Great Britain at the 1908 Summer Olympics

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Great Britain at the
1908 Summer Olympics
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg
IOC code GBR
NOC British Olympic Association
in London
Competitors676 in 24 sports
Flag bearer Kynaston Studd
Medals
Ranked 1st
Gold
56
Silver
51
Bronze
39
Total
146
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

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". [1] The British team comprised 676 competitors. [2]

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It was the fourth appearance of the country, which has not missed any of the Summer Olympic Games. The country finished in the Olympic table in first place for the first and only time in its history. The Men's field hockey on the 31st of October is the last time that Great Britain swept the medal podium at an Olympics, as of 2022.

Medallists

MedalNameSportEventDate
Gold medal icon.svg Gold William Dod Archery Men's double York round July 18
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Queenie Newall Archery Women's double National round July 18
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Wyndham Halswelle Athletics Men's 400 m July 23
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Emil Voigt Athletics Men's 5 miles July 18
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Arthur Russell Athletics Men's 3200 m steeplechase July 18
Gold medal icon.svg Gold William Coales , Joe Deakin, Arthur Robertson Athletics Men's 3 miles team race July 15
Gold medal icon.svg Gold George Larner Athletics Men's 3500 m walk July 14
Men's 10 miles walk July 17
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Tim Ahearne Athletics Men's triple jump July 25
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Henry Thomas Boxing Bantamweight October 27
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Richard Gunn Boxing Featherweight October 27
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Frederick Grace Boxing Lightweight October 27
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Johnny Douglas Boxing Middleweight October 27
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Albert Oldman Boxing Heavyweight October 27
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Victor Johnson Cycling Men's 660 yd July 15
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Benjamin Jones Cycling Men's 5000 m July 18
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Clarence Kingsbury Cycling Men's 20 km July 14
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Charles Henry Bartlett Cycling Men's 100 km July 18
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Benjamin Jones , Clarence Kingsbury,
Leonard Meredith, Ernest Payne
Cycling Men's team pursuit July 17
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Madge Syers Figure skating Ladies' singles October 29
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Great Britain men's Olympic football team
Football October 24
Gold medal icon.svg Gold England national field hockey team
Field hockey October 31
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Charles Darley Miller , George Arthur Miller,
Patteson Womersley Nickalls, Herbert Haydon Wilson
Polo June 21
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Evan Noel Rackets Men's singles April 29
Gold medal icon.svg Gold John Jacob Astor , Vane Pennell Rackets Men's doubles May 1
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Harry Blackstaffe Rowing Men's single sculls July 31
Gold medal icon.svg Gold John Fenning , Gordon Thomson Rowing Men's coxless pair July 31
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Collier Cudmore , James Angus Gillan,
Duncan Mackinnon, John Somers-Smith
Rowing Men's coxless four July 31
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Henry Bucknall , Charles Burnell,
Raymond Etherington-Smith, Albert Gladstone,
Banner Johnstone, Frederick Septimus Kelly,
Gilchrist Maclagan, Guy Nickalls,
Ronald Sanderson
Rowing Men's eight July 31
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Charles Crichton , Gilbert Laws, Thomas McMeekin Sailing 6 m class July 29
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Norman Bingley , Richard Dixon,
Charles Rivett-Carnac, Frances Rivett-Carnac
Sailing 7 m class July 29
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Charles Campbell , Blair Cochrane,
John Rhodes, Henry Sutton, Arthur Wood
Sailing 8 m class July 29
Gold medal icon.svg Gold T. C. Glen Coats  (helmsman),
J. H. Downes  (mate), J. S. Aspin, John Buchanan,
J. C. Bunten, A. D. Downes, David Dunlop,
John Mackenzie, Albert Martin, Gerald Tait [3]
Sailing 12 m class July 12
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Joshua Millner Shooting Men's 1000 yd free rifle July 9
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Arthur Carnell Shooting Men's stationary target small-bore rifle July 11
Gold medal icon.svg Gold John Fleming Shooting Men's moving target small-bore rifle July 11
Gold medal icon.svg Gold William Styles Shooting Men's disappearing target small-bore rifle July 11
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Edward Amoore , Harold Humby,
Maurice Matthews, William Pimm
Shooting Men's team small-bore rifle July 11
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Peter Easte , Alexander Maunder, Frederic Moore,
Charles Palmer, John Pike, John Postans
Shooting Men's trap, team July 11
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Henry Taylor Swimming Men's 400 m freestyle July 16
Men's 1500 m freestyle July 25
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Frederick Holman Swimming Men's 200 m breaststroke July 18
Gold medal icon.svg Gold John Derbyshire , William Foster,
Paul Radmilovic, Henry Taylor
Swimming Men's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay July 24
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Josiah Ritchie Tennis Men's singles July 11
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Reginald Doherty , George Hillyard Tennis Men's doubles July 11
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Arthur Gore Tennis Men's indoor singles July 11
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Arthur Gore , Herbert Roper Barrett Tennis Men's indoor doubles July 9
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Dorothea Douglass Tennis Women's singles July 11
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Gwendoline Eastlake-Smith Tennis Women's indoor singles July 11
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Edward Barrett , John Duke, Frederick Goodfellow,
Frederick Humphreys, William Hirons, Albert Ireton,
Frederick Merriman, Edwin Mills, John James Shepherd
Tug of war July 18
Gold medal icon.svg Gold John Field-Richards , Bernard Boverton Redwood,
Isaac Thomas Thornycroft
Water motorsports Class B August 28
Class C August 29
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Great Britain men's national water polo team
Water polo July 22
Gold medal icon.svg Gold George de Relwyskow Wrestling Men's freestyle lightweight July 24
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Stanley Bacon Wrestling Men's freestyle middleweight July 22
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Con O'Kelly Wrestling Men's freestyle heavyweight July 23
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Reginald Brooks-King Archery Men's double York round July 18
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Lottie Dod Archery Women's double National round July 18
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Harold A. Wilson Athletics Men's 1500 m July 14
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Edward Owen Athletics Men's 5 miles July 18
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Arthur Robertson Athletics Men's 3200 m steeplechase July 18
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Ernest Webb Athletics Men's 3500 m walk July 14
Men's 10 miles walk July 17
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Con Leahy Athletics Men's high jump July 21
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Denis Horgan Athletics Men's shot put July 16
Silver medal icon.svg Silver John Condon Boxing Bantamweight October 27
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Charles Morris Boxing Featherweight October 27
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Frederick Spiller Boxing Lightweight October 27
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Sydney Evans Boxing Heavyweight October 27
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Benjamin Jones Cycling Men's 20 km July 14
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Charles Denny Cycling Men's 100 km July 18
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Frederick Hamlin , Thomas Johnson Cycling Men's tandem July 15
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Leaf Daniell , Cecil Haig,
Martin Holt, Robert Montgomerie
Fencing Men's team épée October 24
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Arthur Cumming Figure skating Men's special figures October 29
Silver medal icon.svg Silver James H. Johnson , Phyllis Johnson Figure skating Pairs October 29
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Walter Tysall Gymnastics Men's all-around July 15
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Ireland national field hockey team
Field hockey October 31
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Eustace Miles Jeu de paume May 23
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Great Britain national lacrosse team
Lacrosse October 24
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Walter Buckmaster , Frederick Freake,
Walter Jones, John Wodehouse
Polo June 21
Silver medal icon.svg Silver John Hardress Lloyd , John Paul McCann,
Percy O'Reilly, Auston Rotheram
Polo June 21
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Henry Leaf Rackets Men's singles April 29
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Cecil Browning , Edmund Bury Rackets Men's doubles May 1
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Alexander McCulloch Rowing Men's single sculls July 31
Silver medal icon.svg Silver George Fairbairn , Philip Verdon Rowing Men's coxless pair July 31
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Harold Barker , John Fenning,
Philip Filleul, Gordon Thomson
Rowing Men's coxless four July 31
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Cornwall rugby union
Rugby union October 26
Silver medal icon.svg Silver C. MacIver  (helmsman), J. G. Kenion  (mate),
J. M. Adam, James Baxter, W. P. Davidson,
J. F. Jellico, T. A. R. Littledale, C. R. MacIver,
C. Macleod Robertson, J. F. D. Spence [3]
Sailing 12 m class July 12
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Arthur Fulton , John Martin, Harcourt Ommundsen,
William Padgett, Philip Richardson, Fleetwood Varley
Shooting Men's military rifle, team July 11
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Harold Humby Shooting Men's stationary target small-bore rifle July 11
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Maurice Matthews Shooting Men's moving target small-bore rifle July 11
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Harold Hawkins Shooting Men's disappearing target small-bore rifle July 11
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Ted Ranken Shooting Men's single-shot running deer July 9
Men's double-shot running deer July 10
Silver medal icon.svg Silver William Ellicott , William Russell Lane-Joynt,
Charles Nix, Ted Ranken
Shooting Men's team single-shot running deer July 10
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Thomas Battersby Swimming Men's 1500 m freestyle July 25
Silver medal icon.svg Silver William Robinson Swimming Men's 200 m breaststroke July 18
Silver medal icon.svg Silver James Cecil Parke , Josiah Ritchie Tennis Men's doubles July 11
Silver medal icon.svg Silver George Caridia Tennis Men's indoor singles July 11
Silver medal icon.svg Silver George Caridia , George Simond Tennis Men's indoor doubles July 9
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Dora Boothby Tennis Women's singles July 11
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Alice Greene Tennis Women's indoor singles July 11
Silver medal icon.svg Silver James Clarke , Thomas Butler, Charles Foden,
William Greggan, Alexander Kidd, Daniel Lowey,
Patrick Philbin, George Smith, Thomas Swindlehurst
Tug of war July 18
Silver medal icon.svg Silver William J. Press Wrestling Men's freestyle bantamweight July 20
Silver medal icon.svg Silver John Slim Wrestling Men's freestyle featherweight July 22
Silver medal icon.svg Silver William Wood Wrestling Men's freestyle lightweight July 24
Silver medal icon.svg Silver George de Relwyskow Wrestling Men's freestyle middleweight July 22
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Beatrice Hill-Lowe Archery Women's double National round July 18
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Norman Hallows Athletics Men's 1500 m July 14
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Jimmy Tremeer Athletics Men's 400 m hurdles July 22
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Edward Spencer Athletics Men's 10 miles walk July 17
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze William Webb Boxing Bantamweight October 27
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Hugh Roddin Boxing Featherweight October 27
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Harry Johnson Boxing Lightweight October 27
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze William Philo Boxing Middleweight October 27
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Frederick Parks Boxing Heavyweight October 27
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Charlie Brooks , Walter Isaacs Cycling Men's tandem July 15
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Geoffrey Hall-Say Figure skating Men's special figures October 29
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Dorothy Greenhough-Smith Figure skating Ladies' singles October 29
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Edgar Syers , Madge Syers Figure skating Pairs October 29
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Scotland national field hockey team
Field hockey October 31
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Wales national field hockey team
Field hockey October 31
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Neville Bulwer-Lytton Jeu de paume May 23
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze John Jacob Astor Rackets Men's singles April 29
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Henry Brougham Rackets Men's singles April 29
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Evan Noel , Henry Leaf Rackets Men's doubles May 1
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Harry Blackstaffe Rowing Men's single sculls July 31
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Richard Boyle , John Burn,
Oswald Carver, Henry Goldsmith,
Frank Jerwood, Harold Kitching,
Eric Powell, Douglas Stuart,
Edward Gordon Williams
Rowing Men's eight July 31
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Alfred Hughes , Frederick Hughes,
Philip Hunloke, George Ratsey, William Dudley Ward
Sailing 8 m class July 29
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Maurice Blood Shooting Men's 1000 yd free rifle July 9
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze George Barnes Shooting Men's stationary target small-bore rifle July 11
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze William Marsden Shooting Men's moving target small-bore rifle July 11
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Edward Amoore Shooting Men's disappearing target small-bore rifle July 11
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Alexander Rogers Shooting Men's single-shot running deer July 9
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Geoffrey Coles , William Ellicott,
Henry Lynch-Staunton, Jesse Wallingford
Shooting Men's 50 yd free pistol, team July 11
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Alexander Maunder Shooting Men's trap July 11
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze John Butt , Henry Creasey, Bob Hutton,
William Morris, George Herbert Skinner, George Whitaker
Shooting Men's trap, team July 11
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Herbert Haresnape Swimming Men's 100 m backstroke July 17
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Wilberforce Eaves Tennis Men's singles July 11
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Clement Cazalet , Charles P. Dixon Tennis Men's doubles July 11
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Ruth Winch Tennis Women's singles July 11
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Walter Chaffe , Joseph Dowler, Ernest Ebbage,
Thomas Homewood, Alexander Munro, William Slade,
Walter Tammas, T. J. Williams, James Woodget
Tug of war July 18
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze William McKie Wrestling Men's freestyle featherweight July 22
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Albert Gingell Wrestling Men's freestyle lightweight July 24
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Frederick Beck Wrestling Men's freestyle middleweight July 22
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Edward Barrett Wrestling Men's freestyle heavyweight July 23

