United States at the 1908 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:USA
Nocname:United States Olympic Committee
Games:Summer Olympics
Year:1908
Flagcaption:Flag of the United States (despite receiving the 46th star on July 4, 1908, after Oklahoma gained statehood, the 45-star flag was used in the early days of the games)
Location:London
Competitors:112
Flagbearer:Ralph Rose
Rank:2
Gold:23
Silver:12
Bronze:12
Appearances:auto
See also:1906 Intercalated Games

The United States competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England, United Kingdom. During the opening ceremony, American athletes did not dip their flag to the British royalty in support of the Irish boycott over Great Britain's refusal to grant Irish independence.[1]

Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate
AthleticsMen's 800 m
Men's 1500 m
AthleticsMen's marathon
AthleticsMen's 110 m hurdles
AthleticsMen's 400 m hurdles
AthleticsMen's medley relay
AthleticsMen's long jump
AthleticsMen's high jump
AthleticsMen's pole vault
AthleticsMen's standing long jump
Men's standing high jump
AthleticsMen's shot put
AthleticsMen's discus throw
Men's Greek discus
AthleticsMen's hammer throw
align=center colspan=2Jeu de paume
ShootingMen's military rifle, team
ShootingMen's double-shot running deer
ShootingMen's 50 yd free pistol, team
SwimmingMen's 100 m freestyle
WrestlingMen's freestyle bantamweight
WrestlingMen's freestyle featherweight
AthleticsMen's 100 m
AthleticsMen's 200 m
AthleticsMen's 110 m hurdles
AthleticsMen's 400 m hurdles
AthleticsMen's 3 miles team race
AthleticsMen's long jump
AthleticsMen's standing high jump
AthleticsMen's discus throw
AthleticsMen's hammer throw
AthleticsMen's Greek discus
ShootingMen's 1000 yd free rifle
ShootingMen's 300 m free rifle, three positions
ArcheryMen's double York round
AthleticsMen's 200 metres
AthleticsMen's marathon
AthleticsMen's 110 m hurdles
AthleticsMen's 3200 m steeplechase
AthleticsMen's pole vault
AthleticsMen's shot put
AthleticsMen's discus throw
AthleticsMen's standing long jump
DivingMen's 3 m springboard
ShootingMen's 50 yd free pistol
SwimmingMen's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay

Results by event

Archery

See main article: article and Archery at the 1908 Summer Olympics.

The United States had one archer present in 1908. The 19-year-old Richardson had already won an Olympic bronze medal, in the team event at the 1904 Summer Olympics. He competed in both events open to men, taking the bronze medal in the York rounds and 15th place in the Continental style.

Event Place Archer Score
bgcolor=cc9966 align=center3rd 760
15th Henry B. Richardson 171

Athletics

See main article: article and Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics.

American track & field athletes continued to dominate the sport, taking more than twice as many championships as the next most successful nation, host Great Britain.

