At the 1908 Summer Olympics, two rackets events were contested. Only British players participated in the competitions.
At the 1908 Summer Olympics, five boxing events were contested. All of the boxing was conducted on 27 October. The event was held in the Northampton Institute in Clerkenwell, East London.
At the 1908 Summer Olympics, two gymnastics events for men were contested. No nation was successful in winning more than one medal. No women's competitions were held, though women did participate in non-competitive gymnastic displays.
Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London saw fifteen shooting events. Most of the events were held at Bisley, Surrey while the trap shooting events were held at Uxendon.
France competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England.
Great Britain, represented by the British Olympic Association (BOA), competed as the host nation of the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. The British Olympic Association was the National Olympic Committee responsible for organising the United Kingdom's representation. At the time British athletes competed under the team name "United Kingdom". The British team comprised 676 competitors.
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.
Greece competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England. Greek athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games.
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.
Germany competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom.
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.
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. It was originally going to host the Games, but the eruption of Mount Vesuvius meant the UK hosted them.
Bohemia competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England as an independent team, though it was part of Austria-Hungary at the time.
Athletes from the Netherlands competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom.
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.
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.
Switzerland competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England.
Argentina at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England was the nation's second appearance out of four editions of the Summer Olympic Games. Argentina did not participate at the 1896 Summer Olympics and 1904 Summer Olympics. Horatio Torromé has the distinction of being Argentina's second one-man national representative, and debut Olympian in the Olympic sporting event of figure skating, ranking overall seventh. A one athlete team from Argentina competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics.
Axel Johannes Petersen was a Danish athlete. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. In the 100 metres, Petersen took second place in his first round heat with a time of 11.5 seconds. He did not advance to the semifinals.
Kjeld Nielsen was a Danish athlete. He competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. In the 1500 metres event, Nielsen placed sixth in his initial semifinal heat and did not advance to the final. He also participated in the 5 miles race but was again eliminated in the first round.
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