Great Britain at the 1908 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:GBR
Nocname:British Olympic Association
Games:Summer Olympics
Year:1908
Flagcaption:Flag of the United Kingdom
Location:London
Competitors:676
Sports:24
Flagbearer:Kynaston Studd
Rank:1
Gold:56
Silver:51
Bronze:39
Appearances:auto
See also: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". The British team comprised 676 competitors.[1]

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
ArcheryMen's double York round
ArcheryWomen's double National round
AthleticsMen's 400 m
AthleticsMen's 5 miles
AthleticsMen's 3200 m steeplechase
AthleticsMen's 3 miles team race
AthleticsMen's 3500 m walk
Men's 10 miles walk
AthleticsMen's triple jump
BoxingBantamweight
BoxingFeatherweight
BoxingLightweight
BoxingMiddleweight
BoxingHeavyweight
CyclingMen's 660 yd
CyclingMen's 5000 m
CyclingMen's 20 km
CyclingMen's 100 km
CyclingMen's team pursuit
Figure skatingLadies' singles

align=center colspan=2Football

align=center colspan=2Field hockey
align=center colspan=2Polo
RacketsMen's singles
RacketsMen's doubles
RowingMen's single sculls
RowingMen's coxless pair
RowingMen's coxless four
RowingMen's eight
Sailing6 m class
Sailing7 m class
Sailing8 m class
 (helmsman),
J. H. Downes (mate), J. S. Aspin, John Buchanan,
J. C. Bunten, A. D. Downes, David Dunlop,
John Mackenzie, Albert Martin, Gerald Tait[2] 		Sailing12 m class
ShootingMen's 1000 yd free rifle
ShootingMen's stationary target small-bore rifle
ShootingMen's moving target small-bore rifle
ShootingMen's disappearing target small-bore rifle
ShootingMen's team small-bore rifle
ShootingMen's trap, team
SwimmingMen's 400 m freestyle
Men's 1500 m freestyle
SwimmingMen's 200 m breaststroke
SwimmingMen's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay
TennisMen's singles
TennisMen's doubles
TennisMen's indoor singles
TennisMen's indoor doubles
TennisWomen's singles
TennisWomen's indoor singles
, John Duke, Frederick Goodfellow,
Frederick Humphreys, William Hirons, Albert Ireton,
Frederick Merriman, Edwin Mills, John James Shepherd		align=center colspan=2Tug of war
Water motorsportsClass B
Class C

align=center colspan=2Water polo
WrestlingMen's freestyle lightweight
WrestlingMen's freestyle middleweight
WrestlingMen's freestyle heavyweight
ArcheryMen's double York round
ArcheryWomen's double National round
AthleticsMen's 1500 m
AthleticsMen's 5 miles
AthleticsMen's 3200 m steeplechase
AthleticsMen's 3500 m walk
Men's 10 miles walk
AthleticsMen's high jump
AthleticsMen's shot put
BoxingBantamweight
BoxingFeatherweight
BoxingLightweight
BoxingHeavyweight
CyclingMen's 20 km
CyclingMen's 100 km
CyclingMen's tandem
FencingMen's team épée
Figure skatingMen's special figures
Figure skatingPairs
GymnasticsMen's all-around

align=center colspan=2Field hockey
align=center colspan=2Jeu de paume

align=center colspan=2Lacrosse
align=center colspan=2Polo
align=center colspan=2Polo
RacketsMen's singles
RacketsMen's doubles
RowingMen's single sculls
RowingMen's coxless pair
RowingMen's coxless four

align=center colspan=2Rugby union
Sailing12 m class
ShootingMen's military rifle, team
ShootingMen's stationary target small-bore rifle
ShootingMen's moving target small-bore rifle
ShootingMen's disappearing target small-bore rifle
ShootingMen's single-shot running deer
Men's double-shot running deer
ShootingMen's team single-shot running deer
SwimmingMen's 1500 m freestyle
SwimmingMen's 200 m breaststroke
TennisMen's doubles
TennisMen's indoor singles
TennisMen's indoor doubles
TennisWomen's singles
TennisWomen's indoor singles
, Thomas Butler, Charles Foden,
William Greggan, Alexander Kidd, Daniel Lowey,
Patrick Philbin, George Smith, Thomas Swindlehurst		align=center colspan=2Tug of war
WrestlingMen's freestyle bantamweight
WrestlingMen's freestyle featherweight
WrestlingMen's freestyle lightweight
WrestlingMen's freestyle middleweight
ArcheryWomen's double National round
AthleticsMen's 1500 m
AthleticsMen's 400 m hurdles
AthleticsMen's 10 miles walk
BoxingBantamweight
BoxingFeatherweight
BoxingLightweight
BoxingMiddleweight
BoxingHeavyweight
CyclingMen's tandem
Figure skatingMen's special figures
Figure skatingLadies' singles
Figure skatingPairs

align=center colspan=2Field hockey

align=center colspan=2Field hockey
align=center colspan=2Jeu de paume
RacketsMen's singles
RacketsMen's singles
RacketsMen's doubles
RowingMen's single sculls
RowingMen's eight
Sailing8 m class
ShootingMen's 1000 yd free rifle
ShootingMen's stationary target small-bore rifle
ShootingMen's moving target small-bore rifle
ShootingMen's disappearing target small-bore rifle
ShootingMen's single-shot running deer
ShootingMen's 50 yd free pistol, team
ShootingMen's trap
ShootingMen's trap, team
SwimmingMen's 100 m backstroke
TennisMen's singles
TennisMen's doubles
TennisWomen's singles
, Joseph Dowler, Ernest Ebbage,
Thomas Homewood, Alexander Munro, William Slade,
Walter Tammas, T. J. Williams, James Woodget		align=center colspan=2Tug of war
WrestlingMen's freestyle featherweight
WrestlingMen's freestyle lightweight
WrestlingMen's freestyle middleweight
WrestlingMen's freestyle heavyweight

Results by event

Archery

See main article: Archery at the 1908 Summer Olympics.

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.

