Great Britain at the 1912 Summer Olympics

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Great Britain at the
1912 Summer Olympics
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
IOC code GBR
NOC British Olympic Association
in Stockholm
Competitors274 (264 men and 10 women) in 16 sports
Flag bearer Charles Smith
Medals
Ranked 3rd
Gold
10
Silver
15
Bronze
16
Total
41
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

The team of Great Britain at the opening ceremony. 1912 Opening ceremony - Great Britain.JPG
The team of Great Britain at the opening ceremony.

Great Britain, represented by the British Olympic Association (BOA), competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. 274 competitors, 264 men and 10 women, took part in 79 events in 16 sports. [1] British athletes won ten gold medals and 41 medals overall, finishing third.

Contents

Medallists

MedalNameSportEventDate
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Arnold Jackson Athletics Men's 1500 m July 10
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Willie Applegarth , Victor d'Arcy,
David Jacobs, Henry Macintosh
Athletics Men's 4 × 100 m relay July 9
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Great Britain men's Olympic football team
Football July 4
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Wally Kinnear Rowing Men's single sculls July 19
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Edgar Burgess , Philip Fleming, Stanley Garton,
James Angus Gillan, Ewart Horsfall, Alister Kirby,
Sidney Swann, Henry Wells, Leslie Wormald
Rowing Men's eight July 19
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Edward Lessimore , Robert Murray
Joseph Pepé, William Pimm
Shooting Men's 50 m team small-bore rifle July 3
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Jennie Fletcher , Belle Moore,
Annie Speirs, Irene Steer
Swimming Women's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay July 15
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Edith Hannam Tennis Women's indoor singles May 11
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Charles P. Dixon , Edith Hannam Tennis Mixed indoor doubles May 12
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Great Britain men's national water polo team
Water polo July 16
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Ernest Webb Athletics Men's 10 km walk July 11
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Freddie Grubb Cycling Men's individual time trial July 17
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Freddie Grubb , William Hammond,
Leonard Meredith, Charles Moss
Cycling Men's team time trial July 7
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Edgar Amphlett , John Blake, Percival Davson,
Arthur Everitt, Martin Holt, Sydney Martineau,
Robert Montgomerie, Edgar Seligman
Fencing Men's team épée July 10
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Julius Beresford , Geoffrey Carr, Bruce Logan
Charles Rought, Karl Vernon
Rowing Men's coxed four July 19
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Robert Bourne , Beaufort Burdekin, William Fison,
Thomas Gillespie, Charles Littlejohn, William Parker,
Frederick Pitman, John Walker, Arthur Wiggins
Rowing Men's eight July 19
Silver medal icon.svg Silver William Milne Shooting Men's 50 m rifle, prone July 4
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Henry Burr , Arthur Fulton, Harcourt Ommundsen,
Edward Parnell, James Reid, Edward Skilton
Shooting Men's team rifle June 29
Silver medal icon.svg Silver William Milne , Joseph Pepé
William Pimm, William Styles
Shooting Men's 25 m team small-bore rifle July 5
Silver medal icon.svg Silver John Butt , William Grosvenor, Charles Palmer
Harold Humby, Alexander Maunder, George Whitaker
Shooting Men's trap, team July 1
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Jack Hatfield Swimming Men's 400 m freestyle July 14
Men's 1500 m freestyle July 10
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Charles P. Dixon Tennis Men's indoor singles May 12
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Helen Aitchison , Herbert Barrett Tennis Mixed indoor doubles May 12
Silver medal icon.svg Silver City of London Police
Tug of war July 8
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Willie Applegarth Athletics Men's 200 m July 11
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze George Hutson Athletics Men's 5000 m July 10
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Ernest Henley , George Nicol,
Cyril Seedhouse, James Soutter
Athletics Men's 4 × 400 m relay July 15
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Joe Cottrill , George Hutson,
William Moore, Edward Owen, Cyril Porter
Athletics Men's 3000 m team race July 13
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Ernest Glover , Frederick Hibbins, Thomas Humphreys Athletics Men's team cross country July 15
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Isabelle White Diving Women's 10 m platform July 13
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Gymnastics Men's team July 11
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Charles Stewart Shooting Men's 50 m pistol April 1
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Hugh Durant , Albert Kempster,
Horatio Poulter, Charles Stewart
Shooting Men's 30 m team military pistol July 3
Men's 50 m team free pistol July 2
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Harold Burt Shooting Men's 50 m rifle, prone July 4
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Percy Courtman Swimming Men's 400 m breaststroke July 12
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Thomas Battersby , William Foster,
Jack Hatfield, Henry Taylor
Swimming Men's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay July 15
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Jennie Fletcher Swimming Women's 100 m freestyle July 12
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Alfred Beamish , Charles P. Dixon Tennis Men's indoor doubles May 11
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Mabel Parton Tennis Women's indoor singles May 11

Aquatics

Diving

Three divers, including one woman, represented Great Britain. The inclusion of Isabelle White on the British team made Great Britain one of three nations (along with Austria and host Sweden to send a woman to the first Olympic diving competition open to women.