Results by event

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 and Lottie Dod took gold and silver medals, Queenie Newall taking the women's gold to become the oldest female gold medallist in Olympic history (a record she holds through the 2004 Summer Olympics), 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 team, with the only Briton taking 12th place. Robert Backhouse, however, shot a score in a friendly demonstration that would have placed him second had he been in actual competition.

EventPlaceArcherScore
Men's double York round 1st William Dod 815
2nd Reginald Brooks-King 768
4th John Penrose 709
5th John Bridges 687
6th Harold James 652
7th Theodore Robinson 647
8th Hugh Nesham 643
9th John Keyworth 622
10th Charles Perry-Keene 543
11th Capel Pownall 532
12th John Stopford 530
13th Robert Backhouse 516
14th Robert Heathcote 476
15th Geoffrey Cornewall 430
18th Charles Coates 413
21st R. H. Bagnall-Oakeley 374
Men's Continental style 12thJohn Keyworth190
Women's double National round 1st Queenie Newall 688
2nd Lottie Dod 642
3rd Beatrice Hill-Lowe 618
4th Jessie Wadworth 605
5th G. W. H. Honnywill 587
6th S. H. Armitage 582
7th V. W. H. Priestley-Foster 553
8th Lillian Wilson 534
9th Mary Wadworth 522
10th M. Boddam-Whetham 510
11th Gertrude Appleyard 503
12th E. Nott-Bower 503
13th Lillias Robertson 500
14th Margaret Weedon 498
15th Albertine Thackwell 484
16th Doris E. Day 483
17th K. G. Mudge 465
18th Ellen Babington 451
19th Christine Cadman 427
20th Martina Hyde 419
21st Sarah Leonard 410
22nd Ina Wood 387
23rd Janetta Vance 385
24th Emily Rushton 323
25thHilda Williams316

