The 1908 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the IV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in 1908 in London. These games were originally scheduled to be held in Rome. At the time they were the fifth modern Olympic games. However, the Athens Games of 1906 have since been downgraded by the International Olympic Committee and the 1908 Games are seen as the start of the Fourth Olympiad, in keeping with the now-accepted four-year cycle. Overall, 106 events in 24 disciplines were contested.[1]
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Archery edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Continental style[2] |
Eugène Grisot France
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Louis Vernet France
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Gustave Cabaret France
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| Men's double York Round[3] |
William Dod Great Britain
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Reginald Brooks-King Great Britain
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Henry Richardson United States
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| Women's double National Round[4] |
Sybil Newall Great Britain
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Lottie Dod Great Britain
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Beatrice Hill-Lowe Great Britain
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Athletics edit
Boxing edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bantamweight[34] (-52.6 kg / 116 lb) |
A. Henry Thomas Great Britain
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John Condon Great Britain
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William Webb Great Britain
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| Featherweight[35] (-57.2 kg / 126 lb) |
Richard Gunn Great Britain
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Charles Morris Great Britain
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Hugh Roddin Great Britain
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| Lightweight[36] (-63.5 kg / 140 lb) |
Frederick Grace Great Britain
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Frederick Spiller Great Britain
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Harry Johnson Great Britain
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| Middleweight[37] (-71.7 kg / 158 lb) |
Johnny Douglas Great Britain
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Reginald Baker Australasia
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William Philo Great Britain
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| Heavyweight[38] (over 71.7 kg/158 lb) |
Albert Oldman Great Britain
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Sydney Evans Great Britain
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Frederick Parks Great Britain
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Cycling edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 660 yards |
Victor Johnson Great Britain
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Émile Demangel France
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Karl Neumer Germany
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| 5000 metres |
Benjamin Jones Great Britain
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Maurice Schilles France
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André Auffray France
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| 20 kilometres |
Clarence Kingsbury Great Britain
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Benjamin Jones Great Britain
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Joseph Werbrouck Belgium
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| 100 kilometres |
Charles Bartlett Great Britain
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Charles Denny Great Britain
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Octave Lapize France
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| Sprint |
No medalists - race declared void as time limit was exceeded in final | ||
| Tandem |
 France (FRA)André Auffray Maurice Schilles |
 Great Britain (GBR)Frederick Hamlin Horace Johnson |
Great Britain (GBR) Charlie Brooks Walter Isaacs |
| Team pursuit |
Great Britain (GBR) Benjamin Jones Clarence Kingsbury Leonard Meredith Ernest Payne |
 Germany (GER)Max Götze Rudolf Katzer Hermann Martens Karl Neumer |
 Canada (CAN)William Anderson Walter Andrews Frederick McCarthy William Morton |
Diving edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 metre springboard |
Albert Zürner Germany
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Kurt Behrens Germany
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George Gaidzik United States
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| Gottlob Walz Germany
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| 10 metre platform |
Hjalmar Johansson Sweden
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Karl Malmström Sweden
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Arvid Spångberg Sweden
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Fencing edit
Figure skating edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles |
Ulrich Salchow Sweden
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Richard Johansson Sweden
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Per Thorén Sweden
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| Men's special figures |
Nikolai Panin Russian Empire
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Arthur Cumming Great Britain
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Geoffrey Hall-Say Great Britain
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| Ladies' singles |
Madge Syers Great Britain
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Elsa Rendschmidt Germany
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Dorothy Greenhough-Smith Great Britain
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| Pairs |
Anna Hübler and Heinrich Burger Germany
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Phyllis Johnson and James H. Johnson Great Britain
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Madge Syers and Edgar Syers Great Britain
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Football edit
Gymnastics edit
Hockey edit
Jeu de paume edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's tournament | Jay Gould II United States
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Eustace Miles Great Britain
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Neville Bulwer-Lytton Great Britain
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Lacrosse edit
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|
| Canada (CAN) Frank Dixon George Campbell Gus Dillon Richard Louis Duckett George Rennie Clarence McKerrow Alexander Turnbull Henry Hoobin Ernest Hamilton John Broderick Tommy Gorman Patrick Brennan (Capt.) D. McLeod A. Mara J. Fyon |
Great Britain (GBR) Gustav Alexander George Buckland Eric Dutton S. N. Hayes Wilfrid Johnson Edward Jones Reginald Martin Gerald Mason Johnson Parker-Smith Hubert Ramsey (Capt.) Charles Scott Norman Whitley C. J. Mason F. S. Johnson V. G. Gilbey H. Shorrocks J. Alexander L. Blockey |
not awarded |
Polo edit