It was Great Britain's second appearance in diving. White was the only diver to win a medal for the nation, giving Great Britain its first diving medal. Each of the men advanced to the final in one event, but were unable to finish in the top three.

Rankings given are within the diver's heat.

DiverEventsHeatsFinal
ResultRankResultRank
Herbert Pott 3 m board 73.944 q71.456
Isabelle White 10 m platform 33.93 q34Bronze medal icon.svg
George Yvon 10 m platform 65.72 Q67.665
Plain high dive 35.23Did not advance

Swimming

18 swimmers, including six women, competed for Great Britain at the 1912 Games. It was the third time the nation had competed in swimming.

The British women won the gold medal in the relay event, with Fletcher adding a bronze in the women's individual race. The men took a total of four medals, two silver and two bronze, with both silvers coming from Hatfield.

Ranks given for each swimmer are within the heat.

Men
SwimmerEventsHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Carlyle Atkinson 200 m breaststroke N/A3:12.01 Q3:15.25Did not advance
Thomas Battersby 400 m freestyle N/A6:03.61 Q5:51.25Did not advance
1500 m freestyle N/A23:58.02 QUnknown4Did not advance
Percy Courtman 200 m breaststroke N/A3:09.82 Q3:09.43 q3:08.84
400 m breaststroke N/A6:43.8 OR1 Q6:36.63 q6:36.4Bronze medal icon.svg
John Derbyshire 100 m freestyle 1:09.23Did not advance
William Foster 400 m freestyle N/A5:52.44 Q5:49.03Did not advance
1500 m freestyle N/A23:52.22 Q23:32.23Did not advance
Herbert Haresnape 100 m backstroke N/A1:27.01 Q1:26.83Did not advance
John Hatfield 400 m freestyle N/A5:35.62 Q5:25.62 Q5:25.8Silver medal icon.svg
1500 m freestyle N/A23:16.62 Q22:33.42 Q22:39.0Silver medal icon.svg
George Innocent 200 m breaststroke N/ADisqualifiedDid not advance
400 m breaststroke N/A7:07.82 QDid not finishDid not advance
Paul Radmilovic 100 m freestyle 1:10.42 Q1:19.05Did not advance
Frank Sandon 100 m backstroke N/A1:31.82 Q1:32.24Did not advance
Henry Taylor 400 m freestyle N/A5:48.42 Q5:48.25Did not advance
1500 m freestyle N/A24:06.43 qDid not finishDid not advance
George Webster 100 m backstroke N/A1:29.42 QUnknown6Did not advance
Thomas Battersby
William Foster
Jack Hatfield
Henry Taylor
4 × 200 m free relay N/A10:39.43 q10:28.6Bronze medal icon.svg
Women
SwimmerEventsHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Daisy Curwen 100 m freestyle N/A1:23.6 OR1 Q1:26.82 QDid not start
Jennie Fletcher 100 m freestyle N/A1:26.22 Q1:27.22 Q1:27.0Bronze medal icon.svg
Mary Langford 100 m freestyle N/A1:28.02 Q1:29.25Did not advance
Belle Moore 100 m freestyle N/A1:29.8 OR1 Q1:27.44Did not advance
Annie Speirs 100 m freestyle N/A1:25.62 Q1:27.03 q1:27.45
Irene Steer 100 m freestyle N/A1:27.21 QDisqualifiedDid not advance
Jennie Fletcher
Belle Moore
Annie Speirs
Irene Steer
4 × 100 m free relay N/A5:52.8 WRGold medal icon.svg

Water polo

Great Britain made its third appearance in Olympic water polo in 1912. The British squad had won the gold medal in both of its prior appearances, in 1908 and 1900. They remained true to form, winning all three matches in 1912 to take their third gold medal. The toughest match of the tournament for the British side was the first one, against a Belgium team that Great Britain needed extra time to defeat. The luck of the draw was that the matches got easier from there, with the British team beating Sweden 6–3 in the semifinals and Austria 8–0 in the final.

TeamEventQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalsRepechage semifinalRepechage finalSilver round 1Silver round 2Silver matchRank
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Great Britain Water polo Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium  (BEL)
W 7–5 a.e.t.
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)
W 6–3
Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy.svg  Austria  (AUT)
W 8–0
N/AGold medal icon.svg
Quarterfinals
July 7, 1912 Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg75Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Djurgårdsbrunnsviken
Hill (2), Wilkinson (2), Radmilovic (2), Bentham Goals Grégoire (2), Meyboom (2), Nijs
Semifinals
July 11, 1912 Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg63Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Djurgårdsbrunnsviken
Wilkinson (3), Hill, Radmilovic, Bentham Goals R. Andersson (2), V. Andersson
Final
July 13, 1912 Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg80Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy.svg  Austria Djurgårdsbrunnsviken
?Goals?

