, with the shooter firing one shot during each run. The runs lasted about...	2nd	Charles Nix William Russell Lane-Joynt Walter Ellicott Ted Ranken	85

Men's individual pistol Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's individual pistol The men's individual revolver and pistol competition was one of 15 shooting sports events on the shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. The competition was held on Friday, July 10, 1908.Forty-three sport shooters from seven nations competed....	5th	Jesse Wallingford Jesse Wallingford Jesse Alfred Wallingford was a British sport shooter, who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.In the 1908 Olympics he won a bronze medal in the team pistol event. He was also fifth in the individual pistol event, sixth in team free rifle event and tenth in 300 m free rifle event...	467
	7th	Walter Ellicott	458
	11th	Geoffrey Coles Geoffrey Coles Geoffrey Horsman Coles was a British sport shooter, who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.In the 1908 Olympics he won a bronze medal in the team pistol event and was 11th in the individual pistol event....	449
	13th	Henry Lynch-Staunton Henry Lynch-Staunton Henry George Lynch-Staunton was a British sport shooter, who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.In the 1908 Olympics he won a bronze medal in the team pistol event and was 13th in the individual pistol event....	443
	14th	William Russell Lane-Joynt	442
	16th	William Newton	440
	23rd	Charles Wirgmann	425
	28th	Peter Jones	407
	31st	James Le Fevre	399
	39th	Henry Munday	358
	42nd	John Bashford	329

Men's team pistol Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's team pistol The men's team revolver and pistol competition was one of 15 shooting sports events on the Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. Teams consisted of four shooters. 60 shots were fired by each shooter at a distance of 50 yards. Each hit counted between 1 and 10 points, for an individual...	3rd	Jesse Wallingford Geoffrey Coles Henry Lynch-Staunton Walter Ellicott	1817

Men's individual trap shooting Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's individual trap shooting The men's individual trap shooting competition was one of 15 shooting sports events on the Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. Shooting was conducted in three rounds, with each shooter firing at 30 clay birds in the first round, 20 in the second, and 30 in the third. Eliminations took...	3rd	Alexander Maunder Alexander Maunder Alexander Elsdon Maunder was a British sport shooter, who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and 1912 Summer Olympics....	57
	5th	Charles Palmer Charles Palmer (sport shooter) Charles Palmer was a British sport shooter, who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and 1912 Summer Olympics....	55
	7th	Richard Hutton	53
	10th	Frank Moore	52
	11th	George Whitaker	51
	12th	James Pike	50
	17th	Harold Creasey	46
	17th	Peter Easte	46
	19th	Gerald Merlin	45
	20th	William Morris William Morris (sport shooter) William Morris , is an American sports shooter and was an officer in the United States Army when he won the bronze medal in the 1964 Summer Olympics. This was the first medal won in this sport for the USA in 40 years. He is a graduate of the University of Oklahoma.-References:...	44
	24th	John Butt	26

Men's team trap shooting Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's team trap shooting The men's team trap shooting competition was one of 15 shooting sports events on the Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. Teams consisted of six shooters...	1st	Peter Easte Alexander Maunder Frank Moore Charles Palmer James Pike John Postans	407
	3rd	John Butt Harold Creasey Richard Hutton William Morris Gerald Skinner George Whitaker	372

Swimming

Event	Place	Swimmer	Heats	Semifinals	Final

Men's 100 metre freestyle Swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre freestyle The men's 100 metre freestyle was one of six swimming events on the swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. It was the shortest of the three individual freestyle events, as the 50 yard freestyle had been dropped after its one appearance on the 1904 Summer Olympics programme...	Semi- finalist	George Dockrell	1:13.2 1st, heat 8	1:11.4 3rd, semifinal 2	Did not advance
		Addin Tyldesley	1:12.0 2nd, heat 2	Unknown 5th, semifinal 2
		Wilfred Edwards	1:05.8 1st, heat 7	Unknown 5-6, semifinal 1
		Paul Radmilovic	1:12.0 2nd, heat 6	Unknown 5-6, semifinal 1
	Heats	John Derbyshire John Derbyshire (swimmer) John Henry "Rob" Derbyshire was an English freestyle swimmer and water polo player from Chorlton, Lancashire, who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics, 1906 Summer Olympics, 1908 Summer Olympics and 1912 Summer Olympics....	1:12.6 2nd, heat 4	Did not advance
	Heats	George Innocent	Unknown 3rd, heat 5	Did not advance

Men's 400 metre freestyle Swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 400 metre freestyle The men's 400 metre freestyle was one of six swimming events on the swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. Its distance was the median of the 3 individual freestyle event distances. It was the first time an event over 400 metres was held at the Olympics...	1st	Henry Taylor Henry Taylor (swimmer) Henry Taylor was a British freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1906 Summer Olympics, in the 1908 Summer Olympics, in the 1912 Summer Olympics, and in the 1920 Summer Olympics. He served in the Royal Navy during the First World War, and continued to swim competitively until 1926...	5:42.2 1st, heat 6	5:41.0 2nd, semifinal 1	5:36.8
	4th	William Foster William Foster (swimmer) William Foster was a British freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics....	5:54.8 1st, heat 2	5:52.2 2nd, semifinal 2	Unknown
	Semi- finalist	Sydney Battersby	5:48.8 1st, heat 1	Unknown 3rd, semifinal 1	Did not advance
	Semi- finalist	Paul Radmilovic	6:10.0 1st, heat 5	Unknown 3rd, semifinal 2	Did not advance
	Heats	Sam Blatherwick	6:16.8 2nd, heat 4	Did not advance
		William Haynes	6:21.2 2nd, heat 7
		Arthur Sharp	7:00.4 2nd, heat 9

Men's 1500 metre freestyle Swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 1500 metre freestyle The men's 1500 metre freestyle was one of 6 swimming events on the swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. Its distance was the longest of the 3 individual freestyle event distances...	1st	Henry Taylor	23:24.4 1st, heat 6	22:54.0 1st, semifinal 1	22:48.4
	2nd	Sydney Battersby	23:42.8 1st, heat 4	23:23.0 1st, semifinal 2	22:51.2
	Semi- finalist	William Foster William Foster (swimmer) William Foster was a British freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics....	24:33.0 1st, heat 7	Unknown 3rd, semifinal 1	Did not advance
		Lewis Moist	26:52.0 1st, heat 3	Unknown 4th, semifinal 1
		John Jarvis	25:51.6 1st, heat 5	Did not finish —, semifinal 2
		Paul Radmilovic	25:02.4 1st, heat 1	Did not start —, semifinal 2
	Heats	Sam Blatherwick	25:15.4 2nd, heat 2	Did not advance
	Heats	Richard Hassell	28:14.8 3rd, heat 5	Did not advance

