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Athletics at the 1908 London Summer Games:

Men's 3 mile, Team

Athletics at the 1908 Summer Games:

Events:
Phases:

Host City: London, Great Britain
Location: White City Stadium
Date Started: July 14, 1908
Date Finished: July 15, 1908
Format: Five men ran for each team with three to count. Scoring decided on a point-for-place system.

Gold:GBR Great Britain
Silver:USA United States
Bronze:FRA France

Summary

Great Britain was the only team to finish three runners in the first heat and in the second heat, the United States and France eliminated Sweden. In the final, the British runners filled the first three places to give them the victory with the minimum score of 6 points (1+2+3). Joe Deakin's official winning time was 14:39.6 but the Official Report mentions that as he finished 30 yards in front of Arthur Robertson, so in all probability, his actual time was nearer 14:35.

Final Standings

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE
Rank Team NOC Medal TP IP
1 Great Britain GBR Gold 6 points [1-2-3]
2 United States USA Silver 19 points [4-6-9]
3 France FRA Bronze 32 points [8-11-13]
2 h1r1/2 Italy ITA
3 h1r1/2 Netherlands NED
3 h2r1/2 Sweden SWE