Athletics

65 athletes represented Great Britain. It was the fifth appearance of the nation in athletics, which Great Britain had competed in at each Games. The team finished with two gold medals, one silver, and five bronzes.

Ranks given are within that athlete's heat for running events.

AthleteEventsHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Sidney Abrahams Long jump N/A6.7412Did not advance
Arthur Anderson 100 m 11.01 Q ?5Did not advance
200 m  ?2 QDid not finishDid not advance
Gerard Anderson 110 m hurdles 18.62 QDid not finishDid not advance
Willie Applegarth 100 m  ?2 Q ?2Did not advance
200 m 24.71 Q21.91 Q22.0Bronze medal icon.svg
Henry Ashington Long jump N/A6.7810Did not advance
Standing long jump N/A3.0214Did not advance
Benjamin Howard Baker High jump N/A1.831 Q1.7511
Standing high jump N/A1.3516Did not advance
James Barker 100 m Did not finishDid not advance
Henry Barrett Marathon N/ADid not finish
James Beale Marathon N/ADid not finish
Henry Blakeney 100 m  ?4Did not advance
110 m hurdles 17.42 Q ?3Did not advance
Robert Bridge 10 km walk N/ADisqualifiedDid not advance
Robert Burton 800 m Did not finishDid not advance
Denis Carey Hammer throw N/A43.786Did not advance
Timothy Carroll Triple jump N/A12.5619Did not advance
High jump N/A1.831 Q1.809
Joe Cottrill 1500 m N/A ?3Did not advance
Ind. cross country N/ADid not finish
Victor d'Arcy 100 m 11.21 Q ?5Did not advance
200 m 22.92 Q ?2Did not advance
Thomas Dumbill 10 km walk N/A50:57.63 QDisqualified
Robert Duncan 100 m  ?3Did not advance
200 m  ?2 QDid not finishDid not advance
Septimus Francom Marathon N/ADid not finish
Ernest Glover 5000 m N/A16:09.12 QDid not start
10000 m N/A35:12.25 QDid not start
Ind. cross country N/A49:53.716
Harry Green Marathon N/A2:52:11.414
Ernest Haley 200 m  ?4Did not advance
400 m 1:06.61 QDid not finishDid not advance
Albert Hare 1500 m N/A4:39.43Did not advance
Walter Henderson Discus throw N/A33.6132Did not advance
Ernest Henley 400 m  ?2 Q ?6Did not advance
800 m 1:57.61 Q ?6-9Did not advance
Frederick Hibbins 5000 m 15:27.63 Q ?8-11
10000 m N/ADid not finishDid not advance
Ind. cross country N/A49:18.215
Frederick Hulford 800 m  ?2 QDid not finishDid not advance
1500 m N/A ?5-6Did not advance
Thomas Humphreys 10000 m N/ADid not finishDid not advance
Ind. cross country N/A50:28.018
George Hutson 5000 m N/A15:29.03 Q15:07.6Bronze medal icon.svg
Arnold Jackson 1500 m N/A4:10.81 Q3:56.8 OR Gold medal icon.svg
David Jacobs 100 m 10.8 =OR 1 Q ?2Did not advance
200 m 23.21 Q ?2Did not advance
Tim Kellaway Marathon N/ADid not finish
Philip Kingsford Long jump N/A6.6515Did not advance
Standing long jump N/A2.7519Did not advance
George Lee 5000 m N/A ?4Did not advance
10000 m N/ADid not finishDid not advance
Edgar Lloyd Marathon N/A3:09:25.025
Frederick Lord Marathon N/A3:01:39.221
Henry Macintosh 100 m  ?3Did not advance
200 m  ?2 QDid not finishDid not advance
Duncan Macmillan 100 m  ?5Did not advance
200 m  ?2 Q ?5Did not advance
Percy Mann 800 m 1:56.01 Q ?6Did not advance
William Moore 1500 m N/A4:11.23Did not advance
George Nicol 400 m 50.01 Q ?3Did not advance
Philip Noel-Baker 800 m Did not finishDid not advance
1500 m N/A4:26.02 Q4:01.06
Thomas O'Donahue High jump N/A1.7023Did not advance
Edward Owen 1500 m N/ADid not finishDid not advance
William Palmer 10 km walk N/A51:21.05 QDid not finish
Alan Patterson 400 m  ?5Did not advance
800 m Did not finishDid not advance
Cyril Porter 5000 m N/A16:23.43 Q ?8-11
Kenneth Powell 110 m hurdles 15.61 Q15.61 Q15.55
Patrick Quinn Shot put N/A12.538Did not advance
Richard Rice 100 m 11.41 Q ?3Did not advance
200 m 23.02 QDid not finishDid not advance
Charles Ruffell 1500 m N/ADid not finishDid not advance
5000 m N/ADid not finishDid not advance
10000 m N/ADid not finishDid not advance
William Scott 10000 m N/A32:55.22 QDid not finish
Ind. cross country N/ADid not finish
Cyril Seedhouse 200 m  ?2 Q ?3Did not advance
400 m 51.51 QDid not finishDid not advance
James Soutter 400 m  ?2 Q ?3Did not advance
800 m 2:00.41 QDid not finishDid not advance
Arnold Treble 5000 m N/ADid not finishDid not advance
Arthur Townsend Marathon N/A3:00:05.019
George Wallach 10000 m N/ADid not finishDid not advance
Ernest Webb 10 km walk N/A47:25.42 Q46:50.4Silver medal icon.svg
Joseph Wells 200 m  ?3Did not advance
400 m 1:01.22 QDid not finishDid not advance
William Yates 10 km walk N/A49:43.61 QDisqualified
Richard Yorke 800 m  ?3Did not advance
1500 m N/A ?4Did not advance
Ernest Glover
Frederick Hibbins
Thomas Humphreys
Team cross country N/A49Bronze medal icon.svg
Willie Applegarth
Victor d'Arcy
David Jacobs
Henry Macintosh
4 × 100 m 45.01 Q43.0 OR 1 Q42.4Gold medal icon.svg
Ernest Henley
George Nicol
Cyril Seedhouse
James Soutter
4 × 400 m N/A3:19.0 OR 1 Q3:23.2Bronze medal icon.svg
William Cottrill
George Hutson
William Moore
Edward Owen
Cyril Porter
3000 m team N/A61 Q23Bronze medal icon.svg