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

EventPlaceAthleteHeatsSemifinalsFinal
Men's 100 metres Semi-
finalist
Patrick Roche 11.4 seconds
1st, heat 17
Unknown
3rd, semifinal 1
Did not advance
John W. Morton 11.2 seconds
1st, heat 9
Unknown
3rd, semifinal 2
James P. Stark 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 11.3 seconds
2nd, heat 10
Did not advance
Henry Pankhurst 11.5 seconds
2nd, heat 12
Denis Murray Unknown
3rd, heat 4
Harold Watson Unknown
3rd, heat 14
William Murray Unknown
4th, heat 8
Henry Harmer Did not finish
—, heat 5
Men's 200 metres 4th George Hawkins 22.8 seconds
1st, heat 15
22.6 seconds
1st, semifinal 4
22.9 seconds
Semi-
finalist
Lionel Reed 23.2 seconds
1st, heat 13
Unknown
2nd, semifinal 3
Did not advance
Patrick Roche22.8 seconds
1st, heat 3
Unknown
2nd, semifinal 4
John George23.4 seconds
1st, heat 1
Unknown
3rd, semifinal 3
Samuel Hurdsfield 23.6 seconds
1st, heat 9
Unknown
4th, semifinal 3
HeatsRobert DuncanUnknown
2nd, heat 5
Did not advance
John W. MortonUnknown
2nd, heat 12
Henry PankhurstUnknown
3rd, heat 10
James P. StarkUnknown
3rd, heat 11
Men's 400 metres 1st Wyndham Halswelle 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 50.2 seconds
1st, heat 1
Unknown
2nd, semifinal 2
George Nicol 50.8 seconds
1st, heat 5
Unknown
3rd, semifinal 2
Edward Ryle Walkover
1st, heat 3
Unknown
3rd, semifinal 3
G. W. Young 52.4 seconds
1st, heat 16
Unknown
4th, semifinal 1
Heats Christopher Maude Chavasse Unknown
2nd, heat 8
Did not advance
Arthur Astley Unknown
2nd, heat 9
Alan Patterson Unknown
2nd, heat 11
Robert Robb Unknown
2nd, heat 13
Noel Godfrey Chavasse Unknown
3rd, heat 7
Men's 800 metres 5th Theodore Just None held1:57.8
1st, semifinal 6
1:56.4
7-8 Ivo Fairbairn-Crawford 1:57.8
1st, semifinal 8
Did not finish
Semi-
finalist
George Butterfield Unknown
2nd, semifinal 1
Did not advance
James Lintott Unknown
2nd, semifinal 2
John Lee Unknown
2nd, semifinal 3
Arthur AstleyUnknown
2nd, semifinal 5
George Morphy Unknown
3rd, semifinal 3
Harold Holding Unknown
3rd, semifinal 7
Frederick Ashford Did not finish
—, semifinal 1
L. J. Manogue Did not finish
—, semifinal 4
Men's 1500 metres 2nd Harold A. Wilson None heldUnknown
1st, semifinal 7
4:03.6
3rd Norman Hallows 4:03.4 (OR)
1st, semifinal 3
4:04.0
5thIvo Fairbairn-CrawfordUnknown
1st, semifinal 8
4:07.6
6th Joe Deakin 4:13.6
1st, semifinal 6
4:07.9
7-8 Ernest Loney 4:08.4
1st, semifinal 4
Did not finish
Semi-
finalist
George ButterfieldUnknown
3rd, semifinal 2
Did not advance
John McGough Unknown
3rd, semifinal 4
Francis Knott Unknown
4th, semifinal 1
John LeeUnknown
4th, semifinal 2
Josh Smith Unknown
5th, semifinal 1
Men's 110 metre hurdles Semi-
finalist
Eric Hussey 16.8 seconds
1st, heat 11
Unknown
2nd, semifinal 1
Did not advance
William Knyvett Walkover
1st, heat 7
Unknown
2nd, semifinal 2
Alfred Healey 15.8 seconds
1st, heat 1
Unknown
2nd, semifinal 3
Cecil Kinahan 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 16.4 seconds
1st, heat 3
Unknown
4th, semifinal 1
Tim Ahearne 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 3rd Jimmy Tremeer Walkover
1st, heat 10
1:00.6
1st, semifinal 4
57.0 seconds
4th Leslie Burton 1:00.4
1st, heat 12
Unknown
1st, semifinal 3
58.0 seconds
Semi-
finalist
Frederick Harmer Walkover
1st, heat 4
Unknown
2nd, semifinal 3
Did not advance
Wyatt Gould Walkover
1st, heat 8
Unknown
3rd, semifinal 3
Oswald GroeningsWalkover
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 1st Arthur Russell (athlete) None held10:56.2
1st, semifinal 1
10:47.8
2nd Arthur Robertson 11:10.0
1st, semifinal 4
10:48.4
4th Guy Holdaway 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
Billy Grantham Did not finish
—, semifinal 6
Thomas Downing Disqualified
—, semifinal 1
Richard Yorke Disqualified
—, semifinal 4
Men's medley relay Semi-
finalist
George Hawkins
Henry Pankhurst
Edwin Montague
Theodore Just
None heldUnknown
2nd, semifinal 3
Did not advance
Men's 3 mile team race [n 1] 1stJoe DeakinNone held15:05.6
2 points, team=6
14:39.6
1 point, team=6
Arthur Robertson15:05.6
3 points, team=6
14:41.0
2 points, team=6
William Coales 15:05.6
1 point, team=6
14:41.6
3 points, team=6
No placeHarold A. Wilson15:05.6
No score, team=6
14:57.0
No score, team=6
Norman HallowsDid not finish
No score, team=6
15:08.0
No score, team=6
Men's 5 miles 1st Emil Voigt None held26:13.4
1st, semifinal 2
25:11.2
2nd Edward Owen 26:12.2
1st, semifinal 6
25:24.0
5thArthur Robertson25:50.2
1st, semifinal 5
26:13.0
10-12James Murphy25:59.2
1st, semifinal 4
Did not finish
Semi-
finalist
Samuel Stevenson Unknown
3rd, semifinal 5
Did not advance
William CoalesDid not finish
—, semifinal 1
Joe DeakinDid not finish
—, semifinal 4
Men's marathon 12th William Clarke None held3:16:08.6
13th Ernest Barnes 3:17:30.8
15th Fred Lord 3:19:08.8
17th James Beale 3:20:14.0
Fred Appleby Did not finish
Henry Barrett Did not finish
Alexander Duncan Did not finish
Thomas Jack Did not finish
Jack Price Did not finish
Frederick Thompson Did not finish
Albert Wyatt Did not finish
Samuel StevensonDid not start
Men's 3500 metre walk 1st George Larner None held15:32.0
1st, semifinal 1
14:55.0
2nd Ernest Webb 15:17.2
1st, semifinal 2
15:07.4
8th Ralph Harrison 16:04.4
2nd, semifinal 3
Disqualified
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 17:06.0
5th, semifinal 1
Bill Brown Disqualified
—, semifinal 1
Richard Quinn Disqualified
—, semifinal 2
John J. Reid Disqualified
—, semifinal 2
Men's 10 mile walk 1stGeorge LarnerNone held1:18:19.0
1st, semifinal 2
1:15:57.4
2ndErnest Webb1:20:18.8
1st, semifinal 1
1:17:31.0
3rd Edward Spencer 1:21:25.4
2nd, semifinal 1
1:21:20.2
4th Fred Carter 1:21:25.4
2nd, semifinal 1
1:21:20.2
5thErnest Larner1:21:25.4
2nd, semifinal 1
1:24:26.2
6thWilliam J. Palmer1:19:04.0
4th, semifinal 2
Unknown
7thRalph Harrison1:18:21.2
2nd, semifinal 2
Did not start
9th Gadwin Withers 1:19:22.4
5th, semifinal 2
Did not advance
10th Sydney Schofield 1:21:07.4
6th, semifinal 2
12th Thomas Hammond 1:23:44.0
6th, semifinal 1
John ButlerDid not finish
—, semifinal 2
Alfred Yeoumans Disqualified
—, semifinal 1

Jumping

EventPlaceAthleteHeight/
Distance
Men's high jump 2nd Con Leahy 1.88 metres
7th Patrick Leahy 1.78 metres
10thEdward Leader1.77 metres
George Wilson 1.77 metres
20th Alfred Bellerby 1.59 metres
Men's long jump 8thTim Ahearne6.72 metres
9thDenis Murray6.71 metres
11th Charles Williams 6.65 metres
16thAlfred Bellerby6.44 metres
17th Wilfred Bleaden 6.43 metres
18th William Watt 6.42 metres
21-32 Lionel Cornish Unknown
Men's triple jump 1stTim Ahearne14.92 metres
11th Cyril Dugmore 13.31 metres
12th Michael Dineen 13.23 metres
18-20 George Mayberry Unknown
Men's standing high jump 8th Walter Henderson 1.42 metres
17th Lancelot Stafford 1.32 metres
19-23 Alfred Flaxman Unknown
Men's standing long jump 8-25Tim AhearneUnknown
Wilfred BleadenUnknown
Lionel CornishUnknown
Walter HendersonUnknown
Frederick Kitching Unknown
Lancelot StaffordUnknown