Event Place Archer Score
bgcolor=gold align=center1st 815
bgcolor=silver align=center2nd 768
4th 709
5th 687
6th 652
7th 647
8th 643
9th 622
10th 543
11th 532
12th 530
13th 516
14th 476
15th 430
18th 413
21st 374
align=center align=left12th John Keyworth 190
bgcolor=gold align=center1st 688
bgcolor=silver align=center2nd 642
bgcolor=cc9966 align=center3rd 618
4th 605
5th 587
6th 582
7th 553
8th 534
9th 522
10th 510
11th 503
12th 503
13th 500
14th 498
15th 484
16th 483
17th 465
18th 451
19th 427
20th 419
21st 410
22nd 387
23rd 385
24th 323
25th Hilda Williams 316

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics.

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

Event Place Athlete Heats Semifinals Final
Semi-
finalist 		11.4 seconds
1st, heat 17 		Unknown
3rd, semifinal 1 		Did not advance
11.2 seconds
1st, heat 9 		Unknown
3rd, semifinal 2
11.8 seconds
1st, heat 16 		Unknown
3rd, semifinal 4
11.4 seconds
1st, heat 7 		Unknown
4th, semifinal 3
11.6 seconds
1st, heat 2 		Unknown
4th, semifinal 4
Heats 11.3 seconds
2nd, heat 10 		Did not advance
11.5 seconds
2nd, heat 12
Unknown
3rd, heat 4
Unknown
3rd, heat 14
Unknown
4th, heat 8
— Did not finish
—, heat 5
4th 22.8 seconds
1st, heat 15 		22.6 seconds
1st, semifinal 4 		22.9 seconds
Semi-
finalist 		23.2 seconds
1st, heat 13 		Unknown
2nd, semifinal 3 		Did not advance
Patrick Roche 22.8 seconds
1st, heat 3 		Unknown
2nd, semifinal 4
John George 23.4 seconds
1st, heat 1 		Unknown
3rd, semifinal 3
23.6 seconds
1st, heat 9 		Unknown
4th, semifinal 3
Heats Robert Duncan Unknown
2nd, heat 5 		Did not advance
John W. Morton Unknown
2nd, heat 12
Henry Pankhurst Unknown
3rd, heat 10
James P. Stark Unknown
3rd, heat 11
bgcolor=gold1st 49.4 seconds
1st, heat 15 		48.4 seconds (OR)
1st, semifinal 2 		50.0 seconds
(walkover)
Semi-
finalist 		50.4 seconds
1st, heat 12 		Unknown
2nd, semifinal 1 		Did not advance
50.2 seconds
1st, heat 1 		Unknown
2nd, semifinal 2
50.8 seconds
1st, heat 5 		Unknown
3rd, semifinal 2
Walkover
1st, heat 3 		Unknown
3rd, semifinal 3
52.4 seconds
1st, heat 16 		Unknown
4th, semifinal 1
Heats Unknown
2nd, heat 8 		Did not advance
Unknown
2nd, heat 9
Unknown
2nd, heat 11
Unknown
2nd, heat 13
Unknown
3rd, heat 7
5th None held 1:57.8
1st, semifinal 6 		1:56.4
7-8 1:57.8
1st, semifinal 8 		Did not finish
Semi-
finalist 		Unknown
2nd, semifinal 1 		Did not advance
Unknown
2nd, semifinal 2
Unknown
2nd, semifinal 3
Arthur Astley Unknown
2nd, semifinal 5
Unknown
3rd, semifinal 3
Unknown
3rd, semifinal 7
— Did not finish
—, semifinal 1
Did not finish
—, semifinal 4
bgcolor=silver2nd None held Unknown
1st, semifinal 7 		4:03.6
3rd 4:03.4 (OR)
1st, semifinal 3 		4:04.0
5th Ivo Fairbairn-Crawford Unknown
1st, semifinal 8 		4:07.6
6th 4:13.6
1st, semifinal 6 		4:07.9
7-8 4:08.4
1st, semifinal 4 		Did not finish
Semi-
finalist 		George Butterfield Unknown
3rd, semifinal 2 		Did not advance
Unknown
3rd, semifinal 4
Unknown
4th, semifinal 1
John Lee Unknown
4th, semifinal 2
Unknown
5th, semifinal 1
Semi-
finalist 		16.8 seconds
1st, heat 11 		Unknown
2nd, semifinal 1 		Did not advance
Walkover
1st, heat 7 		Unknown
2nd, semifinal 2
15.8 seconds
1st, heat 1 		Unknown
2nd, semifinal 3
16.8 seconds
1st, heat 12 		Unknown
2nd, semifinal 4
Walkover
1st, heat 4 		Unknown
3rd, semifinal 3
17.8 seconds
1st, heat 6 		Unknown
3rd, semifinal 1
16.4 seconds
1st, heat 3 		Unknown
4th, semifinal 1
Walkover
1st, heat 9 		Unknown
4th, semifinal 3
Heats Unknown
2nd, heat 2 		Did not advance
Unknown
2nd, heat 5
Unknown
2nd, heat 13
3rd Walkover
1st, heat 10 		1:00.6
1st, semifinal 4 		57.0 seconds
4th 1:00.4
1st, heat 12 		Unknown
1st, semifinal 3 		58.0 seconds
Semi-
finalist 		Walkover
1st, heat 4 		Unknown
2nd, semifinal 3 		Did not advance
Walkover
1st, heat 8 		Unknown
3rd, semifinal 3
Oswald Groenings Walkover
1st, heat 7 		Did not finish
—, semifinal 2
Walkover
1st, heat 5 		Did not finish
—, semifinal 4
Heats Unknown
2nd, heat 2 		Did not advance
bgcolor=gold1st None held 10:56.2
1st, semifinal 1 		10:47.8
bgcolor=silver2nd 11:10.0
1st, semifinal 4 		10:48.4
4th Unknown
1st, semifinal 5 		11:26.0
5th Unknown
1st, semifinal 6 		Unknown
Semi-
finalist 		Unknown
2nd, semifinal 5 		Did not advance
— Did not finish
—, semifinal 2
Did not finish
—, semifinal 2
Did not finish
—, semifinal 3
Did not finish
—, semifinal 6
Disqualified
—, semifinal 1
Disqualified
—, semifinal 4
Semi-
finalist 		George Hawkins
Henry Pankhurst
Edwin Montague
Theodore Just 		bgcolor=lightgrayNone held Unknown
2nd, semifinal 3 		bgcolor=lightgrayDid not advance
Men's 3 mile team race[3] bgcolor=gold rowspan=31st Joe Deakin None held 15:05.6
2 points, team=6 		14:39.6
1 point, team=6
Arthur Robertson 15:05.6
3 points, team=6 		14:41.0
2 points, team=6
15:05.6
1 point, team=6 		14:41.6
3 points, team=6
No place Harold A. Wilson 15:05.6
No score, team=6 		14:57.0
No score, team=6
Norman Hallows Did not finish
No score, team=6 		15:08.0
No score, team=6
bgcolor=gold1st None held 26:13.4
1st, semifinal 2 		25:11.2
2nd 26:12.2
1st, semifinal 6 		25:24.0
5th Arthur Robertson 25:50.2
1st, semifinal 5 		26:13.0
10-12 James Murphy 25:59.2
1st, semifinal 4 		Did not finish
Semi-
finalist 		Unknown
3rd, semifinal 5 		Did not advance
— William Coales Did not finish
—, semifinal 1
Joe Deakin Did not finish
—, semifinal 4
12th None held 3:16:08.6
13th 3:17:30.8
15th 3:19:08.8
17th 3:20:14.0
— Did not finish
Did not finish
Did not finish
Did not finish
Did not finish
Did not finish
Did not finish
Samuel Stevenson Did not start
bgcolor=gold1st None held 15:32.0
1st, semifinal 1 		14:55.0
bgcolor=silver2nd 15:17.2
1st, semifinal 2 		15:07.4
8th 16:04.4
2nd, semifinal 3 		Disqualified
9th 16:33.0
3rd, semifinal 1 		Disqualified
10th 16:10.0
4th, semifinal 3 		Did not advance
11th 16:17.0
5th, semifinal 3
13th 17:06.0
5th, semifinal 1
— Disqualified
—, semifinal 1
Disqualified
—, semifinal 2
Disqualified
—, semifinal 2
bgcolor=gold1st George Larner None held 1:18:19.0
1st, semifinal 2 		1:15:57.4
bgcolor=silver2nd Ernest Webb 1:20:18.8
1st, semifinal 1 		1:17:31.0
3rd 1:21:25.4
2nd, semifinal 1 		1:21:20.2
4th 1:21:25.4
2nd, semifinal 1 		1:21:20.2
5th Ernest Larner 1:21:25.4
2nd, semifinal 1 		1:24:26.2
6th William J. Palmer 1:19:04.0
4th, semifinal 2 		Unknown
7th Ralph Harrison 1:18:21.2
2nd, semifinal 2 		Did not start
9th 1:19:22.4
5th, semifinal 2 		Did not advance
10th 1:21:07.4
6th, semifinal 2
12th 1:23:44.0
6th, semifinal 1
— John Butler Did not finish
—, semifinal 2
Disqualified
—, semifinal 1