Cycling

Twenty-six cyclists represented Great Britain; 24 of the 26 finished the race. It was the third appearance of the nation in cycling. Frederick Grubb had the best time in the time trial, the only race held, winning the silver medal. For the team competition, Great Britain was allowed to have each Home Nation compete separately and entered teams representing England, Scotland, and Ireland. Grubb, along with the next three fastest English cyclists, had a combined time that won another silver medal. The Scottish cyclists placed fourth, with the Irish finishing 11th.

Road cycling

CyclistEventsFinal
ResultRank
George Corsar Ind. time trial 13:51:22.886
Charles Davey Ind. time trial 11:47:26.339
Bernard Doyle Ind. time trial 13:42:11.885
Herbert Gayler Ind. time trial 11:39:01.830
Arthur Gibbon Ind. time trial 11:46:00.238
Arthur Griffiths Ind. time trial 14:15:24.090
Frederick Grubb Ind. time trial 10:51:24.2Silver medal icon.svg
Francis Guy Ind. time trial 12:32:19.471
William Hammond Ind. time trial 11:29:16.822
Francis Higgins Ind. time trial 11:45:44.537
Charles Hill Ind. time trial 11:57:56.549
Stanley Jones Ind. time trial 11:36:40.629
John Kirk Ind. time trial Did not finish
Ralph Mecredy Ind. time trial 13:03:39.080
Leon Meredith Ind. time trial 11:00:02.64
Ernest Merlin Ind. time trial 12:16:08.659
John Miller Ind. time trial 11:44:01.635
Charles Moss Ind. time trial 11:23:55.818
David Stevenson Ind. time trial 11:52:55.041
James Stevenson Ind. time trial 12:27:50.869
Arthur Stokes Ind. time trial Did not finish
Robert Thompson Ind. time trial 11:31:16.024
John Walker Ind. time trial 13:15:50.281
Michael Walker Ind. time trial 12:27:49.968
Matthew Walsh Ind. time trial 13:31:17.082
John Wilson Ind. time trial 11:21:43.016
Frederick Grubb
William Hammond
Leon Meredith
Charles Moss
Team time trial 44:44:39.4Silver medal icon.svg
Francis Guy
Ralph Mecredy
John Walker
Michael Walker
Team time trial 51:19:38.511
John Miller
David Stevenson
Robert Thompson
John Wilson
Team time trial 46:29:55.64

Equestrian

Eventing

(The maximum score in each of the five events was 10.00 points. Ranks given are for the cumulative score after each event. Team score is the sum of the top three individual scores.)

RiderHorseEventLong distanceCross countrySteeplechaseShow jumpingDressageTotal
ScoreRankScoreRankScoreRankScoreRankScoreRankScoreRank
Paul Kenna Harmony Individual 10.00110.0019.4016DisqualifiedRetiredDid not finish
Brian Turner Tom Lawrence Patrick Individual 10.0019.8514Did not finishRetiredDid not finish
Edward Radcliffe-Nash The Flea Individual 10.0019.69178.60198.2017Did not startDid not finish
Herbert Scott Wisper II Individual 10.00110.001DisqualifiedRetiredDid not finish
Paul Kenna
Edward Radcliffe-Nash
Herbert Scott
Brian Turner Tom Lawrence
Harmony
The Flea
Wisper II
Patrick
Team 30.0029.69Did not finishDid not finish
Jumping
RiderHorseEventFinal
PenaltiesRank
Herbert Scott Shamrock Individual 64
Paul Kenna Harmony Individual 2827
Edward Radcliffe-Nash The Flea Individual 3729

Fencing

Twenty-two fencers represented Great Britain. It was the third appearance of the nation in fencing. The British épée team, defending silver medalists, again took second place with four of the six 1908 team members returning. One member of that team, Seligman, had the best individual placements with a pair of sixth-place finishes. Two other Britons advanced to the finals, each taking eighth place.

