| Rackets at the Games of the IV Olympiad | |
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| Venues | Queen's Club |
| Dates | April 27–May 1 |
| Competitors | 7 from 1 nation |
| Rackets at the 1908 Summer Olympics | |
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| Singles | men |
| Doubles | men |
At the 1908 Summer Olympics, two rackets events were contested. Only British players participated in the competitions.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Men's singles |  Evan Noel (GBR) | Henry Leaf (GBR) | John Jacob Astor (GBR) |
| Henry Brougham (GBR) | |||
| Men's doubles | Vane Pennell and John Jacob Astor (GBR) | Edmund Bury and Cecil Browning (GBR) | Evan Noel and Henry Leaf (GBR) |
A total of seven players from only one nation competed:
Great Britain (7)Sources: [1]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | Great Britain | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| Totals (1 entries) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
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At the 1908 Summer Olympics, a water polo tournament was contested.
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The men's pole vault was one of six jumping events on the athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme in London. The competition was held on Friday, July 24, 1908. 15 pole vaulters from seven nations competed. It is the only one of the 111 events featured in 1908 to not have any competitors from the host nation. NOCs could enter up to 12 athletes. The event was won by Edward Cook and Alfred Carlton Gilbert of the United States, the nation's fourth consecutive victory in the men's pole vault. The tie was permitted, rather than a jump-off being held, due to the length of the competition. Similarly, bronze medals were awarded to all three men who had cleared 3.58 metres for third place. Sweden and Canada thus received their first medals in the pole vault, while the United States had the unusual distinction of winning three medals in an event but not sweeping.
The men's hammer throw was one of six throwing events on the Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme in London. The competition was held on July 14, 1908. 19 throwers from eight nations competed. NOCs could enter up to 12 athletes. The event was won by American John Flanagan, his third consecutive victory in the event. He was the first man to win three medals in the hammer throw and, as of the 2016 Games, the only one to win three gold medals in the event. The silver medal went to fellow American Matt McGrath. Con Walsh of Canada took bronze and became the first athlete not from the United States to win a medal in the event, as the Americans had swept the podium in both 1900 and 1904. The three medalists were all part of the Irish Whales.
The men's shot put was one of six throwing events on the Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme in London. The competition was held on July 16, 1908. 25 shot putters from eight nations competed. NOCs could enter up to 12 athletes. The event was won by Ralph Rose, successfully defending his title from 1904 and making it four consecutive Games that the event was won by an American. The two-Games streak of sweeps in 1900 and 1904 ended, however, as Denis Horgan of Great Britain took silver. Johnny Garrels of the United States took bronze. Rose was the second man to win two medals in the shot put ; Wesley Coe nearly was the third as he ended up in 4th place, only 11 centimetres behind Garrels.
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Australasia was the name of a combined team from Australia and New Zealand that competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom. It was the fourth appearance of Australia, which had not missed any edition of the Summer Olympic Games, and the first appearance of New Zealand. The two would compete together again as Australasia at the 1912 Summer Olympics before competing separately at every edition of the Summer Games since. In 1908 there were three New Zealanders, Harry Kerr, Henry Murray and Albert Rowland ; all other competitors were Australian. There were 30 competitors for Australasia who competed in 20 events in six sports. A further two competitors, who were to compete in tennis, did not play as their nominations failed to reach the organisers.
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