Great Britain at the 1906 Intercalated Games

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Great Britain at the
1906 Intercalated Olympics
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
IOC code GBR
NOC British Olympic Association
in Athens
Competitors47 in 9 sports
Medals
Ranked 4th
Gold
8
Silver
11
Bronze
5
Total
24
Summer appearances
Winter appearances

Athletes from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland competed at the 1906 Intercalated Games in Athens, Greece. 47 athletes, all men, competed in 42 events in 9 sports. [1]

Contents

Athletics

Track
AthleteEventsHeatSemifinalsFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Wyndham Halswelle 100 metres Unknown2 QUnknown3did not advance
Sidney Abrahams 11.81 QUnknown4did not advance
Alfred Healey 12.21 QUnknown4did not advance
Reginald Reed 12.01 Qdid not startdid not advance
Wyndham Halswelle 400 metres54.01 Qn/aUnknownSilver medal icon.svg
William Anderson Unknown2 q54.81 QUnknown7
John Horne Unknown3did not advance
Reginald Reed Unknown4did not advance
Wyndham Halswelle 800 metresUnknown2 Qn/aUnknownBronze medal icon.svg
Reginald Crabbe 2:07.61 Qn/aUnknown4
John Horne Unknown3n/adid not advance
William Anderson Unknown4n/adid not advance
John McGough UnknownUnknownn/adid not advance
John McGough 1500 metres4:18.81 Qn/a4:12.6Silver medal icon.svg
Reginald Crabbe Unknown2Qn/aUnknown7
Arnold Churchill UnknownUnknownn/adid not advance
Henry Hawtrey did not finishn/adid not advance
Henry Hawtrey 5 milen/a26:11.8Gold medal icon.svg
Francis Edwards n/aUnknownUnknown
John McGough n/aUnknownUnknown
Henry Weber n/aUnknownUnknown
Arnold Churchill n/aUnknownUnknown
Stephen Carnelly n/aUnknownUnknown
John Daly n/aDisqualified
James Cormack Marathonn/a3-35:00.014
John Daly n/adid not finish
Alfred Healey 110 metres hurdles16.51 Qn/aUnknownSilver medal icon.svg
Wallis Walters Unknown3n/adid not advance
Robert Wilkinson 1500 metre walkn/aDisqualified
3000 metre walkn/aDisqualified
Field
AthleteEventsFinal
ResultRank
Con Leahy High jump1.775Gold medal icon.svg
Peter O'Connor UnknownUnknown
Peter O'Connor Long jump7.025Silver medal icon.svg
Sidney Abrahams 6.2105
Peter O'Connor Triple jump14.075Gold medal icon.svg
Con Leahy 13.980Silver medal icon.svg

Cycling

AthleteEventsHeatSemifinalsFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
William Pett Individual road racen/adid not finish
Herbert Bouffler Sprintn/aUnknownSilver medal icon.svg
Herbert Crowther n/aUnknownUnknown
Thomas Matthews n/aUnknownUnknown
Arthur Rushen n/aUnknownUnknown
Herbert Crowther 333 metres time trialn/a23 1/5Silver medal icon.svg
Herbert Bouffler n/a24 1/58
Thomas Matthews n/a24 1/58
Arthur Rushen n/a24 3/515
Thomas Matthews
Arthur Rushen
Tandem sprint 2000 metres2:32 3/51 QORn/a2:15Gold medal icon.svgOR
Herbert Crowther 5000 metres3:56 1/51 Q8:411 QUnknownSilver medal icon.svg
Thomas Matthews Unknown2did not advance
Arthur Rushen Unknown2did not advance
Herbert Bouffler 3:40 3/51 QUnknown3did not advance
William Pett 20 kilometresUnknownUnknownQn/a29:00Gold medal icon.svg
Herbert Bouffler UnknownUnknownn/adid not advance
Herbert Crowther UnknownUnknownn/adid not advance
Thomas Matthews UnknownUnknownn/adid not advance
Arthur Rushen UnknownUnknownn/adid not advance

Diving

AthleteEventPointsRank
Melville Clark 10 m platform144.05
Harold Smyrk 126.417

Fencing

AthleteEventsHeat GroupSemifinal GroupFinal Group
RankRankRank
Edgar Seligman Individual Foil3did not advance
Howard de Walden Thomas Unknowndid not advance
Edgar Seligman Individual Épée1 QUnknowndid not advance
Lord Desborough William
Cosmo Duff-Gordon
Charles Robinson
Edgar Seligman
Épée TeamFlag of the German Empire.svg  Germany  (GER)
9–2
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium  (BEL)
14–9
Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)
15–18 Silver medal icon.svg

Football

Although Great Britain didn't send a team, eight British players (all from the same family) represented Smyrna from the Ottoman Empire, they lost their first match 0–5 against Denmark, but then won the silver medal match against one of the Greek sides after the original Greek side defaulted during the final. The eight British silver medal winners were:

Gymnastics

AthleteEventsFinal
ResultRank
Otto Bauscher Individual All-Around8525
Stanley Cooper Individual All-Around (5 events)7135
Otto Bauscher 6937
Stanley Cooper Rope climb17.615

Rowing

The only British rower was Donald Whittall who competed for a mixed team in the coxed fours.

Shooting

AthleteEventTarget HitsPointsRank
Sidney Merlin Free pistol, 25 metres3022712
Gerald Merlin 3020324
Sidney Merlin Free pistol, 50 metres2917723
Gerald Merlin 2815129
Gerald Merlin Gras Model Revolver, 20 metres2816221
Sidney Merlin did not finish
Sidney Merlin Military Revolver, 20 metres3022216
Gerald Merlin 2919128
Sidney Merlin Dueling Pistol Au Visé, 20 metres3020710
Gerald Merlin 2919116
Gerald Merlin Dueling Pistol Au Commandement, 25 metres261114
Sidney Merlin 231037
Gerald Merlin Free Rifle any position, 300 metres3018824
Sidney Merlin did not finish
Gerald Merlin Rifle Gras Model Kneeling or Standing, 200 metres261696
Sidney Merlin 281667
Sidney Merlin Rifle Kneeling or Standing, 300 metres3017523
Gerald Merlin Trap single shot 16 metresn/a24Gold medal icon.svg
Sidney Merlin 23Bronze medal icon.svg
Sidney Merlin Trap double shot 14 metresn/a15Gold medal icon.svg
Gerald Merlin 12Bronze medal icon.svg

Swimming

AthleteEventsHeatFinal
ResultRankResultRank
Paul Radmilovic 100 metres freestyle1:41.01 QUnknown4
John Derbyshire Unknown3 QUnknown5
Henry Taylor 400 metres freestylen/a6:26.0Silver medal icon.svg
John Jarvis n/aUnknownBronze medal icon.svg
Paul Radmilovic n/aUnknown5
John Derbyshire n/aUnknownUnknown
Henry Taylor One mile freestylen/a28:28.0Gold medal icon.svg
John Jarvis n/a30:07.6Silver medal icon.svg
Stanley Cooper n/adid not finish
Paul Radmilovic n/adid not finish
William Henry
John Derbyshire
Henry Taylor
John Jarvis
4 x 250 metres freestyle relayn/aUnknownBronze medal icon.svg

References

  1. "Great Britain at the 1906 Intercalated Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2014.