FencerEventRound 1QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
RecordRankRecordRankRecordRankRecordRank
Gordon Alexander Foil 1 loss1 Q3 losses4Did not advance
Épée 6 losses7Did not advance
Gerald Ames Épée 2 losses2 Q2 losses2 Q3 losses4Did not advance
Edgar Amphlett Foil 2 losses2 Q2 losses3 QDid not finishDid not advance
Épée Bye2 losses2 Q4 losses5Did not advance
John Blake Épée 4 losses5Did not advance
Edward Brookfield Sabre 1 win3 Q3 losses5Did not advance
Harry Butterworth Sabre 1 win3 Q3 losses4Did not advance
Ernest Stenson-Cooke Foil 4 losses4Did not advance
Épée 3 losses4Did not advance
Archibald Corble Sabre 0 wins4Did not advance
Percival Dawson Foil 4 losses5Did not advance
Épée 4 losses6Did not advance
Arthur Everitt Épée 1 loss2 Q4 losses5Did not advance
Arthur Fagan Foil 2 losses2 Q4 losses5Did not advance
Douglas Godfree Sabre 1 win4Did not advance
Martin Holt Épée 3 losses2 Q2 losses3 Q2 losses1 Q0–78
Alfred Keene Sabre Bye2 losses4Did not advance
William Marsh Sabre 1 win3 Q2 losses3 Q1 win5Did not advance
Alfred Ridley-Martin Sabre 2 wins2 Q4 losses5Did not advance
Sydney Martineau Foil 3 losses4Did not advance
Épée 3 losses4Did not advance
Robert Montgomerie Foil 1 loss2 Q2 losses2 Q2 losses2 Q0–78
Épée 1 loss1 Q2 losses2 Q3 losses4Did not advance
Edgar Seligman Foil 1 loss1 Q1 loss2 Q1 loss1 Q3–46
Épée 1 loss1 Q2 losses3 Q0 losses1 Q2–56
Alfred Syson Sabre 1 win3 Q0 losses1 Q0 wins3Did not advance
Charles Vanderbyl Épée Bye4 losses5Did not advance
Sabre 3 wins1 Q2 losses2 Q2 wins4Did not advance
Edward Brookfield
Harry Butterworth
Archibald Corble
Richard Crawshay
Alfred Ridley-Martin
William Marsh
Team sabre N/A1–01 Q0–34Did not advance
Edgar Amphlett
John Blake
Percival Dawson
Arthur Everitt
Martin Holt
Sydney Martineau
Robert Montgomerie
Edgar Seligman
Team épée N/A1–01 Q2–12 Q1–2Silver medal icon.svg

Football

Quarterfinals

Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg7 – 0Flag of Hungary (1848-1849, 1867-1869).svg  Hungary
Walden Soccerball shade.svg21'Soccerball shade.svg23'Soccerball shade.svg49'Soccerball shade.svg53'Soccerball shade.svg55'Soccerball shade.svg85'
Woodward Soccerball shade.svg45'
Olympiastadion, Stockholm
Attendance: 8,000

Semifinals

Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg4 – 0Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Walden Soccerball shade.svg7'Soccerball shade.svg77'
Holopainen Soccerball shade.svg2' (o.g.)
Woodward Soccerball shade.svg82'
Olympiastadion, Stockholm
Attendance: 4,000

Gold medal match

Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg4 – 2Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Hoare Soccerball shade.svg22'Soccerball shade.svg41'
Walden Soccerball shade.svg10'
Berry Soccerball shade.svg43'
Olsen Soccerball shade.svg27'Soccerball shade.svg81'
Olympiastadion, Stockholm
Attendance: 25,000
Final rank
Gold medal icon.svg Gold

Gymnastics

Twenty-three gymnasts represented Great Britain. It was the fourth appearance of the nation in gymnastics, in which Great Britain had not competed only in 1904. The nation sent a team in one of the three team competitions, winning a bronze medal.

Artistic

GymnastEventsFinal
ResultRank
William Cowhig All-around 104.5029
Leonard Hanson All-around 121.2512
Samuel Hodgetts All-around 108.5025
Reginald Potts All-around 101.7532
Charles Simmons All-around 105.5028
John Whitaker All-around 111.2521
Great Britain Team 36.90Bronze medal icon.svg

Modern pentathlon

Great Britain had three competitors in the first Olympic pentathlon competition. Two of the British pentathletes finished in the top ten.

(The scoring system was point-for-place in each of the five events, with the smallest point total winning.)

