Great Britain at the 1908 Summer Olympics 5343580 225277749 2008-07-12T21:09:23Z Djln 547792 /* Polo */ {{Infobox Olympics Great Britain |games=1908 Summer |competitors= |sports= |flagbearer= |gold=56 |silver=51 |bronze=39 |total=146 |rank=1 }} The '''[[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|United Kingdom]]''' was the host nation of the '''[[1908 Summer Olympics]]''' in [[London]]. The [[British Olympic Association]] was the [[National Olympic Committee]] responsible for organizing the United Kingdom's representation. At the time British athletes competed under the team name "United Kingdom".<ref>{{cite book|last=Cook|first=Theodore Andrea|title=1908 Olympics Official Report|url=http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1908/1908.pdf|pages=48|publisher=British Olympic Association|year=1908}}</ref> A number of [[Irish people|Irish]] athletes [[boycott]]ed the games in protest at British refusals to grant [[Irish nationalism|Irish independence]]. During the opening ceremony, [[United States|American]] athletes did not dip their to the British royalty in support of the Irish boycott, a tradition the [[U.S.]] continues to this day.<ref>About.com, [http://history1900s.about.com/library/weekly/aa081000e.htm The History of the Olympics: 1908 - London, England]</ref> It was the fourth appearance of the European nation, which has not missed any edition of the [[Summer Olympic Games]]. ==Results by event== {{listdev}} ===Archery=== {{main|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 at the 1908 Summer Olympics|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 Dod|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 [[France at the 1908 Summer Olympics|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. {| class=wikitable ! Event || Place || Archer || Score |- bgcolor=black | || || || |- |rowspan=16 align=left| [[Archery at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's double York round|Men's double York round]] ||bgcolor=gold align=center| 1st || [[William Dod]] ||align=center| 815 |- |bgcolor=silver align=center| 2nd || [[Reginald Brooks-King]] ||align=center| 768 |- |align=center| 4th || [[John Penrose (archer)|John Penrose]] ||align=center| 709 |- |align=center| 5th || [[John Bridges (archer)|John Bridges]] ||align=center| 687 |- |align=center| 6th || [[Harold James (archer)|Harold James]] ||align=center| 652 |- |align=center| 7th || [[Theodore Robinson (archer)|Theodore Robinson]] ||align=center| 647 |- |align=center| 8th || [[Hugh Nesham]] ||align=center| 643 |- |align=center| 9th || [[John Keyworth]] ||align=center| 622 |- |align=center| 10th || [[Charles Perry-Keene]] ||align=center| 543 |- |align=center| 11th || [[Capel Pownall]] ||align=center| 532 |- |align=center| 12th || [[John Stopford]] ||align=center| 530 |- |align=center| 13th || [[Robert Backhouse]] ||align=center| 516 |- |align=center| 14th || [[Robert Heathcote]] ||align=center| 476 |- |align=center| 15th || [[Geoffrey Cornewall]] ||align=center| 430 |- |align=center| 18th || [[Charles Coates]] ||align=center| 413 |- |align=center| 21st || [[R. H. Bagnall-Oakeley]] ||align=center| 374 |- bgcolor=black | || || || |- |align=center align=left| [[Archery at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's Continental style|Men's Continental style]] ||align=center| 12th || John Keyworth ||align=center| 190 |- bgcolor=black | || || || |- |rowspan=25 align=left| [[Archery at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Women's double National round|Women's double National round]] ||bgcolor=gold align=center| 1st || [[Queenie Newall]] ||align=center| 688 |- |bgcolor=silver align=center| 2nd || [[Lottie Dod]] ||align=center| 642 |- |bgcolor=cc9966 align=center| 3rd || [[Beatrice Hill-Lowe]] ||align=center| 618 |- |align=center| 4th || [[Jessie Wadworth]] ||align=center| 605 |- |align=center| 5th || [[G. W. H. Honnywill]] ||align=center| 587 |- |align=center| 6th || [[S. H. Armitage]] ||align=center| 582 |- |align=center| 7th || [[V. W. H. Priestley-Foster]] ||align=center| 553 |- |align=center| 8th || [[Lillian Wilson]] ||align=center| 534 |- |align=center| 9th || [[Mary Wadworth]] ||align=center| 522 |- |align=center| 10th || [[M. Boddam-Whetham]] ||align=center| 510 |- |align=center| 11th || [[Gertrude Appleyard]] ||align=center| 503 |- |align=center| 12th || [[E. Nott-Bower]] ||align=center| 503 |- |align=center| 13th || [[Norma Robertson]] ||align=center| 500 |- |align=center| 14th || [[Margaret Weedon]] ||align=center| 498 |- |align=center| 15th || [[Albertine Thackwell]] ||align=center| 484 |- |align=center| 16th || [[Doris E. Day]] ||align=center| 483 |- |align=center| 17th || [[K. G. Mudge]] ||align=center| 465 |- |align=center| 18th || [[S. C. Babington]] ||align=center| 451 |- |align=center| 19th || [[Christine Cadman]] ||align=center| 427 |- |align=center| 20th || [[Martina Hyde]] ||align=center| 419 |- |align=center| 21st || [[Everett Leonard]] ||align=center| 410 |- |align=center| 22nd || [[Ina Wood]] ||align=center| 387 |- |align=center| 23rd || [[J. Vance]] ||align=center| 385 |- |align=center| 24th || [[H. Rushton]] ||align=center| 323 |- |align=center| 25th || [[Hilda Williams]] ||align=center| 316 |- bgcolor=black | || || || |} ===Athletics=== {{main|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 [[United States at the 1908 Summer Olympics|American]] team did at 16, but still nearly doubled all other teams combined (4 gold medals). ====Running==== {| class=wikitable ! Event || Place || Athlete || Heats || Semifinals || Final |- bgcolor=black | || || || || || |- align=center |rowspan=11 align=left| [[Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metres|Men's 100 metres]] ||rowspan=5| Semi-<br>finalist ||align=left| [[Patrick Roche]] || 11.4 seconds <br> 1st, heat 17 || Unknown <br> 3rd, semifinal 1 ||rowspan=5 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance |- align=center |align=left| [[John W. Morton]] || 11.2 seconds <br> 1st, heat 9 || Unknown <br> 3rd, semifinal 2 |- align=center |align=left| [[James P. Stark]] || 11.8 seconds <br> 1st, heat 16 || Unknown <br> 3rd, semifinal 4 |- align=center |align=left| [[Robert C. Duncan]] || 11.4 seconds <br> 1st, heat 7 || Unknown <br> 4th, semifinal 3 |- align=center |align=left| [[John George (athlete)|John George]] || 11.6 seconds <br> 1st, heat 2 || Unknown <br> 4th, semifinal 4 |- align=center |rowspan=5| Heats ||align=left| [[M. Chapman]] || 11.3 seconds <br> 2nd, heat 10 ||rowspan=6 colspan=2 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance |- align=center |align=left| [[Henry Pankhurst]] || 11.5 seconds <br> 2nd, heat 12 |- align=center |align=left| [[Denis Murray (athlete)|Denis Murray]] || Unknown <br> 3rd, heat 4 |- align=center |align=left| [[Harold Watson]] || Unknown <br> 3rd, heat 14 |- align=center |align=left| [[William Murray (athlete)|William Murray]] || Unknown <br> 4th, heat 8 |- align=center | — ||align=left| [[Henry Harmer]] || Did not finish <br> —, heat 5 |- bgcolor=black | || || || || || |- align=center |rowspan=9 align=left| [[Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metres|Men's 200 metres]] || 4th ||align=left| [[George A. Hawkins]] || 22.8 seconds <br> 1st, heat 15 || 22.6 seconds <br> 1st, semifinal 4 || 22.9 seconds |- align=center |rowspan=4| Semi-<br>finalist ||align=left| [[Lionel Reed]] || 23.2 seconds <br> 1st, heat 13 || Unknown <br> 2nd, semifinal 3 ||rowspan=4 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance |- align=center |align=left| Patrick Roche || 22.8 seconds <br> 1st, heat 3 || Unknown <br> 2nd, semifinal 4 |- align=center |align=left| John George || 23.4 seconds <br> 1st, heat 1 || Unknown <br> 3rd, semifinal 3 |- align=center |align=left| [[Samuel Hurdsfield]] || 23.6 seconds <br> 1st, heat 9 || Unknown <br> 4th, semifinal 3 |- align=center |rowspan=4| Heats ||align=left| Robert C. Duncan || Unknown <br> 2nd, heat 5 ||rowspan=4 colspan=2 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance |- align=center |align=left| John W. Morton || Unknown <br> 2nd, heat 12 |- align=center |align=left| Henry Pankhurst || Unknown <br> 3rd, heat 10 |- align=center |align=left| James P. Stark || Unknown <br> 3rd, heat 11 |- bgcolor=black | || || || || || |- align=center |rowspan=11 align=left| [[Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 400 metres|Men's 400 metres]] ||bgcolor=gold| 1st ||align=left| [[Wyndham Halswelle]] || 49.4 seconds <br> 1st, heat 15 || 48.4 seconds ('''OR''') <br> 1st, semifinal 2 || 50.0 seconds <br> (walkover) |- align=center |rowspan=5| Semi-<br>finalist ||align=left| [[Charles Davies]] || 50.4 seconds <br> 1st, heat 12 || Unknown <br> 2nd, semifinal 1 ||rowspan=5 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance |- align=center |align=left| [[Edwin Montague]] || 50.2 seconds <br> 1st, heat 1 || Unknown <br> 2nd, semifinal 2 |- align=center |align=left| [[George Nicol]] || 50.8 seconds <br> 1st, heat 5 || Unknown <br> 3rd, semifinal 2 |- align=center |align=left| [[Edward Ryle]] || Walkover <br> 1st, heat 3 || Unknown <br> 3rd, semifinal 3 |- align=center |align=left| [[G. W. Young (athlete)|G. W. Young]] || 52.4 seconds <br> 1st, heat 16 || Unknown <br> 4th, semifinal 1 |- align=center |rowspan=5| Heats ||align=left| [[Christopher Maude Chavasse]] || Unknown <br> 2nd, heat 8 ||rowspan=5 colspan=2 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance |- align=center |align=left| [[Arthur Astley]] || Unknown <br> 2nd, heat 9 |- align=center |align=left| [[Alan Patterson (athlete)|Alan Patterson]] || Unknown <br> 2nd, heat 11 |- align=center |align=left| [[R. C. Robb]] || Unknown <br> 2nd, heat 13 |- align=center |align=left| [[Noel Godfrey Chavasse]] || Unknown <br> 3rd, heat 7 |- bgcolor=black | || || || || || |- align=center |rowspan=10 align=left| [[Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 800 metres|Men's 800 metres]] || 5th ||align=left| [[Theodore Just]] ||rowspan=10 bgcolor=lightgray| None held || 1:57.8 <br> 1st, semifinal 6 || 1:56.4 |- align=center | 7-8 ||align=left| [[Ivo Fairbairn-Crawford]] || 1:57.8 <br> 1st, semifinal 8 || Did not finish |- align=center |rowspan=6| Semi-<br>finalist ||align=left| [[George Butterfield (athlete)|George Butterfield]] || Unknown <br> 2nd, semifinal 1 ||rowspan=8 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance |- align=center |align=left| [[James Lintott]] || Unknown <br> 2nd, semifinal 2 |- align=center |align=left| [[John Lee (athlete)|John Lee]] || Unknown <br> 2nd, semifinal 3 |- align=center |align=left| Arthur Astley || Unknown <br> 2nd, semifinal 5 |- align=center |align=left| [[George Morphy]] || Unknown <br> 3rd, semifinal 3 |- align=center |align=left| [[Harold Holding]] || Unknown <br> 3rd, semifinal 7 |- align=center |rowspan=2| — ||align=left| [[Frederick Ashford]] || Did not finish <br> —, semifinal 1 |- align=center |align=left| [[Joseph English]] || Did not finish <br> —, semifinal 4 |- bgcolor=black | || || || || || |- align=center |rowspan=10 align=left| [[Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 1500 metres|Men's 1500 metres]] ||bgcolor=silver| 2nd ||align=left| [[Harold A. Wilson]] ||rowspan=10 bgcolor=lightgray| None held || Unknown <br> 1st, semifinal 7 || 4:03.6 |- align=center |bgcolor=cc9966| 3rd ||align=left| [[Norman Hallows]] || 4:03.4 ('''OR''') <br> 1st, semifinal 3 || 4:04.0 |- align=center | 5th ||align=left| Ivo Fairbairn-Crawford || Unknown <br> 1st, semifinal 8 || 4:07.6 |- align=center | 6th ||align=left| [[Joseph Deakin]] || 4:13.6 <br> 1st, semifinal 6 || 4:07.9 |- align=center | 7-8 ||align=left| [[Vincent Loney]] || 4:08.4 <br> 1st, semifinal 4 || Did not finish |- align=center |rowspan=5| Semi-<br>finalist ||align=left| George Butterfield || Unknown <br> 3rd, semifinal 2 ||rowspan=5 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance |- align=center |align=left| [[John McGough]] || Unknown <br> 3rd, semifinal 4 |- align=center |align=left| [[Francis Knott]] || Unknown <br> 4th, semifinal 1 |- align=center |align=left| John Lee || Unknown <br> 4th, semifinal 2 |- align=center |align=left| [[Joseph Smith (athlete)|Joseph Smith]] || Unknown <br> 5th, semifinal 1 |- bgcolor=black | || || || || || |- align=center |rowspan=11 align=left| [[Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 110 metre hurdles|Men's 110 metre hurdles]] ||rowspan=8| Semi-<br>finalist ||align=left| [[Eric Hussey]] || 16.8 seconds <br> 1st, heat 11 || Unknown <br> 2nd, semifinal 1 ||rowspan=8 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance |- align=center |align=left| [[William Knyvett]] || Walkover <br> 1st, heat 7 || Unknown <br> 2nd, semifinal 2 |- align=center |align=left| [[Alfred Healey]] || 15.8 seconds <br> 1st, heat 1 || Unknown <br> 2nd, semifinal 3 |- align=center |align=left| [[Cecil Kinahan]] || 16.8 seconds <br> 1st, heat 12 || Unknown <br> 2nd, semifinal 4 |- align=center |align=left| [[Laurence Kiely]] || Walkover <br> 1st, heat 4 || Unknown <br> 3rd, semifinal 3 |- align=center |align=left| [[Wallis Walters]] || 17.8 seconds <br> 1st, heat 6 || Unknown <br> 3rd, semifinal 1 |- align=center |align=left| [[Oswald Groenings]] || 16.4 seconds <br> 1st, heat 3 || Unknown <br> 4th, semifinal 1 |- align=center |align=left| [[Timothy Ahearne]] || Walkover <br> 1st, heat 9 || Unknown <br> 4th, semifinal 3 |- align=center |rowspan=3| Heats ||align=left| [[Arthur Halligan]] || Unknown <br> 2nd, heat 2 ||rowspan=3 colspan=2 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance |- align=center |align=left| [[Kenneth Powell]] || Unknown <br> 2nd, heat 5 |- align=center |align=left| [[Edward Leader]] || Unknown <br> 2nd, heat 13 |- bgcolor=black | || || || || || |- align=center |rowspan=7 align=left| [[Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 400 metre hurdles|Men's 400 metre hurdles]] ||bgcolor=cc9966| 3rd ||align=left| [[Leonard Tremeer]] || Walkover <br> 1st, heat 10 || 1:00.6 <br> 1st, semifinal 4 || 57.0 seconds |- align=center | 4th ||align=left| [[Leslie Burton]] || 1:00.4 <br> 1st, heat 12 || Unknown <br> 1st, semifinal 3 || 58.0 seconds |- align=center |rowspan=4| Semi-<br>finalist ||align=left| [[Frederick Harmer]] || Walkover <br> 1st, heat 4 || Unknown <br> 2nd, semifinal 3 ||rowspan=4 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance |- align=center |align=left| [[Wyatt Gould]] || Walkover <br> 1st, heat 8 || Unknown <br> 3rd, semifinal 3 |- align=center |align=left| Oswald Groenings || Walkover <br> 1st, heat 7 || Did not finish <br> —, semifinal 2 |- align=center |align=left| [[G. Burton]] || Walkover <br> 1st, heat 5 || Did not finish <br> —, semifinal 4 |- align=center | Heats ||align=left| [[John Densham]] || Unknown <br> 2nd, heat 2 ||colspan=2 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance |- bgcolor=black | || || || || || |- align=center |rowspan=11 align=left| [[Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 3200 metre steeplechase|Men's 3200 metre steeplechase]] ||bgcolor=gold| 1st ||align=left| [[Arthur Russell (athlete)]] ||rowspan=11 bgcolor=lightgray| None held || 10:56.2 <br> 1st, semifinal 1 || 10:47.8 |- align=center |bgcolor=silver| 2nd ||align=left| [[Archie Robertson (athlete)|Archie Robertson]] || 11:10.0 <br> 1st, semifinal 4 || 10:48.4 |- align=center | 4th ||align=left| [[Guy Holdaway]] || Unknown <br> 1st, semifinal 5 || 11:26.0 |- align=center | 5th ||align=left| [[Harold Sewell]] || Unknown <br> 1st, semifinal 6 || Unknown |- align=center | Semi-<br>finalist ||align=left| [[Joseph Kinchin]] || Unknown <br> 2nd, semifinal 5 ||rowspan=7 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance |- align=center |rowspan=6| — ||align=left| [[Frank Buckley (athlete)|Frank Buckley]] || Did not finish <br> —, semifinal 2 |- align=center |align=left| Joseph English || Did not finish <br> —, semifinal 2 |- align=center |align=left| [[Henry Barker]] || Did not finish <br> —, semifinal 3 |- align=center |align=left| [[W. Grantham]] || Did not finish <br> —, semifinal 6 |- align=center |align=left| [[Thomas Downing (athlete)|Thomas Downing]] || Disqualified <br> —, semifinal 1 |- align=center |align=left| [[Richard Yorke]] || Disqualified <br> —, semifinal 4 |- bgcolor=black | || || || || || |- align=center |align=left| [[Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's medley relay|Men's medley relay]] || Semi-<br>finalist ||align=left| George A. Hawkins <br> Henry Pankhurst <br> Edwin Montague <br> Theodore Just ||bgcolor=lightgray| None held || Unknown <br> 2nd, semifinal 3 ||bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance |- bgcolor=black | || || || || || |- align=center |rowspan=5 align=left| [[Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 3 mile team race|Men's 3 mile team race]]<ref name=3mile>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.</ref> ||bgcolor=gold rowspan=3| 1st ||align=left| Joseph Deakin ||rowspan=5 bgcolor=lightgray| None held || 15:05.6 <br> 2 points, team=6 || 14:39.6 <br> 1 point, team=6 |- align=center |align=left| Archie Robertson || 15:05.6 <br> 3 points, team=6 || 14:41.0 <br> 2 points, team=6 |- align=center |align=left| [[William Coales]] || 15:05.6 <br> 1 point, team=6 || 14:41.6 <br> 3 points, team=6 |- align=center |rowspan=2| No place ||align=left| Harold A. Wilson || 15:05.6 <br> No score, team=6 || 14:57.0 <br> No score, team=6 |- align=center |align=left| Norman Hallows || Did not finish <br> No score, team=6 || 15:08.0 <br> No score, team=6 |- bgcolor=black | || || || || || |- align=center |rowspan=7 align=left| [[Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 5 miles|Men's 5 miles]] ||bgcolor=gold| 1st ||align=left| [[Emil Voigt]] ||rowspan=7 bgcolor=lightgray| None held || 26:13.4 <br> 1st, semifinal 2 || 25:11.2 |- align=center | 2nd ||align=left| [[Edward Owen]] || 26:12.2 <br> 1st, semifinal 6 || 25:24.0 |- align=center | 5th ||align=left| Archie Robertson || 25:50.2 <br> 1st, semifinal 5 || 26:13.0 |- align=center | 10-12 ||align=left| [[James Murphy (athlete)|James Murphy]] || 25:59.2 <br> 1st, semifinal 4 || Did not finish |- align=center | Semi-<br>finalist ||align=left| [[Samuel Stevenson]] || Unknown <br> 3rd, semifinal 5 ||rowspan=3 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance |- align=center |rowspan=2| — ||align=left| William Coales || Did not finish <br> —, semifinal 1 |- align=center |align=left| Joseph Deakin || Did not finish <br> —, semifinal 4 |- bgcolor=black | || || || || || |- align=center |rowspan=12 align=left| [[Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's marathon|Men's marathon]] || 12th ||align=left| [[William Clarke (athlete)|William Clarke]] ||rowspan=12 colspan=2 bgcolor=lightgray| None held || 3:16:08.6 |- align=center | 13th ||align=left| [[Ernest Barnes (athlete)|Ernest Barnes]] || 3:17:30.8 |- align=center | 15th ||align=left| [[Fred Lord]] || 3:19:08.8 |- align=center | 17th ||align=left| [[James Beale (athlete)|James Beale]] || 3:20:14.0 |- align=center |rowspan=8| — ||align=left| [[Fred Appleby]] || Did not finish |- align=center |align=left| [[Henry Barrett]] || Did not finish |- align=center |align=left| [[Alexander Duncan]] || Did not finish |- align=center |align=left| [[Thomas Jack]] || Did not finish |- align=center |align=left| [[Jack Price (athlete)|Jack Price]] || Did not finish |- align=center |align=left| [[Frederick Thompson]] || Did not finish |- align=center |align=left| [[Albert Wyatt]] || Did not finish |- align=center |align=left| Samuel Stevenson || Did not start |- bgcolor=black | || || || || || |- align=center |rowspan=10 align=left| [[Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 3500 metre walk|Men's 3500 metre walk]] ||bgcolor=gold| 1st ||align=left| [[George Larner]] ||rowspan=10 bgcolor=lightgray| None held || 15:32.0 <br> 1st, semifinal 1 || 14:55.0 |- align=center |bgcolor=silver| 2nd ||align=left| [[Ernest Webb]] || 15:17.2 <br> 1st, semifinal 2 || 15:07.4 |- align=center | 8th ||align=left| [[Richard Harrison (athlete)|Richard Harrison]] || 16:04.4 <br> 2nd, semifinal 3 || Did not finish |- align=center | 9th ||align=left| [[William J. Palmer]] || 16:33.0 <br> 3rd, semifinal 1 || Disqualified |- align=center | 10th ||align=left| [[Ernest Larner]] || 16:10.0 <br> 4th, semifinal 3 ||rowspan=6 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance |- align=center | 11th ||align=left| [[John Butler (athlete)|John Butler]] || 16:17.0 <br> 5th, semifinal 3 |- align=center | 13th ||align=left| [[Sydney Sarel]] || 17:06.0 <br> 5th, semifinal 1 |- align=center |rowspan=3| — ||align=left| [[William Brown (athlete)|William Brown]] || Disqualified <br> —, semifinal 1 |- align=center |align=left| [[Richard Quinn (ahtletics)|Richard Quinn]] || Disqualified <br> —, semifinal 2 |- align=center |align=left| [[John J. Reid]] || Disqualified <br> —, semifinal 2 |- bgcolor=black | || || || || || |- align=center |rowspan=12 align=left| [[Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 10 mile walk|Men's 10 mile walk]] ||bgcolor=gold| 1st ||align=left| George Larner ||rowspan=12 bgcolor=lightgray| None held || 1:18:19.0 <br> 1st, semifinal 2 || 1:15:57.4 |- align=center |bgcolor=silver| 2nd ||align=left| Ernest Webb || 1:20:18.8 <br> 1st, semifinal 1 || 1:17:31.0 |- align=center |bgcolor=cc9966| 3rd ||align=left| [[Edward Spencer]] || 1:21:25.4 <br> 2nd, semifinal 1 || 1:21:20.2 |- align=center | 4th ||align=left| [[Frank Carter]] || 1:21:25.4 <br> 2nd, semifinal 1 || 1:21:20.2 |- align=center | 5th ||align=left| Ernest Larner || 1:21:25.4 <br> 2nd, semifinal 1 || 1:24:26.2 |- align=center | 6th ||align=left| William J. Palmer || 1:19:04.0 <br> 4th, semifinal 2 || Unknown |- align=center | 7th ||align=left| Richard Harrison || 1:18:21.2 <br> 2nd, semifinal 2 || Did not finish |- align=center | 9th ||align=left| [[Gadwin Withers]] || 1:19:22.4 <br> 5th, semifinal 2 ||rowspan=5 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance |- align=center | 10th ||align=left| [[Sydney Schofield]] || 1:21:07.4 <br> 6th, semifinal 2 |- align=center | 12th ||align=left| [[Thomas Hammond]] || 1:23:44.0 <br> 6th, semifinal 1 |- align=center |rowspan=2| — ||align=left| John Butler || Did not finish <br> —, semifinal 2 |- align=center |align=left| [[Alfred Yeoumans]] || Disqualified <br> —, semifinal 1 |- bgcolor=black | || || || || || |} ====Jumping==== {| class=wikitable ! Event || Place || Athlete || Height/<br>Distance |- bgcolor=black | || || || |- align=center |rowspan=5 align=left| [[Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's high jump|Men's high jump]] ||bgcolor=silver| 2nd ||align=left| [[Cornelius Leahy]] || 1.88 metres |- align=center | 7th ||align=left| [[Patrick Leahy (athlete)|Patrick Leahy]] || 1.78 metres |- align=center |rowspan=2| 10th ||align=left| [[Edward Leader]] || 1.77 metres |- align=center |align=left| [[George Wilson (athlete)|George Wilson]] || 1.77 metres |- align=center | 20th ||align=left| [[Alfred Bellerby]] || 1.59 metres |- bgcolor=black | || || || |- align=center |rowspan=7 align=left| [[Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's long jump|Men's long jump]] || 8th ||align=left| [[Timothy Ahearne]] || 6.72 metres |- align=center | 9th ||align=left| [[Denis Murray (athlete)|Denis Murray]] || 6.71 metres |- align=center | 11th ||align=left| [[Charles Williams (athlete)|Charles Williams]] || 6.65 metres |- align=center | 16th ||align=left| Alfred Bellerby || 6.44 metres |- align=center | 17th ||align=left| [[Wilfred Bleaden]] || 6.43 metres |- align=center | 18th ||align=left| [[William Watt (athlete)|William Watt]] || 6.42 metres |- align=center | 21-32 ||align=left| [[Lionel Cornish]] || Unknown |- bgcolor=black | || || || |- align=center |rowspan=4 align=left| [[Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's triple jump|Men's triple jump]] ||bgcolor=gold| 1st ||align=left| Timothy Ahearne || 14.92 metres |- align=center | 11th ||align=left| [[Cyril Dugmore]] || 13.31 metres |- align=center | 12th ||align=left| [[Michael Dineen]] || 13.23 metres |- align=center | 18-20 ||align=left| [[George Mayberry]] || Unknown |- bgcolor=black | || || || |- align=center |rowspan=3 align=left| [[Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's standing high jump|Men's standing high jump]] || 8th ||align=left| [[Walter Henderson]] || 1.42 metres |- align=center | 17th ||align=left| [[Lancelot Stafford]] || 1.32 metres |- align=center | 19-23 ||align=left| [[Alfred Flaxman]] || Unknown |- bgcolor=black | || || || |- align=center |rowspan=6 align=left| [[Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's standing long jump|Men's standing long jump]] ||rowspan=6| 8-25 ||align=left| Timothy Ahearne || Unknown |- align=center |align=left| Wilfred Bleaden || Unknown |- align=center |align=left| Lionel Cornish || Unknown |- align=center |align=left| Walter Henderson || Unknown |- align=center |align=left| [[Frederick Kitching]] || Unknown |- align=center |align=left| Lancelot Stafford || Unknown |- bgcolor=black | || || || |} ====Throwing==== {| class=wikitable ! Event || Place || Athlete || Distance |- bgcolor=black | || || || |- align=center |rowspan=5 align=left| [[Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's shot put|Men's shot put]] ||bgcolor=silver| 2nd ||align=left| [[Denis Horgan]] || 13.62 metres |- align=center | 5th ||align=left| [[Edward Barrett]] || 12.89 metres |- align=center |rowspan=3| 9-25 ||align=left| [[John Barrett (athlete)|John Barrett]] || Unknown |- align=center |align=left| [[Henry Leeke]] || Unknown |- align=center |align=left| [[Thomas Nicolson]] || Unknown |- bgcolor=black | || || || |- align=center |rowspan=7 align=left| [[Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's discus throw|Men's discus throw]] ||rowspan=7| 12-42 ||align=left| Edward Barrett || Unknown |- align=center |align=left| [[Michael Collins (athlete)|Michael Collins]] || Unknown |- align=center |align=left| [[Alfred Flaxman]] || Unknown |- align=center |align=left| [[Walter Henderson]] || Unknown |- align=center |align=left| Henry Leeke || Unknown |- align=center |align=left| [[Ernest May]] || Unknown |- align=center |align=left| [[John Murray (athlete)|John Murray]] || Unknown |- bgcolor=black | || || || |- align=center |rowspan=6 align=left| [[Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's hammer throw|Men's hammer throw]] || 4th ||align=left| Thomas Nicolson || 48.09 metres |- align=center | 9th ||align=left| [[Alan Fyffe]] || 37.35 metres |- align=center |rowspan=4| 10-19 ||align=left| Henry Leeke || Unknown |- align=center |align=left| [[Robert Lindsay-Watson]] || Unknown |- align=center |align=left| Ernest May || Unknown |- align=center |align=left| John Murray || Unknown |- bgcolor=black | || || || |- align=center |rowspan=3 align=left| [[Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's javelin throw|Men's javelin throw]] ||rowspan=3| 8-16 ||align=left| Henry Leeke || Unknown |- align=center |align=left| Ernest May || Unknown |- align=center |align=left| Jimmy Tremeer || Unknown |- bgcolor=black | || || || |- align=center |rowspan=5 align=left| [[Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's Greek discus|Men's Greek discus]] ||rowspan=5| 11-23 ||align=left| John Barrett || Unknown |- align=center |align=left| Alfred Flaxman || Unknown |- align=center |align=left| Walter Henderson || Unknown |- align=center |align=left| Henry Leeke || Unknown |- align=center |align=left| Ernest May || Unknown |- bgcolor=black | || || || |- align=center |rowspan=5 align=left| [[Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's freestyle javelin|Men's freestyle javelin]] ||rowspan=5| 10-33 ||align=left| Edward Barrett || Unknown |- align=center |align=left| Alfred Flaxman || Unknown |- align=center |align=left| Walter Henderson || Unknown |- align=center |align=left| Henry Leeke || Unknown |- align=center |align=left| Ernest May || Unknown |- bgcolor=black | || || || |} ===Boxing=== {{main|Boxing at the 1908 Summer Olympics}} Great Britain dominated the boxing competitions, taking 14 of the 15 medals including all 5 [[gold medal]]s. {| class=wikitable ! Weight <br> class || Place || Boxer || Round <br> of 16 || Quarter-<br>finals || Semi-<br>finals || Final |- bgcolor=black | || || || || || || |- align=center |rowspan=5 align=left| [[Boxing at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Bantamweight|Bantamweight]] <br> Up to 116 pounds ||bgcolor=gold| 1st ||align=left| [[Henry Thomas (boxer)|A. Henry Thomas]] ||rowspan=5 bgcolor=lightgray| Not held || Defeated [[Frank McGurk (boxer)|McGurk]] <br> 2-0 decision || Bye || Defeated [[John Condon|Condon]] <br> 2-0 decision |- align=center |bgcolor=silver| 2nd ||align=left| [[John Condon]] || Defeated [[Pierre Mazior|Mazior]] <br> KO, 3rd round || Defeated [[William Webb (boxer)|Webb]] <br> 2-0 decision || Lost to [[A. Henry Thomas|Thomas]] <br> 2-0 decision |- align=center |bgcolor=cc9966| 3rd ||align=left| [[William Webb (boxer)|William Webb]] || Defeated [[Henry Perry|Perry]] <br> 2-1 decision || Lost to [[John Condon|Condon]] <br> 2-0 decision ||bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance |- align=center |rowspan=2| 4th ||align=left| [[Frank McGurk (boxer)|Frank McGurk]] || Lost to [[A. Henry Thomas|Thomas]] <br> 2-0 decision ||colspan=2 rowspan=2 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance |- align=center |align=left| [[Henry Perry]] || Lost to [[William Webb (boxer)|Webb]] <br> 2-1 decision |- bgcolor=black | || || || || || || |- align=center |rowspan=6 align=left| [[Boxing at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Featherweight|Featherweight]] <br> Up to 126 pounds ||bgcolor=gold| 1st ||align=left| [[Richard Gunn]] ||rowspan=6 bgcolor=lightgray| Not held || Defeated [[Etienne Poillot|Poillot]] <br> KO, 2nd round || Defeated [[Thomas Ringer|Ringer]] <br> 2-0 decision || Defeated [[Charles Morris (boxer)|Morris]] <br> 2-0 decision |- align=center |bgcolor=silver| 2nd ||align=left| [[Charles Morris (boxer)|Charles Morris]] || Defeated [[Edward Adams|Adams]] <br> 2-0 decision || Defeated [[Hugh Roddin|Roddin]] <br> 2-0 decision || Lost to [[Richard Gunn|Gunn]] <br> 2-0 decision |- align=center |bgcolor=cc9966| 3rd ||align=left| [[Hugh Roddin]] || Defeated [[John Lloyd (boxer)|Lloyd]] <br> 2-0 decision || Lost to [[Charles Morris (boxer)|Morris]] <br> 2-0 decision ||rowspan=2 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance |- align=center | 4th ||align=left| [[Thomas Ringer]] || Defeated [[Louis Constant|Constant]] <br> 2-0 decision || Lost to [[Richard Gunn|Gunn]] <br> 2-0 decision |- align=center |rowspan=2| 5th ||align=left| [[Edward Adams]] || Lost to [[Charles Morris (boxer)|Morris]] <br> 2-0 decision ||colspan=2 rowspan=2 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance |- align=center |align=left| [[John Lloyd (boxer)|John Lloyd]] || Lost to [[Hugh Roddin|Roddin]] <br> 2-0 decision |- bgcolor=black | || || || || || || |- align=center |rowspan=9 align=left| [[Boxing at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Lightweight|Lightweight]] <br> Up to 140 pounds ||bgcolor=gold| 1st ||align=left| [[Frederick Grace]] || Defeated [[Edward Fearman|Fearman]] <br> 2-0 decision || Defeated [[Matt Wells (boxer)|Wells]] <br> 2-0 decision || Bye || Defeated [[Frederick Spiller|Spiller]] <br> 2-0 decision |- align=center |bgcolor=silver| 2nd ||align=left| [[Frederick Spiller]] || Defeated [[Patrick Fee|Fee]] <br> 2-0 decision || Defeated [[George Jessup|Jessup]] <br> KO, 2nd round || Defeated [[Harry Johnson (boxer)|Johnson]] <br> 2-0 decision || Lost to [[Frederick Grace|Grace]] <br> 2-0 decision |- align=center |bgcolor=cc9966| 3rd ||align=left| [[Harry Johnson (boxer)|Harry Johnson]] || Defeated [[Hemming Hansen|Hansen]] <br> 2-0 decision || Defeated [[Harold Holmes|Holmes]] <br> 2-1 decision || Lost to [[Frederick Spiller|Spiller]] <br> 2-0 decision ||bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance |- align=center |rowspan=3| 4th ||align=left| [[Harold Holmes]] || Defeated [[André Bouvier]] <br> KO, 2nd round || Lost to [[Harry Johnson (boxer)|Johnson]] <br> 2-1 decision ||colspan=2 rowspan=3 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance |- align=center |align=left| [[George Jessup]] || Defeated [[Frank Osborne (boxer)|Osborne]] <br> KO, 1st round || Lost to [[Frederick Spiller|Spiller]] <br> KO, 2nd round |- align=center |align=left| [[Matt Wells (boxer)|Matt Wells]] || Defeated [[Valdemar Holberg|Holberg]] <br> 4th-round decision || Lost to [[Frederick Grace|Grace]] <br> 2-0 decision |- align=center |rowspan=3| 7th ||align=left| [[Edward Fearman]] || Lost to [[Frederick Grace|Grace]] <br> 2-0 decision ||rowspan=3 colspan=3 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance |- align=center |align=left| [[Patrick Fee]] || Lost to [[Frederick Spiller|Spiller]] <br> 2-0 decision |- align=center |align=left| [[Frank Osborne (boxer)|Frank Osborne]] || Lost to [[George Jessup|Jessup]] <br> KO, 1st round |- bgcolor=black | || || || || || || |- align=center |rowspan=6 align=left| [[Boxing at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Middleweight|Middleweight]] <br> Up to 158 pounds ||bgcolor=gold| 1st ||align=left| [[Johnny Douglas]] || Defeated [[René Doudelle|Doudelle]] <br> KO, 1st round || Bye || Defeated [[Ruben Warnes|Warnes]] <br> KO, 2nd round || Defeated [[Reginald Baker|Baker]] <br> 2-0 decision |- align=center |bgcolor=cc9966| 3rd ||align=left| [[William Philo]] || Defeated [[Arthur Murdoch|Murdoch]] <br> 2-1 decision || Bye || Lost to [[Reginald Baker|Baker]] <br> KO, 1st round ||rowspan=2 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance |- align=center | 4th ||align=left| [[Ruben Warnes]] || Defeated [[Charles Morard|Morard]] <br> KO, 2nd round || Bye || Lost to [[Johnny Douglas|Douglas]] <br> KO, 2nd round |- align=center | 5th ||align=left| [[William Childs]] || Defeated [[Gaston Aspa|Aspa]] <br> KO, 2nd round || Lost to [[Reginald Baker|Baker]] <br> 2-0 ||colspan=2 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance |- align=center |rowspan=2| 6th ||align=left| [[William Dees]] || Lost to [[Reginald Baker|Baker]] <br> KO, 2nd round ||rowspan=2 colspan=3 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance |- align=center |align=left| [[Arthur Murdoch]] || Lost to [[William Philo|Philo]] <br> 2-1 decision |- bgcolor=black | || || || || || || |- align=center |rowspan=6 align=left| [[Boxing at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Heavyweight|Heavyweight]] <br> No limit ||bgcolor=gold| 1st ||align=left| [[Albert Oldman]] ||rowspan=6 bgcolor=lightgray| Not held || Defeated [[Ian Myrams|Myrams]] <br> KO, 1st round || Bye || Defeated [[Sydney Evans|Evans]] <br> KO, 1st round |- align=center |bgcolor=silver| 2nd ||align=left| [[Sydney Evans]] || Defeated [[Albert Ireton|Ireton]] <br> KO, 1st round || Defeated [[Frederick Parks|Parks]] <br> 2-1 decision || Lost to [[Albert Oldman|Oldman]] <br> KO, 1st round |- align=center |bgcolor=cc9966| 3rd ||align=left| [[Frederick Parks]] || Defeated [[Harold Brewer|Brewer]] <br> 2-0 decision || Lost to [[Sydney Evans|Evans]] <br> 2-1 decision ||bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance |- align=center |rowspan=3| 4th ||align=left| [[Harold Brewer]] || Lost to [[Frederick Parks|Parks]] <br> 2-0 decision ||rowspan=3 colspan=2 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance |- align=center |align=left| [[Albert Ireton]] || Lost to [[Sydney Evans|Evans]] <br> KO, 1st round |- align=center |align=left| [[Ian Myrams]] || Lost to [[Albert Oldman|Oldman]] <br> KO, 1st round |- bgcolor=black | || || || || || || |} {| class=wikitable ! Opponent nation || Wins || Losses || Percent |- align=center |align=left| [[Australasia at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Australasia]] || 1 || 3 || .250 |- align=center |align=left| [[France at the 1908 Summer Olympics|France]] || 7 || 0 || 1.000 |- align=center |align=left| [[Denmark at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Denmark]] || 2 || 0 || 1.000 |- |colspan=4 bgcolor=lightgray| |- align=center |align=left| ''Total international'' || ''10'' || ''3'' || ''.769'' |- align=center |align=left| Great Britain || 24 || 24 || .500 |- |colspan=4 bgcolor=lightgray| |- ! Total || 34 || 27 || .557 |} ===Cycling=== {{main|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 at the 1908 Summer Olympics|France]] and the men's sprint by exceeding the time limit (though a French cyclist finished first in that event as well). {| class=wikitable ! Event || Place || Cyclist || Heats || Semifinals || Final |- bgcolor=black | || || || || || |- align=center |rowspan=11 align=left| [[Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 660 yards|Men's 660 yards]] ||bgcolor=gold| 1st ||align=left| [[Victor Johnson (cyclist)|Victor Johnson]] || 56.2 seconds <br> 1st, heat 4 || 59.2 seconds <br> 1st, semifinal 1 || 51.2 seconds |- align=center | 4th ||align=left| [[Daniel Flynn (cyclist)|Daniel Flynn]] || 55.0 seconds <br> 1st, heat 13 || 54.8 seconds <br> 1st, semifinal 3 || Unknown |- align=center |rowspan=4| Semi-<br>finalist ||align=left| [[Clarence Kingsbury]] || 57.4 seconds <br> 1st, heat 3 || Unknown <br> 2nd, semifinal 2 ||rowspan=4 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance |- align=center |align=left| [[William Bailey]] || 50.8 seconds <br> 1st, heat 2 || Unknown <br> 3rd, semifinal 2 |- align=center |align=left| [[Benjamin Jones (cyclist)|Benjamin Jones]] || 59.0 seconds <br> 1st, heat 1 || Unknown <br> 3rd, semifinal 4 |- align=center |align=left| [[Ernest Payne]] || 57.2 seconds <br> 1st, heat 12 || Unknown <br> 4th, semifinal 3 |- align=center |rowspan=5| Heats ||align=left| [[George Summers]] || Unknown <br> 2nd, heat 6 ||rowspan=5 colspan=2 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance |- align=center |align=left| [[W. F. Magee]] || Unknown <br> 2nd, heat 11 |- align=center |align=left| [[Arthur J. Denny]] || Unknown <br> 2nd, heat 16 |- align=center |align=left| [[J. L. Lavery]] || Unknown <br> 3rd, heat 7 |- align=center |align=left| [[G. C. Anderson]] || Unknown <br> 4th, heat 14 |- bgcolor=black | || || || || || |- align=center |rowspan=9 align=left| [[Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 5000 metres|Men's 5000 metres]] ||bgcolor=gold| 1st ||align=left| Benjamin Jones ||rowspan=9 bgcolor=lightgray| None held || 9:08.8 <br> 1st, semifinal 5 || 8:36.2 |- align=center | 5th ||align=left| Clarence Kingsbury || 8:53.0 <br> 1st, semifinal 6 || Unknown |- align=center |rowspan=5| Semi-<br>finalist ||align=left| Daniel Flynn || Unknown <br> 2nd, semifinal 1 ||rowspan=7 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance |- align=center |align=left| W. F. Magee || Unknown <br> 2nd, semifinal 4 |- align=center |align=left| [[C. V. Clark]] || Unknown <br> 2nd, semifinal 7 |- align=center |align=left| J. L. Lavery || Unknown <br> 4-9, semifinal 5 |- align=center |align=left| [[A. E. Calvert]] || Unknown <br> 5-6, semifinal 6 |- align=center |rowspan=2| — ||align=left| [[William Bailey]] || Did not finish <br> —, semifinal 1 |- align=center |align=left| Ernest Payne || Did not finish <br> —, semifinal 2 |- bgcolor=black | || || || || || |- align=center |rowspan=10 align=left| [[Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 20 kilometres|Men's 20 kilometres]] ||bgcolor=gold| 1st ||align=left| Clarence Kingsbury ||rowspan=10 bgcolor=lightgray| None held || 32:33.8 <br> 1st, semifinal 2 || 34:13.6 |- align=center |bgcolor=silver| 2nd ||align=left| Benjamin Jones || 32:39.0 <br> 1st, semifinal 4 || Unknown |- align=center |rowspan=2| 5-9 ||align=left| Arthur J. Denny || 33:40.6 <br> 1st, semifinal 6 || Unknown |- align=center |align=left| [[Leon Meredith]] || 33:21.0 <br> 1st, semifinal 1 || Unknown |- align=center |rowspan=3| Semi-<br>finalist ||align=left| [[Colin Brooks]] || 32:34.0 <br> 2nd, semifinal 2 ||rowspan=6 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance |- align=center |align=left| [[D. C. Robertson]] || 34:53.8 <br> 2nd, semifinal 5 |- align=center |align=left| [[Herbert Bouffler]] || Unknown <br> 4th, semifinal 3 |- align=center |rowspan=3| — ||align=left| Daniel Flynn || Did not finish <br> —, semifinal 1 |- align=center |align=left| [[Frederick Hamlin]] || Did not finish <br> —, semifinal 3 |- align=center |align=left| [[W. Lower]] || Did not finish <br> —, semifinal 4 |- bgcolor=black | || || || || || |- align=center |rowspan=11 align=left| [[Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 kilometres|Men's 100 kilometres]] ||bgcolor=gold| 1st ||align=left| [[Charles Bartlett]] ||rowspan=11 bgcolor=lightgray| None held || Unknown <br> 2nd, semifinal 2 || 2:41:48.6 |- align=center | 2nd ||align=left| [[Charles Denny]] || ''Unknown'' <br> ''7-9, semifinal 2'' || Unknown |- align=center | 4th ||align=left| [[William Pett]] || Unknown <br> 6th, semifinal 2 || Unknown |- align=center | 7th ||align=left| D. C. Robertson || Unknown <br> 6th, semifinal 1 || Unknown |- align=center | 8th ||align=left| [[Sydney Bailey]] || Unknown <br> 3rd, semifinal 1 || Unknown |- align=center |rowspan=3| 9-17 ||align=left| [[J. H. Bishop]] || Unknown <br> 5th, semifinal 1 || Did not finish |- align=center |align=left| Leon Meredith || 2:43:15.4 <br> 1st, semifinal 2 || Did not finish |- align=center |align=left| [[Harry Mussen]] || ''Unknown'' <br> ''7-14, semifinal 1'' || Did not finish |- align=center | Semi-<br>finalist ||align=left| [[J. Norman]] || Unknown <br> 7-14, semifinal 1 ||rowspan=3 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance |- align=center |rowspan=2| — ||align=left| [[R. Jolly]] || Did not finish <br> —, semifinal 2 |- align=center |align=left| [[David Noon]] || Did not finish <br> —, semifinal 2 |- bgcolor=black | || || || || || |- align=center |rowspan=11 align=left| [[Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's sprint|Men's sprint]] ||rowspan=3| Finalist ||align=left| Victor Johnson || 1:33.8 <br> 1st, heat 1 || 1:27.4 <br> 1st, semifinal 1 || Time limit exceeded |- align=center |align=left| Benjamin Jones || 1:35.0 <br> 1st, heat 12 || 1:40.8 <br> 1st, semifinal 3 || Time limit exceeded |- align=center |align=left| Clarence Kingsbury || 1:27.4 <br> 1st, heat 15 || 1:35.6 <br> 1st, semifinal 4 || Time limit exceeded |- align=center |rowspan=3| Semi-<br>finalist ||align=left| Daniel Flynn || 1:30.2 <br> 1st, heat 4 || Unknown <br> 2-4, semifinal 2 ||rowspan=3 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance |- align=center |align=left| Ernest Payne || 1:32.0 <br> 1st, heat 5 || Unknown <br> 2-4, semifinal 2 |- align=center |align=left| J. L. Lavery || 1:41.0 <br> 1st, heat 14 || Unknown <br> 3rd, semifinal 3 |- align=center |rowspan=4| Heats ||align=left| [[George Summers]] || Unknown <br> 2nd, heat 13 ||rowspan=5 colspan=2 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance |- align=center |align=left| [[John Matthews (cyclist)|John Matthews]] || Unknown <br> 3rd, heat 2 |- align=center |align=left| William Bailey || Unknown <br> 3rd, heat 7 |- align=center |align=left| [[Herbert Crowther]] || Unknown <br> 3rd, heat 8 |- align=center | — ||align=left| W. F. Magee || Time limit exceeded <br> —, heat 6 |- bgcolor=black | || || || || || |- align=center |rowspan=6 align=left| [[Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's tandem|Men's tandem]] ||bgcolor=silver| 2nd ||align=left| Frederick Hamlin <br> [[Thomas H. Johnson]] || 3:14.8 <br> 1st, heat 2 || 2:42.2 <br> 1st, semifinal 1 || Unknown |- align=center |bgcolor=cc9966| 3rd ||align=left| Colin Brooks <br> [[Walter Isaacs]] || 2:42.2 <br> 1st, heat 1 || ''Unknown'' <br> ''2nd, semifinal 1'' || Unknown |- align=center |rowspan=2| Semi-<br>finalist ||align=left| John Matthews <br> Leon Meredith || 2:43.2 <br> 1st, heat 7 || Unknown <br> 2nd, semifinal 2 ||rowspan=2 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance |- align=center |align=left| [[John L. Barnard]] <br> [[Arthur Rushen]] || ''Unknown'' <br> ''2nd, heat 4'' || Unknown <br> 3rd, semifinal 2 |- align=center |rowspan=2| Heats ||align=left| R. Jolly <br> J. Norman || Unknown <br> 2nd, heat 6 ||rowspan=2 colspan=2 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance |- align=center |align=left| [[C. McKaig]] <br> [[E. C. Piercy]] || Unknown <br> 3rd, heat 3 |- bgcolor=black | || || || || || |- align=center |align=left| [[Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's team pursuit|Men's team pursuit]] ||bgcolor=gold| 1st ||align=left| Benjamin Jones <br> Clarence Kingsbury <br> Leon Meredith <br> Ernest Payne || Walkover <br> 1st, heat 1 || 2:19.6 <br> 1st, semifinal 1 || 2:18.6 |- bgcolor=black | || || || || || |} ===Diving=== {{main|Diving at the 1908 Summer Olympics}} {| class=wikitable ! Event || Place || Diver || Preliminary <br> groups || Semi-<br>finals || Final |- bgcolor=black | || || || || || |- align=center |rowspan=7 align=left| [[Diving at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 10 metre platform|Men's 10 metre platform]] || 8th ||align=left| [[Harold Goodworth]] || 76.00 points <br> 2nd, group 1 || 59.48 points <br> 4th, semifinal 2 ||bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance |- align=center | 12th ||align=left| [[George Cane]] || 73.10 points <br> 3rd, group 4 ||rowspan=6 colspan=2 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance |- align=center | 14th ||align=left| [[James Aldous]] || 68.00 points <br> 5th, group 1 |- align=center | 16th ||align=left| [[William Hoare (diver)|William Hoare]] || 65.20 points <br> 3rd, group 2 |- align=center | 19th ||align=left| [[William Webb (diver)|William Webb]] || 57.70 points <br> 4th, group 3 |- align=center | 21st ||align=left| [[F. J. Collins]] || 56.50 points <br> 5th, group 3 |- align=center | 23rd ||align=left| [[Thomas Harrington]] || 53.15 points <br> 6th, group 5 |- bgcolor=black | || || || || || |- align=center |rowspan=10 align=left| [[Diving at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 3 metre springboard|Men's 3 metre springboard]] || 6th ||align=left| [[Harold Clarke]] || 78.60 points <br> 2nd, group 2 || 81.10 points <br> 4th, semifinal 2 ||rowspan=3 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance |- align=center | 7th ||align=left| [[Herbert Pott]] || 82.50 points <br> 1st, group 4 || 79.60 points <br> 3rd, semifinal 1 |- align=center | 10th ||align=left| [[Frank Errington]] || 70.83 points <br> 2nd, group 3 || 72.60 points <br> 5th, semifinal 1 |- align=center | 12th ||align=left| [[Harold Smyrk]] || 78.30 points <br> 3rd, group 5 ||rowspan=7 colspan=2 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance |- align=center | 14th ||align=left| [[Harry Crank]] || 70.30 points <br> 4th, group 1 |- align=center | 16th ||align=left| William Hoare || 67.80 points <br> 5th, group 3 |- align=center | 17th ||align=left| [[Anthony Beckett]] || 67.50 points <br> 5th, group 1 |- align=center | 18th ||align=left| [[William Bull]] || 66.00 points <br> 3rd, group 4 |- align=center | 20th ||align=left| [[Thomas Cross]] || 64.50 points <br> 4th, group 5 |- align=center | 23rd ||align=left| [[Anthony Taylor]] || 58.80 points <br> 3rd, group 2 |- bgcolor=black | || || || || || |} ===Fencing=== {{main|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 at the 1908 Summer Olympics|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. {| class=wikitable ! Event || Place || Fencer || First <br> round || Second <br> round || Semi-<br>final || Final |- bgcolor=black | || || || || || || |- align=center |rowspan=12 align=left| [[Fencing at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's épée|Men's épée]] || 4th ||align=left| [[Robert Montgomerie]] || 6-1 (1st in I) || 2-2 (2nd in 4) || 3-4 (4th in 1) || 6-3 |- align=center | 5th ||align=left| [[Cecil Haig]] || 2-2 (3rd in K) || 2-1 (1st in 8) || 4-3 (2nd in 1) || 2-5 |- align=center | 8th ||align=left| [[Martin Holt (fencer)|Martin Holt]] || 3-4 (2nd in D) || 3-1 (1st in 4) || 4-3 (2nd in 2) || 2-6 |- align=center |rowspan=4| Second <br> round ||align=left| [[Charles Leaf Daniell]] || 5-1 (1st in G) || 3-2 (3rd in 5) ||colspan=2 rowspan=4 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance |- align=center |align=left| [[Sydney Martineau]] || 3-2 (2nd in F) || 2-2 (3rd in 7) |- align=center |align=left| [[Edgar Amphlett]] || 4-1 (1st in J) || 1-3 (5th in 2) |- align=center |align=left| [[Henry Davids]] || 2-2 (2nd in M) || 1-4 (5th in 3) |- align=center |rowspan=5| First <br> round ||align=left| [[John Blake (fencer)|John Blake]] || 2-4 (4th in C) ||colspan=3 rowspan=5 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance |- align=center |align=left| [[Percival Davson]] || 3-4 (4th in E) |- align=center |align=left| [[Ralph Chalmers]] || 3-3 (4th in H) |- align=center |align=left| [[Edgar Seligman]] || 2-4 (4th in L) |- align=center |align=left| [[Luke Fildes (fencer)|Luke Fildes]] || 2-6 (7th in A) |- bgcolor=black | || || || || || || |- align=center |rowspan=10 align=left| [[Fencing at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's sabre|Men's sabre]] || Semi-<br>finalist ||align=left| [[C. Barry Notley]] || 3-2 (2nd in L) || 2-2 (2nd in 1) || 2-5 (7th in 1) ||bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance |- align=center |rowspan=2| Second <br> round ||align=left| [[William Marsh]] || 3-1 (1st in D) || 2-2 (3rd in 3) ||rowspan=2 colspan=2 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance |- align=center |align=left| [[Richard Badman]] || 2-3 (3rd in G) || 1-3 (4th in 2) |- align=center |rowspan=7| First <br> round ||align=left| [[Arthur Murray (fencer)|Arthur Murray]] || 2-2 (4th in B) ||rowspan=7 colspan=3 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance |- align=center |align=left| [[Charles Wilson (fencer)|Charles Wilson]] || 2-3 (4th in H) |- align=center |align=left| [[Alfred Keene]] || 2-3 (4th in I) |- align=center |align=left| [[Edward Brookfield]] || 3-4 (4th in J) |- align=center |align=left| [[Douglas Godfree]] || 0-5 (6th in C) |- align=center |align=left| [[Lockhart Leith]] || 0-5 (6th in K) |- align=center |align=left| [[Anthony Chalke]] || 1-5 (7th in M) |- bgcolor=black | || || || || || || |} {| class=wikitable ! Event || Place || Fencers || Play-in <br> match || First <br> round || Semi-<br>finals || Final || Repechage || Silver <br> medal match |- bgcolor=black | || || || || || || || || |- align=center |align=left| [[Fencing at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's team épée|Men's team épée]] ||bgcolor=silver| 2nd ||align=left| Charles Leaf Daniell (all) <br> Cecil Haig (1st, sf, r, sm) <br> Martin Holt (p, 1st, sf, r) <br> Robert Montgomerie (all) <hr> Edgar Seligman (1st)<ref name=NoMedal>This fencer competed in the team event, but is not listed in the IOC medallist database.</ref> <br> Edgar Amphlett (sm)<ref name=NoMedal/> || Defeated [[Netherlands at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Netherlands]] <br> 9-7 <hr> Advanced to <br> first round || Defeated [[Germany at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Germany]] <br> 13-5 <hr> Advanced to <br> semifinals || Lost to [[France at the 1908 Summer Olympics|France]] <br> 12-5 <hr> Relegated to <br> repechage ||bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance || Defeated [[Denmark at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Denmark]] <br> 9-8 <hr> Advanced to <br> silver medal match || Defeated [[Belgium at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Belgium]] <br> 9-5 <hr> Won <br> silver medal |- bgcolor=black | || || || || || || || || |- align=center |align=left| [[Fencing at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's team sabre|Men's team sabre]] || 6th ||align=left| [[H. Evan James]] <br> William Marsh <br> Arthur Murray <br> Charles Wilson ||bgcolor=lightgray| Not held || Lost to [[Italy at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Italy]] <br> 11-5 <hr> Out <br> 6th place ||colspan=2 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance ||colspan=2 bgcolor=lightgray| Not relegated |- bgcolor=black | || || || || || || || || |} ===Figure skating=== {{main|Figure skating at the 1908 Summer Olympics}} {| class=wikitable ! Event || Place || Skater || Score |- bgcolor=black | || || || |- align=center |rowspan=3 align=left| [[Figure skating at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Men's singles]] || 4th ||align=left| [[John Greig (figure skater)|John Greig]] || 310.9 |- align=center | 5th ||align=left| [[Albert March]] || 232.0 |- align=center | — ||align=left| [[Herbert Yglesias]] || Did not finish |- bgcolor=black | || || || |- align=center |rowspan=2 align=left| [[Figure skating at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Men's special figures]] ||bgcolor=silver| 2nd ||align=left| [[Arthur Cumming]] || 32.8 |- align=center |bgcolor=cc9966| 3rd ||align=left| [[Geoffrey Hall-Say]] || 20.8 |- bgcolor=black | || || || |- align=center |rowspan=3 align=left| [[Figure skating at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Ladies' singles]] ||bgcolor=gold| 1st ||align=left| [[Madge Syers]] || 252.5 |- align=center |bgcolor=cc9966| 3rd ||align=left| [[Dorothy Greenhough-Smith]] || 192.1 |- align=center | 5th ||align=left| [[Gwendolyn Lycett]] || 164.0 |- bgcolor=black | || || || |- align=center |rowspan=2 align=left| [[Figure skating at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Pair skating]] ||bgcolor=silver| 2nd ||align=left| [[Phyllis Johnson]] <br> [[James H. Johnson]] || 10.3 |- align=center |bgcolor=cc9966| 3rd ||align=left| [[Madge Syers]] <br> [[Edgar Syers]] || 9.6 |- bgcolor=black | || || || |} ===Football=== {{main|Football at the 1908 Summer Olympics}} [[England national amateur football team]] represented Great Britain in the football competition. {| class=wikitable ! Event || Place || Players || First round || Semifinals || Final || Bronze match |- bgcolor=black | || || || || || || |- align=center | Men's football ||bgcolor=gold| 1st ||align=left| [[Horace Bailey]], [[Arthur Berry (footballer)|Arthur Berry]], [[Frederick Chapman (footballer)|Frederick Chapman]] (captain), <br> [[Walter Corbett]], [[Harold Hardman]], [[Robert Hawkes]], [[Kenneth Hunt]], <br> [[Herbert Smith (footballer)|Herbert Smith]], [[Harold Stapley]], [[Clyde Purnell]], [[Vivian Woodward]] || Won vs. <br> [[Sweden at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Sweden]] <br> 12-1 || Won vs. <br> [[Netherlands at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Netherlands]] <br> 4-0 || Won vs. <br> [[Denmark at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Denmark]] <br> 2-0 ||bgcolor=lightgray| Not relegated |- bgcolor=black | || || || || || || |} ===Gymnastics=== {{main|Gymnastics at the 1908 Summer Olympics}} {| class=wikitable ! Event || Place || Gymnast || Score |- bgcolor=black | || || || |- align=center |rowspan=20 align=left| [[Gymnastics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's all-around|Men's all-around]] ||bgcolor=silver| 2nd ||align=left| [[S. Walter Tysal]] || 312 |- align=center | 6th ||align=left| [[Samuel Hodgetts]] || 266 |- align=center | 9th ||align=left| [[Edward Potts]] || 252.5 |- align=center | 12th ||align=left| [[George Bailey (gymnast)|George Bailey]] || 246 |- align=center |rowspan=2| 16th ||align=left| [[Franklin Dick]] || 233.5 |- align=center |align=left| [[Arthur Hodges (gymnast)|Arthur Hodges]] || 252.5 |- align=center |rowspan=14| Unknown ||align=left| [[E. Aspinall]] || Unknown |- align=center |align=left| [[Oliver Bauscher]] || Unknown |- align=center |align=left| [[Joseph Cook (gymnast)|Joseph Cook]] || Unknown |- align=center |align=left| [[S. Domville]] || Unknown |- align=center |align=left| [[E. Dyson]] || Unknown |- align=center |align=left| [[W. Fergus]] || Unknown |- align=center |align=left| [[A. Ford]] || Unknown |- align=center |align=left| [[J. Graham]] || Unknown |- align=center |align=left| [[R. Hanley]] || Unknown |- align=center |align=left| [[Leonard Hanson]] || Unknown |- align=center |align=left| [[G. Meade]] || Unknown |- align=center |align=left| [[C. H. Smith]] || Unknown |- align=center |align=left| [[J. A. Walters]] || Unknown |- align=center |align=left| [[W. Watters]] || Unknown |- bgcolor=black | || || || |} {| class=wikitable ! Event || Place || Gymnast || Score |- bgcolor=black | || || || |- align=center |align=left| [[Gymnastics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's team|Men's team]] || 8th ||align=left| [[P. A. Baker]], [[W. F. Barrett]], [[R. Bonney]], [[J. H. Catley]], [[M. Clay]], [[E. Clough]], [[J. Cotterell]], [[W. Cowy]], [[G. C. Cullen]], [[F. Denby]], [[Herbert Drury (gymnast)|Herbert Drury]], [[W. Fitt]], [[H. Gill]], [[A. S. Harley]], [[Arthur Hawkins (gymnast)|Arthur Hawkins]], [[William Hoare (gymnast)|William Hoare]], [[J. A. Horridge]], [[H. J. Huskinson]], [[J. W. Jones]], [[E. Justice]], [[N. J. Keighley]], [[R. Laycock]], [[R. McGaw]], [[J. McPhail]], [[W. Manning]], [[W. G. Merrifield]], [[C. J. Oldaker]], [[G. Parrott]], [[E. Parsons]], [[E. F. Richardson]], [[J. Robertson]], [[George Ross (gymnast)|George Ross]], [[D. Scott]], [[J. F. Simpson]], [[W. R. Skeeles]], [[J. Speight]], [[H. Stell]], [[C. V. Suderman]], [[William Tilt]], [[Charles Vigurs]], [[E. Walton]], [[H. Waterman]], [[E. A. Watkins]], [[John Whitaker (gymnast)|John Whitaker]], [[F. Whitehead]] || 196 |- bgcolor=black | || || || |} ===Hockey=== {{main|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. {| class=wikitable ! Event || Place || Players || First round || Semifinals || Final || 5th/6th |- bgcolor=black | || || || || || || |- align=center |rowspan=4 align=left| Men's hockey ||bgcolor=gold| 1st ||align=left| England <hr> [[Louis Baillon]], [[Harry Freeman]], [[Eric Green]], [[Gerald Logan]], [[Alan Noble]], [[Edgar Page]], [[Reggie Pridmore]], [[Percy Rees]], [[John Yate Robinson]], [[Stanley Shoveller]], [[Harvey Wood]] || Won vs. <br> [[France at the 1908 Summer Olympics|France]] <br> 10-1 || Won vs. <br> Scotland <br> 6-1 || Won vs. <br> Ireland <br> 8-1 ||bgcolor=lightgray| Not relegated |- align=center |bgcolor=silver| 2nd ||align=left| Ireland <hr> [[Edward Allman-Smith]], [[Henry Brown (field hockey player)|Henry Brown]], [[Walter Campbell (field hockey player)|Walter Campbell]], [[William Graham (field hockey player)|William Graham]], [[Richard Gregg (field hockey player)|Richard Gregg]], [[Edward Holmes]], [[Robert Kennedy (field hockey player)|Robert Kennedy]], [[Henry Murphy (field hockey player)|Henry Murphy]], [[Walter Peterson]], [[Charles Power (field hockey player)|Charles Power]], [[Frank Robinson (field hockey player)|Frank Robinson]] || Bye || Won vs. <br> Wales <br> 3-1 || Lost vs. <br> England <br> 8-1 ||bgcolor=lightgray| Not relegated |- align=center |rowspan=2 bgcolor=cc9966| 3rd ||align=left| Scotland <hr> [[Alexander Burt]], [[John Burt]], [[Andrew Dennistoun]], [[Charles Foulkes (field hockey player)|Charles Foulkes]], [[Hew Fraser]], [[James Harper-Orr]], [[Ivan Laing]], [[Hugh Neilson]], [[William Orchardson]], [[Norman Stevenson]], [[Hugh Walker (field hockey player)|Hugh Walker]] || Won vs. <br> [[Germany at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Germany]] <br> 4-0 || Lost vs. <br> England <br> 6-1 ||rowspan=2 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance ||rowspan=2 bgcolor=lightgray| Not relegated |- align=center |align=left| Wales <hr> [[Frederick Connah]], [[Llewellyn Evans]], [[Arthur Law]], [[Richard Lyne]], [[Wilfred Pallott]], [[Frederick Phillips]], [[Edward Richards]], [[Charles Shephard]], [[Bertrand Turnbull]], [[Philip Turnbull]], [[James Williams (field hockey player)|James Williams]] || Bye || Lost vs. <br> Ireland <br> 3-1 |- bgcolor=black | || || || || || || |} {| class=wikitable ! Opponent nation || Wins || Losses || Percent |- align=center |align=left| [[France at the 1908 Summer Olympics|France]] || 1 || 0 || 1.000 |- align=center |align=left| [[Germany at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Germany]] || 1 || 0 || 1.000 |- |colspan=4 bgcolor=lightgray| |- align=center |align=left| ''Total international'' || 2 || 0 || 1.000 |- align=center |align=left| Great Britain || 3 || 3 || .500 |- |colspan=4 bgcolor=lightgray| |- ! Total || 5 || 3 || .625 |} ===Jeu de paume=== {{main|Jeu de paume at the 1908 Summer Olympics}} In the [[jeu de paume]] competition, British players took the silver and bronze medals. {| class=wikitable ! Event || Place || Player || Round <br> of 16 || Quarter-<br>finals || Semi-<br>finals || Final/<br>''Bronze match'' |- bgcolor=black | || || || || || || |- align=center |rowspan=9 align=left| [[Jeu de paume at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Jeu de paume]] ||bgcolor=silver| 2nd ||align=left| [[Eustace Miles]] || Defeated [[Charles Sands|Sands]] <br> 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 || Defeated [[Evan Noel|Noel]] <br> 6-5, 6-1, 6-5 || Defeated [[Neville Bulwer-Lytton, 3rd Earl of Lytton|Lytton]] <br> 6-4, 6-1, 6-3 || Lost to [[Jay Gould II|Gould]] <br> 6-5, 6-4, 6-4 |- align=center |bgcolor=cc9966| 3rd ||align=left| [[Neville Bulwer-Lytton, 3rd Earl of Lytton]] || Bye || Defeated [[Edwin Biedermann|Biedermann]] <br> 6-5, 6-1, 6-2 || Lost to [[Eustace Miles|Miles]] <br> 6-4, 6-1, 6-3 || ''Defeated [[Arthur Page|Page]]'' <br> ''6-2, 6-4, 6-4'' |- align= | 4th ||align=left| [[Arthur Page]] || Bye || Defeated [[Arthur Palmer (tennis)|Palmer]] <br> 5-6, 6-4, 6-5, 6-1 || Lost to [[Jay Gould II|Gould]] <br> 6-1, 6-0, 6-0 || ''Lost to [[Neville Bulwer-Lytton, 3rd Earl of Lytton|Lytton]]'' <br> ''6-2, 6-4, 6-4'' |- align=center |rowspan=4| 5th ||align=left| [[Edwin Biedermann]] || Bye || Lost to [[Neville Bulwer-Lytton, 3rd Earl of Lytton|Lytton]] <br> 6-5, 6-1, 6-2 ||rowspan=4 colspan=2 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance |- align=center |align=left| [[Evan Noel]] || Defeated [[Charles Tatham|Tatham]] <br> 6-2, 6-3, 6-3 || Lost to [[Eustace Miles|Miles]] <br> 6-5, 6-1, 6-5 |- align=center |align=left| [[Arthur Palmer (tennis)|Arthur Palmer]] || Bye || Lost to [[Arthur Page|Page]] <br> 5-6, 6-4, 6-5, 6-1 |- align=center |align=left| [[Vane Pennell]] || Defeated [[William Cazalet|Cazalet]] <br> 6-1, 6-4, 6-1 || Lost to [[Jay Gould II|Gould]] <br> 6-3, 6-3, 6-2 |- align=center |rowspan=2| 9th ||align=left| [[William Cazalet]] || Lost to [[Vane Pennell|Pennell]] <br> 6-1, 6-4, 6-1 ||rowspan=2 colspan=3 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance |- align=center |align=left| [[Charles Tatham]] || Lost to [[Evan Noel|Noel]] <br> 6-2, 6-3, 6-3 |- bgcolor=black | || || || || || || |} {| class=wikitable ! Opponent nation || Wins || Losses || Percent |- align=center |align=left| [[United States at the 1908 Summer Olympics|United States]] || 1 || 3 || .250 |- |colspan=4 bgcolor=lightgray| |- align=center |align=left| ''Total international'' || ''1'' || ''3'' || ''.250'' |- align=center |align=left| Great Britain || 6 || 6 || .500 |- |colspan=4 bgcolor=lightgray| |- ! Total || 7 || 9 || .438 |} ===Lacrosse=== {{main|Lacrosse at the 1908 Summer Olympics}} Great Britain lost the only lacrosse match played in 1908 to [[Canada at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Canada]], earning the silver medal. {| class=wikitable ! Event || Place || Players || Final |- bgcolor=black | || || || |- align=center | Men's lacrosse ||bgcolor=silver| 2nd ||align=left| [[Gustav Alexander]], [[J. Alexander (lacrosse player)|J. Alexander]]<ref name=Reserve>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.</ref>, [[L. Blockey]]<ref name=Reserve/>, [[George Buckland]], [[E. O Dutton]], [[V. G. Gilbey]]<ref name=Reserve/>, <br> [[S. N. Hayes]], [[F. S. Johnson]]<ref name=Reserve/>, [[Wilfrid Johnson]], [[Edward Jones (lacrosse player)|Edward Jones]], [[R. G. W. Martin]], [[G. Mason]], <br> [[G. J. Mason]]<ref name=Reserve/>, [[J. Parker-Smith]], [[H. W. Ramsay]], [[Charles Scott (lacrosse player)|Charles Scott]], [[H. Shorrocks]]<ref name=Reserve/>, [[Norman Whitley (lacrosse player)|Norman Whitley]] || Lost vs. <br> [[Canada at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Canada]] <br> 14-10 |- bgcolor=black | || || || |} ===Polo=== {{main|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. {| class=wikitable ! Event || Place || Players || Match 1 || Match 2 |- bgcolor=black | || || || || |- align=center |rowspan=3| Men's polo ||bgcolor=gold| 1st ||align=left| [[Roehampton]] <br> [[Charles Darley Miller]], [[George Arthur Miller]], [[Patteson Nickalls]], [[Herbert Haydon Wilson]] || Defeated Hurlingham <br> 3-1 || Defeated Ireland <br> 8-1 |- align=center |rowspan=2 bgcolor=silver| 2nd ||align=left| [[Hurlingham Club]] <br> [[Walter Buckmaster]], [[Frederick Freake]], [[Walter Jones (polo)|Walter Jones]], [[John Wodehouse]] || Lost to Roehampton <br> 3-1 || Bye |- align=center |align=left| [[Ireland]] <br> [[John Hardress Lloyd]], [[John Paul McCann]], [[Percy O'Reilly]], [[Auston Rotherham]] || Bye || Lost to Roehampton <br> 8-1 |- bgcolor=black | || || || || |} ===Rackets=== {{main|Rackets at the 1908 Summer Olympics}} The host nation was the only one to compete in rackets in 1908. {| class=wikitable ! Event || Place || Player || Round <br> of 16 || Quarter-<br>finals || Semi-<br>finals || Final |- bgcolor=black | || || || || || || |- align=center |rowspan=6 align=left| [[Rackets at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's singles|Men's singles]] ||bgcolor=gold| 1st ||align=left| [[Evan Noel]] || Defeated [[Cecil Browning|Browning]] <br> 3-1 || Defeated [[Vane Pennell|Pennell]] <br> 3-0 || Defeated [[John Jacob Astor (rackets player)|Astor]] <br> 3-0 || Defeated [[Henry Leaf|Leaf]] <br> Walkover |- align=center |bgcolor=silver| 2nd ||align=left| [[Henry Leaf]] || Bye || Bye || Defeated [[Henry Brougham (rackets player)|Brougham]] <br> 3-0 || Lost to [[Evan Noel|Noel]] <br> Walkover |- align=center |rowspan=2 bgcolor=cc9966| 3rd ||align=left| [[John Jacob Astor (rackets player)|John Jacob Astor]] || Bye || Bye || Lost to [[Evan Noel|Noel]] <br> 3-0 ||bgcolor=lightgray rowspan=2| Did not advance |- align=center |align=left| [[Henry Brougham (rackets player)|Henry Brougham]] || Bye || Bye || Lost to [[Henry Leaf|Leaf]] <br> 3-0 |- align=center | 5th ||align=left| [[Vane Pennell]] || Bye || Lost to [[Evan Noel|Noel]] <br> 3-0 ||colspan=2 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance |- align=center | 6th ||align=left| [[Cecil Browning|Browning]] || Lost to [[Evan Noel|Noel]] <br> 3-1 ||colspan=3 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance |- bgcolor=black | || || || || || || |- align=center |rowspan=3 align=left| [[Rackets at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's doubles|Men's doubles]] ||bgcolor=gold| 1st ||align=left| John Jacob Astor <br> Vane Pennell ||colspan=2 rowspan=3 bgcolor=lightgray| None held || Defeated [[Henry Leaf|Leaf]] & [[Evan Noel|Noel]] <br> 4-2 || Defeated [[Cecil Browning|Browning]] & [[Edmund Bury|Bury]] <br> 4-1 |- align=center |bgcolor=silver| 2nd ||align=left| Cecil Browning <br> [[Edmund Bury]] || Bye || Lost to [[John Jacob Astor (rackets player)|Astor]] & [[Vane Pennell|Pennell]] <br> 4-1 |- align=center |bgcolor=cc9966| 3rd ||align=left| Henry Leaf <br> Evan Noel || Lost to [[John Jacob Astor (rackets player)|Astor]] & [[Vane Pennell|Pennell]] <br> 4-2 ||bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance |- bgcolor=black | || || || || || || |} ===Rowing=== {{main|Rowing at the 1908 Summer Olympics}} {| class=wikitable ! Event || Place || Rowers || First <br> round || Quarter-<br>finals || Semi-<br>finals || Final |- bgcolor=black | || || || || || || |- align=center |rowspan=2 align=left| [[Rowing at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's single sculls|Men's single sculls]] ||bgcolor=gold| 1st ||align=left| [[Harry Blackstaffe]] || Bye || 10.3 <br> 1st, quarterfinal 3 || 10.14 seconds <br> 1st, semifinal 2 || 9.26 |- align=center |bgcolor=silver| 2nd ||align=left| [[Alexander McCulloch]] || Bye || 10.8 <br> 1st, quarterfinal 4 || 10.22 seconds <br> 1st, semifinal 1 || Unknown |- bgcolor=black | || || || || || || |- align=center |rowspan=2 align=left| [[Rowing at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's coxless pairs|Men's coxless pairs]] ||bgcolor=gold| 1st ||align=left| [[John Fenning]] <br> [[Gordon Thomson (rower)|Gordon Thomson]] ||rowspan=2 colspan=2 bgcolor=lightgray| None held || 9.46 <br> 1st, semifinal 1 || 9.41 |- align=center |bgcolor=silver| 2nd ||align=left| [[George Fairbairn]] <br> [[Philip Verdon]] || 11.5 <br> 1st, semifinal 2 || Unknown |- bgcolor=black | || || || || || || |- align=center |rowspan=2 align=left| [[Rowing at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's coxless fours|Men's coxless fours]] ||bgcolor=gold| 1st ||align=left| [[Collier Cudmore]], [[James Angus Gillan]], <br> [[Duncan Mackinnon]], [[John Somers-Smith]] ||colspan=2 rowspan=2 bgcolor=lightgray| None held || 8.34 <br> 1st, semifinal 1 || 8.34 |- align=center |bgcolor=silver| 2nd ||align=left| [[Philip Filleul]], [[Harold Barker]], <br> John Fenning, Gordon Thomson || 9.4 <br> 1st, semifinal 2 || Unknown |- bgcolor=black | || || || || || || |- align=center |rowspan=2 align=left| [[Rowing at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's coxed eights|Men's coxed eights]] ||bgcolor=gold| 1st ||align=left| [[Albert Gladstone]], [[Frederick Kelly (rower)|Frederick Kelly]], [[Banner Johnstone]], <br> [[Guy Nickalls]], [[Charles Burnell]], [[Ronald Sanderson]], <br> [[Raymond Etherington-Smith]], [[Henry Bucknall]], [[Gilchrist Maclagan]] ||rowspan=2 bgcolor=lightgray| None held || 8.10 <br> 1st, quarterfinal 2 || 8.12 <br> 1st, semifinal 1 || 8.34 |- align=center |bgcolor=cc9966| 3rd ||align=left| [[Frank Jerwood]], [[Eric Powell (rower)|Eric Powell]], [[Oswald Carver]], <br> [[Edward Williams (rower)|Edward Williams]], [[Henry Goldsmith]], [[Harold Kitching]], <br> [[John Burn]], [[Douglas Stuart (rower)|Douglas Stuart]], [[Richard Boyle (rower)|Richard Boyle]] || Bye || Unknown <br> 2nd, semifinal 2 ||bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance |- bgcolor=black | || || || || || || |} ===Rugby=== {{main|Rugby union at the 1908 Summer Olympics}} Great Britain lost the only [[rugby union]] match played in 1908 to [[Australasia at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Australasia]], earning the silver medal. The British representative was the Cornwall county team, which had won the 1907 county championships. {| class=wikitable ! Event || Place || Players || Final |- bgcolor=black | || || || |- align=center | Men's rugby union ||bgcolor=silver| 2nd ||align=left| [[Edward Jackett]], [[J. C. Solomon]], [[Bertram Solomon]], [[L. F. Dean]], [[J. T. Jose]], <br> [[Thomas Wedge (rugby player)|Thomas Wedge]], [[James Davey]], [[Richard Jackett]], [[E. J. Jones]], [[Arthur Wilson (rugby player)|Arthur Wilson]], <br> [[Nicholas Tregurtha]], [[A. Lawrey]], [[C. R. Marshall]], [[A. Wilcocks]], [[John Trevaskis]] || Lost vs. <br> [[Australasia at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Australasia]] <br> 32-3 |- bgcolor=black | || || || |} ===Sailing=== {{main|Sailing at the 1908 Summer Olympics}} Great Britain took all four of the sailing 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=wikitable ! Class || Place || Boat || Sailors |- bgcolor=black | || || || |- |rowspan=2| [[Sailing at the 1908 Summer Olympics - 6 metre class|6 metre]] ||bgcolor=gold align=center| 1st || ''Dormy'' || [[Gilbert Laws (sailor)|Gilbert Laws]], [[Thomas McMeekin]], [[Charles Crichton (sailor)|Charles Crichton]] |- |align=center| 4th || ''Sibindi'' || [[Johan Leuchars]], [[William Leuchars]], [[Frank Smith (sailor)|Frank Smith]] |- bgcolor=black | || || || |- | [[Sailing at the 1908 Summer Olympics - 7 metre class|7 metre]] ||bgcolor=gold align=center| 1st || ''Heroine'' || [[Charles Rivett-Carnac (sailor)|Charles Rivett-Carnac]], [[Richard Dixon]], <br> [[Norman Bingley]], [[Frances Rivett-Carnac]] |- bgcolor=black | || || || |- |rowspan=2| [[Sailing at the 1908 Summer Olympics - 8 metre class|8 metre]] ||bgcolor=gold align=center| 1st || ''Cobweb'' || [[Blair Cochrane]], [[Arthur Wood (sailor)|Arthur Wood]], [[Henry Sutton]], <br> [[John Rhodes (sailor)|John Rhodes]], [[Charles Campbell (sailor)|Charles Campbell]] |- |bgcolor=cc9966 align=center| 3rd || ''Sorais'' || [[Philip Hunloke]], [[Alfred Hughes]], [[Frederick Hughes]], <br> [[George Ratsey]], [[William Ward (sailor)|William Ward]] |- bgcolor=black | || || || |- |rowspan=2| [[Sailing at the 1908 Summer Olympics - 12 metre class|12 metre]] ||bgcolor=gold align=center| 1st || ''Hera'' || [[Thomas Glen-Coats]], [[Arthur Downes]], [[John Downes (sailor)|John Downes]], <br> [[John Buchanan (sailor)|John Buchanan]], [[David Dunlop]], [[John Mackenzie (sailor)|John Mackenzie]], <br> [[Gerald Tait]], [[James Bunten]], [[Albert Martin]], <br> [[John Aspin]] |- |bgcolor=silver align=center| 2nd || ''Mouchette'' || [[Charles MacIver]], [[Cecil R. MacIver]], [[James Baxter]], <br> [[William Davidson (sailor)|William Davidson]], [[John Spence (sailor)|John Spence]], [[Thomas Littledale]], <br> [[John Jellico]], [[McLeod Robertson]], [[James Kenion]], <br> [[J. A. Gardiner]] |- bgcolor=black | || || || |} ===Shooting=== {| class=wikitable ! Event || Place || Shooter || Score |- bgcolor=black | || || || |- |rowspan=10| [[Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 1000 yard free rifle|Men's 1000 yard free rifle]] ||bgcolor=gold align=center| 1st || [[Joshua Milner]] ||align=center| 98 |- |bgcolor=cc996 align=center| 3rd || [[Maurice Blood]] ||align=center| 92 |- |rowspan=2 align=center| 4th || [[Richard Bartnett]] ||align=center| 92 |- | [[Ted Ranken]] ||align=center| 92 |- |rowspan=2 align=center| 6th || [[Thomas Caldwell (shooter)|Thomas Caldwell]] ||align=center| 91 |- | [[John Sellars (shooter)|John Sellars]] ||align=center| 91 |- |align=center| 16th || [[Thomas Fremantle (shooter)|Thomas Fremantle]] ||align=center| 87 |- |align=center| 19th || [[Peter Whitehead (shooter)|Peter Whitehead]] ||align=center| 86 |- |align=center| 24th || [[John Hopton]] ||align=center| 84 |- |align=center| 28th || [[Alexander Rogers]] ||align=center| 82 |- bgcolor=black | || || || |- |rowspan=5| [[Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 300 metre free rifle|Men's 300 metre free rifle]] ||align=center| 10th || [[Jesse Wallingford]] ||align=center| 828 |- |align=center| 11th || Maurice Blood ||align=center| 825 |- |align=center| 20th || [[Alexander Jackson (shooter)|Alexander Jackson]] ||align=center| 771 |- |align=center| 26th || [[R. Hawkins]] ||align=center| 752 |- |align=center| 40th || [[Henry Chaney]] ||align=center| 671 |- bgcolor=black | || || || |- | [[Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's team free rifle|Men's team free rifle]] ||align=center| 6th || [[Jesse Wallingford]] <br> [[Harold Hawkings]] <br> [[Charles Churcher]] <br> [[Thomas Raddall (shooter)|Thomas Raddall]] <br> [[John Bostock]] <br> [[Robert Brown (shooter)|Robert Brown]] ||align=center| 4355 |- bgcolor=black | || || || |- | [[Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's team military rifle|Men's team military rifle]] ||bgcolor=silver align=center| 2nd || [[Harcourt Ommundsen]] <br> [[Fleetwood Varley]] <br> [[Arthur Fulton]] <br> [[Philip Richardson]] <br> [[William Padgett]] <br> [[John Martin (shooter)|John Martin]] ||align=center| 2497 |- bgcolor=black | || || || |- |rowspan=12| [[Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's stationary target small-bore rifle|Men's stationary target small-bore rifle]] ||bgcolor=gold align=center| 1st || [[Arthur Carnell]] ||align=center| 387 |- |bgcolor=silver align=center| 2nd || [[Harold Humby]] ||align=center| 386 |- |bgcolor=cc9966 align=center| 3rd || [[George Barnes (shooter)|George Barnes]] ||align=center| 385 |- |align=center| 4th || [[Maurice Matthews]] ||align=center| 384 |- |align=center| 5th || [[Edward Amoore]] ||align=center| 383 |- |align=center| 6th || [[William Pimm]] ||align=center| 379 |- |align=center| 7th || [[Albert Taylor]] ||align=center| 376 |- |align=center| 8th || [[Harold Hawkins (shooter)|Harold Hawkins]] ||align=center| 374 |- |align=center| 9th || [[Jack Warner (shooter)|Jack Warner]] ||align=center| 373 |- |align=center| 10th || [[Arthur Wilde]] ||align=center| 370 |- |align=center| 12th || [[James Milne]] ||align=center| 368 |- |align=center| 14th || [[William Milne (shooter)|William Milne]] ||align=center| 363 |- bgcolor=black | || || || |- |rowspan=12| [[Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's moving target small-bore rifle|Men's moving target small-bore rifle]] ||bgcolor=gold align=center| 1st || [[John Fleming]] ||align=center| 24 |- |bgcolor=silver align=center| 2nd || Maurice Matthews ||align=center| 24 |- |bgcolor=cc9966 align=center| 3rd || [[William Marsden]] ||align=center| 24 |- |align=center| 4th || [[Edward Newitt]] ||align=center| 24 |- |align=center| 5th || [[Philip Plater]] ||align=center| 22 |- |align=center| 6th || William Pimm ||align=center| 21 |- |align=center| 7th || William Milne ||align=center| 21 |- |align=center| 9th || [[William Styles]] ||align=center| 17 |- |align=center| 10th || Arthur Wilde ||align=center| 13 |- |align=center| 13th || James Milne ||align=center| 12 |- |rowspan=2 align=center| 19th || Edward Amoore ||align=center| 3 |- | Harold Hawkings ||align=center| 3 |- bgcolor=black | || || || |- |rowspan=12| [[Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's disappearing target small-bore rifle|Men's disappearing target small-bore rifle]] ||bgcolor=gold align=center| 1st || William Styles ||align=center| 45 |- |bgcolor=silver align=center| 2nd || Harold Hawkins ||align=center| 45 |- |bgcolor=cc9966 align=center| 3rd || Edward Amoore ||align=center| 45 |- |align=center| 4th || William Milne ||align=center| 45 |- |align=center| 5th || James Milne ||align=center| 45 |- |align=center| 6th || Arthur Wilde ||align=center| 45 |- |align=center| 8th || Harold Humby ||align=center| 45 |- |rowspan=3 align=center| 9th || John Fleming ||align=center| 42 |- | Maurice Matthews ||align=center| 42 |- | Edward Newitt ||align=center| 42 |- |rowspan=2 align=center| 15th || William Pimm ||align=center| 39 |- | Philip Plater ||align=center| 39 |- bgcolor=black | || || || |- | [[Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's team small-bore rifle|Men's team small-bore rifle]] ||bgcolor=gold align=center| 1st || Maurice Matthews <br> Harold Humby <br> William Pimm <br> Edward Amoore ||align=center| 771 |- bgcolor=black | || || || |- |rowspan=9| [[Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's single-shot running deer|Men's single-shot running deer]] ||bgcolor=silver align=center| 2nd || [[Ted Ranken]] ||align=center| 24 |- |bgcolor=cc9966 align=center| 3rd || Alexander Rogers ||align=center| 24 |- |align=center| 4th || Maurice Blood ||align=center| 23 |- |align=center| 5th || [[Albert Kempster]] ||align=center| 22 |- |rowspan=2 align=center| 6th || [[James Cowan]] ||align=center| 21 |- | [[William Lane-Joynt]] ||align=center| 21 |- |align=center| 9th || Joshua Millner ||align=center| 20 |- |align=center| 10th || [[Charles Nix]] ||align=center| 19 |- |align=center| 12th || [[Walter Ellicott]] ||align=center| 16 |- bgcolor=black | || || || |- |rowspan=10| [[Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's double-shot running deer|Men's double-shot running deer]] ||bgcolor=silver align=center| 2nd || Ted Ranken ||align=center| 46 |- |align=center| 4th || Maurice Blood ||align=center| 34 |- |align=center| 5th || Albert Kempster ||align=center| 34 |- |rowspan=2 align=center| 6th || Walter Ellicott ||align=center| 33 |- | Alexander Rogers ||align=center| 33 |- |align=center| 9th || [[John Bashford]] ||align=center| 25 |- |align=center| 10th || James Cowan ||align=center| 24 |- |align=center| 11th || Charles Nix ||align=center| 22 |- |align=center| 13th || William Lane-Joynt ||align=center| 20 |- |align=center| 15th || Joshua Millner ||align=center| 15 |- bgcolor=black | || || || |- | [[Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's team single-shot running deer|Men's team single-shot running deer]] ||bgcolor=silver align=center| 2nd || Charles Nix <br> William Lane-Joynt <br> Walter Ellicott <br> Ted Ranken ||align=center| 85 |- bgcolor=black | || || || |- |rowspan=11| [[Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's individual pistol|Men's individual pistol]] ||align=center| 5th || [[Jesse Wallingford]] ||align=center| 467 |- |align=center| 7th || Walter Ellicott ||align=center| 458 |- |align=center| 11th || [[Geoffrey Coles]] ||align=center| 449 |- |align=center| 13th || [[Henry Lynch-Staunton]] ||align=center| 443 |- |align=center| 14th || William Lane-Joynt ||align=center| 442 |- |align=center| 16th || [[William Newton]] ||align=center| 440 |- |align=center| 23rd || [[Charles Wirgmann]] ||align=center| 425 |- |align=center| 28th || [[Peter Jones (shooter)|Peter Jones]] ||align=center| 407 |- |align=center| 31st || [[James Le Fevre]] ||align=center| 399 |- |align=center| 39th || [[Henry Munday]] ||align=center| 358 |- |align=center| 42nd || [[John Bashford]] ||align=center| 329 |- bgcolor=black | || || || |- | [[Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's team pistol|Men's team pistol]] ||bgcolor=cc9966 align=center| 3rd || Jesse Wallingford <br> Geoffrey Coles <br> Henry Lynch-Staunton <br> Walter Ellicott ||align=center| 1817 |- bgcolor=black | || || || |- |rowspan=11| [[Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's individual trap shooting|Men's individual trap shooting]] ||bgcolor=cc9966 align=center| 3rd || [[Alexander Maunder]] ||align=center| 57 |- |align=center| 5th || [[Charles Palmer (shooter)|Charles Palmer]] ||align=center| 55 |- |align=center| 7th || [[Richard Hutton (shooter)|Richard Hutton]] ||align=center| 53 |- |align=center| 10th || [[Frank Moore (shooter)|Frank Moore]] ||align=center| 52 |- |align=center| 11th || [[George Whitaker]] ||align=center| 51 |- |align=center| 12th || [[James Pike (shooter)|James Pike]] ||align=center| 50 |- |rowspan=2 align=center| 17th || [[Harold Creasey]] ||align=center| 46 |- | [[Peter Easte]] ||align=center| 46 |- |align=center| 19th || [[Gerald Merlin]] ||align=center| 45 |- |align=center| 20th || [[William Morris (shooter)|William Morris]] ||align=center| 44 |- |align=center| 24th || [[John Butt]] ||align=center| 26 |- bgcolor=black | || || || |- |rowspan=2| [[Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's team trap shooting|Men's team trap shooting]] ||bgcolor=gold align=center| 1st || Peter Easte <br> Alexander Maunder <br> Frank Moore <br> Charles Palmer <br> James Pike <br> John Postans ||align=center| 407 |- |bgcolor=cc9966 align=center| 3rd || John Butt <br> Harold Creasey <br> Richard Hutton <br> William Morris <br> Gerald Skinner <br> George Whitaker ||align=center| 372 |- bgcolor=black | || || || |} ===Swimming=== {{main|Swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics}} {| class=wikitable ! Event || Place || Swimmer || Heats || Semifinals || Final |- bgcolor=black | || || || || || |- align=center |rowspan=6 align=left| [[Swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre freestyle|Men's 100 metre freestyle]] ||rowspan=4| Semi-<br>finalist ||align=left| [[George Dockrell]] || 1:13.2 <br> 1st, heat 8 || 1:11.4 <br> 3rd, semifinal 2 ||rowspan=4 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance |- align=center |align=left| [[Addin Tyldesley]] || 1:12.0 <br> 2nd, heat 2 || Unknown <br> 5th, semifinal 2 |- align=center |align=left| [[Wilfred Edwards (swimmer)|Wilfred Edwards]] || 1:05.8 <br> 1st, heat 7 || Unknown <br> 5-6, semifinal 1 |- align=center |align=left| [[Paul Radmilovic]] || 1:12.0 <br> 2nd, heat 6 || Unknown <br> 5-6, semifinal 1 |- align=center |rowspan=2| Heats ||align=left| [[John Derbyshire (swimmer)|John Derbyshire]] || 1:12.6 <br> 2nd, heat 4 ||rowspan=2 colspan=2 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance |- align=center |align=left| [[George Innocent]] || Unknown <br> 3rd, heat 5 |- bgcolor=black | || || || || || |- align=center |rowspan=7 align=left| [[Swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 400 metre freestyle|Men's 400 metre freestyle]] ||bgcolor=gold| 1st ||align=left| [[Henry Taylor (swimmer)|Henry Taylor]] || 5:42.2 <br> 1st, heat 6 || 5:41.0 <br> 2nd, semifinal 1 || 5:36.8 |- | 4th ||align=left| [[William Foster (swimmer)|William Foster]] || 5:54.8 <br> 1st, heat 2 || 5:52.2 <br> 2nd, semifinal 2 || Unknown |- |rowspan=2| Semi-<br>finalist ||align=left| [[Sydney Battersby]] || 5:48.8 <br> 1st, heat 1 || Unknown <br> 3rd, semifinal 1 ||rowspan=2 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance |- align=center |align=left| Paul Radmilovic || 6:10.0 <br> 1st, heat 5 || Unknown <br> 3rd, semifinal 2 |- align=center |rowspan=3| Heats ||align=left| [[Sam Blatherwick]] || 6:16.8 <br> 2nd, heat 4 ||rowspan=3 colspan=2 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance |- align=center |align=left| [[William Haynes (swimmer)|William Haynes]] || 6:21.2 <br> 2nd, heat 7 |- align=center |align=left| [[Arthur Sharp]] || 7:00.4 <br> 2nd, heat 9 |- bgcolor=black | || || || || || |- align=center |rowspan=8 align=left| [[Swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 1500 metre freestyle|Men's 1500 metre freestyle]] ||bgcolor=gold| 1st ||align=left| Henry Taylor || 23:24.4 <br> 1st, heat 6 || 22:54.0 <br> 1st, semifinal 1 || 22:48.4 |- align=center |bgcolor=silver| 2nd ||align=left| Sydney Battersby || 23:42.8 <br> 1st, heat 4 || 23:23.0 <br> 1st, semifinal 2 || 22:51.2 |- align=center |rowspan=4| Semi-<br>finalist ||align=left| [[William Foster (swimmer)|William Foster]] || 24:33.0 <br> 1st, heat 7 || Unknown <br> 3rd, semifinal 1 ||rowspan=4 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance |- align=center |align=left| [[Lewis Moist]] || 26:52.0 <br> 1st, heat 3 || Unknown <br> 4th, semifinal 1 |- align=center |align=left| [[John Jarvis (swimmer)|John Jarvis]] || 25:51.6 <br> 1st, heat 5 || Did not finish <br> —, semifinal 2 |- align=center |align=left| Paul Radmilovic || 25:02.4 <br> 1st, heat 1 || Did not start <br> —, semifinal 2 |- align=center |rowspan=2| Heats ||align=left| [[Sam Blatherwick]] || 25:15.4 <br> 2nd, heat 2 ||rowspan=2 colspan=2 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance |- align=center |align=left| [[Richard Hassell]] || 28:14.8 <br> 3rd, heat 5 |- bgcolor=black | || || || || || |- align=center |rowspan=7 align=left| [[Swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre backstroke|Men's 100 metre backstroke]] ||bgcolor=cc9966| 3rd ||align=left| [[Herbert Haresnape]] || 1:26.2 <br> 1st, heat 4 || 1:28.8 <br> 2nd, semifinal 2 || 1:27.0 |- align=center |rowspan=3| Semi-<br>finalist ||align=left| [[John Taylor (swimmer)|John Taylor]] || 1:25.8 <br> 1st, heat 6 || Unknown <br> 3rd, semifinal 2 ||rowspan=3 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance |- align=center |align=left| [[Stanley Parvin]] || 1:35.2 <br> 1st, heat 5 || Unknown <br> 4th, semifinal 1 |- align=center |align=left| [[Colin Lewis (swimmer)|Colin Lewis]] || 1:30.2 <br> 1st, heat 3 || Unknown <br> 4th, semifinal 2 |- align=center |rowspan=3| Heats ||align=left| [[Frederick Unwin]] || 1:30.0 <br> 2nd, heat 1 ||rowspan=3 colspan=2 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance |- align=center |align=left| [[Sidney Willis]] || 1:34.4 <br> 2nd, heat 2 |- align=center |align=left| [[Eric Seaward]] || Unknown <br> 3rd, heat 7 |- bgcolor=black | || || || || || |- align=center |rowspan=6 align=left| [[Swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre breaststroke|Men's 200 metre breaststroke]] ||bgcolor=gold| 1st ||align=left| [[Fred Holman]] || 3:10.6 <br> 1st, heat 1 || 3:10.0 <br> 1st, semifinal 1 || 3:09.2 |- align=center |bgcolor=silver| 2nd ||align=left| [[William Robinson (swimmer)|William Robinson]] || 3:13.0 <br> 1st, heat 5 || 1:11.8 <br> 1st, semifinal 2 || 3:12.8 |- align=center |rowspan=4| Heats ||align=left| [[Percy Courtman]] || 3:18.4 <br> 2nd, heat 7 ||rowspan=4 colspan=2 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance |- align=center |align=left| [[Arthur Davies (swimmer)|Arthur Davies]] || Unknown <br> 3rd, heat 3 |- align=center |align=left| [[Sydney Gooday]] || Unknown <br> 3rd, heat 4 |- align=center |align=left| [[Frank Naylor]] || Unknown <br> 4-5, heat 2 |- bgcolor=black | || || || || || |- align=center |align=left| [[Swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 4x200 metre freestyle relay|Men's 4x200 metre freestyle relay]] ||bgcolor=gold| 1st ||align=left| William Foster <br> Paul Radmilovic <br> John Derbyshire <br> Henry Taylor ||bgcolor=lightgray| None held || 10:53.4 <br> 1st, semifinal 2 || 10:55.6 |- bgcolor=black | || || || || || |} ===Tennis=== {{main|Tennis at the 1908 Summer Olympics}} Great Britain took all 6 [[gold medal]]s in the lawn tennis competitions in 1908. {| class=wikitable ! Event || Place || Name || Round <br> of 64 || Round <br> of 32 || Round <br> of 16 || Quarter-<br>finals || Semi-<br>finals || Final |- bgcolor=black | || || || || || || || || |- align=center |rowspan=7 align=left| [[Tennis at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's singles|Men's singles]] ||bgcolor=gold| 1st ||align=left| [[Josiah Ritchie]] || Bye || Defeated [[Vincent Gauntlett|Gauntlett]] || Defeated [[Walter Crawley|Crawley]] || Defeated [[Maurice Germot|Germot]] || Defeated [[Wilberforce Eaves|Eaves]] || Defeated [[Otto Froitzheim|Froitzheim]] |- align=center |bgcolor=cc9966| 3rd ||align=left| [[Wilberforce Eaves]] || Defeated [[Rolf Kinzl|Kinzl]] || Bye || Defeated [[Moritz von Bissing|Bissing]] || Defeated [[Charles Dixon|Dixon]] || Lost to [[Josiah Ritchie|Ritchie]] ||bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance |- align=center |rowspan=2| 5th ||align=left| [[George Caridia]] || Bye || Defeated [[Harold Kitson|Kitson]] || Defeated [[Richard Powell (tennis player)|R. Powell]] || Lost to [[Otto Froitzheim|Froitzheim]] ||colspan=2 rowspan=2 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance |- align=center |align=left| [[Charles Dixon]] || Defeated [[Friedrich Wilhelm Rahe|Rahe]] || Defeated [[Dezsö Lauber|Lauber]] || Defeated [[Bohuslav Hykš|Hykš]] || Lost to [[Wilberforce Eaves|Eaves]] |- align=center |rowspan=2| 9th ||align=left| [[Walter Crawley]] || Bye || Bye || Lost to [[Josiah Ritchie|Ritchie]] ||rowspan=2 colspan=3 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance |- align=center |align=left| [[James Parke (tennis player)|James Parke]] || Bye || Defeated [[Ede Tóth|Tóth]] || Lost to [[Otto Froitzheim|Froitzheim]] |- align=center | 26th ||align=left| [[Kenneth Powell]] || Lost to [[Otto Froitzheim|Froitzheim]] ||colspan=5 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance |- bgcolor=black | || || || || || || || || |- align=center |rowspan=5 align=left| [[Tennis at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Women's singles|Women's singles]] ||bgcolor=gold| 1st ||align=left| [[Dorothea Douglass Chambers|Dorothea Chambers]] ||rowspan=5 colspan=2 bgcolor=lightgray| None held || Bye || Defeated [[Agnes Morton|Morton]] || Defeated [[Joan Winch|Winch]] || Defeated [[Penelope Boothby (tennis player)|Boothby]] |- align=center |bgcolor=silver| 2nd ||align=left| [[Penelope Boothby (tennis player)|Penelope Boothby]] || Bye || Bye || Bye || Lost to [[Dorothea Douglass Chambers|Chambers]] |- align=center |bgcolor=cc9966| 3rd ||align=left| [[Joan Winch]] || Bye || Bye || Lost to [[Dorothea Douglass Chambers|Chambers]] ||bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance |- align=center | 4th ||align=left| [[Agnes Morton]] || Defeated [[Alice Greene|Greene]] || Lost to [[Dorothea Douglass Chambers|Chambers]] ||colspan=2 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance |- align=center | 5th ||align=left| [[Alice Greence]] || Lost to [[Agnes Morton|Morton]] ||colspan=3 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance |- bgcolor=black | || || || || || || || || |- align=center |rowspan=4 align=left| [[Tennis at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's doubles|Men's doubles]] ||bgcolor=gold| 1st ||align=left| [[George Hillyard (tennis)|George Hillyard]] <br> [[Reginald Doherty]] ||rowspan=4 bgcolor=lightgray| None held || Bye || Bye || Defeated <br> [[Walter Crawley|Crawley]]/[[Kenneth Powell|K. Powell]] || Defeated <br> [[Clement Cazalet|Cazalet]]/[[Charles Dixon|Dixon]] || Defeated <br> [[Josiah Ritchie|Ritchie]]/[[James Cecil Parke|Parke]] |- align=center |bgcolor=silver| 2nd ||align=left| Josiah Ritchie <br> James Parke || Bye || Defeated <br> [[Jenö Zsigmondy|Zsigmondy]]/[[Ede Tóth|Tóth]] || Defeated <br> [[Fritz Felix Piepes|Piepes]]/[[Arthur Zborzil|Zborzil]] || Bye || Lost to <br> [[George Hillyard|Hillyard]]/[[Reginald Doherty|Doherty]] |- align=center |bgcolor=cc9966| 3rd ||align=left| [[Clement Cazalet]] <br> Charles Dixon || Bye || Defeated <br> [[Christiaan van Lennep|C. van Lennep]]/[[Roelof van Lennep|R. van Lennep]] || Defeated <br> [[Vincent Gauntlett|Gauntlett]]/[[Harold Kitson|Kitson]] || Lost to <br> [[George Hillyard|Hillyard]]/[[Reginald Doherty|Doherty]] ||bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance |- align=center | 4th ||align=left| Walter Crawley <br> Kenneth Powell || Bye || Defeated <br> [[James Foulkes|Foulkes]]/[[Richard Powell|R. Powell]] || Lost to <br> [[George Hillyard|Hillyard]]/[[Reginald Doherty|Doherty]] ||colspan=2 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance |- bgcolor=black | || || || || || || || || |} {| class=wikitable ! Event || Place || Name || Round <br> of 16 || Quarter-<br>finals || Semi-<br>finals || Final |- bgcolor=black | || || || || || || |- align=center |rowspan=5 align=left| [[Tennis at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's indoor singles|Men's indoor singles]] ||bgcolor=gold| 1st ||align=left| [[Arthur Gore]] || Bye || Bye || Defeated [[Josiah Ritchie|Ritchie]] || Defeated [[George Caridia|Caridia]] |- align=center |bgcolor=silver| 2nd ||align=left| George Caridia || Bye || Defeated [[Gunnar Setterwall|Setterwall]] || Defeated [[Wilberforce Eaves|Eaves]] || Lost to [[Arthur Gore|Gore]] |- align=center |bgcolor=cc9966| 3rd ||align=left| Josiah Ritchie || Bye || Bye || Lost to [[Arthur Gore|Gore]] ||bgcolor=lightgray rowspan=2| Did not advance |- align=center | 4th ||align=left| Wilberforce Eaves || Bye || Defeated [[Wollmar Boström|Boström]] || Lost to [[George Caridia|Caridia]] |- align=center | 7th ||align=left| [[Lionel Escombe]] || Lost to [[Gunnar Setterwall|Setterwall]] ||colspan=3 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance |- bgcolor=black | || || || || || || |- align=center |rowspan=5 align=left| [[Tennis at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Women's indoor singles|Women's indoor singles]] ||bgcolor=gold| 1st ||align=left| [[Gwendoline Eastlake-Smith]] ||rowspan=5 bgcolor=lightgray| None held || Defeated [[Violet Pinkney|Pinkney]] || Defeated [[Elsa Wallenberg|Wallenberg]] || Defeated [[Angela Greene|Greene]] |- align=center |bgcolor=silver| 2nd ||align=left| [[Angela Greene]] || Defeated [[Penelope Boothby|Boothby]] || Defeated [[Märtha Adlerstråhle|Adlerstråhle]] || Lost to [[Gwendoline Eastlake-Smith|Eastlake-Smith]] |- align=center |rowspan=3| 5th ||align=left| Penelope Boothby || Lost to [[Angela Greene|Greene]] ||colspan=2 rowspan=3 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance |- align=center |align=left| [[Mildred Coles]] || Lost to [[Elsa Wallenberg|Wallenberg]] |- align=center |align=left| [[Violet Pinkney]] || Lost to [[Gwendoline Eastlake-Smith|Eastlake-Smith]] |- bgcolor=black | || || || || || || |- align=center |rowspan=4 align=left| [[Tennis at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's indoor doubles|Men's indoor doubles]] ||bgcolor=gold| 1st ||align=left| [[Herbert Barrett]] <br> Arthur Gore ||rowspan=4 bgcolor=lightgray| None held || Bye || Defeated <br> [[Lionel Escombe|Escombe]]/[[Josiah Ritchie|Ritchie]] || Defeated <br> [[George Caridia|Caridia]]/[[George Simond|Simond]] |- align=center |bgcolor=silver| 2nd ||align=left| George Caridia <br> [[George Simond]] || Defeated <br> [[Wilberforce Eaves|Eaves]]/[[George Hillyard|Hillyard]] || Defeated <br> [[Wollmar Boström|Boström]]/[[Gunnar Setterwall|Setterwall]] || Lost to <br> [[Herbert Barrett|Barrett]]/[[Arthur Gore|Gore]] |- align=center | 4th ||align=left| Lionel Escombe <br> Josiah Ritchie || Bye || Lost to <br> [[Herbert Barrett|Barrett]]/[[Arthur Gore|Gore]] ||bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance |- align=center | 5th ||align=left| Wilberforce Eaves <br> George Hillyard || Lost to <br> [[George Caridia|Caridia]]/[[George Simond|Simond]] ||colspan=2 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance |- bgcolor=black | || || || || || || |} {| class=wikitable ! Opponent nation || Wins || Losses || Percent |- align=center |align=left| [[Austria at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Austria]] || 2 || 0 || 1.000 |- align=center |align=left| [[Bohemia at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Bohemia]] || 1 || 0 || 1.000 |- align=center |align=left| [[Canada at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Canada]] || 2 || 0 || 1.000 |- align=center |align=left| [[France at the 1908 Summer Olympics|France]] || 1 || 0 || 1.000 |- align=center |align=left| [[Germany at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Germany]] || 3 || 3 || .500 |- align=center |align=left| [[Hungary at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Hungary]] || 2 || 0 || 1.000 |- align=center |align=left| [[Netherlands at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Netherlands]] || 1 || 0 || 1.000 |- align=center |align=left| [[South Africa at the 1908 Summer Olympics|South Africa]] || 3 || 0 || 1.000 |- align=center |align=left| [[Sweden at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Sweden]] || 5 || 3 || .625 |- |colspan=4 bgcolor=lightgray| |- align=center |align=left| ''Total international'' || 20 || 6 || .769 |- align=center |align=left| Great Britain || 19 || 19 || .500 |- |colspan=4 bgcolor=lightgray| |- ! Total || 39 || 25 || .609 |} ===Tug of war=== {{Main|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. {| class=wikitable ! Event || Place || Athletes || Quarterfinals || Semifinals || Final |- bgcolor=black | || || || || || |- align=center |rowspan=3 align=left| Tug of war ||bgcolor=gold| 1st ||align=left| [[City of London Police]] <br> [[Edward Barrett]], [[H. Duke]], [[Frederick W. Goodfellow]], [[Frederick H. Humphreys]], [[William Hirons]], [[Albert Ireton]], [[Frederick Merriman (athlete)|Frederick Merriman]], [[Edwin A. Mills]], [[John James Shepherd]] || Bye || Defeated <br> (GBR) Metropolitan Police "K" Division || Defeated <br> (GBR) Liverpool Police |- align=center |bgcolor=silver| 2nd ||align=left| [[Liverpool]] Police <br> [[James M. Clarke]], [[Thomas Butler (athlete)|Thomas Butler]], [[C. Foden]], [[William Greggan]], [[Alexander Kidd]], [[Daniel McDonald Lowey]], [[Patrick Philbin (athlete)|Patrick Philbin]], [[George Smith (athlete)|George Smith]], [[Thomas Swindlehurst]] || Defeated <br> [[United States at the 1908 Summer Olympics|United States]] || Defeated <br> [[Sweden at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Sweden]] || Lost to <br> (GBR) City of London Police |- align=center |bgcolor=cc9966| 3rd ||align=left| [[Metropolitan Police]] "K" Division <br> [[Walter Chaffe]], [[Joseph Dowler]], [[Ernest W. Ebbage]], [[Thomas Homewood]], [[Alexander Munro]], [[William Slade]], [[Walter B. Tammas]], [[T. J. Williams]], [[James Woodget]] || Bye || Lost to <br> (GBR) City of London Police ||bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance |- bgcolor=black | || || || || || |} ===Water motorsports=== {{Main|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 at the 1896 Summer Olympics|France]], which competed only in the open class. {| class=wikitable ! Event || Place || Boat || Sailors || Result |- bgcolor=black | || || || || |- |rowspan=2| Class A — Open class ||rowspan=2 align=center| — || ''Wolseley-Siddely'' || [[Hugh Grosvenor, 2nd Duke of Westminster]] <br> [[George Clowes]] <br> [[Joseph Frederick Laycock]] (first race only) <br> [[G. H. Atkinson]] (second race only) ||align=center| Race cancelled (first race) <br> Ran aground (second race) |- | ''Dylan'' || [[Thomas Scott-Ellis, 8th Baron Howard de Walden]] <br> [[A. G. Fentiman]] ||align=center| Retired, race cancelled (first race) <br> Did not start (second race) |- bgcolor=black | || || || || |- |rowspan=2| Class B — Under 60 feet ||bgcolor=gold align=center| 1st || ''Gyrinus'' || [[Isaac Thomas Thornycroft]] <br> [[Bernard Redwood]] <br> [[John Field-Richards]]<ref name=Field-Richards>Field Richards is not listed in the IOC medallist database.</ref> ||align=center| Finished |- |align=center| — || ''Quicksilver'' || [[John Marshall Gorham]] ||align=center| Did not finish |- bgcolor=black | || || || || |- |rowspan=2| Class C — 6.5–8 metres ||bgcolor=gold align=center| 1st || ''Gyrinus'' || Thomas Thornycroft <br> Bernard Redwood ||align=center| Finished |- |align=center| — || ''Sea Dog'' || [[Warwick Wright (motorboater)|Warwick Wright]] <br> [[Thomas Weston (motorboater)|Thomas Weston]] ||align=center| Did not finish |- bgcolor=black | || || || || |} ===Water polo=== {{Main|Water polo at the 1908 Summer Olympics}} {| class=wikitable ! Event || Place || Water poloists|| Quarterfinals || Semifinals || Final |- bgcolor=black | || || || || || |- align=center |align=left| Men's water polo ||bgcolor=gold| 1st ||align=left| [[George Cornet]], [[Charles Forsyth]], [[George Nevinson]], [[Paul Radmilovic]], <br> [[Charles Sydney Smith]], [[Thomas Thould]], [[George Wilkinson (water polo)|George Wilkinson]] || Bye || Bye || Defeated [[Belgium at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Belgium]] <br> 9-2 |- bgcolor=black | || || || || || |} ===Wrestling=== {{Main|Wrestling at the 1908 Summer Olympics}} {| class=wikitable ! Event || Place || Wrestler || Round <br> of 32 || Round <br> of 16 || Quarter-<br>finals || Semi-<br>finals || Final |- bgcolor=black | || || || || || || || |- align=center |rowspan=8 align=left| [[Wrestling at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Greco-Roman lightweight|Greco-Roman lightweight]] ||rowspan=4| 9th ||align=left| [[Edward Blount (wrestler)|Edward Blount]] || Bye || Lost to <br> [[Gunnar Persson|Persson]] ||rowspan=4 colspan=3 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance |- align=center |align=left| [[George Faulkner]] || Bye || Lost to <br> [[Anders Møller|Møller]] |- align=center |align=left| [[Arthur Hawkins (wrestler)|Arthur Hawkins]] || Defeated <br> [[Christian Carlsen|Carlsen]] || Lost to <br> [[Ödön Radvány|Radvány]] |- align=center |align=left| [[William Wood (wrestler)|William Wood]] || Defeated <br> [[Karel Halík|Halík]] || Lost to <br> [[József Maróthy|Maróthy]] |- align=center |rowspan=4| 17th ||align=left| [[George Mackenzie (wrestler)|George Mackenzie]] || Lost to <br> [[Gustaf Malmström|Malmström]] ||rowspan=4 colspan=4 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance |- align=center |align=left| [[Arthur Rose]] || Lost to <br> [[József Maróthy|Maróthy]] |- align=center |align=left| [[William Ruff]] || Lost to <br> [[Ödön Radvány|Radvány]] |- align=center |align=left| [[Andrew Whittingstall]] || Lost to <br> [[Anders Møller|Møller]] |- bgcolor=black | || || || || || || || |- align=center |rowspan=4 align=left| [[Wrestling at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Greco-Roman middleweight|Greco-Roman middleweight]] ||rowspan=3| 9th ||align=left| [[Edgar Bacon]] || Bye || Lost to <br> [[Johannes Eriksen|Eriksen]] ||rowspan=3 colspan=3 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance |- align=center |align=left| [[Frederick Beck]] || Defeated <br> [[Harry Challstorp|Challstorp]] || Lost to <br> [[Mauritz Andersson|Andersson]] |- align=center |align=left| [[George Bradshaw (wrestler)|George Bradshaw]] || Bye || Lost to <br> [[Frithiof Mårtensson|Mårtensson]] |- align=center | 17th ||align=left| [[Stanley Bacon]] || Lost to <br> [[Mauritz Andersson|Andersson]] ||colspan=4 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance |- bgcolor=black | || || || || || || || |- align=center |rowspan=5 align=left| [[Wrestling at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Greco-Roman light heavyweight|Greco-Roman light heavyweight]] || 5th ||align=left| [[Arthur Banbrook]] || Bye || Defeated <br> [[August Meesen|Meesen]] || Lost to <br> [[Carl Jensen|Jensen]] ||colspan=2 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance |- align=center |rowspan=3| 9th ||align=left| [[Charles Brown (wrestler)|Charles Brown]] || Bye || Lost to <br> [[Marcel Dubois|Dubois]] ||colspan=3 rowspan=3 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance |- align=center |align=left| [[Edward Nixson]] || Bye || Lost to <br> [[Yrjö Saarela|Saarela]] |- align=center |align=left| [[Walter West]] || Defeated <br> [[Miroslav Šustera|Šustera]] || Lost to <br> [[Verner Weckman|Weckman]] |- align=center | 17th ||align=left| [[Harold Foskett]] || Lost to <br> [[Marcel Dubois|Dubois]] ||colspan=4 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance |- bgcolor=black | || || || || || || || |- align=center |rowspan=2 align=left| [[Wrestling at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Greco-Roman super heavyweight|Greco-Roman super heavyweight]] ||rowspan=2| 5th ||align=left| [[Edward Barrett]] ||rowspan=2 colspan=2 bgcolor=lightgray| None held || Lost to <br> [[Hugó Payr|Payr]] ||rowspan=2 colspan=2 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance |- align=center |align=left| [[Frederick Humphreys]] || Lost to <br> [[Aleksandr Petrov|Petrov]] |- bgcolor=black | || || || || || || || |} {| class=wikitable ! Event || Place || Wrestler || Round <br> of 16 || Quarter-<br>finals || Semi-<br>finals || Final |- bgcolor=black | || || || || || || |- align=center |rowspan=11 align=left| [[Wrestling at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Freestyle bantamweight|Freestyle bantamweight]] ||bgcolor=silver| 2nd ||align=left| [[William Press]] || Defeated <br> [[Harold Whiterall|Whiterall]] || Defeated <br> [[Bruce Sansom|Sansom]] || Defeated <br> [[Frederick Tomkins|Tomkins]] || Lost to <br> [[George Mehnert|Mehnert]] |- align=center | 4th ||align=left| [[Frederick Tomkins]] || Defeated <br> [[William Cox (wrestler)|W. Cox]] || Defeated <br> [[George Saunders (wrestler)|Saunders]] || Lost to <br> [[William Press|Press]] ||bgcolor=pink| ''Lost to'' <br> ''[[Aubert Coté|Coté]]'' |- align=center |rowspan=4| 5th ||align=left| [[Frank Davis (wrestler)|Frank Davis]] || Defeated <br> [[Frank Knight (wrestler)|Knight]] || Lost to <br> [[Aubert Coté|Coté]] ||rowspan=4 colspan=2 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance |- align=center |align=left| [[Bruce Sansom]] || Defeated <br> [[George Schwan|Schwan]] || Lost to <br> [[William Press|Press]] |- align=center |align=left| [[George Saunders (wrestler)|George Saunders]] || Defeated <br> [[James Cox (wrestler)|J. Cox]] || Lost to [[Frederick Tomkins|Tomkins]] |- align=center |align=left| [[Harry Sprenger]] || Bye || Lost to <br> [[George Mehnert|Mehnert]] |- align=center |rowspan=5| 9th ||align=left| [[James Cox (wrestler)|James Cox]] || Lost to <br> [[George Saunders (wrestler)|Saunders]] ||rowspan=5 colspan=3 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance |- align=center |align=left| [[William Cox (wrestler)|William Cox]] || Lost to <br> [[Frederick Tomkins|Tomkins]] |- align=center |align=left| [[Frank Knight (wrestler)|Frank Knight]] || Lost to <br> [[Frank Davis (wrestler)|Davis]] |- align=center |align=left| [[George Schwan]] || Lost to <br> [[Bruce Sansom|Sansom]] |- align=center |align=left| [[Harold Whiterall]] || Lost to <br> [[William Press|Press]] |- bgcolor=black | || || || || || || |- align=center |rowspan=11 align=left| [[Wrestling at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Freestyle featherweight|Freestyle featherweight]] ||bgcolor=silver| 2nd ||align=left| [[James Slim]] || Bye || Defeated <br> [[Sidney Peake|Peake]] || Defeated <br> [[William Tagg|Tagg]] || Lost to <br> [[George Dole|Dole]] |- align=center |bgcolor=cc9966| 3rd ||align=left| [[William McKie]] || Bye || Defeated <br> [[James White (wrestler)|White]] || Lost to <br> [[George Dole|Dole]] ||bgcolor=pink| Defeated <br> [[William Tagg|Tagg]] |- align=center | 4th ||align=left| [[William Tagg]] || Bye || Defeated <br> [[Arthur Goddard|Goddard]] || Lost to <br> [[James Slim|Slim]] ||bgcolor=pink| Lost to <br> [[William McKie|McKie]] |- align=center |rowspan=4| 5th ||align=left| [[Arthur Goddard]] || Defeated <br> [[Richard Couch|Couch]] || Lost to <br> [[William Tagg|Tagg]] ||rowspan=4 colspan=2 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance |- align=center |align=left| [[Sidney Peake]] || Bye || Lost to <br> [[James Slim|Slim]] |- align=center |align=left| [[James Webster (wrestler)|James Webster]] || Defeated <br> [[William Adams (wrestler)|Adams]] || Lost to <br> [[George Dole|Dole]] |- align=center |align=left| [[James White (wrestler)|James White]] || Defeated <br> [[William Jones (amateur wrestler)|Jones]] || Lost to [[William McKie|McKie]] |- align=center |rowspan=4| 9th ||align=left| [[William Adams (wrestler)|William Adams]] || Lost to <br> [[James Webster (wrestler)|Webster]] ||rowspan=4 colspan=3 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance |- align=center |align=left| [[Percy Cockings]] || Lost to <br> [[George Dole|Dole]] |- align=center |align=left| [[Richard Couch]] || Lost to <br> [[Arthur Goddard|Goddard]] |- align=center |align=left| [[William Jones (amateur wrestler)|William Jones]] || Lost to <br> [[James White (wrestler)|White]] |- bgcolor=black | || || || || || || |- align=center |rowspan=10 align=left| [[Wrestling at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Freestyle lightweight|Freestyle lightweight]] ||bgcolor=gold| 1st ||align=left| [[George de Relwyskow]] || Defeated <br> [[William Henson (wrestler)|Henson]] || Defeated <br> [[William Shepherd (wrestler)|Shepherd]] || Defeated <br> [[Albert Gingell|Gingell]] || Defeated <br> [[William Wood (wrestler)|Wood]] |- align=center |bgcolor=silver| 2nd ||align=left| William Wood || Defeated <br> [[George Faulkner|Faulkner]] || Defeated <br> [[John Krug|Krug]] || Defeated <br> [[George McKenzie|G. McKenzie]] || Lost to <br> [[George de Relwyskow|Relwyskow]] |- align=center |bgcolor=cc9966| 3rd ||align=left| [[Albert Gingell]] || Bye || Defeated <br> [[Herbert Baillie|Baillie]] || Lost to <br> [[George de Relwyskow|Relwyskow]] ||bgcolor=pink| Defeated <br> [[George McKenzie|G. McKenzie]] |- align=center | 4th ||align=left| George McKenzie || Bye || Defeated <br> [[James McKenzie (wrestler)|J. McKenzie]] || Lost to <br> [[William Wood (wrestler)|Wood]] ||bgcolor=pink| Lost to <br> [[Albert Gingell|Gingell]] |- align=center |rowspan=3| 5th ||align=left| [[Herbert Baillie]] || Bye || Lost to <br> [[Albert Gingell|Gingell]] ||rowspan=3 colspan=2 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance |- align=center |align=left| [[James McKenzie (wrestler)|James McKenzie]] || Bye || Lost to <br> [[George McKenzie (wrestler)|G. McKenzie]] |- align=center |align=left| [[William Shepherd (wrestler)|William Shepherd]] || Bye || Lost to <br> [[George de Relwyskow|Relwyskow]] |- align=center |rowspan=3| 9th ||align=left| George Faulkner || Lost to <br> [[William Wood (wrestler)|Wood]] ||rowspan=3 colspan=3 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance |- align=center |align=left| [[William Henson (wrestler)|William Henson]] || Lost to <br> [[George de Relwyskow|Relwyskow]] |- align=center |align=left| [[Joseph Hoy]] || Lost to <br> [[John Krug|Krug]] |- bgcolor=black | || || || || || || |- align=center |rowspan=8 align=left| [[Wrestling at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Freestyle middleweight|Freestyle middleweight]] ||bgcolor=gold| 1st ||align=left| Stanley Bacon || Defeated <br> [[Henry Chenery|Chenery]] || Defeated <br> [[Aubrey Coleman|Coleman]] || Defeated <br> [[Frederick Beck|Beck]] || Defeated <br> [[George de Relwyskow|Relwyskow]] |- align=center |bgcolor=silver| 2nd ||align=left| George de Relwyskow || Defeated <br> [[Harry Challstorp|Challstorp]] || Defeated <br> [[Edgar Bacon|E. Bacon]] || Defeated <br> [[Carl Andersson|Andersson]] || Lost to <br> [[Stanley Bacon|S. Bacon]] |- align=center |bgcolor=cc9966| 3rd ||align=left| Frederick Beck || Bye || Defeated <br> [[Frederico Narganes|Narganes]] || Lost to <br> [[Stanley Bacon|S. Bacon]] ||bgcolor=pink| Defeated <br> [[Carl Andersson|Andersson]] |- align=center |rowspan=2| 5th ||align=left| Edgar Bacon || Defeated <br> [[George Bradshaw (wrestler)|Bradshaw]] || Lost to <br> [[George de Relwyskow|Relwyskow]] ||rowspan=2 colspan=2 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance |- align=center |align=left| [[Aubrey Coleman]] || Defeated <br> [[Arthur Wallis|Wallis]] || Lost to <br> [[Stanley Bacon|S. Bacon]] |- align=center |rowspan=3| 9th ||align=left| George Bradshaw || Lost to <br> [[Edgar Bacon|E. Bacon]] ||rowspan=3 colspan=3 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance |- align=center |align=left| [[Henry Chenery]] || Lost to <br> [[Stanley Bacon|S. Bacon]] |- align=center |align=left| [[Arthur Wallis]] || Lost to <br> [[Aubrey Coleman|Coleman]] |- bgcolor=black | || || || || || || |- align=center |rowspan=9 align=left| [[Wrestling at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Freestyle heavyweight|Freestyle heavyweight]] ||bgcolor=gold| 1st ||align=left| [[George Con O'Kelly]] || Defeated <br> [[Lee Talbott|Talbott]] || Defeated <br> [[Harold Foskett|Foskett]] || Defeated <br> [[Edward Barrett|Barrett]] || Defeated <br> [[Jacob Gundersen|Gundersen]] |- align=center |bgcolor=cc9966| 3rd ||align=left| Edward Barrett || Bye || Defeated <br> [[Charles Brown (wrestler)|Brown]] || Lost to <br> [[George Con O'Kelly|O'Kelly]] ||bgcolor=pink| Defeated <br> [[Edward Nixson|Nixson]] |- align=center | 4th ||align=left| Edward Nixson || Bye || Defeated <br> [[Lawrence Bruce|Bruce]] || Lost to <br> [[Jacob Gundersen|Gundersen]] ||bgcolor=pink| Lost to <br> [[Edward Barrett|Barrett]] |- align=center |rowspan=4| 5th ||align=left| [[Lawrence Bruce]] || Defeated <br> [[Arthur Banbrook|Banbrook]] || Lost to <br> [[Edward Nixson|Nixson]] ||rowspan=4 colspan=2 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance |- align=center |align=left| Frederick Humphreys || Bye || Lost to <br> [[Jacob Gundersen|Gundersen]] |- align=center |align=left| Harold Foskett || Bye || Lost to <br> [[George Con O'Kelly|O'Kelly]] |- align=center |align=left| Charles Brown || Bye || Lost to <br> [[Edward Barrett|Barrett]] |- align=center |rowspan=2| 9th ||align=left| Arthur Banbrook || Lost to <br> [[Lawrence Bruce|Bruce]] ||rowspan=2 colspan=3 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance |- align=center |align=left| Walter West || Lost to <br> [[Jacob Gundersen|Gundersen]] |- bgcolor=black | || || || || || || |} {| class=wikitable ! Opponent nation || Wins || Losses || Percent |- align=center |align=left| [[Belgium at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Belgium]] || 1 || 2 || .333 |- align=center |align=left| [[Bohemia at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Bohemia]] || 2 || 0 || 1.000 |- align=center |align=left| [[Canada at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Canada]] || 0 || 2 || .000 |- align=center |align=left| [[Denmark at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Denmark]] || 1 || 4 || .200 |- align=center |align=left| [[Finland at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Finland]] || 0 || 2 || .000 |- align=center |align=left| [[Hungary at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Hungary]] || 0 || 5 || .000 |- align=center |align=left| [[Norway at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Norway]] || 1 || 3 || .250 |- align=center |align=left| [[Russia at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Russia]] || 0 || 1 || .000 |- align=center |align=left| [[Sweden at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Sweden]] || 4 || 5 || .444 |- align=center |align=left| [[United States at the 1908 Summer Olympics|United States]] || 3 || 7 || .300 |- |colspan=4 bgcolor=lightgray| |- align=center |align=left| ''Total international'' || 12 || 31 || .279 |- align=center |align=left| Great Britain || 38 || 38 || .500 |- |colspan=4 bgcolor=lightgray| |- ! Total || 50 || 69 || .420 |} ==Notes== {{reflist}} ==Sources== * {{cite book | last = Cook | first = Theodore Andrea | year = 1908 | title = The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report | publisher = British Olympic Association | location = London}} * {{cite web | last = De Wael | first = Herman | year = 2001 | url = http://users.skynet.be/hermandw/olymp/toplon08.html | title = Top London 1908 Olympians | work = Herman's Full Olympians | accessdate = 29 May | accessyear = 2006}} * {{cite web | last = Reyes | first = Macario | year = 2001 | url = http://www.rsssf.com/tableso/ol1908f.html | title = IV. Olympiad London 1908 Football Tournament | publisher = Rec. Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation | accessdate = 2 May | accessyear = 2006}} {{NOCin1908SummerOlympics}} [[Category:Nations at the 1908 Summer Olympics]] [[Category:Great Britain at the Olympics|1908]] [[Category:1908 in the United Kingdom|Olympics]] [[nl:Groot-Brittannië op de Olympische Zomerspelen 1908]]