Throwing

EventPlaceAthleteDistance
Men's shot put 2nd Denis Horgan 13.62 metres
5th Edward Barrett 12.89 metres
9-25 John Barrett Unknown
Henry Leeke Unknown
Tom Nicolson Unknown
Men's discus throw 12-42Edward BarrettUnknown
Michael Collins Unknown
Alfred FlaxmanUnknown
Walter HendersonUnknown
Henry LeekeUnknown
Ernest May Unknown
John Murray Unknown
Men's hammer throw 4thTom Nicolson48.09 metres
9th Alan Fyffe 37.35 metres
10-19Henry LeekeUnknown
Robert Lindsay-Watson Unknown
Ernest MayUnknown
John MurrayUnknown
Men's javelin throw 8-16Henry LeekeUnknown
Ernest MayUnknown
Jimmy Tremeer Unknown
Men's Greek discus 11-23John BarrettUnknown
Alfred FlaxmanUnknown
Walter HendersonUnknown
Henry LeekeUnknown
Ernest MayUnknown
Men's freestyle javelin 10-33Edward BarrettUnknown
Alfred FlaxmanUnknown
Walter HendersonUnknown
Henry LeekeUnknown
Ernest MayUnknown

Boxing

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

Weight
class
PlaceBoxerRound
of 16
Quarter-
finals
Semi-
finals
Final
Bantamweight
Up to 116 pounds
1st A. Henry Thomas Not heldDefeated McGurk
2-0 decision
ByeDefeated Condon
2-0 decision
2nd John Condon Defeated Mazior
KO, 3rd round
Defeated Webb
2-0 decision
Lost to Thomas
2-0 decision
3rd William Webb Defeated Perry
2-1 decision
Lost to Condon
2-0 decision
Did not advance
4th Frank McGurk Lost to Thomas
2-0 decision
Did not advance
Henry Perry Lost to Webb
2-1 decision
Featherweight
Up to 126 pounds
1st Richard Gunn Not heldDefeated Poillot
KO, 2nd round
Defeated Ringer
2-0 decision
Defeated Morris
2-0 decision
2nd Charles Morris Defeated Adams
2-0 decision
Defeated Roddin
2-0 decision
Lost to Gunn
2-0 decision
3rd Hugh Roddin Defeated Lloyd
2-0 decision
Lost to Morris
2-0 decision
Did not advance
4th Thomas Ringer Defeated Constant
2-0 decision
Lost to Gunn
2-0 decision
5th Edward Adams Lost to Morris
2-0 decision
Did not advance
John Lloyd Lost to Roddin
2-0 decision
Lightweight
Up to 140 pounds
1st Frederick Grace Defeated Fearman
2-0 decision
Defeated Wells
2-0 decision
ByeDefeated Spiller
2-0 decision
2nd Frederick Spiller Defeated Fee
2-0 decision
Defeated Jessup
KO, 2nd round
Defeated Johnson
2-0 decision
Lost to Grace
2-0 decision
3rd Harry Johnson Defeated Hansen
2-0 decision
Defeated Holmes
2-1 decision
Lost to Spiller
2-0 decision
Did not advance
4th Harold Holmes Defeated André Bouvier
KO, 2nd round
Lost to Johnson
2-1 decision
Did not advance
George Jessup Defeated Osborne
KO, 1st round
Lost to Spiller
KO, 2nd round
Matt Wells Defeated Holberg
4th-round decision
Lost to Grace
2-0 decision
7th Edward Fearman Lost to Grace
2-0 decision
Did not advance
Patrick Fee Lost to Spiller
2-0 decision
Frank Osborne Lost to Jessup
KO, 1st round
Middleweight
Up to 158 pounds
1st Johnny Douglas Defeated Doudelle
KO, 1st round
ByeDefeated Warnes
KO, 2nd round
Defeated Baker
2-0 decision
3rd William Philo Defeated Murdoch
2-1 decision
ByeLost to Baker
KO, 1st round
Did not advance
4th Ruben Warnes Defeated Morard
KO, 2nd round
ByeLost to Douglas
KO, 2nd round
5th William Childs Defeated Aspa
KO, 2nd round
Lost to Baker
2-0
Did not advance
6th William Dees Lost to Baker
KO, 2nd round
Did not advance
Arthur Murdoch Lost to Philo
2-1 decision
Heavyweight
No limit
1st Albert Oldman Not heldDefeated Myrans
KO, 1st round
ByeDefeated Evans
KO, 1st round
2nd Sydney Evans Defeated Ireton
KO, 1st round
Defeated Frederick Parks
2-1 decision
Lost to Oldman
KO, 1st round
3rd Frederick Parks Defeated Brewer
2-0 decision
Lost to Evans
2-1 decision
Did not advance
4th Harold Brewer Lost to Frederick Parks
2-0 decision
Did not advance
Albert Ireton Lost to Evans
KO, 1st round
Isaac Myrans Lost to Oldman
KO, 1st round
Opponent nationWinsLossesPercent
Australasia 13.250
France 701.000
Denmark 201.000
Total international103.769
Great Britain2424.500
Total3427.557

Cycling

Great Britain won 5 of a possible 7 gold medals in the cycling competitions, losing only the men's tandem to France and the men's sprint by exceeding the time limit (though a French cyclist finished first in that event as well).

EventPlaceCyclistHeatsSemifinalsFinal
Men's 660 yards 1st Victor Johnson 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 57.4 seconds
1st, heat 3
Unknown
2nd, semifinal 2
Did not advance
William Bailey 50.8 seconds
1st, heat 2
Unknown
3rd, semifinal 2
Benjamin Jones 59.0 seconds
1st, heat 1
Unknown
3rd, semifinal 4
Ernest Payne 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 Denny Unknown
2nd, heat 16
J. L. Lavery Unknown
3rd, heat 7
George Anderson Unknown
4th, heat 14
Men's 5000 metres 1stBenjamin JonesNone held9:08.8
1st, semifinal 5
8:36.2
5thClarence Kingsbury8:53.0
1st, semifinal 6
Unknown
Semi-
finalist
Daniel FlynnUnknown
2nd, semifinal 1
Did not advance
W. F. MageeUnknown
2nd, semifinal 4
C. V. Clark Unknown
2nd, semifinal 7
J. L. LaveryUnknown
4-9, semifinal 5
Albert CalvertUnknown
5-6, semifinal 6
William Bailey Did not finish
—, semifinal 1
Ernest PayneDid not finish
—, semifinal 2
Men's 20 kilometres 1stClarence KingsburyNone held32:33.8
1st, semifinal 2
34:13.6
2ndBenjamin Jones32:39.0
1st, semifinal 4
Unknown
5-9Albert Denny33:40.6
1st, semifinal 6
Unknown
Leon Meredith 33:21.0
1st, semifinal 1
Unknown
Semi-
finalist
Charlie 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 FlynnDid not finish
—, semifinal 1
Frederick Hamlin Did not finish
—, semifinal 3
W. Lower Did not finish
—, semifinal 4
Men's 100 kilometres 1st Charles Bartlett None heldUnknown
2nd, semifinal 2
2:41:48.6
2nd Charles Denny Unknown
7-9, semifinal 2
Unknown
4th William Pett Unknown
6th, semifinal 2
Unknown
7thD. C. RobertsonUnknown
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 Meredith2:43:15.4
1st, semifinal 2
Did not finish
Harry Mussen Unknown
7-14, semifinal 1
Did not finish
Semi-
finalist
John 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 FinalistVictor Johnson1:33.8
1st, heat 1
1:27.4
1st, semifinal 1
Time limit exceeded
Benjamin Jones1:35.0
1st, heat 12
1:40.8
1st, semifinal 3
Time limit exceeded
Clarence Kingsbury1:27.4
1st, heat 15
1:35.6
1st, semifinal 4
Time limit exceeded
Semi-
finalist
Daniel Flynn1:30.2
1st, heat 4
Unknown
2-4, semifinal 2
Did not advance
Ernest Payne1:32.0
1st, heat 5
Unknown
2-4, semifinal 2
J. L. Lavery1:41.0
1st, heat 14
Unknown
3rd, semifinal 3
Heats George Summers Unknown
2nd, heat 13
Did not advance
John Matthews Unknown
3rd, heat 2
William BaileyUnknown
3rd, heat 7
Herbert Crowther Unknown
3rd, heat 8
W. F. MageeTime limit exceeded
—, heat 6
Men's tandem 2ndFrederick Hamlin
Thomas H. Johnson
3:14.8
1st, heat 2
2:42.2
1st, semifinal 1
Unknown
3rdCharlie 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
John Barnard
Arthur Rushen
Unknown
2nd, heat 4
Unknown
3rd, semifinal 2
HeatsR. Jolly
John Norman
Unknown
2nd, heat 6
Did not advance
C. McKaig
E. C. Piercy
Unknown
3rd, heat 3
Men's team pursuit 1stBenjamin Jones
Clarence Kingsbury
Leon Meredith
Ernest Payne
Walkover
1st, heat 1
2:19.6
1st, semifinal 1
2:18.6

Diving

EventPlaceDiverPreliminary
groups
Semi-
finals
Final
Men's 10 metre platform 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 Frank Collings 56.50 points
5th, group 3
23rd Thomas Harrington 53.15 points
6th, group 5
Men's 3 metre springboard 6th Harold Clarke 78.60 points
2nd, group 2
81.10 points
4th, semifinal 2
Did not advance
7th Herbert Pott 82.50 points
1st, group 4
79.60 points
3rd, semifinal 1
10th Frank Errington 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
16thWilliam Hoare67.80 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 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.