AthleteShootingSwimmingFencingRidingRunningTotal pointsRank
ScorePointsTimePointsWinsTouchesPointsPenaltiesTimePointsTimePoints
Ralph Clilverd 172134:58.41161698115:46.42324:06.218639
Hugh Durant 191410:07.02817197510:00.41824:37.5217818
Douglas Godfree 166165:54.06121517011:43.91122:08.313639

Rowing

Twenty four rowers represented Great Britain. It was the nation's third appearance in rowing. Britain was nearly as dominant in the sport as they had been four years earlier, winning two of the three events British rowers entered and placing all four boats in the finals. The only British loss, other than in the Britain-only eights final, came in the coxed fours as the British boat took silver after coming in second to a German boat in the final. In all, Great Britain took two gold medals and two silvers; the best possible finish would have been three golds and one silver.

(Ranks given are within each crew's heat.)

RowerEventHeatsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Wally Kinnear Single sculls 7:44.01 Q7:49.91 Q7:37.01 Q7:47.3Gold medal icon.svg
Julius Beresford
Geoffrey Carr (cox)
Bruce Logan
Charles Rought
Karl Vernon
Coxed four 7:27.01 Q7:14.51 Q7:04.81 QUnknownSilver medal icon.svg
Robert Bourne
Beaufort Burdekin
William Fison
Thomas Gillespie
Charles Littlejohn
William Parker
Frederick Pitman
John Walker (cox)
Arthur Wiggins
Eight 6:42.51 Q6:19.01 Q7:47.01 Q6:19.2Silver medal icon.svg
Edgar Burgess
Philip Fleming
Stanley Garton
James Angus Gillan
Ewart Horsfall
Alister Kirby
Sidney Swann
Henry Wells (cox)
Leslie Wormald
Eight 6:22.21 Q6:10.21 Q6:16.21 Q6:15.7Gold medal icon.svg

Shooting

Thirty-eight shooters competed for Great Britain. It was the nation's fourth appearance in shooting. The British team won a total of nine medals, including one gold. Six of the nation's medals came in team events; the Britons won a medal in each team event in which they competed.

ShooterEventFinal
ResultRank
Alfred Black Trap 1153
Henry Burr 600 m free rifle 8710
Henry Burt 50 m rifle, prone 192Bronze medal icon.svg
25 m small-bore rifle 2229
John Butt Trap 8417
Robert Davies 600 m free rifle 7837
300 m military rifle, 3 pos. 8139
Hugh Durant 50 m pistol 43320
Arthur Fulton 600 m free rifle 879
300 m military rifle, 3 pos. 926
John Goodwin Trap 1056
David Griffiths 50 m rifle, prone 18424
25 m small-bore rifle 19229
William Grosvenor Trap 8516
Harold Humby Trap 884
Peter Jones 50 m pistol 41732
Francis Kemp 50 m rifle, prone 1905
25 m small-bore rifle 20623
Albert Kempster 50 m pistol 42624
Edward Lessimore 50 m rifle, prone 1924
25 m small-bore rifle 21812
Langford Lloyd 300 m military rifle, 3 pos. 7457
Alexander Maunder Trap 1345
William McClure 300 m military rifle, 3 pos. 6869
50 m pistol 41135
30 m rapid fire pistol 18041
William Milne 50 m rifle, prone 193Silver medal icon.svg
25 m small-bore rifle 21222
Robert Murray 50 m rifle, prone 1906
25 m small-bore rifle 2285
Harcourt Ommundsen 600 m free rifle 887
Charles Palmer Trap 8221
Edward Parnell 600 m free rifle 8418
300 m military rifle, 3 pos. 7556
Joseph Pepé 50 m rifle, prone 18714
25 m small-bore rifle 2314
William Pimm 50 m rifle, prone 18910
25 m small-bore rifle 2257
George Pinchard Trap 3339
Philip Plater 600 m free rifle 905
300 m military rifle, 3 pos. 4986
Horatio Poulter 50 m pistol 4616
James Reid 600 m free rifle 8613
Philip Richardson 600 m free rifle 7933
300 m military rifle, 3 pos. 6965
John Sedgewick 600 m free rifle 8031
300 m military rifle, 3 pos. 8138
Edward Skilton 600 m free rifle 8516
John Somers 600 m free rifle 7446
300 m military rifle, 3 pos. 7554
Charles Stewart 50 m pistol 470Bronze medal icon.svg
William Styles 50 m rifle, prone 17927
25 m small-bore rifle 21613
Edward Tickell 50 m pistol 38745
Fleetwood Varley 600 m free rifle 8127
300 m military rifle, 3 pos. 7650
George Whitaker Trap 3829
Hugh Durant
Albert Kempster
Horatio Poulter
Charles Stewart
30 m team military pistol 1107Bronze medal icon.svg
50 m team military pistol 1804Bronze medal icon.svg
Edward Lessimore
Robert Murray
Joseph Pepé
William Pimm
50 m team small-bore rifle 762Gold medal icon.svg
William Milne
Joseph Pepé
William Pimm
William Styles
25 m team small-bore rifle 917Silver medal icon.svg
John Butt
William Grosvenor
Harold Humby
Alexander Maunder
Charles Palmer
George Whitaker
Team clay pigeons 511Silver medal icon.svg
Henry Burr
Arthur Fulton
Harcourt Ommundsen
Edward Parnell
James Reid
Edward Skilton
Team rifle 1602Silver medal icon.svg

Tennis

Eleven tennis players, including three women, represented Great Britain at the 1912 Games. It was the nation's fourth appearance in tennis, having missed only 1904.

