| Rackets at the Games of the IV Olympiad | |
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| Venues | The 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 racket 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 rackets players from only one nation competed at the London Games:
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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