Men's 100 metre backstroke Swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre backstroke The men's 100 metre backstroke was one of six swimming events on the swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. It was the only backstroke event on the schedule. It was the first appearance of the event, after a 100 yard event was held in 1904...	3rd	Herbert Haresnape Herbert Haresnape Herbert Nickal "Bert" Haresnape was an English backstroke swimmer from West Derby, who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and 1912 Summer Olympics.In the 1908 Olympics he won a bronze medal in 100 metre backstroke....	1:26.2 1st, heat 4	1:28.8 2nd, semifinal 2	1:27.0
	Semi- finalist	John Taylor John Taylor (swimmer) John Philip Taylor was a British freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.He was born in Ormskirk, Lancashire.In 1924 he was eliminated in the semi-finals of the 1500 metre freestyle event....	1:25.8 1st, heat 6	Unknown 3rd, semifinal 2	Did not advance
		Stanley Parvin	1:35.2 1st, heat 5	Unknown 4th, semifinal 1
		Colin Lewis	1:30.2 1st, heat 3	Unknown 4th, semifinal 2
	Heats	Frederick Unwin	1:30.0 2nd, heat 1	Did not advance
		Sidney Willis	1:34.4 2nd, heat 2
		Eric Seaward	Unknown 3rd, heat 7

Men's 200 metre breaststroke Swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre breaststroke The men's 200 metre breaststroke was one of 6 swimming events on the Swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. It was the only breaststroke event on the schedule...	1st	Fred Holman	3:10.6 1st, heat 1	3:10.0 1st, semifinal 1	3:09.2
	2nd	William Robinson William Robinson (swimmer) William Walker Robinson was a British breaststroke swimmer who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.In the 1908 Olympics he won a silver medal in the 200 metre breaststroke.-External links:*...	3:13.0 1st, heat 5	1:11.8 1st, semifinal 2	3:12.8
	Heats	Percy Courtman Percy Courtman Percy Courtman was an English breaststroke swimmer from Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Lancashire who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and 1912 Summer Olympics....	3:18.4 2nd, heat 7	Did not advance
		Arthur Davies	Unknown 3rd, heat 3
		Sydney Gooday	Unknown 3rd, heat 4
		Frank Naylor	Unknown 4-5, heat 2

Men's 4×200 metre freestyle relay Swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 4x200 metre freestyle relay The men's 4x200 metre freestyle relay, or 800 metre team race, was one of 6 swimming events on the Swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme...	1st	William Foster Paul Radmilovic John Derbyshire Henry Taylor	None held	10:53.4 1st, semifinal 2	10:55.6

Tennis

Great Britain took all 6 gold medal

Gold medal

s in the lawn tennis competitions in 1908.

Event	Place	Name	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarter- finals	Semi- finals	Final

Men's singles Tennis at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's singles The men's singles was one of six lawn tennis events on the Tennis at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme.-Standings:-Finals:There was no match for third place. A bronze medal was awarded to Wilberforce Eaves, who had lost to Ritchie in the semifinals.-Section 1:-Section 2:-Section 3:-Section 4:...	1st	Josiah Ritchie Josiah Ritchie Major Josiah George Ritchie was a male tennis player from Great Britain.He was born in Westminster and died in Ashford, Middlesex....	Bye	Defeated Gauntlett	Defeated Crawley	Defeated Germot Maurice Germot Maurice Germot was a French tennis player and Olympic champion. He received a gold medal in double at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm....	Defeated Eaves Wilberforce Eaves Wilberforce Vaughan Eaves was a male tennis player from the United Kingdom. At the 1908 London Olympics he won a bronze medal in the men's singles tournament. He was also the first non-American to reach the final in the US National Singles Championships in 1897.-Runner-ups :...	Defeated Froitzheim Otto Froitzheim Otto Froitzheim was a German tennis player. At the 1908 Summer Olympics he won a silver medal in the men's singles tournament....
	3rd	Wilberforce Eaves Wilberforce Eaves Wilberforce Vaughan Eaves was a male tennis player from the United Kingdom. At the 1908 London Olympics he won a bronze medal in the men's singles tournament. He was also the first non-American to reach the final in the US National Singles Championships in 1897.-Runner-ups :...	Defeated Kinzl	Bye	Defeated Bissing	Defeated Dixon Charles Dixon (tennis) Charles Percy Dixon was a male tennis player from Great Britain. He was a four-time Olympic medallist and led a successful British team to victory in the Davis Cup.-Biography:...	Lost to Ritchie Josiah Ritchie Major Josiah George Ritchie was a male tennis player from Great Britain.He was born in Westminster and died in Ashford, Middlesex....	Did not advance
	5th	George Caridia George Caridia George Aristedes Caridia was a male tennis player from Great Britain and a two-time Olympic silver medalist. At the 1908 London Olympics he won those medals in the men's singles and doubles event...	Bye	Defeated Kitson Harold Kitson Harry Austin Kitson Harry Austin Kitson Harry Austin Kitson (Born 17 June 1874 Berkshire, England; Died 30 November 1951 (Umkomaas, South Africa); was a male tennis player from South Africa...	Defeated R. Powell	Lost to Froitzheim Otto Froitzheim Otto Froitzheim was a German tennis player. At the 1908 Summer Olympics he won a silver medal in the men's singles tournament....	Did not advance
	5th	Charles Dixon Charles Dixon (tennis) Charles Percy Dixon was a male tennis player from Great Britain. He was a four-time Olympic medallist and led a successful British team to victory in the Davis Cup.-Biography:...	Defeated Rahe Friedrich Wilhelm Rahe Friedrich Wilhelm "Fieten" Rahe was a German tennis and field hockey player.He was born and died in Rostock....	Defeated Lauber Dezso Lauber Dezső Lauber was a Hungarian all-round sportsman and architect.He was born in Pécs and died in Budapest....	Defeated Hykš	Lost to Eaves Wilberforce Eaves Wilberforce Vaughan Eaves was a male tennis player from the United Kingdom. At the 1908 London Olympics he won a bronze medal in the men's singles tournament. He was also the first non-American to reach the final in the US National Singles Championships in 1897.-Runner-ups :...	Did not advance
	9th	Walter Crawley	Bye	Bye	Lost to Ritchie Josiah Ritchie Major Josiah George Ritchie was a male tennis player from Great Britain.He was born in Westminster and died in Ashford, Middlesex....	Did not advance
	9th	James Parke	Bye	Defeated Tóth	Lost to Froitzheim Otto Froitzheim Otto Froitzheim was a German tennis player. At the 1908 Summer Olympics he won a silver medal in the men's singles tournament....	Did not advance
	26th	Kenneth Powell	Lost to Froitzheim Otto Froitzheim Otto Froitzheim was a German tennis player. At the 1908 Summer Olympics he won a silver medal in the men's singles tournament....	Did not advance