The British men started strong, advancing four of the eight individuals to the indoor singles quarterfinals and three of the four pairs to the same level (with none facing each other, no less). Dixon's semifinal win was the only one garnered by the men, however, and the team gathered only his silver medal and a bronze by Dixon and Beamish in the doubles. The women fared better, with Hannam and Parton meeting in the semifinals before taking the gold and silver medals, respectively, in the indoor singles. Great Britain's best results, however, came in the mixed pairs—the only losses by British mixed pairs were to other British sides. The layout of the draw resulted in gold and silver medals and a fifth-place finish for the three pairs.

Men
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Herbert Barrett Indoor singles ByeFlag of Sweden.svg  Setterwall  (SWE)
L 4-6, 6-1, 6-4, 6-8, 6-4
Did not advance9
Alfred Beamish Indoor singles Flag of France.svg  Germot  (FRA)
L 4-6, 6-2, 4-6, 6-2, 6-4
Did not advance16
George Caridia Indoor singles Flag of Sweden.svg  Möller  (SWE)
W 6-2, 7-5, 3-6, 6-4
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Gore  (GBR)
W 6-2, 9-7, 7-5
Flag of Australasian team for Olympic games.svg  Wilding  (ANZ)
L 6-1, 6-2, 6-2
Did not advance5
Charles Dixon Indoor singles ByeFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Mavrogordato  (GBR)
W 6-2, 9-7, 4-6, 10-8
Bohemian Olympic Flag (1912).svg  Robětín  (BOH)
W 6-2, 6-4, 6-1
Flag of Australasian team for Olympic games.svg  Wilding  (ANZ)
W 6-0, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4
Flag of France.svg  Gobert  (FRA)
L 8-6, 6-4, 6-4
Silver medal icon.svg
Arthur Gore Indoor singles Flag of Sweden.svg  Leffler  (SWE)
W 7-5, 6-4, 7-5
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Caridia  (GBR)
L 6-2, 9-7, 7-5
Did not advance9
Arthur Lowe Indoor singles Flag of Sweden.svg  Boström  (SWE)
W 5-7, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4
Flag of France.svg  Germot  (FRA)
W 6-4, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4
Flag of France.svg  Gobert  (FRA)
L 6-1, 6-1, 6-3
Did not advance5
Francis Lowe Indoor singles ByeFlag of Sweden.svg  Wennergren  (SWE)
W 6-4, 6-1, 6-4
Flag of Sweden.svg  Setterwall  (SWE)
W 6-4, 1-6, 6-3, 8-6
Flag of France.svg  Gobert  (FRA)
L 6-4, 10-8, 2-6, 2-6, 6-2
Flag of Australasian team for Olympic games.svg  Wilding  (ANZ)
W 4-6, 6-2, 7-5, 6-0
4
Theodore Mavrogordato Indoor singles ByeFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Dixon  (GBR)
L 6-2, 9-7, 4-6, 10-8
Did not advance9
Herbert Barrett
Arthur Gore
Indoor doubles N/AByeFlag of Sweden.svg  Benckert & Boström  (SWE)
W 7-5, 6-4, 6-1
Flag of Sweden.svg  Kempe & Setterwall  (SWE)
L 4-6, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4, 6-3
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Beamish & Dixon  (GBR)
L 6-2, 0-6, 10-8, 2-6, 6-3
4
Alfred Beamish
Charles Dixon
Indoor doubles N/AByeByeFlag of France.svg  Germot & Gobert  (FRA)
L 6-3, 6-1, 6-2
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Barrett & Gore  (GBR)
W 6-2, 0-6, 10-8, 2-6, 6-3
Bronze medal icon.svg
George Caridia
Theodore Mavrogordato
Indoor doubles N/AFlag of Sweden.svg  Setterwall & Kempe  (SWE)
L 6-4, 4-6, 6-8, 6-2, 6-3
Did not advance7
Arthur Lowe
Francis Lowe
Indoor doubles N/AFlag of Sweden.svg  Nylén & Wennergren  (SWE)
W 9-7, 11-9, 6-2
Flag of France.svg  Germot & Gobert  (FRA)
L 3-6, 6-8, 6-4, 6-2, 6-3
Did not advance5
Women
AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Francis Aitchison Indoor singles ByeFlag of Denmark.svg  Castenschiold  (DEN)
L 2-6, 6-2, 6-1
Did not advance5
Edith Hannam Indoor singles ByeFlag of Sweden.svg  Arnheim  (SWE)
W 7-5, 6-1
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Parton  (GBR)
W 7-5, 6-2
Flag of Denmark.svg  Castenschiold  (DEN)
W 6-4, 6-3
Gold medal icon.svg
Mabel Parton Indoor singles Flag of Sweden.svg  Cederschiöld  (SWE)
W 6-0, 6-1
ByeFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Hannam  (GBR)
L 7-5, 6-2
Flag of Sweden.svg  Fick  (SWE)
W 6-3, 6-3
Bronze medal icon.svg
Mixed
AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Francis Aitchison
Herbert Barrett
Indoor doubles Flag of Sweden.svg  Arnheim & Nylén  (SWE)
W 6-2, 6-4
Flag of Denmark.svg  Castenschiold & Larsen  (DEN)
W 6-0, 6-3
Flag of Sweden.svg  Fick & Setterwall  (SWE)
W 3-6, 6-1, 6-2
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Dixon & Hannam  (GBR)
L 4-6, 6-3, 6-2
Silver medal icon.svg
Charles Dixon
Edith Hannam
Indoor doubles ByeFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Mavrogordato & Parton  (GBR)
W 6-3, 6-0
Flag of Sweden.svg  Cederschiöld & Kempe  (SWE)
W 6-2, 6-2
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Aitchison & Barrett  (GBR)
W 4-6, 6-3, 6-2
Gold medal icon.svg
Theodore Mavrogordato
Mabel Parton
Indoor doubles Flag of Sweden.svg  Hay & Möller  (SWE)
W 6-3, 6-0
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Dixon & Hannam  (GBR)
L 6-3, 6-0
Did not advance5