EventPlaceFencerFirst
round
Second
round
Semi-
final
Final
Men's épée 4th Robert Montgomerie 6-1 (1st in I)2-2 (2nd in 4)3-4 (4th in 1)6-3
5th Cecil Haig 2-2 (3rd in K)2-1 (1st in 8)4-3 (2nd in 1)2-5
8th Martin Holt 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 3-2 (2nd in F)2-2 (3rd in 7)
Edgar Amphlett 4-1 (1st in J)1-3 (5th in 2)
Henri Davids 2-2 (2nd in M)1-4 (5th in 3)
First
round
John Blake 2-4 (4th in C)Did not advance
Percival Davson 3-4 (4th in E)
Ralph Chalmers 3-3 (4th in H)
Edgar Seligman 2-4 (4th in L)
Luke Fildes 2-6 (7th in A)
Men's sabre 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 3-1 (1st in D)2-2 (3rd in 3)Did not advance
Robert Badman 2-3 (3rd in G)1-3 (4th in 2)
First
round
Archibald Murray 2-2 (4th in B)Did not advance
Charles Wilson 2-3 (4th in H)
Alfred Keene 2-3 (4th in I)
Edward Brookfield 3-4 (4th in J)
Douglas Godfree 0-5 (6th in C)
Lockhart Leith 0-5 (6th in K)
Alfred Chalke 1-5 (7th in M)
EventPlaceFencersPlay-in
match
First
round
Semi-
finals
FinalRepechageSilver
medal match
Men's team épée 2ndLeaf Daniell (all)
Cecil Haig (1st, sf, r, sm)
Martin Holt (p, 1st, sf, r)
Robert Montgomerie (all)
Edgar Seligman (1st) [n 2]
Edgar Amphlett (sm) [n 2]
Defeated Netherlands
9-7
Advanced to
first round
Defeated Germany
13-5
Advanced to
semifinals
Lost to France
12-5
Relegated to
repechage
Did not advanceDefeated Denmark
9-8
Advanced to
silver medal match
Defeated Belgium
9-5
Won
silver medal
Men's team sabre 6th H. Evan James
William Marsh
Archibald Murray
Charles Wilson
Not heldLost to Italy
11-5
Out
6th place
Did not advanceNot relegated

Figure skating

EventPlaceSkaterScore
Men's singles 4th Keiller Greig 310.9
5th Albert March 232.0
Herbert Yglesias Did not finish
Men's special figures 2nd Arthur Cumming 32.8
3rd Geoffrey Hall-Say 20.8
Ladies' singles 1st Madge Syers 252.5
3rd Dorothy Greenhough-Smith 192.1
5th Gwendoline Lycett 164.0
Pair skating 2nd Phyllis Johnson
James H. Johnson
10.3
3rd Madge Syers
Edgar Syers
9.6

Football

England national amateur football team represented Great Britain in the football competition.

EventPlacePlayersFirst roundSemifinalsFinalBronze match
Men's football1st Horace Bailey, Arthur Berry, Frederick Chapman (captain),
Walter Corbett, Harold Hardman, Robert Hawkes, Kenneth Hunt,
Herbert Smith, Harold Stapley, Clyde Purnell, Vivian Woodward
Won vs.
Sweden
12-1
Won vs.
Netherlands
4-0
Won vs.
Denmark
2-0
Not relegated

Gymnastics

GymnastEventScoreRank
S. Walter Tysall Men's all-around 312Silver medal icon.svg
Samuel Hodgetts 2666
Edward Potts 252.59
George Bailey 24612
Franklin Dick 233.516
Arthur Hodges 252.516
William Watters 225.523
James Graham 22524
Joseph Cook 21331
G. Meade 20537
Edgar Dyson 195.542
Sidney Domville 193.7545
Robert Hanley 193.546
John Watters 187.548
William Fergus 183.551
Edmund Aspinall 17756
C. H. Smith 171.558
Oliver Bauscher 149.573
A. V. Ford 141.579
Leonard Hanson 12185
EventPlaceGymnastScore
Men's team 8th Percy Baker, William Barrell, Robert Bonney, Henry Cattley, Mellor Clay, Edward Clough, James Cotterell, William Cowhig, G. C. Cullen, Frank Denby, Herbert Drury, W. Fitt, Harry Gill, Arthur Harley, Albert Hawkins, William Hoare, J. A. Horridge, Henry Huskinson, J. W. Jones, E. Justice, N. J. Keighley, Robert Laycock, Robert McGaw, J. McPhail, W. Manning, W. G. Merrifield, Charles Oldaker, G. Parrott, E. Parsons, Edward Richardson, Irven Robertshaw, George Ross, David Scott, J. F. Simpson, Walter Skeeles, Joshua Speight, Herbert Stell, C. V. Sederman, William Titt, Charles Vigurs, Enos Walton, H. Waterman, Edgar Watkins, John Whitaker, F. Whitehead196

Hockey

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

EventPlacePlayersFirst roundSemifinalsFinal5th/6th
Men's hockey1stFlag of England.svg  England
Louis Baillon, Harry Freeman, Eric Green, Gerald Logan, Alan Noble, Edgar Page, Reggie Pridmore, Percy Rees, John Yate Robinson, Stanley Shoveller, Harvey Wood
Won vs.
France
10-1
Won vs.
Scotland
6-1
Won vs.
Ireland
8-1
Not relegated
2ndSaint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland
Edward Allman-Smith, Henry Brown, Walter Campbell, William Graham, Richard Gregg, Edward Holmes, Robert Kennedy, Henry Murphy, Jack Peterson, Walter Peterson, Charles Power, Frank Robinson
ByeWon vs.
Wales
3-1
Lost vs.
England
8-1
Not relegated
3rdFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Alexander Burt, John Burt, Alastair Denniston, Charles Foulkes, Hew Fraser, James Harper-Orr, Ivan Laing, Hugh Neilson, Gordon Orchardson, Norman Stevenson, Hugh Walker
Won vs.
Germany
4-0
Lost vs.
England
6-1
Did not advanceNot relegated
Flag of Wales (1807-1953).svg  Wales
Frank Connah, Llewellyn Evans, Arthur Law, Richard Lyne, Wilfred Pallott, Frederick Phillips, Edward Richards, Charles Shephard, Bertrand Turnbull, Philip Turnbull, James Williams
ByeLost vs.
Ireland
3-1
Opponent nationWinsLossesPercent
France 101.000
Germany 101.000
Total international201.000
Great Britain33.500
Total53.625

Jeu de paume

In the jeu de paume competition, British players took the silver and bronze medals.