Women's singles Tennis at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Women's singles Boothby took the silver medal, and Winch the bronze, without either winning a single set. Chambers played three matches, winning all six sets. Morton was the only other player to win a match, defeating Greene in the first round before losing to Chambers in the quarterfinals....	1st	Dorothea Chambers Dorothea Douglass Chambers Dorothea Katherine Lambert Chambers was an English female tennis player who was born in Guayamas, Ealing in the United Kingdom.-Biography:...	None held		Bye	Defeated Morton Agnes Morton Agnes Morton was a former British female tennis player. She twice reached the Ladies Singles finals at the 1908 and 1909 Wimbledon Championships and claimed victory in 1914 in Ladies Doubles with partner Elizabeth Ryan...	Defeated Winch	Defeated Boothby
	2nd	Penelope Boothby			Bye	Bye	Bye	Lost to Chambers Dorothea Douglass Chambers Dorothea Katherine Lambert Chambers was an English female tennis player who was born in Guayamas, Ealing in the United Kingdom.-Biography:...
	3rd	Joan Winch			Bye	Bye	Lost to Chambers Dorothea Douglass Chambers Dorothea Katherine Lambert Chambers was an English female tennis player who was born in Guayamas, Ealing in the United Kingdom.-Biography:...	Did not advance
	4th	Agnes Morton Agnes Morton Agnes Morton was a former British female tennis player. She twice reached the Ladies Singles finals at the 1908 and 1909 Wimbledon Championships and claimed victory in 1914 in Ladies Doubles with partner Elizabeth Ryan...			Defeated Greene	Lost to Chambers Dorothea Douglass Chambers Dorothea Katherine Lambert Chambers was an English female tennis player who was born in Guayamas, Ealing in the United Kingdom.-Biography:...	Did not advance
	5th	Alice Greene			Lost to Morton Agnes Morton Agnes Morton was a former British female tennis player. She twice reached the Ladies Singles finals at the 1908 and 1909 Wimbledon Championships and claimed victory in 1914 in Ladies Doubles with partner Elizabeth Ryan...	Did not advance

Men's doubles Tennis at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's doubles -Top half:-Bottom half:...	1st	George Hillyard Reginald Doherty Reginald Doherty Reginald "Reggie" or "R.F." Frank Doherty was a British male tennis player, and the older brother of Laurie Doherty...	None held	Bye	Bye	Defeated Crawley/K. Powell	Defeated Cazalet Clement Cazalet Clement Haughton Langston Cazalet was a British tennis player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He was born in St. James's.... /Dixon Charles Dixon (tennis) Charles Percy Dixon was a male tennis player from Great Britain. He was a four-time Olympic medallist and led a successful British team to victory in the Davis Cup.-Biography:...	Defeated Ritchie Josiah Ritchie Major Josiah George Ritchie was a male tennis player from Great Britain.He was born in Westminster and died in Ashford, Middlesex.... /Parke James Cecil Parke James Cecil Parke was an Irish rugby player, tennis player, golfer and Olympic medallist.Parke was born in Clones, County Monaghan, Ireland. He played rugby with both Monkstown and Dublin University and between 1901 and 1908 played ten times for Leinster...
	2nd	Josiah Ritchie James Parke		Bye	Defeated Zsigmondy/Tóth	Defeated Piepes/Zborzil Arthur Zborzil Arthur Zborzil was a male tennis player from Austria. At the 1912 Stockholm Olympics he teamed up with Felix Pipes to win a silver medal in the men's doubles event....	Bye	Lost to Hillyard George Hillyard Commander George Whiteside Hillyard, Royal Navy, was a male tennis player from the United Kingdom.Hillyard was born in Hanwell, Middlesex. He was a naval cadet aboard the HMS Bacchante in 1881.... /Doherty Reginald Doherty Reginald "Reggie" or "R.F." Frank Doherty was a British male tennis player, and the older brother of Laurie Doherty...
	3rd	Clement Cazalet Clement Cazalet Clement Haughton Langston Cazalet was a British tennis player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He was born in St. James's.... Charles Dixon		Bye	Defeated C. van Lennep/R. van Lennep	Defeated Gauntlett/Kitson Harold Kitson Harry Austin Kitson Harry Austin Kitson Harry Austin Kitson (Born 17 June 1874 Berkshire, England; Died 30 November 1951 (Umkomaas, South Africa); was a male tennis player from South Africa...	Lost to Hillyard George Hillyard Commander George Whiteside Hillyard, Royal Navy, was a male tennis player from the United Kingdom.Hillyard was born in Hanwell, Middlesex. He was a naval cadet aboard the HMS Bacchante in 1881.... /Doherty Reginald Doherty Reginald "Reggie" or "R.F." Frank Doherty was a British male tennis player, and the older brother of Laurie Doherty...	Did not advance
	4th	Walter Crawley Kenneth Powell		Bye	Defeated Foulkes/R. Powell	Lost to Hillyard George Hillyard Commander George Whiteside Hillyard, Royal Navy, was a male tennis player from the United Kingdom.Hillyard was born in Hanwell, Middlesex. He was a naval cadet aboard the HMS Bacchante in 1881.... /Doherty Reginald Doherty Reginald "Reggie" or "R.F." Frank Doherty was a British male tennis player, and the older brother of Laurie Doherty...	Did not advance

Event	Place	Name	Round of 16	Quarter- finals	Semi- finals	Final

Men's indoor singles Tennis at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's indoor singles There was no match for third place. Eaves, described in the Official Report as "obviously out of condition", had not finished his semifinal match after a tight first set played in great heat. Ritchie, therefore, was awarded the bronze medal....	1st	Arthur Gore	Bye	Bye	Defeated Ritchie Josiah Ritchie Major Josiah George Ritchie was a male tennis player from Great Britain.He was born in Westminster and died in Ashford, Middlesex....	Defeated Caridia George Caridia George Aristedes Caridia was a male tennis player from Great Britain and a two-time Olympic silver medalist. At the 1908 London Olympics he won those medals in the men's singles and doubles event...
	2nd	George Caridia	Bye	Defeated Setterwall Gunnar Setterwall Carl Gunnar Emanuel Setterwall was a male tennis player from Sweden, who is best known for his four Olympic medals which he won at two different Olympic Games.He was born in Stockholm....	Defeated Eaves Wilberforce Eaves Wilberforce Vaughan Eaves was a male tennis player from the United Kingdom. At the 1908 London Olympics he won a bronze medal in the men's singles tournament. He was also the first non-American to reach the final in the US National Singles Championships in 1897.-Runner-ups :...	Lost to Gore
	3rd	Josiah Ritchie	Bye	Bye	Lost to Gore	Did not advance
	4th	Wilberforce Eaves	Bye	Defeated Boström Wollmar Boström Wollmar Filip Boström was a diplomat and tennis player from Sweden. He won a bronze medal at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London in the men's indoor doubles tournament, alongside Gunnar Setterwall. From 1925 till 1945 he was the Swedish minister in Washington....	Lost to Caridia George Caridia George Aristedes Caridia was a male tennis player from Great Britain and a two-time Olympic silver medalist. At the 1908 London Olympics he won those medals in the men's singles and doubles event...	Did not advance
	7th	Lionel Escombe	Lost to Setterwall Gunnar Setterwall Carl Gunnar Emanuel Setterwall was a male tennis player from Sweden, who is best known for his four Olympic medals which he won at two different Olympic Games.He was born in Stockholm....	Did not advance