Tug of war

Britain competed in Olympic tug of war for the second time. The reigning champions, the City of London Police, were one of only two teams to compete. The eight-man team included three members of the 1908 squad. They challenged the host Stockholm Police in a best-of-three match. The Londoners were pulled across the line in the first pull, then gave a mighty struggle in the second. This second pull resulted in neither team being able to pull the other across, but the British team succumbed to exhaustion first as some of its members sank to the ground to give Sweden the victory.

AthleteEventFinal
Opposition
Score
Rank
City of London Police Tug of war Flag of Sweden.svg  Stockholm Police  (SWE)
L 0-2
Silver medal icon.svg

Wrestling

Greco-Roman

Great Britain sent 12 wrestlers in its third Olympic wrestling appearance. Barrett and MacKenzie were the only two wrestlers to win any matches, taking one bout each. The team finished with an overall 2-24 record.

WrestlerClassFirst roundSecond roundThird roundFourth roundFifth roundSixth roundSeventh roundFinal
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Match A
Opposition
Result
Match B
Opposition
Result
Match C
Opposition
Result
Rank
Edgar Bacon Middleweight Flag of Russia.svg  Asikainen  (FIN)
L
Flag of Russia.svg  Lundstein  (FIN)
L
Did not advance26
Stanley Bacon Middleweight Flag of Russia (1991-1993).svg  Polis  (RUS)
L
Flag of Russia.svg  Asikainen  (FIN)
L
Did not advance26
Edward Barrett Heavyweight Flag of Denmark.svg  Jensen  (DEN)
L
Flag of Russia (1991-1993).svg  Farnest  (RUS)
W
Flag of Russia.svg  Backenius  (FIN)
L
Did not advanceN/ADid not advance9
Percy Cockings Featherweight Flag of Russia.svg  Lehmusvirta  (FIN)
L
Flag of Russia.svg  Leivonen  (FIN)
L
Did not advance26
Arthur Gould Lightweight Flag of Hungary (1867-1918).svg  Márkus  (HUN)
L
Did not startDid not advance47
William Hayes Lightweight Flag of Russia (1991-1993).svg  Kaplur  (RUS)
L
Flag of Russia.svg  Pukkila  (FIN)
L
Did not advance31
William Lupton Lightweight Flag of Norway.svg  Frydenlund  (NOR)
L
Bohemian Olympic Flag (1912).svg  Balej  (BOH)
L
Did not advance31
George MacKenzie Featherweight Flag of Russia (1991-1993).svg  Meesits  (RUS)
W
Flag of Portugal.svg  Pereira  (POR)
L
Did not startDid not advance24
Robert Phelps Lightweight Flag of Sweden.svg  Björklund  (SWE)
L
Flag of Sweden.svg  Lund  (SWE)
L
Did not advance31
Noel Rhys Middleweight Flag of Russia.svg  Tirkkonen  (FIN)
L
Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy.svg  Totuschek  (AUT)
L
Did not advance26
William Ruff Lightweight Bohemian Olympic Flag (1912).svg  Balej  (BOH)
L
Flag of Norway.svg  Frydenlund  (NOR)
L
Did not advance31
Alfred Taylor Featherweight Flag of Sweden.svg  Öberg  (SWE)
L
Flag of Sweden.svg  Åkesson  (SWE)
L
Did not advance26

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