EventPlacePlayerRound
of 16
Quarter-
finals
Semi-
finals
Final/
Bronze match
Jeu de paume 2nd Eustace Miles Defeated Sands
6-3, 6-3, 6-3
Defeated Noel
6-5, 6-1, 6-5
Defeated Lytton
6-4, 6-1, 6-3
Lost to Gould
6-5, 6-4, 6-4
3rd Neville Bulwer-Lytton, 3rd Earl of Lytton ByeDefeated Biedermann
6-5, 6-1, 6-2
Lost to Miles
6-4, 6-1, 6-3
Defeated Page
6-2, 6-4, 6-4
4th Arthur Page ByeDefeated Palmer
5-6, 6-4, 6-5, 6-1
Lost to Gould
6-1, 6-0, 6-0
Lost to Lytton
6-2, 6-4, 6-4
5th Edwin Biedermann ByeLost to Lytton
6-5, 6-1, 6-2
Did not advance
Evan Noel Defeated Tatham
6-2, 6-3, 6-3
Lost to Miles
6-5, 6-1, 6-5
Arthur Palmer ByeLost to Page
5-6, 6-4, 6-5, 6-1
Vane Pennell Defeated Cazalet
6-1, 6-4, 6-1
Lost to Gould
6-3, 6-3, 6-2
9th William Cazalet Lost to Pennell
6-1, 6-4, 6-1
Did not advance
Charles Tatham Lost to Noel
6-2, 6-3, 6-3
Opponent nationWinsLossesPercent
United States 13.250
Total international13.250
Great Britain66.500
Total79.438

Lacrosse

Great Britain lost the only lacrosse match played in 1908 to Canada, earning the silver medal.

EventPlacePlayersFinal
Men's lacrosse2nd Gustav Alexander, J. Alexander, [n 3] L. Blockey, [n 3] George Buckland, Eric Dutton, V. G. Gilbey, [n 3]
S. N. Hayes, Frank S. Johnson, [n 3] Wilfrid Johnson, Edward Jones, Reginald Martin, Gerald Mason,
G. J. Mason, [n 3] Johnson Parker-Smith, Hubert Ramsay, Charles Scott, H. Shorrocks, [n 3] Norman Whitley
Lost vs.
Canada
14-10

Polo

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

EventPlacePlayersMatch 1Match 2
Men's polo1st Roehampton
Charles Darley Miller, George Arthur Miller, Patteson Womersley Nickalls, Herbert Haydon Wilson
Defeated Hurlingham
3-1
Defeated Ireland
8-1
2nd Hurlingham Club
Walter Buckmaster, Frederick Freake, Walter Jones, John Wodehouse
Lost to Roehampton
3-1
Bye
Ireland
John Hardress Lloyd, John Paul McCann, Percy O'Reilly, Auston Rotherham
ByeLost to Roehampton
8-1

Rackets

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

EventPlacePlayerRound
of 16
Quarter-
finals
Semi-
finals
Final
Men's singles 1st Evan Noel Defeated Browning
3-1
Defeated Pennell
3-0
Defeated Astor
3-0
Defeated Leaf
Walkover
2nd Henry Leaf ByeByeDefeated Brougham
3-0
Lost to Noel
Walkover
3rd John Jacob Astor ByeByeLost to Noel
3-0
did not advance
Henry Brougham ByeByeLost to Leaf
3-0
5th Vane Pennell ByeLost to Noel
3-0
Did not advance
6th Browning Lost to Noel
3-1
Did not advance
Men's doubles 1stJohn Jacob Astor
Vane Pennell
None heldDefeated Leaf & Noel
4-2
Defeated Browning & Bury
4-1
2ndCecil Browning
Edmund Bury
ByeLost to Astor & Pennell
4-1
3rdHenry Leaf
Evan Noel
Lost to Astor & Pennell
4-2
Did not advance

Rowing

EventPlaceRowersFirst
round
Quarter-
finals
Semi-
finals
Final
Men's single sculls 1st Harry Blackstaffe Bye10.3
1st, quarterfinal 3
10.14 seconds
1st, semifinal 2
9.26
2nd Alexander McCulloch Bye10.8
1st, quarterfinal 4
10.22 seconds
1st, semifinal 1
Unknown
Men's coxless pair 1st John Fenning
Gordon Thomson
None held9.46
1st, semifinal 1
9.41
2nd George Fairbairn
Philip Verdon
11.5
1st, semifinal 2
Unknown
Men's coxless four 1st Collier Cudmore, James Angus Gillan,
Duncan Mackinnon, John Somers-Smith
None held8.34
1st, semifinal 1
8.34
2nd Philip Filleul, Harold Barker,
John Fenning, Gordon Thomson
9.4
1st, semifinal 2
Unknown
Men's eight 1st Albert Gladstone, Frederick Kelly, Banner Johnstone,
Guy Nickalls, Charles Burnell, Ronald Sanderson,
Raymond Etherington-Smith, Henry Bucknall, Gilchrist Maclagan
None held8.10
1st, quarterfinal 2
8.12
1st, semifinal 1
8.34
3rd Frank Jerwood, Eric Powell, Oswald Carver,
Edward Williams, Henry Goldsmith, Harold Kitching,
John Burn, Douglas Stuart, Richard Boyle
ByeUnknown
2nd, semifinal 2
Did not advance

Rugby

Great Britain lost the only rugby union match played in 1908 to Australasia, earning the silver medal. The British representative was the Cornwall county team, which had won the 1907 county championships.

EventPlacePlayersFinal
Men's rugby union2nd Edward Jackett, J. C. Solomon, Bertram Solomon, Frederick Dean, J. T. Jose,
Thomas Wedge, James Davey, Richard Jackett, E. J. Jones, Arthur Wilson,
Nicholas Tregurtha, A. Lawrey, C. R. Marshall, A. Wilcocks, John Trevaskis
Lost vs.
Australasia
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).

ClassPlaceBoatSailors
6 metre 1stDormy Gilbert Laws, Thomas McMeekin, Charles Crichton
4thSibindi Johan Leuchars, Wilfrid Leuchars, Frank Smith
7 metre 1stHeroine Charles Rivett-Carnac, Richard Dixon,
Norman Bingley, Frances Rivett-Carnac
8 metre 1stCobweb Blair Cochrane, Arthur Wood, Henry Sutton,
John Rhodes, Charles Campbell
3rdSorais Philip Hunloke, Alfred Hughes, Frederick Hughes,
George Ratsey, William Ward
12 metre 1stHera T. C. Glen Coats  (helmsman), J. H. Downes  (mate),
J. S. Aspin, John Buchanan, J. C. Bunten,
A. D. Downes, David Dunlop, John Mackenzie,
Albert Martin, Gerald Tait [3]
2ndMouchette C. MacIver  (helmsman), J. G. Kenion  (mate),
J. M. Adam, James Baxter, W. P. Davidson,
J. F. Jellico, T. A. R. Littledale, C. R. MacIver,
C. Macleod Robertson, J. F. D. Spence [3]