Women's indoor singles	1st	Gwendoline Eastlake-Smith Gwendoline Eastlake-Smith Gladys Shirley Eastlake Smith , also known as Gwendoline Eastlake-Smith and Gladys Lamplough , was a British tennis player...	None held	Defeated Pinkney	Defeated Wallenberg	Defeated Greene
	2nd	Alice Greene		Defeated Boothby	Defeated Adlerstråhle Märtha Adlerstråhle Märtha Adlerstråhle was a Swedish tennis player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.In 1908 she won the bronze medal in the indoor singles competition.-External links:*...	Lost to Eastlake-Smith Gwendoline Eastlake-Smith Gladys Shirley Eastlake Smith , also known as Gwendoline Eastlake-Smith and Gladys Lamplough , was a British tennis player...
	5th	Penelope Boothby		Lost to Greene	Did not advance
		Mildred Coles		Lost to Wallenberg
		Violet Pinkney		Lost to Eastlake-Smith Gwendoline Eastlake-Smith Gladys Shirley Eastlake Smith , also known as Gwendoline Eastlake-Smith and Gladys Lamplough , was a British tennis player...

Men's indoor doubles	1st	Herbert Barrett Herbert Barrett ----Herbert Roper Barrett, KC was a tennis player from Great Britain.-Biography:Barrett was born on 24 November 1873 in Upton, Essex.... Arthur Gore	None held	Bye	Defeated Escombe/Ritchie Josiah Ritchie Major Josiah George Ritchie was a male tennis player from Great Britain.He was born in Westminster and died in Ashford, Middlesex....	Defeated Caridia George Caridia George Aristedes Caridia was a male tennis player from Great Britain and a two-time Olympic silver medalist. At the 1908 London Olympics he won those medals in the men's singles and doubles event... /Simond George Simond George Mieville Simond was an English tennis player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.Simond was born in Marylebone. In 1908 he won the silver medal in the men's indoor doubles competition together with his partner George Caridia.-External links:*...
	2nd	George Caridia George Simond George Simond George Mieville Simond was an English tennis player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.Simond was born in Marylebone. In 1908 he won the silver medal in the men's indoor doubles competition together with his partner George Caridia.-External links:*...		Defeated Eaves Wilberforce Eaves Wilberforce Vaughan Eaves was a male tennis player from the United Kingdom. At the 1908 London Olympics he won a bronze medal in the men's singles tournament. He was also the first non-American to reach the final in the US National Singles Championships in 1897.-Runner-ups :... /Hillyard George Hillyard Commander George Whiteside Hillyard, Royal Navy, was a male tennis player from the United Kingdom.Hillyard was born in Hanwell, Middlesex. He was a naval cadet aboard the HMS Bacchante in 1881....	Defeated Boström Wollmar Boström Wollmar Filip Boström was a diplomat and tennis player from Sweden. He won a bronze medal at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London in the men's indoor doubles tournament, alongside Gunnar Setterwall. From 1925 till 1945 he was the Swedish minister in Washington.... /Setterwall Gunnar Setterwall Carl Gunnar Emanuel Setterwall was a male tennis player from Sweden, who is best known for his four Olympic medals which he won at two different Olympic Games.He was born in Stockholm....	Lost to Barrett Herbert Barrett ----Herbert Roper Barrett, KC was a tennis player from Great Britain.-Biography:Barrett was born on 24 November 1873 in Upton, Essex.... /Gore
	4th	Lionel Escombe Josiah Ritchie		Bye	Lost to Barrett Herbert Barrett ----Herbert Roper Barrett, KC was a tennis player from Great Britain.-Biography:Barrett was born on 24 November 1873 in Upton, Essex.... /Gore	Did not advance
	5th	Wilberforce Eaves George Hillyard		Lost to Caridia George Caridia George Aristedes Caridia was a male tennis player from Great Britain and a two-time Olympic silver medalist. At the 1908 London Olympics he won those medals in the men's singles and doubles event... /Simond George Simond George Mieville Simond was an English tennis player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.Simond was born in Marylebone. In 1908 he won the silver medal in the men's indoor doubles competition together with his partner George Caridia.-External links:*...	Did not advance

Opponent nation	Wins	Losses	Percent
Austria Austria at the 1908 Summer Olympics Austria competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England. Austrian and Hungarian results at early Olympic Games are generally kept separate despite the union of the two nations as Austria-Hungary at the time.-Medalists:-Athletics:...	2	0	1.000
Bohemia Bohemia at the 1908 Summer Olympics Bohemia competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England as an independent team, though it was part of Austria-Hungary at the time.-Athletics:-Fencing:...	1	0	1.000
Canada Canada at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Gold:* Robert Kerr — Athletics, Men's 200 m* Frank Dixon, George Campbell, Angus Dillon, Richard Louis Duckett, George Rennie, Clarence McKerrow, Alexander Turnbull, Henry Hoobin, Ernest Hamilton, John Broderick, Tommy Gorman, Patrick Brennan — Lacrosse, Men's Team Competition* Walter...	2	0	1.000
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...	1	0	1.000
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....	3	3	.500
Hungary Hungary at the 1908 Summer Olympics Hungary competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England. Austria and Hungary had separate NOCs, therefore results at Olympic Games are kept separate despite the union of the two nations as Austria-Hungary at the time.- Gold:...	2	0	1.000
Netherlands Netherlands at the 1908 Summer Olympics Athletes from the Netherlands competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England.-Athletics:-Cycling:-Fencing:-Football:The Netherlands was represented by the Netherlands national football team.-Gymnastics:-Rowing:...	1	0	1.000
South Africa South Africa at the 1908 Summer Olympics -Athletics:South Africa was one of 5 nations to win at least one gold medal in athletics, taking the gold medal in the short sprint. Reggie Walker was the 100 metres champion, setting a new Olympic record in the semifinals and matching it in the final. Charles Hefferon added a silver medal in the...	3	0	1.000
Sweden Sweden at the 1908 Summer Olympics Sweden competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom. It was the third appearance of the European nation, which had missed only the 1904 Summer Olympics.-Medalists:-Athletics:...	5	3	.625

Total international	20	6	.769
Great Britain	19	19	.500

Total	39	25	.609

Tug of war

Great Britain sent three police teams to compete in tug of war in 1908. They took the three medals, with the Liverpool police eliminating both foreign entrants (the United States in the only quarterfinal match and Sweden in the semifinals). The City of London team defeated the Metropolitan police in the other semifinal, going on to defeat the Liverpool squad in the final. The Metropolitan team won the bronze medal by default when the Swedes did not appear for the bronze match.