Running

Event Place Athlete Heats Semifinals Final
bgcolor=silver2nd 10.8 seconds (=OR)
1st, heat 15 		10.8 seconds (=OR)
1st, semifinal 3 		10.8 seconds (=OR)
4th 11.0 seconds
1st, heat 3 		11.2 seconds
1st, semifinal 4 		11.0 seconds
Semi-
finalist 		11.2 seconds
1st, heat 6 		11.0 seconds
2nd, semifinal 1 		Did not advance
11.4 seconds
1st, heat 12 		11.1 seconds
2nd, semifinal 3
11.4 seconds
1st, heat 13 		11.2 seconds
2nd, semifinal 4
11.2 seconds
1st, heat 14 		11.3 seconds
2nd, semifinal 2
11.2 seconds
1st, heat 8 		Unknown
4th, semifinal 1
11.0 seconds
1st, heat 5 		Did not start
—, semifinal 1
11.2 seconds
1st, heat 11 		Did not start
—, semifinal 2
Heats Unknown
4th/5th, heat 4 		Did not advance
bgcolor=silver2nd Robert Cloughen 23.4 seconds
1st, heat 8 		22.6 seconds
1st, semifinal 3 		22.6 seconds
3rd Nate Cartmell 23.0 seconds
1st, heat 4 		22.6 seconds
1st, semifinal 2 		22.7 seconds
Semi-
finalist 		William Hamilton 22.4 seconds
1st, heat 10 		Unknown
2nd, semifinal 1 		Did not advance
Nathaniel Sherman 22.8 seconds
1st, heat 12 		Unknown
2nd, semifinal 2
Harold Huff 22.8 seconds
1st, heat 2 		Unknown
3rd, semifinal 2
Heats Lawson Robertson Unknown
2nd, heat 3 		Did not advance
William W. May Unknown
2nd, heat 11
Finalist[2] 50.8 seconds
1st, heat 4 		49.8 seconds
1st, semifinal 3 		Did not start
50.4 seconds
1st, heat 7 		49.0 seconds
1st, semifinal 4 		Did not start
49.8 seconds
1st, heat 14 		49.4 seconds
1st, semifinal 1 		Disqualified
Semi-
finalist 		51.0 seconds
1st, heat 9 		Unknown
2nd, semifinal 3 		Did not advance
52.2 seconds
1st, heat 13 		Unknown
3rd, semifinal 1
50.4 seconds
1st, heat 11 		Unknown
3rd, semifinal 4
50.4 seconds
1st, heat 8 		Unknown
4th, semifinal 2
Heats Unknown
2nd, heat 1 		Did not advance
Unknown
2nd, heat 15
bgcolor=gold1st None held 1:58.0
1st, semifinal 2 		1:52.8 (OR)
6th 2:01.4
1st, semifinal 3 		Unknown
7-8 1:59.2
1st, semifinal 5 		Did not finish
Semi-
finalist 		Unknown
2nd, semifinal 4 		Did not advance
Unknown
2nd, semifinal 7
Unknown
3rd, semifinal 4
Unknown
3rd, semifinal 8
Unknown
4th, semifinal 1
— Did not finish
—, semifinal 5
Horace Ramey Did not finish
—, semifinal 7
bgcolor=gold1st Mel Sheppard None held 4:05.0 (OR)
1st, semifinal 2 		4:03.4 (=OR)
7-8 4:07.6
1st, semifinal 1 		Did not finish
Semi-
finalist 		James Lightbody Unknown
2nd, semifinal 1 		Did not advance
John Halstead Unknown
2nd, semifinal 2
Harry Coe Unknown
2nd, semifinal 4
— Did not finish
—, semifinal 3
bgcolor=gold1st 15.8 seconds
1st, heat 10 		15.4 seconds (OR)
1st, semifinal 2 		15.0 seconds (WR)
bgcolor=silver2nd 16.2 seconds
1st, heat 2 		15.8 seconds
1st, semifinal 4 		15.7 seconds
3rd Walkover
1st, heat 14 		15.6 seconds
1st, semifinal 1 		15.8 seconds
4th 15.8 seconds
1st, heat 5 		15.8 seconds
1st, semifinal 3 		16.0 seconds
Semi-
finalist 		15.8 seconds
1st, heat 13 		Unknown
3rd, semifinal 2 		bgcolor=lightgrayDid not advance
bgcolor=gold1st 57.0 seconds (OR)
1st, heat 3 		58.8 seconds
1st, semifinal 2 		55.0 seconds (OR)
bgcolor=silver2nd 59.2 seconds
1st, heat 6 		56.4 seconds (OR)
1st, semifinal 1 		55.3 seconds
Semi-
finalist 		Harry Coe 58.8 seconds
1st, heat 2 		Unknown
2nd, semifinal 1 		bgcolor=lightgrayDid not advance
3rd None held 11:13.6
1st, semifinal 2 		11:00.8
Semi-
finalist 		Unknown
2nd, semifinal 4 		Did not advance
James Lightbody Unknown
2nd, semifinal 6
Unknown
3rd, semifinal 5
Unknown
4th, semifinal 5
— Did not finish
—, semifinal 1
Did not finish
—, semifinal 4
bgcolor=gold1st William Hamilton
Nate Cartmell
John Taylor
Mel Sheppard 		bgcolor=lightgrayNone held 3:27.2
1st, semifinal 3 		3:29.4
Men's 3 mile team race[3] bgcolor=silver rowspan=32nd John Eisele None held 14:55.0
2 points, team=10 		14:41.8
4 points, team=19
George Bonhag 14:56.4
5 points, team=10 		15:05.0
6 points, team=19
14:55.0
3 points, team=10 		15:11.0
9 points, team=19
No place Gale Dull 15:37.4
No score, team=10 		15:27.0
No score, team=19
Did not start
No score, team=10 		15:40.2
No score, team=19
8th None held Unknown
2nd, semifinal 2 		Unknown
10-12 Edward Carr Unknown
2nd, semifinal 3 		Did not start
Semi-
finalist 		Charles Hall Unknown
4th, semifinal 3 		bgcolor=lightgrayDid not advance
bgcolor=gold1st None held 2:55:18.4
3rd 2:57:10.4
4th 2:59:44.4
9th 3:09:15.0
14th 3:17:52.4
— Did not finish
Did not finish
Did not start
Did not start
Did not start
Did not start
W. Wood Did not start