Jumping

Event Place Athlete Height/
Distance
bgcolor=silver2nd 1.88 metres
7th 1.78 metres
10th Edward Leader 1.77 metres
1.77 metres
20th 1.59 metres
8th Tim Ahearne 6.72 metres
9th Denis Murray 6.71 metres
11th 6.65 metres
16th Alfred Bellerby 6.44 metres
17th 6.43 metres
18th 6.42 metres
21-32 Unknown
bgcolor=gold1st Tim Ahearne 14.92 metres
11th 13.31 metres
12th 13.23 metres
18-20 Unknown
8th 1.42 metres
17th 1.32 metres
19-23 Unknown
8-25 Tim Ahearne Unknown
Wilfred Bleaden Unknown
Lionel Cornish Unknown
Walter Henderson Unknown
Unknown
Lancelot Stafford Unknown

Throwing

Event Place Athlete Distance
bgcolor=silver2nd 13.62 metres
5th 12.89 metres
9-25 Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
12-42 Edward Barrett Unknown
Unknown
Alfred Flaxman Unknown
Walter Henderson Unknown
Henry Leeke Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
4th Tom Nicolson 48.09 metres
9th 37.35 metres
10-19 Henry Leeke Unknown
Unknown
Ernest May Unknown
John Murray Unknown
8-16 Henry Leeke Unknown
Ernest May Unknown
Unknown
11-23 John Barrett Unknown
Alfred Flaxman Unknown
Walter Henderson Unknown
Henry Leeke Unknown
Ernest May Unknown
10-33 Edward Barrett Unknown
Alfred Flaxman Unknown
Walter Henderson Unknown
Henry Leeke Unknown
Ernest May Unknown

Boxing

See main article: Boxing at the 1908 Summer Olympics.