Event	Place	Athletes	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final

Tug of war	1st	City of London Police City of London Police The City of London Police is the territorial police force responsible for law enforcement within the City of London, England, including the Middle and Inner Temple. The service responsible for law enforcement within the rest of Greater London is the Metropolitan Police Service, a separate... Edward Barrett, H. Duke, Frederick W. Goodfellow, Frederick H. Humphreys, William Hirons William Hirons William Hirons was a British tug of war competitor who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He was part of the British team that won the gold medal in the tug of war competition.-External links:... , Albert Ireton Albert Ireton Albert Ireton was a British tug of war competitor and boxer who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.... , Frederick Merriman Frederick Merriman (athlete) Frederick "Fred" Harris Merriman was a British tug of war competitor who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He was part of the British team, which won the gold medal in the tug of war competition.-External links:... , Edwin A. Mills, John James Shepherd John James Shepherd John James Shepherd was a British tug of war competitor who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics, in the 1912 Summer Olympics, and in the 1920 Summer Olympics....	Bye	Defeated (GBR) Metropolitan Police "K" Division	Defeated (GBR) Liverpool Police
	2nd	Liverpool Liverpool Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880... Police James M. Clarke James M. Clarke James "Jamie" McClure Clarke was a North Carolina politician and farmer. He is a former Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives.Born in Manchester, Vermont, Clarke grew up in Asheville, North Carolina... , Thomas Butler Thomas Butler (athlete) Thomas Butler was a British tug of war competitor who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.In 1908 he won the silver medal as member of the British team Liverpool Police.-External links:... , C. Foden, William Greggan William Greggan William Greggan was a British tug of war competitor who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.In 1908 he won the silver medal as member of the British team Liverpool Police.-External links:... , Alexander Kidd Alexander Kidd Alexander Kidd was a British tug of war competitor who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. In 1908 he won the silver medal as member of the British team Liverpool Police.-External links:*... , Daniel McDonald Lowey, Patrick Philbin Patrick Philbin (athlete) --71.7.219.239 23:31, 14 November 2011 Patrick Philbin was a British tug of war competitor who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.... , George Smith George Smith (athlete) George Smith was a British tug of war competitor who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.In 1908 he won the silver medal as member of the British team Liverpool Police.-External links:... , Thomas Swindlehurst Thomas Swindlehurst Thomas Swindlehurst was a British tug of war competitor who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.In 1908 he won the silver medal as member of the British team Liverpool Police.-External links:*...	Defeated United States	Defeated Sweden Sweden at the 1908 Summer Olympics Sweden competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom. It was the third appearance of the European nation, which had missed only the 1904 Summer Olympics.-Medalists:-Athletics:...	Lost to (GBR) City of London Police
	3rd	Metropolitan Police Metropolitan police Metropolitan Police is a generic title for the municipal police force for a major metropolitan area, and it may be part of the official title of the force... "K" Division Walter Chaffe Walter Chaffe Walter Chaffe was a British tug of war competitor who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics.... , Joseph Dowler Joseph Dowler Joseph Dowler was a British tug of war competitor who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics.... , Ernest W. Ebbage, Thomas Homewood Thomas Homewood Thomas Homewood was a British tug of war competitor who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.In 1908 he won the bronze medal as member of the British team Metropolitan Police "K" Division.-External links:**... , Alexander Munro, William Slade William Slade William Slade jr. was an American Whig and Anti-Masonic politician.He was born in Cornwall, Vermont, May 9, 1786; attended the public schools, and was graduated from Middlebury College in 1807; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1810 and commenced practice in Middlebury; engaged in editorial... , Walter B. Tammas, T. J. Williams T. J. Williams T. J. Williams is an American football tight end. He played high school football at Tarboro High School and Hargrave Military Academy and played college football for North Carolina State University where he was the leading receiver in 2004 and in 2005... , James Woodget James Woodget James Henry Woodget was a British tug of war competitor who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.In 1908 he won the bronze medal as member of the British team Metropolitan Police "K" Division....	Bye	Lost to (GBR) City of London Police	Did not advance

Water motorsports

Great Britain had a boat finish in each of two races in the water motorsports competitions, thereby winning two gold medals in the midst of a gale

Gale

A gale is a very strong wind. There are conflicting definitions of how strong a wind must be to be considered a gale. The U.S. government's National Weather Service defines a gale as 34–47 knots of sustained surface winds. Forecasters typically issue gale warnings when winds of this strength are...

. No British boat finished in the third race, leaving the final gold medal to France

France at the 1896 Summer Olympics

Thirteen athletes from France competed in six sports at the 1896 Summer Olympics. France won the fourth-most gold medals with 5 and the fourth-most total medals with 11. Cycling was the sport in which the French competitors had the most success, as they completely dominated the field...

, which competed only in the open class.

Event	Place	Boat	Sailors	Result

Class A — Open class	—	Wolseley-Siddely	Hugh Grosvenor, 2nd Duke of Westminster Hugh Grosvenor, 2nd Duke of Westminster Hugh Richard Arthur Grosvenor, 2nd Duke of Westminster GCVO DSO was the son of Victor Alexander Grosvenor, Earl Grosvenor and Lady Sibell Mary Lumley, the daughter of the 9th Earl of Scarborough... George Clowes Joseph Frederick Laycock Joseph Frederick Laycock Brigadier General Sir Joseph Frederick Laycock KCMG, DSO, TD was a British soldier, and Olympic sailor.Laycock was the High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire in 1906.... (first race only) G. H. Atkinson (second race only)	Race cancelled (first race) Ran aground (second race)
Class A — Open class	—	Dylan	Thomas Scott-Ellis, 8th Baron Howard de Walden Thomas Scott-Ellis, 8th Baron Howard de Walden Thomas Evelyn Scott-Ellis, 8th Baron Howard de Walden, 4th Baron Seaford , was a British peer, landowner, writer and patron of the arts. He was also a motorboat racer who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.-Biography:... A. G. Fentiman	Retired, race cancelled (first race) Did not start (second race)