Rackets edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles |
Evan Noel (GBR)
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Henry Leaf (GBR)
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John Jacob Astor (GBR)
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| Henry Brougham (GBR)
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| Men's doubles |
Vane Pennell and John Jacob Astor (GBR) |
Edmund Bury and Cecil Browning (GBR) |
Evan Noel and Henry Leaf (GBR) |
Rowing edit
Rugby edit
Sailing edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Metre: |
Great Britain (GBR)
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 Belgium (BEL)
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France (FRA)
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| 7 Metre: |
Great Britain (GBR)
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not awarded | |
| 8 Metre: |
Great Britain (GBR)
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 Sweden (SWE)
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Great Britain (GBR)
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| 12 Metre: |
Great Britain (GBR)
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Great Britain (GBR)
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not awarded |
| 15 Metre: | no entries | ||
Shooting edit
Swimming edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m freestyle[42] |
Charles Daniels United States
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Zoltán Halmay Hungary
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Harald Julin Sweden
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| 400 m freestyle[43] |
Henry Taylor Great Britain
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Frank Beaurepaire Australasia
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Otto Scheff Austria
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| 1500 m freestyle[44] |
Henry Taylor Great Britain
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Thomas Battersby Great Britain
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Frank Beaurepaire Australasia
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| 100 m backstroke[45] |
Arno Bieberstein Germany
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Ludvig Dam Denmark
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Herbert Haresnape Great Britain
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| 200 m breaststroke[46] |
Frederick Holman Great Britain
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William Robinson Great Britain
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Pontus Hanson Sweden
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| 4 × 200 m freestyle relay |
Great Britain (GBR)[47] John Derbyshire Paul Radmilovic William Foster Henry Taylor |
 Hungary (HUN)[48]József Munk Imre Zachár Béla Las-Torres Zoltán Halmay |
 United States (USA)[49]Harry Hebner Leo Goodwin Charles Daniels Leslie Rich |
Tennis edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Singles |
Josiah Ritchie Great Britain
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Otto Froitzheim Germany
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Wilberforce Eaves Great Britain
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| Men's Doubles |
George Hillyard and Reginald Doherty (GBR) |
Josiah Ritchie and James Parke (GBR) |
Clement Cazalet and Charles Dixon (GBR) |
| Men's Indoor Singles |
Arthur Gore Great Britain
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George Caridia Great Britain
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Josiah Ritchie Great Britain
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| Men's Indoor Doubles |
Herbert Barrett and Arthur Gore (GBR) |
George Caridia and George Simond (GBR) |
Wollmar Boström and Gunnar Setterwall (SWE) |
| Women's Singles |
Dorothea Chambers Great Britain
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Penelope Boothby Great Britain
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Ruth Winch Great Britain
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| Women's Indoor Singles |
Gwendoline Eastlake-Smith Great Britain
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Alice Greene Great Britain
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Märtha Adlerstråhle Sweden
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Tug of war edit
Water motorsports edit
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class A — Open |
France (FRA) Camille |
not awarded | not awarded |
| Class B — Under 60 feet |
Great Britain (GBR) Gyrinus |
not awarded | not awarded |
| Class C — 6.5–8 metres |
Great Britain (GBR) Gyrinus |
not awarded | not awarded |
Water polo edit
Wrestling edit
Freestyle edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bantamweight[50] |
George Mehnert United States
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William J. Press Great Britain
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Aubert Côté Canada
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| Featherweight[51] |
George Dole United States
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James Slim Great Britain
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William McKie Great Britain
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| Lightweight[52] |
George de Relwyskow Great Britain
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William Wood Great Britain
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Albert Gingell Great Britain
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| Middleweight[53] |
Stanley Bacon Great Britain
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George de Relwyskow Great Britain
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Frederick Beck Great Britain
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| Heavyweight[54] |
Con O'Kelly Great Britain
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Jacob Gundersen Norway
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Edward Barrett Great Britain
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Greco-Roman edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lightweight[55] |
Enrico Porro Italy
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Nikolay Orlov Russian Empire
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Arvo Lindén Finland
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| Middleweight[56] |
Frithiof Mårtensson Sweden
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Mauritz Andersson Sweden
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Anders Andersen Denmark
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| Light heavyweight[57] |
Verner Weckman Finland
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Yrjö Saarela Finland
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Carl Jensen Denmark
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| Super heavyweight[58] |
Richárd Weisz Hungary
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Aleksandr Petrov Russian Empire
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Søren Marinus Jensen Denmark
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Statistics edit
Medal leaders edit
Athletes who won more than two medals are listed below.
