Rackets at the 1908 Summer Olympics
Rackets at the Games of the IV Olympiad | |
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Venues | All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club |
Dates | April 27-May 1 |
Competitors | 7 from 1 nation |
Rackets at the 1908 Summer Olympics | |
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Singles | men |
Doubles | men |
At the 1908 Summer Olympics, two rackets events were contested. Only British players participated in the competitions.
Medal summary[]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Men's singles |
Evan Noel (GBR) | Henry Leaf (GBR) | John Jacob Astor (GBR) |
Henry Brougham (GBR) | |||
Men's doubles |
Vane Pennell and John Jacob Astor (GBR) |
Edmund Bury and Cecil Browning (GBR) |
Evan Noel and Henry Leaf (GBR) |
Participating nations[]
A total of seven rackets players from only one nation competed at the London Games:
- Great Britain (7)
Medal table[]
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Great Britain | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
Totals (1 nations) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
See also[]
References[]
- International Olympic Committee results database
- Cook, Theodore Andrea (1908). The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report. London: British Olympic Association.
- De Wael, Herman (2001). "Racquets 1908". Herman's Full Olympians. Retrieved 3 May 2006.
Categories:
- Rackets at the 1908 Summer Olympics
- 1908 Summer Olympics events
- Rackets at the Summer Olympics
- Discontinued sports at the Summer Olympics