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

Weight
class 		Place Boxer Round
of 16 		Quarter-
finals 		Semi-
finals 		Final
Bantamweight
Up to 116 pounds 		bgcolor=gold1st Not held Defeated McGurk
2-0 decision 		Bye Defeated Condon
2-0 decision
bgcolor=silver2nd Defeated Mazior
KO, 3rd round 		Defeated Webb
2-0 decision 		Lost to Thomas
2-0 decision
3rd Defeated Perry
2-1 decision 		Lost to Condon
2-0 decision 		bgcolor=lightgrayDid not advance
4th Lost to Thomas
2-0 decision 		Did not advance
Lost to Webb
2-1 decision
Featherweight
Up to 126 pounds 		bgcolor=gold1st Not held Defeated Poillot
KO, 2nd round 		Defeated Ringer
2-0 decision 		Defeated Morris
2-0 decision
bgcolor=silver2nd Defeated Adams
2-0 decision 		Defeated Roddin
2-0 decision 		Lost to Gunn
2-0 decision
3rd Defeated Lloyd
2-0 decision 		Lost to Morris
2-0 decision 		Did not advance
4th Defeated Constant
2-0 decision 		Lost to Gunn
2-0 decision
5th Lost to Morris
2-0 decision 		Did not advance
Lost to Roddin
2-0 decision
Lightweight
Up to 140 pounds 		bgcolor=gold1st Defeated Fearman
2-0 decision 		Defeated Wells
2-0 decision 		Bye Defeated Spiller
2-0 decision
bgcolor=silver2nd Defeated Fee
2-0 decision 		Defeated Jessup
KO, 2nd round 		Defeated Johnson
2-0 decision 		Lost to Grace
2-0 decision
3rd Defeated Hansen
2-0 decision 		Defeated Holmes
2-1 decision 		Lost to Spiller
2-0 decision 		bgcolor=lightgrayDid not advance
4th Defeated André Bouvier
KO, 2nd round 		Lost to Johnson
2-1 decision 		Did not advance
Defeated Osborne
KO, 1st round 		Lost to Spiller
KO, 2nd round
Defeated Holberg
4th-round decision 		Lost to Grace
2-0 decision
7th Lost to Grace
2-0 decision 		Did not advance
Lost to Spiller
2-0 decision
Lost to Jessup
KO, 1st round
Middleweight
Up to 158 pounds 		bgcolor=gold1st Defeated Doudelle
KO, 1st round 		Bye Defeated Warnes
KO, 2nd round 		Defeated Baker
2-0 decision
3rd Defeated Murdoch
2-1 decision 		Bye Lost to Baker
KO, 1st round 		Did not advance
4th Defeated Morard
KO, 2nd round 		Bye Lost to Douglas
KO, 2nd round
5th Defeated Aspa
KO, 2nd round 		Lost to Baker
2-0 		Did not advance
6th Lost to Baker
KO, 2nd round 		Did not advance
Lost to Philo
2-1 decision
Heavyweight
No limit 		bgcolor=gold1st Not held Defeated Myrans
KO, 1st round 		Bye Defeated Evans
KO, 1st round
bgcolor=silver2nd Defeated Ireton
KO, 1st round 		Defeated Frederick Parks
2-1 decision 		Lost to Oldman
KO, 1st round
3rd Defeated Brewer
2-0 decision 		Lost to Evans
2-1 decision 		bgcolor=lightgrayDid not advance
4th Lost to Frederick Parks
2-0 decision 		Did not advance
Lost to Evans
KO, 1st round
Lost to Oldman
KO, 1st round
Opponent nation Wins Losses Percent
1 3 .250
7 0 1.000
2 0 1.000
Total international 10 3 .769
Great Britain 24 24 .500
Total 34 27 .557

Cycling

See main article: Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics.

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).

Event Place Cyclist Heats Semifinals Final
bgcolor=gold1st 56.2 seconds
1st, heat 4 		59.2 seconds
1st, semifinal 1 		51.2 seconds
4th 55.0 seconds
1st, heat 13 		54.8 seconds
1st, semifinal 3 		Unknown
Semi-
finalist 		57.4 seconds
1st, heat 3 		Unknown
2nd, semifinal 2 		Did not advance
50.8 seconds
1st, heat 2 		Unknown
3rd, semifinal 2
59.0 seconds
1st, heat 1 		Unknown
3rd, semifinal 4
57.2 seconds
1st, heat 12 		Unknown
4th, semifinal 3
Heats Unknown
2nd, heat 6 		Did not advance
Unknown
2nd, heat 11
Unknown
2nd, heat 16
Unknown
3rd, heat 7
Unknown
4th, heat 14
bgcolor=gold1st Benjamin Jones None held 9:08.8
1st, semifinal 5 		8:36.2
5th Clarence Kingsbury 8:53.0
1st, semifinal 6 		Unknown
Semi-
finalist 		Daniel Flynn Unknown
2nd, semifinal 1 		Did not advance
W. F. Magee Unknown
2nd, semifinal 4
Unknown
2nd, semifinal 7
J. L. Lavery Unknown
4-9, semifinal 5
Albert Calvert Unknown
5-6, semifinal 6
— Did not finish
—, semifinal 1
Ernest Payne Did not finish
—, semifinal 2
bgcolor=gold1st Clarence Kingsbury None held 32:33.8
1st, semifinal 2 		34:13.6
bgcolor=silver2nd Benjamin Jones 32:39.0
1st, semifinal 4 		Unknown
5-9 Albert Denny 33:40.6
1st, semifinal 6 		Unknown
33:21.0
1st, semifinal 1 		Unknown
Semi-
finalist 		32:34.0
2nd, semifinal 2 		Did not advance
34:53.8
2nd, semifinal 5
Unknown
4th, semifinal 3
— Daniel Flynn Did not finish
—, semifinal 1
Did not finish
—, semifinal 3
Did not finish
—, semifinal 4
bgcolor=gold1st None held Unknown
2nd, semifinal 2 		2:41:48.6
2nd Unknown
7-9, semifinal 2 		Unknown
4th Unknown
6th, semifinal 2 		Unknown
7th D. C. Robertson Unknown
6th, semifinal 1 		Unknown
8th Unknown
3rd, semifinal 1 		Unknown
9-17 Unknown
5th, semifinal 1 		Did not finish
Leon Meredith 2:43:15.4
1st, semifinal 2 		Did not finish
Unknown
7-14, semifinal 1 		Did not finish
Semi-
finalist 		Unknown
7-14, semifinal 1 		Did not advance
— Did not finish
—, semifinal 2
Did not finish
—, semifinal 2
Finalist Victor Johnson 1:33.8
1st, heat 1 		1:27.4
1st, semifinal 1 		Time limit exceeded
Benjamin Jones 1:35.0
1st, heat 12 		1:40.8
1st, semifinal 3 		Time limit exceeded
Clarence Kingsbury 1:27.4
1st, heat 15 		1:35.6
1st, semifinal 4 		Time limit exceeded
Semi-
finalist 		Daniel Flynn 1:30.2
1st, heat 4 		Unknown
2-4, semifinal 2 		Did not advance
Ernest Payne 1:32.0
1st, heat 5 		Unknown
2-4, semifinal 2
J. L. Lavery 1:41.0
1st, heat 14 		Unknown
3rd, semifinal 3
Heats Unknown
2nd, heat 13 		Did not advance
Unknown
3rd, heat 2
William Bailey Unknown
3rd, heat 7
Unknown
3rd, heat 8
— W. F. Magee Time limit exceeded
—, heat 6
bgcolor=silver2nd 3:14.8
1st, heat 2 		2:42.2
1st, semifinal 1 		Unknown
3rd 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
Unknown
2nd, heat 4 		Unknown
3rd, semifinal 2
Heats R. Jolly
John Norman 		Unknown
2nd, heat 6 		Did not advance
Unknown
3rd, heat 3
bgcolor=gold1st Benjamin Jones
Clarence Kingsbury
Leon Meredith
Ernest Payne 		Walkover
1st, heat 1 		2:19.6
1st, semifinal 1 		2:18.6