| Athlete | Nation | Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mel Sheppard |  United States (USA)
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Athletics | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Henry Taylor | Great Britain (GBR)
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Swimming | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Benjamin Jones | Great Britain (GBR)
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Cycling | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Martin Sheridan | United States (USA)
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Athletics | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Oscar Swahn | Sweden (SWE)
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Shooting | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Josiah Ritchie | Great Britain (GBR)
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Tennis | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Ted Ranken | Great Britain (GBR)
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Shooting | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Notes edit
- ^ Metaxas is generally credited with a bronze medal; no tie-breaker was held. The 1908 official report at p. 280 lists Metaxas as having tied with Maunder and assigns bronze medals to each. However, Metaxas does not appear in the IOC medal database, which lists only Maunder as sole bronze medalist. Some sources follow this database.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "1908 London Summer Games". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved January 16, 2011.
- ^ Kubatko, Justin. "Archery at the 1908 London Summer Games: Men's Continental Style". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 31, 2011.
- ^ Kubatko, Justin. "Archery at the 1908 London Summer Games: Men's Double York Round". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 31, 2011.
- ^ Kubatko, Justin. "Archery at the 1908 London Summer Games: Women's Double National Round". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 31, 2011.
- ^ Kubatko, Justin. "Athletics at the 1908 London Summer Games: Men's 100 metres". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 31, 2011.
- ^ Kubatko, Justin. "Athletics at the 1908 London Summer Games: Men's 200 metres". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 31, 2011.
- ^ Kubatko, Justin. "Athletics at the 1908 London Summer Games: Men's 400 metres". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 31, 2011.
- ^ Kubatko, Justin. "Athletics at the 1908 London Summer Games: Men's 800 metres". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 31, 2011.
- ^ Kubatko, Justin. "Athletics at the 1908 London Summer Games: Men's 1,500 metres". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 31, 2011.
- ^ Kubatko, Justin. "Athletics at the 1908 London Summer Games: Men's 5 Mile". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 31, 2011.
- ^ Kubatko, Justin. "Athletics at the 1908 London Summer Games: Men's Marathon". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 31, 2011.
- ^ Kubatko, Justin. "Athletics at the 1908 London Summer Games: Men's 110 metres Hurdles". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 31, 2011.
- ^ Kubatko, Justin. "Athletics at the 1908 London Summer Games: Men's 400 metres Hurdles". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 31, 2011.
- ^ Kubatko, Justin. "Athletics at the 1908 London Summer Games: Men's 3,200 metres Steeplechase". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 31, 2011.
- ^ a b Kubatko, Justin. "United States Athletics at the 1908 London Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 31, 2011.
- ^ Kubatko, Justin. "Germany Athletics at the 1908 London Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 31, 2011.
- ^ Kubatko, Justin. "Hungary Athletics at the 1908 London Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 31, 2011.
- ^ Kubatko, Justin. "Great Britain Athletics at the 1908 London Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 31, 2011.
- ^ Kubatko, Justin. "France Athletics at the 1908 London Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 31, 2011.
- ^ Kubatko, Justin. "Athletics at the 1908 London Summer Games: Men's 3,500 metres Walk". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 31, 2011.
- ^ Kubatko, Justin. "Athletics at the 1908 London Summer Games: Men's 10 Mile Walk". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 31, 2011.
- ^ Kubatko, Justin. "Athletics at the 1908 London Summer Games: Men's Long Jump". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 31, 2011.
- ^ Kubatko, Justin. "Athletics at the 1908 London Summer Games: Men's Triple Jump". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 31, 2011.
- ^ Kubatko, Justin. "Athletics at the 1908 London Summer Games: Men's High Jump". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 31, 2011.
- ^ Kubatko, Justin. "Athletics at the 1908 London Summer Games: Men's Pole Vault". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 31, 2011.