Shooting

EventPlaceShooterScore
Men's 1000 yard free rifle 1st Joshua Milner 98
3rd Maurice Blood 92
4th Richard Barnett 92
Ted Ranken 92
6th Thomas Caldwell 91
John Sellars 91
16th Thomas Fremantle 87
19th Percy Whitehead 86
24th John Hopton 84
28th Alexander Rogers 82
Men's 300 metre free rifle 10th Jesse Wallingford 828
11th Maurice Blood 825
20th Arthur Jackson 771
26th Robert Hawkins 752
40th Henry Chaney 671
Men's team free rifle 6th Jesse Wallingford
Harold Hawkins
Charles Churcher
Thomas Raddall
James Bostock
Robert Brown
4355
Men's team military rifle 2nd Harcourt Ommundsen
Fleetwood Varley
Arthur Fulton
Philip Richardson
William Padgett
John Martin
2497
Men's stationary target small-bore rifle 1st Arthur Carnell 387
2nd Harold Humby 386
3rd George Barnes 385
4th Maurice Matthews 384
5th Edward Amoore 383
6th William Pimm 379
7th Archie Taylor 376
8th Harold Hawkins 374
9th Jack Warner 373
10th Arthur Wilde 370
12th James Milne 368
14th William Milne 363
Men's moving target small-bore rifle 1st John Fleming 24
2nd Maurice Matthews 24
3rd William Marsden 24
4th Edward Newitt 24
5th Philip Plater 22
6thWilliam Pimm21
7thWilliam Milne21
9th William Styles 17
10thArthur Wilde13
13thJames Milne12
19thEdward Amoore3
Harold Hawkins3
Men's disappearing target small-bore rifle 1stWilliam Styles45
2ndHarold Hawkins45
3rdEdward Amoore45
4thWilliam Milne45
5thJames Milne45
6thArthur Wilde45
8thHarold Humby45
9thJohn Fleming42
Maurice Matthews42
Edward Newitt42
15thWilliam Pimm39
Philip Plater39
Men's team small-bore rifle 1stMaurice Matthews
Harold Humby
William Pimm
Edward Amoore
771
Men's single-shot running deer 2nd Ted Ranken 24
3rdAlexander Rogers24
4thMaurice Blood23
5th Albert Kempster 22
6th James Cowan 21
William Russell Lane-Joynt 21
9thJoshua Millner20
10th Charles Nix 19
12th William Ellicott 16
Men's double-shot running deer 2ndTed Ranken46
4thMaurice Blood34
5thAlbert Kempster34
6thWilliam Ellicott33
Alexander Rogers33
9th John Bashford 25
10thJames Cowan24
11thCharles Nix22
13thWilliam Russell Lane-Joynt20
15thJoshua Millner15
Men's team single-shot running deer 2ndCharles Nix
William Russell Lane-Joynt
William Ellicott
Ted Ranken
85
Men's individual pistol 5th Jesse Wallingford 467
7thWilliam Ellicott458
11th Geoffrey Coles 449
13th Henry Lynch-Staunton 443
14thWilliam Russell Lane-Joynt442
16th William Newton 440
23rd Charles Wirgman 425
28th Peter Jones 407
31st J. Nelson Le Fevre 399
39th Henry Munday 358
42nd John Bashford 329
Men's team pistol 3rdJesse Wallingford
Geoffrey Coles
Henry Lynch-Staunton
William Ellicott
1817
Men's individual trap shooting 3rd Alexander Maunder 57
5th Charles Palmer 55
7th Bob Hutton 53
10th Frederic Moore 52
11th George Whitaker 51
12th John Pike 50
17th Henry Creasey 46
Percy Easte 46
19th Gerald Merlin 45
20th William Morris 44
24th John Butt 26
Men's team trap shooting 1stPercy Easte
Alexander Maunder
Frederic Moore
Charles Palmer
John Pike
John Postans
407
3rdJohn Butt
Henry Creasey
Bob Hutton
William Morris
George Herbert Skinner
George Whitaker
372

Swimming

EventPlaceSwimmerHeatsSemifinalsFinal
Men's 100 metre freestyle 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 1:12.6
2nd, heat 4
Did not advance
George Innocent Unknown
3rd, heat 5
Men's 400 metre freestyle 1st Henry Taylor 5:42.2
1st, heat 6
5:41.0
2nd, semifinal 1
5:36.8
4th William Foster 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
Paul Radmilovic6:10.0
1st, heat 5
Unknown
3rd, semifinal 2
Heats Sam Blatherwick 6:16.8
2nd, heat 4
Did not advance
William Haynes 6:21.2
2nd, heat 7
Archibald Sharp 7:00.4
2nd, heat 9
Men's 1500 metre freestyle 1stHenry Taylor23:24.4
1st, heat 6
22:54.0
1st, semifinal 1
22:48.4
2ndSydney Battersby23:42.8
1st, heat 4
23:23.0
1st, semifinal 2
22:51.2
Semi-
finalist
William Foster 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 Radmilovic25:02.4
1st, heat 1
Did not start
—, semifinal 2
Heats Sam Blatherwick 25:15.4
2nd, heat 2
Did not advance
Robert Hassell 28:14.8
3rd, heat 5
Men's 100 metre backstroke 3rd Herbert Haresnape 1:26.2
1st, heat 4
1:28.8
2nd, semifinal 2
1:27.0
Semi-
finalist
Jack Taylor 1:25.8
1st, heat 6
Unknown
3rd, semifinal 2
Did not advance
Sidney 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 Seward Unknown
3rd, heat 7
Men's 200 metre breaststroke 1st Fred Holman 3:10.6
1st, heat 1
3:10.0
1st, semifinal 1
3:09.2
2nd William Robinson 3:13.0
1st, heat 5
1:11.8
1st, semifinal 2
3:12.8
Heats Percy Courtman 3:18.4
2nd, heat 7
Did not advance
Alf Davies Unknown
3rd, heat 3
Sydney Gooday Unknown
3rd, heat 4
Frederick Naylor Unknown
4-5, heat 2
Men's 4×200 metre freestyle relay 1stWilliam Foster
Paul Radmilovic
John Derbyshire
Henry Taylor
None held10:53.4
1st, semifinal 2
10:55.6

Tennis

Great Britain took all 6 gold medals in the lawn tennis competitions in 1908.

EventPlaceNameRound
of 64
Round
of 32
Round
of 16
Quarter-
finals
Semi-
finals
Final
Men's singles 1st Josiah Ritchie ByeDefeated Gauntlett Defeated Crawley Defeated Germot Defeated Eaves Defeated Froitzheim
3rd Wilberforce Eaves Defeated Kinzl ByeDefeated Bissing Defeated Dixon Lost to Ritchie Did not advance
5th George Caridia ByeDefeated Kitson Defeated R. Powell Lost to Froitzheim Did not advance
Charles Dixon Defeated Rahe Defeated Lauber Defeated Hykš Lost to Eaves
9th Walter Crawley ByeByeLost to Ritchie Did not advance
James Parke ByeDefeated Tóth Lost to Froitzheim
26th Kenneth Powell Lost to Froitzheim Did not advance
Women's singles 1st Dorothea Chambers None heldByeDefeated Morton Defeated Winch Defeated Boothby
2nd Penelope Boothby ByeByeByeLost to Chambers
3rd Ruth Winch ByeByeLost to Chambers Did not advance
4th Agnes Morton Defeated Greene Lost to Chambers Did not advance
5th Alice Greene Lost to Morton Did not advance
Men's doubles 1st George Hillyard
Reginald Doherty
None heldByeByeDefeated
Crawley/K. Powell
Defeated
Cazalet/Dixon
Defeated
Ritchie/Parke
2ndJosiah Ritchie
James Parke
ByeDefeated
Zsigmondy/Tóth
Defeated
Piepes/Zborzil
ByeLost to
Hillyard/Doherty
3rd Clement Cazalet
Charles Dixon
ByeDefeated
C. van Lennep/R. van Lennep
Defeated
Gauntlett/Kitson
Lost to
Hillyard/Doherty
Did not advance
4thWalter Crawley
Kenneth Powell
ByeDefeated
Foulkes/R. Powell
Lost to
Hillyard/Doherty
Did not advance
EventPlaceNameRound
of 16
Quarter-
finals
Semi-
finals
Final
Men's indoor singles 1st Arthur Gore ByeByeDefeated Ritchie Defeated Caridia
2ndGeorge CaridiaByeDefeated Setterwall Defeated Eaves Lost to Gore
3rdJosiah RitchieByeByeLost to Gore did not advance
4thWilberforce EavesByeDefeated Boström Lost to Caridia
7th Lionel Escombe Lost to Setterwall Did not advance
Women's indoor singles 1st Gwendoline Eastlake-Smith None heldDefeated Pinkney Defeated Wallenberg Defeated Greene
2ndAlice GreeneDefeated Boothby Defeated Adlerstråhle Lost to Eastlake-Smith
5thPenelope BoothbyLost to Greene Did not advance
Mildred Coles Lost to Wallenberg
Violet Pinkney Lost to Eastlake-Smith
Men's indoor doubles 1st Herbert Barrett
Arthur Gore
None heldByeDefeated
Escombe/Ritchie
Defeated
Caridia/Simond
2ndGeorge Caridia
George Simond
Defeated
Eaves/Hillyard
Defeated
Boström/Setterwall
Lost to
Barrett/Gore
4thLionel Escombe
Josiah Ritchie
ByeLost to
Barrett/Gore
Did not advance
5thWilberforce Eaves
George Hillyard
Lost to
Caridia/Simond
Did not advance
Opponent nationWinsLossesPercent
Austria 201.000
Bohemia 101.000
Canada 201.000
France 101.000
Germany 33.500
Hungary 201.000
Netherlands 101.000
South Africa 301.000
Sweden 53.625
Total international206.769
Great Britain1919.500
Total3925.609

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.

EventPlaceAthletesQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Tug of war1st City of London Police
Edward Barrett, Henry Duke, Frederick W. Goodfellow, Frederick H. Humphreys, William Hirons, Albert Ireton, Frederick Merriman, Edwin A. Mills, John James Shepherd
ByeDefeated
(GBR) Metropolitan Police "K" Division
Defeated
(GBR) Liverpool Police
2nd Liverpool Police
James M. Clarke, Thomas Butler, Charles Foden, William Greggan, Alexander Kidd, Daniel McDonald Lowey, Patrick Philbin, George Smith, Thomas Swindlehurst
Defeated
United States
Defeated
Sweden
Lost to
(GBR) City of London Police
3rd Metropolitan Police "K" Division
Walter Chaffe, Joseph Dowler, Ernest W. Ebbage, Thomas Homewood, Alexander Munro, William Slade, Walter B. Tammas, T. J. Williams, James Woodget
ByeLost 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. No British boat finished in the third race, leaving the final gold medal to France, which competed only in the open class.

EventPlaceBoatSailorsResult
Class A — Open classWolseley-Siddely Hugh Grosvenor, 2nd Duke of Westminster
George Clowes
Joseph Frederick Laycock (first race only)
G. H. Atkinson (second race only)
Race cancelled (first race)
Ran aground (second race)
Dylan Thomas Scott-Ellis, 8th Baron Howard de Walden
A. G. Fentiman
Retired, race cancelled (first race)
Did not start (second race)
Class B — Under 60 feet1stGyrinus Isaac Thomas Thornycroft
Bernard Redwood
John Field-Richards [n 4]
Finished
Quicksilver John Marshall Gorham
Mrs. Gorham
Did not finish
Class C — 6.5–8 metres1stGyrinusThomas Thornycroft
Bernard Redwood
Finished
Sea Dog Warwick Wright
Thomas Weston
Did not finish

Water polo

EventPlaceWater poloistsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Men's water polo1st George Cornet, Charles Forsyth, George Nevinson, Paul Radmilovic,
Charles Sydney Smith, Thomas Thould, George Wilkinson
ByeByeDefeated Belgium
9-2

Wrestling

EventPlaceWrestlerRound
of 32
Round
of 16
Quarter-
finals
Semi-
finals
Final
Greco-Roman lightweight 9th Ernest Blount ByeLost to
Persson
Did not advance
George Faulkner ByeLost to
Møller
Albert Hawkins Defeated
Carlsen
Lost to
Radvány
William Wood Defeated
Halík
Lost to
Maróthy
17th George Mackenzie Lost to
Malmström
Did not advance
Albert Rose Lost to
Maróthy
William Ruff Lost to
Radvány
Albert Whittingstall Lost to
Møller
Greco-Roman middleweight 9th Edgar Bacon ByeLost to
Eriksen
Did not advance
Frederick Beck Defeated
Challstorp
Lost to
Andersson
Gerald Bradshaw ByeLost to
Mårtensson
17th Stanley Bacon Lost to
Andersson
Did not advance
Greco-Roman light heavyweight 5th Alfred Banbrook ByeDefeated
Meesen
Lost to
Jensen
Did not advance
9th Cyril Brown ByeLost to
Dubois
Did not advance
Ernest Nixson ByeLost to
Saarela
Walter West Defeated
Šustera
Lost to
Weckman
17th Henry Foskett Lost to
Dubois
Did not advance
Greco-Roman super heavyweight 5th Edward Barrett None heldLost to
Payr
Did not advance
Frederick Humphreys Lost to
Petrov
EventPlaceWrestlerRound
of 16
Quarter-
finals
Semi-
finals
Final
Freestyle bantamweight 2nd William Press Defeated
Whiterall
Defeated
Sansom
Defeated
Tomkins
Lost to
Mehnert
4th Frederick Tomkins Defeated
W. Cox
Defeated
Saunders
Lost to
Press
Lost to
Côté
5th Fred Davis Defeated
Knight
Lost to
Côté
Did not advance
Burt Sansom Defeated
Schwan
Lost to
Press
George Saunders Defeated
J. Cox
Lost to Tomkins
Harry Sprenger ByeLost to
Mehnert
9th John Cox Lost to
Saunders
Did not advance
William Cox Lost to
Tomkins
Frank Knight Lost to
Davis
George Schwan Lost to
Sansom
Henry Witherall Lost to
Press
Freestyle featherweight 2nd James Slim ByeDefeated
Peake
Defeated
Tagg
Lost to
Dole
3rd William McKie ByeDefeated
White
Lost to
Dole
Defeated
Tagg
4th William Tagg ByeDefeated
Goddard
Lost to
Slim
Lost to
McKie
5th Alfred Goddard Defeated
Couch
Lost to
Tagg
Did not advance
Sidney Peake ByeLost to
Slim
James Webster Defeated
Adams
Lost to
Dole
Joseph White Defeated
Jones
Lost to McKie
9th Walter Adams Lost to
Webster
Did not advance
Percy Cockings Lost to
Dole
Risdon Couch Lost to
Goddard
William Jones Lost to
White
Freestyle lightweight 1st George de Relwyskow Defeated
Henson
Defeated
Shepherd
Defeated
Gingell
Defeated
Wood
2ndWilliam WoodDefeated
Faulkner
Defeated
Krug
Defeated
G. McKenzie
Lost to
Relwyskow
3rd Albert Gingell ByeDefeated
Baillie
Lost to
Relwyskow
Defeated
G. McKenzie
4thGeorge McKenzieByeDefeated
J. McKenzie
Lost to
Wood
Lost to
Gingell
5th Harry Baillie ByeLost to
Gingell
Did not advance
John McKenzie ByeLost to
G. McKenzie
William Shepherd ByeLost to
Relwyskow
9thGeorge FaulknerLost to
Wood
Did not advance
William Henson Lost to
Relwyskow
John Hoy Lost to
Krug
Freestyle middleweight 1stStanley BaconDefeated
Chenery
Defeated
Coleman
Defeated
Beck
Defeated
Relwyskow
2ndGeorge de RelwyskowDefeated
Challstorp
Defeated
E. Bacon
Defeated
Andersson
Lost to
S. Bacon
3rdFrederick BeckByeDefeated
Narganes
Lost to
S. Bacon
Defeated
Andersson
5thEdgar BaconDefeated
Bradshaw
Lost to
Relwyskow
Did not advance
Aubrey Coleman Defeated
Wallis
Lost to
S. Bacon
9thGerald BradshawLost to
E. Bacon
Did not advance
Horace Chenery Lost to
S. Bacon
Arthur Wallis Lost to
Coleman
Freestyle heavyweight 1st George Con O'Kelly Defeated
Talbott
Defeated
Foskett
Defeated
Barrett
Defeated
Gundersen
3rdEdward BarrettByeDefeated
Brown
Lost to
O'Kelly
Defeated
Nixson
4thErnest NixsonByeDefeated
Bruce
Lost to
Gundersen
Lost to
Barrett
5th Louis Bruce Defeated
Banbrook
Lost to
Nixson
Did not advance
Frederick HumphreysByeLost to
Gundersen
Henry FoskettByeLost to
O'Kelly
Charles BrownByeLost to
Barrett
9thAlfred BanbrookLost to
Bruce
Did not advance
Walter WestLost to
Gundersen
Opponent nationWinsLossesPercent
Belgium 12.333
Bohemia 201.000
Canada 02.000
Denmark 14.200
Finland 02.000
Hungary 05.000
Norway 13.250
Russia 01.000
Sweden 45.444
United States 37.300
Total international1231.279
Great Britain3838.500
Total5069.420

Notes

  1. The 3 mile team race used a point-for-place system with only the top three runners from each 5-man team counting. The International Olympic Committee only considers those three (Coales, Deakin, and Robertson for Great Britain) to be medallists.
  2. 1 2 This fencer competed in the team event, but is not listed in the IOC medallist database.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 This player is listed as a reserve in the Official Report, and might not have actually played. Regardless, the IOC database lists him as a medallist.
  4. Field Richards is not listed in the IOC medallist database.

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References

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