Diving

See main article: Diving at the 1908 Summer Olympics.

Event Place Diver Preliminary
groups 		Semi-
finals 		Final
8th 76.00 points
2nd, group 1 		59.48 points
4th, semifinal 2 		bgcolor=lightgrayDid not advance
12th 73.10 points
3rd, group 4 		Did not advance
14th 68.00 points
5th, group 1
16th 65.20 points
3rd, group 2
19th 57.70 points
4th, group 3
21st 56.50 points
5th, group 3
23rd 53.15 points
6th, group 5
6th 78.60 points
2nd, group 2 		81.10 points
4th, semifinal 2 		Did not advance
7th 82.50 points
1st, group 4 		79.60 points
3rd, semifinal 1
10th 70.83 points
2nd, group 3 		72.60 points
5th, semifinal 1
12th 78.30 points
3rd, group 5 		Did not advance
14th 70.30 points
4th, group 1
16th William Hoare 67.80 points
5th, group 3
17th 67.50 points
5th, group 1
18th 66.00 points
3rd, group 4
20th 64.50 points
4th, group 5
23rd 58.80 points
3rd, group 2

Fencing

See main article: Fencing at the 1908 Summer Olympics.

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.

Event Place Fencer First
round 		Second
round 		Semi-
final 		Final
4th 6-1 (1st in I) 2-2 (2nd in 4) 3-4 (4th in 1) 6-3
5th 2-2 (3rd in K) 2-1 (1st in 8) 4-3 (2nd in 1) 2-5
8th 3-4 (2nd in D) 3-1 (1st in 4) 4-3 (2nd in 2) 2-6
Second
round 		5-1 (1st in G) 3-2 (3rd in 5) Did not advance
3-2 (2nd in F) 2-2 (3rd in 7)
4-1 (1st in J) 1-3 (5th in 2)
2-2 (2nd in M) 1-4 (5th in 3)
First
round 		2-4 (4th in C) Did not advance
3-4 (4th in E)
3-3 (4th in H)
2-4 (4th in L)
2-6 (7th in A)
Semi-
finalist 		3-2 (2nd in L) 2-2 (2nd in 1) 2-5 (7th in 1) bgcolor=lightgrayDid not advance
Second
round 		3-1 (1st in D) 2-2 (3rd in 3) Did not advance
2-3 (3rd in G) 1-3 (4th in 2)
First
round 		2-2 (4th in B) Did not advance
2-3 (4th in H)
2-3 (4th in I)
3-4 (4th in J)
0-5 (6th in C)
0-5 (6th in K)
1-5 (7th in M)
Event Place Fencers Play-in
match 		First
round 		Semi-
finals 		Final Repechage Silver
medal match
bgcolor=silver2nd Leaf Daniell (all)
Cecil Haig (1st, sf, r, sm)
Martin Holt (p, 1st, sf, r)
Robert Montgomerie (all)
Edgar Seligman (1st)[4]
Edgar Amphlett (sm) 		Defeated Netherlands
9-7
Advanced to
first round 		Defeated Germany
13-5
Advanced to
semifinals 		Lost to France
12-5
Relegated to
repechage 		bgcolor=lightgrayDid not advance Defeated Denmark
9-8
Advanced to
silver medal match 		Defeated Belgium
9-5
Won
silver medal
6th H. Evan James
William Marsh
Archibald Murray
Charles Wilson 		bgcolor=lightgrayNot held Lost to Italy
11-5
Out
6th place 		Did not advance Not relegated

Figure skating

See main article: Figure skating at the 1908 Summer Olympics.

Event Place Skater Score
4th 310.9
5th 232.0
— Did not finish
bgcolor=silver2nd 32.8
3rd 20.8
bgcolor=gold1st 252.5
3rd 192.1
5th 164.0
bgcolor=silver2nd 10.3
3rd 9.6

Football

See main article: Football at the 1908 Summer Olympics.

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

Event Place Players First round Semifinals Final Bronze match
Men's football bgcolor=gold1st Won vs.
Sweden
12-1 		Won vs.
Netherlands
4-0 		Won vs.
Denmark
2-0 		bgcolor=lightgrayNot relegated

Gymnastics

See main article: Gymnastics at the 1908 Summer Olympics.

Gymnast Event Score Rank
312
266 6
252.5 9
246 12
233.5 16
252.5 16
225.5 23
225 24
213 31
205 37
195.5 42
193.75 45
193.5 46
187.5 48
183.5 51
177 56
171.5 58
149.5 73
141.5 79
121 85
Event Place Gymnast Score
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. Whitehead 196

Hockey

See main article: Field hockey at the 1908 Summer Olympics.

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.