Class B — Under 60 feet	1st	Gyrinus	Isaac Thomas Thornycroft Isaac Thomas Thornycroft Isaac Thomas "Tom" Thornycroft was a British motorboat racer who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He won two gold medals in the only motor boat competitions included in the Olympics as helmsman of the Gyrinus II, which was designed by his father Sir John Isaac Thornycroft.He became a yacht... Bernard Redwood Bernard Redwood Bernard Boverton Redwood was a British motorboat racer who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.As crew member of the Gyrinus he won two gold medals in the only motor boat competitions at the Olympics.... John Field-Richards John Field-Richards John Charles Field-Richards was a British motorboat racer who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.As crew member of the Gyrinus he won two gold medals in the only motorboat competitions at the Olympics....	Finished
Class B — Under 60 feet	—	Quicksilver	John Marshall Gorham Mrs. Gorham	Did not finish

Class C — 6.5–8 metres	1st	Gyrinus	Thomas Thornycroft Bernard Redwood	Finished
Class C — 6.5–8 metres	—	Sea Dog	Warwick Wright Thomas Weston	Did not finish

Water polo

Event	Place	Water poloists	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final

Men's water polo	1st	George Cornet George Cornet George Thomson Cornet was the only Scot in the Great Britain and Ireland water polo team that won gold in the 1908 Summer Olympics and the 1912 Summer Olympics.... , Charles Forsyth Charles Forsyth Charles G. Eric Forsyth was a British water polo player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He was part of the British team, which was able to win the gold medal.-External links:... , George Nevinson George Nevinson George Wilfred Nevinson was a British water polo player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He was part of the British team, which was able to win the gold medal.-External links:... , Paul Radmilovic, Charles Sydney Smith Charles Sydney Smith Charles Sydney Smith was born in Wigan, the ninth of eleven children born to Thomas Smith and Elizabeth née Sayer. He was a British water polo player who competed as goalkeeper for the England Water Polo team which won gold medals in the London games of 1908, and the Stockholm games of 1912... , Thomas Thould Thomas Thould Thomas Henry Thould was a British water polo player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.Thomas played a paramount role in the 1908 final.He was part of the British team, which won the gold medal.-External links:*... , George Wilkinson George Wilkinson (water polo) George Wilkinson was a British water polo player who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics, in the 1908 Summer Olympics, and in the 1912 Summer Olympics he was in the Hyde Seal team when he won the Olympics. Hyde Seal are a manchester team.He was part of the British water polo team and won three...	Bye	Bye	Defeated Belgium Belgium at the 1908 Summer Olympics Belgium competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England.It was the second appearance of the European nation, which had previously competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics.-Athletics:-Cycling:... 9-2

Wrestling

Event	Place	Wrestler	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarter- finals	Semi- finals	Final

Greco-Roman lightweight Wrestling at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Greco-Roman lightweight The Greco-Roman lightweight was one of four Greco-Roman wrestling weight classes contested on the Wrestling at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. Like all other wrestling events, it was open only to men...	9th	Edward Blount	Bye	Lost to Persson	Did not advance
		George Faulkner	Bye	Lost to Møller
		Arthur Hawkins	Defeated Carlsen	Lost to Radvány
		William Wood William Wood (wrestler) William Wood was a British wrestler who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.In 1908, at the 1908 Summer Olympics, he won the silver medal in the freestyle wrestling lightweight class.-External links:*...	Defeated Halík	Lost to Maróthy
	17th	George Mackenzie George Mackenzie (wrestler) George MacKenzie was a wrestler from Islington.Mackenzie became British lightweight champion in 1909, winning the title again in 1912, 1922, 1924, 1932, and 1941. Additionally, he held the featherweight title in 1921 and 1922. He lost the title to W Schneeberger in 1923, but regained the title in...	Lost to Malmström Gustaf Malmström Gustaf Hjalmar Malmström was a Swedish wrestler who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics.In 1908 he finished fifth in the Greco-Roman lightweight....	Did not advance
		Arthur Rose	Lost to Maróthy
		William Ruff	Lost to Radvány
		Andrew Whittingstall	Lost to Møller

Greco-Roman middleweight Wrestling at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Greco-Roman middleweight Jósepsson broke his arm in his semifinal and was forced to withdraw from the bronze medal match; Andersen received third place....	9th	Edgar Bacon Edgar Bacon Edgar Hugh Bacon was an English freestyle and Greco-Roman sport wrestler who competed for Great Britain in the 1908 Summer Olympics, in the 1912 Summer Olympics, in the 1920 Summer Olympics, and in the 1924 Summer Olympics.He was born in Camberwell...	Bye	Lost to Eriksen Johannes Eriksen Johannes Thorvald Eriksen was a Danish wrestler who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics, in the 1912 Summer Olympics, and in the 1920 Summer Olympics.He was born and died in Frederiksberg....	Did not advance
		Frederick Beck Frederick Beck Frederick Beck was a British wrestler who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.In 1908, at the 1908 Summer Olympics, he won the bronze medal in the freestyle wrestling middleweight class.-External links:*...	Defeated Challstorp	Lost to Andersson Mauritz Andersson Mauritz Olof Andersson was a Swedish wrestler who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics.In 1908 he won the silver medal in the Greco-Roman middleweight class....
		George Bradshaw	Bye	Lost to Mårtensson Frithiof Mårtensson Frithiof M. Mårtensson was a Swedish wrestler who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.In 1908 he won the gold medal in the Greco-Roman middleweight class.-External links:*...
	17th	Stanley Bacon Stanley Bacon Stanley Vivian Bacon was a British sport wrestler who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1920 Summer Olympics.In 1908 he won the gold medal in the freestyle middleweight class...	Lost to Andersson Mauritz Andersson Mauritz Olof Andersson was a Swedish wrestler who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics.In 1908 he won the silver medal in the Greco-Roman middleweight class....	Did not advance

Greco-Roman light heavyweight	5th	Arthur Banbrook	Bye	Defeated Meesen	Lost to Jensen	Did not advance
	9th	Charles Brown	Bye	Lost to Dubois	Did not advance
		Edward Nixson	Bye	Lost to Saarela Yrjö Saarela Yrjö Erik Mikael Saarela was a Finnish wrestler who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics....
		Walter West	Defeated Šustera Miroslav Šustera Miroslav Šustera was a Czech track and field athlete and wrestler who competed in the 1906 Summer Olympics, in the 1908 Summer Olympics, and in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was born and died in Prague....	Lost to Weckman Verner Weckman Johan Verner Weckman was a Finnish sport wrestler who competed in the 1906 Summer Olympics and in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He was born in Loviisa in a family of farmer. He took Abitur in Helsinki 1902...
	17th	Harold Foskett	Lost to Dubois	Did not advance

Greco-Roman super heavyweight	5th	Edward Barrett	None held		Lost to Payr	Did not advance
Greco-Roman super heavyweight	5th	Frederick Humphreys Frederick Humphreys (athlete) Frederick Harkness Humphreys was a British tug of war competitor and sport wrestler who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics, in the 1912 Summer Olympics, and in the 1920 Summer Olympics....	None held		Lost to Petrov	Did not advance