Jumping

Event Place Athlete Height/
Distance
bgcolor=gold1st 1.90 metres
5th 1.85 metres
1.85 metres
7th 1.83 metres
bgcolor=gold1st 7.48 metres
bgcolor=silver2nd 7.09 metres
4th 6.97 metres
5th 6.86 metres
7th 6.82 metres
12th 6.64 metres
21-32 Unknown
5th 14.07 metres
6th Frank Mount Pleasant 13.97 metres
8th John Brennan 13.59 metres
9th 13.42 metres
16th Frank Irons 12.67 metres
17th Sam Bellah 12.55 metres
18-20 Nathaniel Sherman Unknown
1st Edward Cook 3.71 metres
3.71 metres
3rd 3.58 metres
6th Sam Bellah 3.50 metres
12th 3.05 metres
bgcolor=gold1st 1.57 metres
bgcolor=silver2nd 1.55 metres
4th 1.52 metres
5th Platt Adams 1.47 metres
8th Frank Irons 1.42 metres
16th Martin Sheridan 1.37 metres
19-23 Lawson Robertson Unknown
bgcolor=gold1st Ray Ewry 3.33 metres
3rd Martin Sheridan 3.23 metres
4th John Biller 3.21 metres
6th Platt Adams 3.11 metres
Leroy Holmes 3.11 metres
8-25 Frank Irons Unknown
Unknown

Throwing

Event Place Athlete Distance
bgcolor=gold1st 14.21 metres
3rd John Garrels 13.18 metres
4th 13.07 metres
6th 12.83 metres
8th 11.63 metres
9-25 Unknown
Martin Sheridan Unknown
bgcolor=gold1st Martin Sheridan 40.89 metres
bgcolor=silver2nd 40.70 metres
3rd Bill Horr 39.45 metres
5th 38.52 metres
6th Lee Talbott 38.40 metres
9th 37.80 metres
10th Wilbur Burroughs 37.43 metres
12-42 Platt Adams Unknown
John Garrells Unknown
Unknown
bgcolor=gold1st John Flanagan 51.92 metres
bgcolor=silver2nd 51.18 metres
5th Lee Talbott 47.86 metres
6th Bill Horr 46.97 metres
7th Simon Gillis 45.59 metres
10-19 Unknown
bgcolor=gold1st Martin Sheridan 37.99 metres
bgcolor=silver2nd Bill Horr 37.32 metres
4th Arthur Dearborn 35.65 metres
8th Wilbur Burroughs 32.81 metres
11-23 Platt Adams Unknown
John Garrels Unknown

Cycling

See main article: article and Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics.

Event Place Cyclist Heats Semifinals Final
Semi-
finalist 		1:05.2
1st, heat 15 		Unknown
3rd, semifinal 3 		bgcolor=lightgrayDid not advance
4th None held 33:39.8
1st, semifinal 3 		Unknown
Semi-
finalist 		George Cameron 33:39.2
2nd, semifinal 4 		bgcolor=lightgrayDid not advance
— Louis Weintz bgcolor=lightgrayNone held Did not finish
—, semifinal 2 		bgcolor=lightgrayDid not advance
Semi-
finalist 		George Cameron 1:29.4
1st, heat 8 		Unknown
2-4, semifinal 2 		bgcolor=lightgrayDid not advance
Heats Louis Weintz Unknown
3rd, heat 13 		Did not advance
— Unknown Did not start
—, heat 2 		Did not advance

Diving

See main article: article and Diving at the 1908 Summer Olympics.

The Americans sent two divers in 1908. Gaidzik made it to the finals in both diving events, after a successful protest in the platform competition. He won a bronze medal in the springboard after tying with the third-place German diver.

Event Place Diver Preliminary
groups 		Semi-
finals 		Final
5th 81.80 points
1st, group 1 		61.0 points
3rd, semifinal 2 		56.30 points
18th 62.80 points
3rd, group 5 		Did not advance
3rd George Gaidzik 82.80 points
1st, group 1 		85.60 points
1st, semifinal 2 		80.80 points
9th Harold Grote 79.50 points
2nd, group 5 		74.50 points
5th, semifinal 2 		bgcolor=lightgrayDid not advance

Figure skating

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

Event Place Skater Score
6th 232.0

Jeu de paume

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

In the jeu de paume competition, Gould won the gold medal while Sands was eliminated in the first round by the eventual silver medallist.

Event Place Player Round
of 16 		Quarter-
finals 		Semi-
finals 		Final/
Bronze match
bgcolor=gold1st Bye Defeated Pennell
6-3, 6-3, 6-2 		Defeated Page
6-1, 6-0, 6-0 		Defeated Miles
6-5, 6-4, 6-4
9th Lost to Miles
6-3, 6-3, 6-3 		Did not advance
Opponent nation Wins Losses Percent
3 1 .750
Total 3 1 .750

Shooting

Event Place Shooter Score
bgcolor=silver align=center2nd 93
11th 89
13th 88
88
88
16th 87
19th 86
24th 84
84
bgcolor=silver align=center2nd Harry Simon 887
16th Edward Greene 792
29th John Hessian 746
bgcolor=gold align=center1st 2537
10th 13
19th Walter Winans 30
6th Walter Winans 21
bgcolor=gold align=center1st Walter Winans 46
bgcolor=cc9966 align=center3rd 485
4th 480
8th 457
9th 455
19th 436
21st 430
38th Walter Winans 368
bgcolor=gold align=center1st James Gorman
Irving Calkins
John Dietz
Charles Axtell 		1914

Swimming

See main article: article and Swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics.

Event Place Swimmer Heats Semifinals Final
bgcolor=gold1st 1:05.8
1st, heat 5 		1:10.2
1st, semifinal 2 		1:05.6
4th 1:14.6
1st, heat 9 		1:10.8
2nd, semifinal 2 		Unknown
Semi-
finalist 		1:11.0
1st, heat 6 		1:11.8
3rd, semifinal 1 		bgcolor=lightgrayDid not advance
Heats Unknown
3-5, heat 2 		Did not advance
Unknown
3-4, heat 4
Heats Unknown
3rd, heat 1 		Did not advance
Conrad Trubenbach Unknown
3rd, heat 4
Heats 28:09.0
2nd, heat 5 		Did not advance
Heats 1:29.0
2nd, heat 6 		Did not advance
Heats Augustus Goessling Unknown
3rd, heat 2 		Did not advance
3rd Harry Hebner
Budd Goodwin
Charles Daniels
Leslie Rich 		bgcolor=lightgrayNone held 11:01.4
2nd, semifinal 2 		11:02.8

Tug of war

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

Event Place Athletes Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Tug of war 5th Lost to
Great Britain
Liverpool Police 		Did not advance

Wrestling

See main article: article and Wrestling at the 1908 Summer Olympics.

Event Place Wrestler Round
of 16 		Quarter-
finals 		Semi-
finals 		Final
bgcolor=gold1st Bye Defeated
Press
bgcolor=gold1st Defeated
Slim
5th Did not advance
5th Bye Did not advance
Bye Lost to
Beck
9th Did not advance
Opponent nation Wins Losses Percent
1 0 1.000
7 3 .700
0 1 .000
Total 8 4 .667

Notes

  1. About.com, The History of the Olympics: 1908 - London, England
  2. Carpenter was controversially disqualified for alleged interference in the first running of the final, with the officials ordering a second running. Taylor and Robbins were eligible to run, but refused in protest against the exclusion of Carpenter.
  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 (Eisele, Bonhag, and Trube for the United States) to be medallists.

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