Event Place Players First round Semifinals Final 5th/6th
Men's hockey bgcolor=gold1st Won vs.
France
10-1 		Won vs.
Scotland
6-1 		Won vs.
Ireland
8-1 		bgcolor=lightgrayNot relegated
bgcolor=silver2nd Bye Won vs.
Wales
3-1 		Lost vs.
England
8-1 		bgcolor=lightgrayNot relegated
3rd Won vs.
Germany
4-0 		Lost vs.
England
6-1 		Did not advance Not relegated
Bye Lost vs.
Ireland
3-1
Opponent nation Wins Losses Percent
1 0 1.000
1 0 1.000
Total international 2 0 1.000
Great Britain 3 3 .500
Total 5 3 .625

Jeu de paume

See main article: Jeu de paume at the 1908 Summer Olympics.

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

Event Place Player Round
of 16 		Quarter-
finals 		Semi-
finals 		Final/
Bronze match
bgcolor=silver2nd 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 Bye Defeated 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 Bye Defeated 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 Bye Lost to Lytton
6-5, 6-1, 6-2 		Did not advance
Defeated Tatham
6-2, 6-3, 6-3 		Lost to Miles
6-5, 6-1, 6-5
Bye Lost to Page
5-6, 6-4, 6-5, 6-1
Defeated Cazalet
6-1, 6-4, 6-1 		Lost to Gould
6-3, 6-3, 6-2
9th Lost to Pennell
6-1, 6-4, 6-1 		Did not advance
Lost to Noel
6-2, 6-3, 6-3
Opponent nation Wins Losses Percent
1 3 .250
Total international 1 3 .250
Great Britain 6 6 .500
Total 7 9 .438

Lacrosse

See main article: Lacrosse at the 1908 Summer Olympics.

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

Event Place Players Final
Men's lacrosse bgcolor=silver2nd Lost vs.
Canada
14-10

Polo

See main article: Polo at the 1908 Summer Olympics.

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

Event Place Players Match 1 Match 2
Men's polo bgcolor=gold1st Defeated Hurlingham
3-1 		Defeated Ireland
8-1
2nd Lost to Roehampton
3-1 		Bye
Bye Lost to Roehampton
8-1

Rackets

See main article: Rackets at the 1908 Summer Olympics.

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

Event Place Player Round
of 16 		Quarter-
finals 		Semi-
finals 		Final
bgcolor=gold1st Defeated Browning
3-1 		Defeated Pennell
3-0 		Defeated Astor
3-0 		Defeated Leaf
Walkover
bgcolor=silver2nd Bye Bye Defeated Brougham
3-0 		Lost to Noel
Walkover
3rd Bye Bye Lost to Noel
3-0 		bgcolor=lightgray rowspan=2did not advance
Bye Bye Lost to Leaf
3-0
5th Bye Lost to Noel
3-0 		Did not advance
6th Lost to Noel
3-1 		Did not advance
bgcolor=gold1st John Jacob Astor
Vane Pennell 		None held Defeated Leaf & Noel
4-2 		Defeated Browning & Bury
4-1
bgcolor=silver2nd Bye Lost to Astor & Pennell
4-1
3rd Henry Leaf
Evan Noel 		Lost to Astor & Pennell
4-2 		bgcolor=lightgrayDid not advance

Rowing

See main article: Rowing at the 1908 Summer Olympics.

Event Place Rowers First
round 		Quarter-
finals 		Semi-
finals 		Final
bgcolor=gold1st Bye 10.3
1st, quarterfinal 3 		10.14 seconds
1st, semifinal 2 		9.26
bgcolor=silver2nd Bye 10.8
1st, quarterfinal 4 		10.22 seconds
1st, semifinal 1 		Unknown
bgcolor=gold1st None held 9.46
1st, semifinal 1 		9.41
bgcolor=silver2nd 11.5
1st, semifinal 2 		Unknown
bgcolor=gold1st None held 8.34
1st, semifinal 1 		8.34
bgcolor=silver2nd Philip Filleul, Harold Barker,
John Fenning, Gordon Thomson 		9.4
1st, semifinal 2 		Unknown
bgcolor=gold1st None held 8.10
1st, quarterfinal 2 		8.12
1st, semifinal 1 		8.34
3rd Bye Unknown
2nd, semifinal 2 		bgcolor=lightgrayDid not advance

Rugby

See main article: Rugby union at the 1908 Summer Olympics.

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.

Event Place Players Final
Men's rugby union bgcolor=silver2nd Lost vs.
Australasia
32-3

Sailing

See main article: Sailing at the 1908 Summer Olympics.

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).

Class Place Boat Sailors
bgcolor=gold align=center1st Dormy Gilbert Laws, Thomas McMeekin, Charles Crichton
4th Sibindi Johan Leuchars, Wilfrid Leuchars, Frank Smith
bgcolor=gold align=center1st Heroine Charles Rivett-Carnac, Richard Dixon,
Norman Bingley, Frances Rivett-Carnac
bgcolor=gold align=center1st Cobweb Blair Cochrane, Arthur Wood, Henry Sutton,
John Rhodes, Charles Campbell
bgcolor=cc9966 align=center3rd Sorais Philip Hunloke, Alfred Hughes, Frederick Hughes,
George Ratsey, William Ward
bgcolor=gold align=center1st Hera 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
bgcolor=silver align=center2nd Mouchette 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

