LONDON 1908
The Games of the IV Summer Olympiad. April 27 - October 31, 1908. London, England, United Kingdom.
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Women’s double National round
1.Queenie Newall (Great Britain)
2.Lottie Dod (Great Britain)
400 m
1.Wyndham Halswelle (Great Britain)
800 m: 1.Mel Sheppard (USA)
1500 m: 1.Mel Sheppard (USA)
Marathon
1.Johnny Hayes (USA)
DSQ.Dorando Pietri (Italy)
110 m hurdles
1.Forrest Smithson (USA)
1600 m medley relay
1.USA (Mel Sheppard)
3 mile team
3.France (Jean Bouin in First Round)
Long jump
1.Frank Irons (USA)
High jump
1.Harry Porter (USA)
Standing long jump
1.Ray Ewry (USA)
2.Konstantinos Tsiklitiras (Greece)
3.Martin Sheridan (USA)
Standing high jump
1.Ray Ewry (USA)
2-3.Konstantinos Tsiklitiras (Greece)
Discus throw
1.Martin Sheridan (USA)
Hammer throw
1.John Flanagan (USA)
Javelin throw
1.Eric Lemming (Sweden)
Greek discus throw
1.Martin Sheridan (USA)
Freestyle javelin throw
1.Eric Lemming (Sweden)
126 lb
1.Richard Gunn (Great Britain)
158 lb
1.Johnny Douglas (Great Britain)
5000 m
2.Maurice Schilles (France)
3.Andre Auffray (France)
Tandem
1.Andre Auffray / Maurice Schilles (France)
3 m springboard
1.Albert Zurner (Germany)
Team epee
3.Belgium (Paul Anspach)
Individual sabre
1.Jeno Fuchs (Hungary)
Team sabre
1.Hungary (Jeno Fuchs)
Men’s singles
1.Ulrich Salchow (Sweden)
Men’s special figures
1.Nikolai Panin (Russia)
Ladies’ singles
1.Madge Syers (Great Britain)
Pairs
1.Anna Hubler / Heinrich Burger (Germany)
1.Great Britain
Individual all-around
1.Alberto Braglia (Italy)
Team small-bore rifle
3.France (Paul Colas)
Single-shot running deer: 1.Oscar Swahn (Sweden)
Double-shot running deer: 3.Oscar Swahn (Sweden)
Team single-shot running deer: 1.Sweden (Oscar Swahn)
100 m freestyle
1.Charles Daniels (USA)
2.Zoltan Halmay (Hungary)
400 m freestyle
1.Henry Taylor (Great Britain)
1500 m freestyle
1.Henry Taylor (Great Britain)
4 x 200 m freestyle
1.Great Britain (Paul Radmilovic, Henry Taylor)
2.Hungary (Zoltan Halmay)
3.USA (Charles Daniels)
OUTDOOR
Women’s singles
1.Dorothea Lambert Chambers (Great Britain)
Quarterfinals
Liverpool Police (Great Britain) - USA 2:0 (forfeight)
1.City of London Police (Great Britain)
2.Liverpool Police (Great Britain)
3.Metropolitan Police “K” Division (Great Britain)
5.USA
1.Great Britain (Paul Radmilovic)
GRECO-ROMAN
147 lb
1.Enrico Porro (Italy)
1.GREAT BRITAIN (56-51-39)
2.USA (23-12-39)
3.SWEDEN (8-6-11)
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