Event	Place	Wrestler	Round of 16	Quarter- finals	Semi- finals	Final

Freestyle bantamweight	2nd	William Press William Press William J. Press was a British wrestler who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.In 1908, at the 1908 Summer Olympics, he won the silver medal in the freestyle wrestling bantamweight class.-External links:*...	Defeated Whiterall	Defeated Sansom	Defeated Tomkins	Lost to Mehnert George Mehnert George Nicholas Mehnert was an American wrestler who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics and 1908 Summer Olympics....
	4th	Frederick Tomkins	Defeated W. Cox	Defeated Saunders	Lost to Press William Press William J. Press was a British wrestler who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.In 1908, at the 1908 Summer Olympics, he won the silver medal in the freestyle wrestling bantamweight class.-External links:*...	Lost to Coté Aubert Coté Aubert Coté was a Canadian wrestler who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He was born in Montreal.In 1908 he won the bronze medal in the freestyle bantamweight category.-External links:*...
	5th	Frank Davis	Defeated Knight	Lost to Coté Aubert Coté Aubert Coté was a Canadian wrestler who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He was born in Montreal.In 1908 he won the bronze medal in the freestyle bantamweight category.-External links:*...	Did not advance
		Bruce Sansom	Defeated Schwan	Lost to Press William Press William J. Press was a British wrestler who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.In 1908, at the 1908 Summer Olympics, he won the silver medal in the freestyle wrestling bantamweight class.-External links:*...
		George Saunders	Defeated J. Cox	Lost to Tomkins
		Harry Sprenger	Bye	Lost to Mehnert George Mehnert George Nicholas Mehnert was an American wrestler who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics and 1908 Summer Olympics....
	9th	James Cox	Lost to Saunders	Did not advance
		William Cox	Lost to Tomkins
		Frank Knight	Lost to Davis
		George Schwan	Lost to Sansom
		Harold Whiterall	Lost to Press William Press William J. Press was a British wrestler who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.In 1908, at the 1908 Summer Olympics, he won the silver medal in the freestyle wrestling bantamweight class.-External links:*...

Freestyle featherweight	2nd	James Slim James Slim John Percival Slim was a British wrestler who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.In 1908, at the 1908 Summer Olympics, he won the silver medal in the freestyle wrestling featherweight class.-External links:*...	Bye	Defeated Peake	Defeated Tagg	Lost to Dole George Dole George Stuart Dole was an American sport wrestler who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.In 1908 he won the gold medal in the freestyle featherweight class.-External links:*...
	3rd	William McKie William McKie (wrestler) William McKie was a British wrestler who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.In 1908, at the 1908 Summer Olympics, he won the bronze medal in the freestyle wrestling featherweight class.-References:*...	Bye	Defeated White	Lost to Dole George Dole George Stuart Dole was an American sport wrestler who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.In 1908 he won the gold medal in the freestyle featherweight class.-External links:*...	Defeated Tagg
	4th	William Tagg	Bye	Defeated Goddard Arthur Goddard Arthur Milton Goddard was a footballer who played for Liverpool Football Club in the early 20th century, helping them to win the 1906 Football League Championship.-Life and playing career:...	Lost to Slim James Slim John Percival Slim was a British wrestler who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.In 1908, at the 1908 Summer Olympics, he won the silver medal in the freestyle wrestling featherweight class.-External links:*...	Lost to McKie William McKie (wrestler) William McKie was a British wrestler who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.In 1908, at the 1908 Summer Olympics, he won the bronze medal in the freestyle wrestling featherweight class.-References:*...
	5th	Arthur Goddard Arthur Goddard Arthur Milton Goddard was a footballer who played for Liverpool Football Club in the early 20th century, helping them to win the 1906 Football League Championship.-Life and playing career:...	Defeated Couch	Lost to Tagg	Did not advance
		Sidney Peake	Bye	Lost to Slim James Slim John Percival Slim was a British wrestler who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.In 1908, at the 1908 Summer Olympics, he won the silver medal in the freestyle wrestling featherweight class.-External links:*...
		James Webster	Defeated Adams	Lost to Dole George Dole George Stuart Dole was an American sport wrestler who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.In 1908 he won the gold medal in the freestyle featherweight class.-External links:*...
		James White	Defeated Jones	Lost to McKie William McKie (wrestler) William McKie was a British wrestler who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.In 1908, at the 1908 Summer Olympics, he won the bronze medal in the freestyle wrestling featherweight class.-References:*...
	9th	William Adams	Lost to Webster	Did not advance
		Percy Cockings	Lost to Dole George Dole George Stuart Dole was an American sport wrestler who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.In 1908 he won the gold medal in the freestyle featherweight class.-External links:*...
		Richard Couch	Lost to Goddard Arthur Goddard Arthur Milton Goddard was a footballer who played for Liverpool Football Club in the early 20th century, helping them to win the 1906 Football League Championship.-Life and playing career:...
		William Jones	Lost to White

Freestyle lightweight	1st	George de Relwyskow George de Relwyskow George Frederick William de Relwyskow was a British sport wrestler who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics....	Defeated Henson	Defeated Shepherd	Defeated Gingell Albert Gingell Arthur Gingell was a British wrestler who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics....	Defeated Wood William Wood (wrestler) William Wood was a British wrestler who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.In 1908, at the 1908 Summer Olympics, he won the silver medal in the freestyle wrestling lightweight class.-External links:*...
	2nd	William Wood	Defeated Faulkner	Defeated Krug	Defeated G. McKenzie George McKenzie George McKenzie was a British bantamweight professional boxer who competed in the 1920s.He was born in Leith, Scotland-Amateur career:McKenzie was the 1920 British ABA bantamweight champion...	Lost to Relwyskow George de Relwyskow George Frederick William de Relwyskow was a British sport wrestler who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics....
	3rd	Albert Gingell Albert Gingell Arthur Gingell was a British wrestler who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics....	Bye	Defeated Baillie	Lost to Relwyskow George de Relwyskow George Frederick William de Relwyskow was a British sport wrestler who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics....	Defeated G. McKenzie George McKenzie George McKenzie was a British bantamweight professional boxer who competed in the 1920s.He was born in Leith, Scotland-Amateur career:McKenzie was the 1920 British ABA bantamweight champion...
	4th	George McKenzie	Bye	Defeated J. McKenzie	Lost to Wood William Wood (wrestler) William Wood was a British wrestler who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.In 1908, at the 1908 Summer Olympics, he won the silver medal in the freestyle wrestling lightweight class.-External links:*...	Lost to Gingell Albert Gingell Arthur Gingell was a British wrestler who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics....
	5th	Herbert Baillie	Bye	Lost to Gingell Albert Gingell Arthur Gingell was a British wrestler who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics....	Did not advance
		James McKenzie	Bye	Lost to G. McKenzie
		William Shepherd	Bye	Lost to Relwyskow George de Relwyskow George Frederick William de Relwyskow was a British sport wrestler who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics....
	9th	George Faulkner	Lost to Wood William Wood (wrestler) William Wood was a British wrestler who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.In 1908, at the 1908 Summer Olympics, he won the silver medal in the freestyle wrestling lightweight class.-External links:*...	Did not advance
		William Henson	Lost to Relwyskow George de Relwyskow George Frederick William de Relwyskow was a British sport wrestler who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics....
		Joseph Hoy	Lost to Krug