Shooting

Event Place Shooter Score
bgcolor=gold align=center1st 98
bgcolor=cc996 align=center3rd 92
4th 92
92
6th 91
91
16th 87
19th 86
24th 84
28th 82
10th 828
11th 825
20th 771
26th 752
40th 671
6th 4355
bgcolor=silver align=center2nd 2497
bgcolor=gold align=center1st 387
bgcolor=silver align=center2nd 386
bgcolor=cc9966 align=center3rd 385
4th 384
5th 383
6th 379
7th 376
8th 374
9th 373
10th 370
12th 368
14th 363
bgcolor=gold align=center1st 24
bgcolor=silver align=center2nd 24
bgcolor=cc9966 align=center3rd 24
4th 24
5th 22
6th William Pimm 21
7th William Milne 21
9th 17
10th Arthur Wilde 13
13th James Milne 12
19th Edward Amoore 3
Harold Hawkins 3
bgcolor=gold align=center1st William Styles 45
bgcolor=silver align=center2nd Harold Hawkins 45
bgcolor=cc9966 align=center3rd Edward Amoore 45
4th William Milne 45
5th James Milne 45
6th Arthur Wilde 45
8th Harold Humby 45
9th John Fleming 42
Maurice Matthews 42
Edward Newitt 42
15th William Pimm 39
Philip Plater 39
bgcolor=gold align=center1st Maurice Matthews
Harold Humby
William Pimm
Edward Amoore 		771
bgcolor=silver align=center2nd 24
bgcolor=cc9966 align=center3rd Alexander Rogers 24
4th Maurice Blood 23
5th 22
6th 21
21
9th Joshua Millner 20
10th 19
12th 16
bgcolor=silver align=center2nd Ted Ranken 46
4th Maurice Blood 34
5th Albert Kempster 34
6th William Ellicott 33
Alexander Rogers 33
9th 25
10th James Cowan 24
11th Charles Nix 22
13th William Russell Lane-Joynt 20
15th Joshua Millner 15
bgcolor=silver align=center2nd Charles Nix
William Russell Lane-Joynt
William Ellicott
Ted Ranken 		85
5th 467
7th William Ellicott 458
11th 449
13th 443
14th William Russell Lane-Joynt 442
16th 440
23rd 425
28th 407
31st 399
39th 358
42nd 329
bgcolor=cc9966 align=center3rd Jesse Wallingford
Geoffrey Coles
Henry Lynch-Staunton
William Ellicott 		1817
bgcolor=cc9966 align=center3rd 57
5th 55
7th 53
10th 52
11th 51
12th 50
17th 46
46
19th 45
20th 44
24th 26
bgcolor=gold align=center1st Percy Easte
Alexander Maunder
Frederic Moore
Charles Palmer
John Pike
John Postans 		407
bgcolor=cc9966 align=center3rd John Butt
Henry Creasey
Bob Hutton
William Morris
George Herbert Skinner
George Whitaker 		372

Swimming

See main article: Swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics.

Event Place Swimmer Heats Semifinals Final
Semi-
finalist 		1:13.2
1st, heat 8 		1:11.4
3rd, semifinal 2 		Did not advance
1:12.0
2nd, heat 2 		Unknown
5th, semifinal 2
1:05.8
1st, heat 7 		Unknown
5-6, semifinal 1
1:12.0
2nd, heat 6 		Unknown
5-6, semifinal 1
Heats 1:12.6
2nd, heat 4 		Did not advance
Unknown
3rd, heat 5
bgcolor=gold1st 5:42.2
1st, heat 6 		5:41.0
2nd, semifinal 1 		5:36.8
4th 5:54.8
1st, heat 2 		5:52.2
2nd, semifinal 2 		Unknown
Semi-
finalist 		5:48.8
1st, heat 1 		Unknown
3rd, semifinal 1 		Did not advance
Paul Radmilovic 6:10.0
1st, heat 5 		Unknown
3rd, semifinal 2
Heats 6:16.8
2nd, heat 4 		Did not advance
6:21.2
2nd, heat 7
7:00.4
2nd, heat 9
bgcolor=gold1st Henry Taylor 23:24.4
1st, heat 6 		22:54.0
1st, semifinal 1 		22:48.4
bgcolor=silver2nd Sydney Battersby 23:42.8
1st, heat 4 		23:23.0
1st, semifinal 2 		22:51.2
Semi-
finalist 		24:33.0
1st, heat 7 		Unknown
3rd, semifinal 1 		Did not advance
26:52.0
1st, heat 3 		Unknown
4th, semifinal 1
25:51.6
1st, heat 5 		Did not finish
—, semifinal 2
Paul Radmilovic 25:02.4
1st, heat 1 		Did not start
—, semifinal 2
Heats 25:15.4
2nd, heat 2 		Did not advance
28:14.8
3rd, heat 5
3rd 1:26.2
1st, heat 4 		1:28.8
2nd, semifinal 2 		1:27.0
Semi-
finalist 		1:25.8
1st, heat 6 		Unknown
3rd, semifinal 2 		Did not advance
1:35.2
1st, heat 5 		Unknown
4th, semifinal 1
1:30.2
1st, heat 3 		Unknown
4th, semifinal 2
Heats 1:30.0
2nd, heat 1 		Did not advance
1:34.4
2nd, heat 2
Unknown
3rd, heat 7
bgcolor=gold1st 3:10.6
1st, heat 1 		3:10.0
1st, semifinal 1 		3:09.2
bgcolor=silver2nd 3:13.0
1st, heat 5 		1:11.8
1st, semifinal 2 		3:12.8
Heats 3:18.4
2nd, heat 7 		Did not advance
Unknown
3rd, heat 3
Unknown
3rd, heat 4
Unknown
4-5, heat 2
bgcolor=gold1st William Foster
Paul Radmilovic
John Derbyshire
Henry Taylor 		bgcolor=lightgrayNone held 10:53.4
1st, semifinal 2 		10:55.6

Tennis

See main article: Tennis at the 1908 Summer Olympics.