- ^ Kubatko, Justin. "Athletics at the 1908 London Summer Games: Men's Standing Long Jump". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 31, 2011.
- ^ Kubatko, Justin. "Athletics at the 1908 London Summer Games: Men's Standing High Jump". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 31, 2011.
- ^ Kubatko, Justin. "Athletics at the 1908 London Summer Games: Men's Shot Put". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 31, 2011.
- ^ Kubatko, Justin. "Athletics at the 1908 London Summer Games: Men's Discus Throw". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 31, 2011.
- ^ Kubatko, Justin. "Athletics at the 1908 London Summer Games: Men's Hammer Throw". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 31, 2011.
- ^ Kubatko, Justin. "Athletics at the 1908 London Summer Games: Men's Javelin Throw". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 31, 2011.
- ^ Kubatko, Justin. "Athletics at the 1908 London Summer Games: Men's Discus Throw, Greek Style". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 31, 2011.
- ^ Kubatko, Justin. "Athletics at the 1908 London Summer Games: Men's Javelin Throw, Freestyle". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 31, 2011.
- ^ Kubatko, Justin. "Boxing at the 1908 London Summer Games: Men's Bantamweight". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 31, 2011.
- ^ Kubatko, Justin. "Boxing at the 1908 London Summer Games: Men's Featherweight". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 31, 2011.
- ^ Kubatko, Justin. "Boxing at the 1908 London Summer Games: Men's Lightweight". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 31, 2011.
- ^ Kubatko, Justin. "Boxing at the 1908 London Summer Games: Men's Middleweight". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 31, 2011.
- ^ Kubatko, Justin. "Boxing at the 1908 London Summer Games: Men's Heavyweight". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 31, 2011.
- ^ a b c Those players were also in squad, but did not play any matches.
- ^ (in Danish) Slutrundetrupper 1908-2004 Archived 2012-08-09 at the Wayback Machine at Danish Football Association
- ^ The Cornwall county team represented Great Britain
- ^ Kubatko, Justin. "Swimming at the 1908 London Summer Games: Men's 100 metres Freestyle". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 2, 2011.
- ^ Kubatko, Justin. "Swimming at the 1908 London Summer Games: Men's 400 metres Freestyle". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 2, 2011.
- ^ Kubatko, Justin. "Swimming at the 1908 London Summer Games: Men's 1,500 metres Freestyle". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 2, 2011.
- ^ Kubatko, Justin. "Swimming at the 1908 London Summer Games: Men's 100 metres Backstroke". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 2, 2011.
- ^ Kubatko, Justin. "Swimming at the 1908 London Summer Games: Men's 200 metres Breaststroke". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 2, 2011.
- ^ Kubatko, Justin. "Great Britain Swimming at the 1908 London Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 2, 2011.
- ^ Kubatko, Justin. "Hungary Swimming at the 1908 London Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 2, 2011.
- ^ Kubatko, Justin. "United States Swimming at the 1908 London Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 2, 2011.
- ^ Kubatko, Justin. "Wrestling at the 1908 London Summer Games: Men's Bantamweight, Freestyle". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 31, 2011.
- ^ Kubatko, Justin. "Wrestling at the 1908 London Summer Games: Men's Featherweight, Freestyle". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 31, 2011.
- ^ Kubatko, Justin. "Wrestling at the 1908 London Summer Games: Men's Lightweight, Freestyle". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 31, 2011.
- ^ Kubatko, Justin. "Wrestling at the 1908 London Summer Games: Men's Middleweight, Freestyle". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 31, 2011.
- ^ Kubatko, Justin. "Wrestling at the 1908 London Summer Games: Men's Heavyweight, Freestyle". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 31, 2011.
- ^ Kubatko, Justin. "Wrestling at the 1908 London Summer Games: Men's Lightweight, Greco-Roman". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 31, 2011.
- ^ Kubatko, Justin. "Wrestling at the 1908 London Summer Games: Men's Middleweight, Greco-Roman". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 31, 2011.
- ^ Kubatko, Justin. "Wrestling at the 1908 London Summer Games: Men's Light-Heavyweight, Greco-Roman". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 31, 2011.
- ^ Kubatko, Justin. "Wrestling at the 1908 London Summer Games: Men's Heavyweight, Greco-Roman". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 31, 2011.
External links edit
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- "London 1908". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee.