Rackets at the 1908 Summer Olympics
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At the '''[[1908 Summer Olympics]]''', two '''[[racquets (sport)|rackets]]''' events were contested. Only British players entered the competitions.
==Medal summary==
{| {{MedalistTable|type=Event}}
|-
|rowspan=2| Men's singles<br />{{DetailsLink|Rackets at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's singles}}
|rowspan=2| {{flagIOCathlete|[[Evan Noel]]|GBR|1908 Summer}}
|rowspan=2| {{flagIOCathlete|[[Henry Leaf]]|GBR|1908 Summer}}
| {{flagIOCathlete|[[John Jacob Astor (rackets player)|John Jacob Astor]]|GBR|1908 Summer}}
|-
| {{flagIOCathlete|[[Henry Brougham (rackets player)|Henry Brougham]]|GBR|1908 Summer}}
|-
| Men's doubles<br />{{DetailsLink|Rackets at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's doubles}}
| {{flagIOCathlete|[[Vane Pennell]]<br>and [[John Jacob Astor (rackets player)|John Jacob Astor]]|GBR|1908 Summer}}
| {{flagIOCathlete|[[Edmund Bury]]<br>and [[Cecil Browning]]|GBR|1908 Summer}}
| {{flagIOCathlete|[[Evan Noel]]<br>and [[Henry Leaf]]|GBR|1908 Summer}}
|}
==Participating nations==
A total of 7 racquets players from only 1 nation competed at the London Games:
* {{flagIOC|GBR|1908 Summer|7}}
==Medal table==
{| {{RankedMedalTable}}
|-
| 1 ||align=left| {{flagIOC|GBR|1908 Summer}} || 2 || 2 || 3 || 7
|}
==Sources==
*[http://www.olympic.org/uk/athletes/results/search_r_uk.asp International Olympic Committee results database]
* {{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/rac1908.html | title = Racquets 1908 | work = Herman's Full Olympians | accessdaymonth = 3 May | accessyear = 2006}}
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