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

Event Place Name Round
of 64 		Round
of 32 		Round
of 16 		Quarter-
finals 		Semi-
finals 		Final
bgcolor=gold1st Bye Defeated Froitzheim
3rd Bye bgcolor=lightgrayDid not advance
5th Bye Did not advance
Lost to Eaves
9th Bye Bye Did not advance
Bye Lost to Froitzheim
26th Did not advance
bgcolor=gold1st None held Bye Defeated Boothby
bgcolor=silver2nd Bye Bye Bye Lost to Chambers
3rd Bye Bye bgcolor=lightgrayDid not advance
4th Did not advance
5th Did not advance
bgcolor=gold1st None held Bye Bye Defeated
Ritchie/Parke
bgcolor=silver2nd Josiah Ritchie
James Parke 		Bye Bye Lost to
Hillyard/Doherty
3rd Clement Cazalet
Charles Dixon 		Bye bgcolor=lightgrayDid not advance
4th Walter Crawley
Kenneth Powell 		Bye Did not advance
Event Place Name Round
of 16 		Quarter-
finals 		Semi-
finals 		Final
bgcolor=gold1st Bye Bye Defeated Caridia
bgcolor=silver2nd George Caridia Bye Lost to Gore
3rd Josiah Ritchie Bye Bye bgcolor=lightgray rowspan=2did not advance
4th Wilberforce Eaves Bye Lost to Caridia
7th Did not advance
bgcolor=gold1st None held Defeated Greene
bgcolor=silver2nd Alice Greene Lost to Eastlake-Smith
5th Penelope Boothby Did not advance
Lost to Wallenberg
Lost to Eastlake-Smith
bgcolor=gold1st Herbert Barrett
Arthur Gore 		None held Bye Defeated
Caridia/Simond
bgcolor=silver2nd Lost to
Barrett/Gore
4th Lionel Escombe
Josiah Ritchie 		Bye bgcolor=lightgrayDid not advance
5th Wilberforce Eaves
George Hillyard 		Did not advance
Opponent nation Wins Losses Percent
2 0 1.000
1 0 1.000
2 0 1.000
1 0 1.000
3 3 .500
2 0 1.000
1 0 1.000
3 0 1.000
5 3 .625
Total international 20 6 .769
Great Britain 19 19 .500
Total 39 25 .609

Tug of war

See main article: Tug of war at the 1908 Summer Olympics.

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.

Event Place Athletes Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Tug of war bgcolor=gold1st Bye Defeated
(GBR) Metropolitan Police "K" Division 		Defeated
(GBR) Liverpool Police
bgcolor=silver2nd Lost to
(GBR) City of London Police
3rd Bye Lost to
(GBR) City of London Police 		bgcolor=lightgrayDid not advance

Water motorsports

See main article: Water motorsports at the 1908 Summer Olympics.

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.

Event Place Boat Sailors Result
Class A — Open class — Wolseley-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 Retired, race cancelled (first race)
Did not start (second race)
Class B — Under 60 feet bgcolor=gold align=center1st Gyrinus Isaac Thomas Thornycroft
Bernard Redwood
John Field-Richards[6] 		Finished
— Quicksilver John Marshall Gorham
Mrs. Gorham 		Did not finish
Class C — 6.5–8 metres bgcolor=gold align=center1st Gyrinus Thomas Thornycroft
Bernard Redwood 		Finished
— Sea Dog Did not finish

Water polo

See main article: Water polo at the 1908 Summer Olympics.

Event Place Water poloistsQuarterfinals Semifinals Final
Men's water polo bgcolor=gold1st Bye Bye Defeated Belgium
9-2

Wrestling

See main article: Wrestling at the 1908 Summer Olympics.

Event Place Wrestler Round
of 32 		Round
of 16 		Quarter-
finals 		Semi-
finals 		Final
9th Bye Did not advance
Bye Lost to
Møller
Lost to
Radvány
Lost to
Maróthy
17th Did not advance
Lost to
Maróthy
Lost to
Radvány
Lost to
Møller
9th Bye Did not advance
Lost to
Andersson
Bye Lost to
Mårtensson
17th Did not advance
5th Bye Did not advance
9th Bye Did not advance
Bye Lost to
Saarela
Lost to
Weckman
17th Did not advance
5th None held Did not advance
Lost to
Petrov
Event Place Wrestler Round
of 16 		Quarter-
finals 		Semi-
finals 		Final
bgcolor=silver2nd Lost to
Mehnert
4th bgcolor=pinkLost to
Côté
5th Did not advance
Lost to
Press
Lost to Tomkins
Bye Lost to
Mehnert
9th Did not advance
Lost to
Tomkins
Lost to
Davis
Lost to
Sansom
Lost to
Press
bgcolor=silver2nd Bye Lost to
Dole
3rd Bye bgcolor=pinkDefeated
Tagg
4th Bye bgcolor=pinkLost to
McKie
5th Did not advance
Bye Lost to
Slim
Lost to
Dole
Lost to McKie
9th Did not advance
Lost to
Dole
Lost to
Goddard
Lost to
White
bgcolor=gold1st Defeated
Wood
bgcolor=silver2nd William Wood Lost to
Relwyskow
3rd Bye bgcolor=pinkDefeated
G. McKenzie
4th George McKenzie Bye bgcolor=pinkLost to
Gingell
5th Bye Did not advance
Bye Lost to
G. McKenzie
Bye Lost to
Relwyskow
9th George Faulkner Did not advance
Lost to
Relwyskow
Lost to
Krug
bgcolor=gold1st Stanley Bacon Defeated
Relwyskow
bgcolor=silver2nd George de Relwyskow Lost to
S. Bacon
3rd Frederick Beck Bye bgcolor=pinkDefeated
Andersson
5th Edgar Bacon Did not advance
Lost to
S. Bacon
9th Gerald Bradshaw Did not advance
Lost to
S. Bacon
Lost to
Coleman
bgcolor=gold1st Defeated
Gundersen
3rd Edward Barrett Bye bgcolor=pinkDefeated
Nixson
4th Ernest Nixson Bye bgcolor=pinkLost to
Barrett
5th Did not advance
Frederick Humphreys Bye Lost to
Gundersen
Henry Foskett Bye Lost to
O'Kelly
Charles Brown Bye Lost to
Barrett
9th Alfred Banbrook Did not advance
Walter West Lost to
Gundersen
Opponent nation Wins Losses Percent
1 2 .333
2 0 1.000
0 2 .000
1 4 .200
0 2 .000
0 5 .000
1 3 .250
0 1 .000
4 5 .444
3 7 .300
Total international 12 31 .279
Great Britain 38 38 .500
Total 50 69 .420

Sources

Notes and References

  1. Telegraph.co.uk, Team GB first nation entered into London 2012 Olympics. De Wael counts 682. 1908 Olympians from Great Britain .

  2. "Yachting"

  3. 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.
  4. This fencer competed in the team event, but is not listed in the IOC medallist database.
  5. 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.
  6. Field Richards is not listed in the IOC medallist database.

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