Freestyle middleweight Wrestling at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Freestyle middleweight After a protest from his semi-final was rejected, Andersson refused to participate in the bronze medal match, giving Beck third place....	1st	Stanley Bacon	Defeated Chenery	Defeated Coleman	Defeated Beck Frederick Beck Frederick Beck was a British wrestler who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.In 1908, at the 1908 Summer Olympics, he won the bronze medal in the freestyle wrestling middleweight class.-External links:*...	Defeated Relwyskow George de Relwyskow George Frederick William de Relwyskow was a British sport wrestler who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics....
	2nd	George de Relwyskow	Defeated Challstorp	Defeated E. Bacon Edgar Bacon Edgar Hugh Bacon was an English freestyle and Greco-Roman sport wrestler who competed for Great Britain in the 1908 Summer Olympics, in the 1912 Summer Olympics, in the 1920 Summer Olympics, and in the 1924 Summer Olympics.He was born in Camberwell...	Defeated Andersson	Lost to S. Bacon Stanley Bacon Stanley Vivian Bacon was a British sport wrestler who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1920 Summer Olympics.In 1908 he won the gold medal in the freestyle middleweight class...
	3rd	Frederick Beck	Bye	Defeated Narganes	Lost to S. Bacon Stanley Bacon Stanley Vivian Bacon was a British sport wrestler who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1920 Summer Olympics.In 1908 he won the gold medal in the freestyle middleweight class...	Defeated Andersson
	5th	Edgar Bacon	Defeated Bradshaw	Lost to Relwyskow George de Relwyskow George Frederick William de Relwyskow was a British sport wrestler who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics....	Did not advance
	5th	Aubrey Coleman	Defeated Wallis	Lost to S. Bacon Stanley Bacon Stanley Vivian Bacon was a British sport wrestler who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1920 Summer Olympics.In 1908 he won the gold medal in the freestyle middleweight class...	Did not advance
	9th	George Bradshaw	Lost to E. Bacon Edgar Bacon Edgar Hugh Bacon was an English freestyle and Greco-Roman sport wrestler who competed for Great Britain in the 1908 Summer Olympics, in the 1912 Summer Olympics, in the 1920 Summer Olympics, and in the 1924 Summer Olympics.He was born in Camberwell...	Did not advance
		Henry Chenery	Lost to S. Bacon Stanley Bacon Stanley Vivian Bacon was a British sport wrestler who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1920 Summer Olympics.In 1908 he won the gold medal in the freestyle middleweight class...
		Arthur Wallis	Lost to Coleman

Freestyle heavyweight Wrestling at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Freestyle heavyweight Barrett beat Nixson in the bronze medal match to take third place.-Standings:...	1st	George Con O'Kelly	Defeated Talbott	Defeated Foskett	Defeated Barrett	Defeated Gundersen Jacob Gundersen Jacob Gundersen was a Norwegian-American who represented Norway in the 1908 Olympics. He was a freestyle wrestler and Olympic medalist....
	3rd	Edward Barrett	Bye	Defeated Brown	Lost to O'Kelly	Defeated Nixson
	4th	Edward Nixson	Bye	Defeated Bruce	Lost to Gundersen Jacob Gundersen Jacob Gundersen was a Norwegian-American who represented Norway in the 1908 Olympics. He was a freestyle wrestler and Olympic medalist....	Lost to Barrett
	5th	Lawrence Bruce	Defeated Banbrook	Lost to Nixson	Did not advance
		Frederick Humphreys	Bye	Lost to Gundersen Jacob Gundersen Jacob Gundersen was a Norwegian-American who represented Norway in the 1908 Olympics. He was a freestyle wrestler and Olympic medalist....
		Harold Foskett	Bye	Lost to O'Kelly
		Charles Brown	Bye	Lost to Barrett
	9th	Arthur Banbrook	Lost to Bruce	Did not advance
	9th	Walter West	Lost to Gundersen Jacob Gundersen Jacob Gundersen was a Norwegian-American who represented Norway in the 1908 Olympics. He was a freestyle wrestler and Olympic medalist....	Did not advance

Opponent nation	Wins	Losses	Percent
Belgium Belgium at the 1908 Summer Olympics Belgium competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England.It was the second appearance of the European nation, which had previously competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics.-Athletics:-Cycling:...	1	2	.333
Bohemia Bohemia at the 1908 Summer Olympics Bohemia competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England as an independent team, though it was part of Austria-Hungary at the time.-Athletics:-Fencing:...	2	0	1.000
Canada Canada at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Gold:* Robert Kerr — Athletics, Men's 200 m* Frank Dixon, George Campbell, Angus Dillon, Richard Louis Duckett, George Rennie, Clarence McKerrow, Alexander Turnbull, Henry Hoobin, Ernest Hamilton, John Broderick, Tommy Gorman, Patrick Brennan — Lacrosse, Men's Team Competition* Walter...	0	2	.000
Denmark Denmark at the 1908 Summer Olympics Denmark competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England. No Danish athletes had competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.-Medalists:-Athletics:-Boxing:2 Danish boxers competed in the lightweight class, with each losing his first bout....	1	4	.200
Finland Finland at the 1908 Summer Olympics Finland competed at the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England. The Grand Duchy of Finland was part of the Russian Empire at the time, but Finland's results are kept separate from those of Russia.Medalists=...	0	2	.000
Hungary Hungary at the 1908 Summer Olympics Hungary competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England. Austria and Hungary had separate NOCs, therefore results at Olympic Games are kept separate despite the union of the two nations as Austria-Hungary at the time.- Gold:...	0	5	.000
Norway Norway at the 1908 Summer Olympics Norway competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England. It was the second appearance of the European nation, after having made its Olympic debut in 1900.-Athletics:...	1	3	.250
Russia Russia at the 1908 Summer Olympics Russian Empire competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England. It was the second appearance of the European nation, after having missed the 1904 Games.- Gold:*Nikolai Panin — Figure skating, men's special figures- Silver:...	0	1	.000
Sweden Sweden at the 1908 Summer Olympics Sweden competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom. It was the third appearance of the European nation, which had missed only the 1904 Summer Olympics.-Medalists:-Athletics:...	4	5	.444
United States	3	7	.300

Total international	12	31	.279
Great Britain	38	38	.500

Total	50	69	.420

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