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Host City: London, Great Britain
Date Started: July 13, 1908
Date Finished: July 25, 1908
Events for Great Britain: 25
Participants for Great Britain: 126 (126 men and 0 women)
Youngest Participant for Great Britain: Al Bellerby (20 years, 177 days)
Oldest Participant for Great Britain: Denis Horgan (37 years, 59 days)
Most Medals for Great Britain (Athlete): 5 athletes with 2 medals
Athlete | Age | Event | Rank | Medal |
---|---|---|---|---|
Paddy Roche | Men's 100 metres | 3 h1 r2/3 | ||
Jack Morton | 29 | Men's 100 metres | 3 h2 r2/3 | |
Jimmy Stark | 23 | Men's 100 metres | 3 h4 r2/3 | |
Robert Duncan | 20 | Men's 100 metres | 4 h3 r2/3 | |
Jack George | 26 | Men's 100 metres | 4 h4 r2/3 | |
Meyrick Chapman | 21 | Men's 100 metres | 2 h10r1/3 | |
Henry Pankhurst | Men's 100 metres | 2 h12r1/3 | ||
Denis Murray | Men's 100 metres | 3 h4 r1/3 | ||
Harry Watson | Men's 100 metres | 3 h14r1/3 | ||
William Murray | Men's 100 metres | 4 h8 r1/3 | ||
Henry Harmer | 24 | Men's 100 metres | AC h5 r1/3 |
Athlete | Age | Event | Rank | Medal |
---|---|---|---|---|
George Hawkins | 24 | Men's 200 metres | 4 | |
Lionel Reed | 24 | Men's 200 metres | 2 h3 r2/3 | |
Paddy Roche | Men's 200 metres | 2 h4 r2/3 | ||
Jack George | 26 | Men's 200 metres | 3 h3 r2/3 | |
Sam Hurdsfield | 32 | Men's 200 metres | 4 h3 r2/3 | |
Robert Duncan | 20 | Men's 200 metres | 2 h5 r1/3 | |
Jack Morton | 29 | Men's 200 metres | 2 h12r1/3 | |
Henry Pankhurst | Men's 200 metres | 3 h10r1/3 | ||
Jimmy Stark | 23 | Men's 200 metres | 3 h11r1/3 |
Athlete | Age | Event | Rank | Medal |
---|---|---|---|---|
Wyndham Halswelle | 25 | Men's 400 metres | 1 | Gold |
Charles Davies | Men's 400 metres | 2 h1 r2/3 | ||
Edwin Montague | 23 | Men's 400 metres | 2 h2 r2/3 | |
George Nicol | 21 | Men's 400 metres | 3 h2 r2/3 | |
Edward Ryle | 22 | Men's 400 metres | 3 h3 r2/3 | |
George Young | Men's 400 metres | 4 h1 r2/3 | ||
Christopher Chavasse | 23 | Men's 400 metres | 2 h8 r1/3 | |
Arthur Astley | 27 | Men's 400 metres | 2 h9 r1/3 | |
Alan Patterson | 22 | Men's 400 metres | 2 h11r1/3 | |
Robert Robb | 26 | Men's 400 metres | 2 h13r1/3 | |
Noel Chavasse | 23 | Men's 400 metres | 3 h7 r1/3 |
Athlete | Age | Event | Rank | Medal |
---|---|---|---|---|
Theodore Just | 22 | Men's 800 metres | 5 | |
Ivo Fairbairn-Crawford | 23 | Men's 800 metres | AC | |
George Butterfield | Men's 800 metres | 2 h1 r1/2 | ||
James Lintott | 22 | Men's 800 metres | 2 h2 r1/2 | |
John Lee | Men's 800 metres | 2 h3 r1/2 | ||
Arthur Astley | 27 | Men's 800 metres | 2 h5 r1/2 | |
George Morphy | 24 | Men's 800 metres | 3 h3 r1/2 | |
Harold Holding | 25 | Men's 800 metres | 3 h7 r1/2 | |
Murray Ashford | 21 | Men's 800 metres | AC h1 r1/2 | |
Larry Manogue | Men's 800 metres | AC h4 r1/2 |
Athlete | Age | Event | Rank | Medal |
---|---|---|---|---|
Harold Wilson | 23 | Men's 1,500 metres | 2 | Silver |
Norman Hallows | 21 | Men's 1,500 metres | 3 | Bronze |
Ivo Fairbairn-Crawford | 23 | Men's 1,500 metres | 5 | |
Joe Deakin | 29 | Men's 1,500 metres | 6 | |
Vincent Loney | 25 | Men's 1,500 metres | AC | |
George Butterfield | Men's 1,500 metres | 3 h2 r1/2 | ||
John McGough | 27 | Men's 1,500 metres | 3 h4 r1/2 | |
Francis Knott | 25 | Men's 1,500 metres | 4 h1 r1/2 | |
John Lee | Men's 1,500 metres | 4 h2 r1/2 | ||
Joe Smith | Men's 1,500 metres | 5 h1 r1/2 |
Athlete | Age | Event | Rank | Medal |
---|---|---|---|---|
Emil Voigt | 25 | Men's 5 mile | 1 | Gold |
Eddie Owen | 21 | Men's 5 mile | 2 | Silver |
Arthur Robertson | 29 | Men's 5 mile | 5 | |
James Murphy | 28 | Men's 5 mile | AC | |
Sam Stevenson | Men's 5 mile | 3 h5 r1/2 | ||
William Coales | 22 | Men's 5 mile | AC h1 r1/2 | |
Joe Deakin | 29 | Men's 5 mile | AC h4 r1/2 |
Athlete | Age | Event | Rank | Medal |
---|---|---|---|---|
Billy Clarke | 34 | Men's Marathon | 12 | |
Ernie Barnes | 24 | Men's Marathon | 13 | |
Fred Lord | 29 | Men's Marathon | 15 | |
James Beale | 27 | Men's Marathon | 17 | |
Fred Appleby | 29 | Men's Marathon | AC | |
Jack Price | Men's Marathon | AC | ||
Bertie Thompson | 27 | Men's Marathon | AC | |
Harry Barrett | 28 | Men's Marathon | AC | |
Alex Duncan | 24 | Men's Marathon | AC | |
Tom Jack | 27 | Men's Marathon | AC | |
Albert Wyatt | 21 | Men's Marathon | AC |
Athlete | Age | Event | Rank | Medal |
---|---|---|---|---|
Eric Hussey | 23 | Men's 110 metres Hurdles | 2 h1 r2/3 | |
William Knyvett | 25 | Men's 110 metres Hurdles | 2 h2 r2/3 | |
Alfred Healey | 28 | Men's 110 metres Hurdles | 2 h3 r2/3 | |
Cecil Kinahan | 29 | Men's 110 metres Hurdles | 2 h4 r2/3 | |
Wallis Walters | 30 | Men's 110 metres Hurdles | 3 h1 r2/3 | |
Laurence Kiely | Men's 110 metres Hurdles | 3 h3 r2/3 | ||
Oswald Groenings | 27 | Men's 110 metres Hurdles | 4 h1 r2/3 | |
Tim Ahearne | 22 | Men's 110 metres Hurdles | 4 h3 r2/3 | |
Arthur Halligan | 21 | Men's 110 metres Hurdles | 2 h2 r1/3 | |
Kenneth Powell | 23 | Men's 110 metres Hurdles | 2 h5 r1/3 | |
Edward Leader | 25 | Men's 110 metres Hurdles | 2 h13r1/3 |
Athlete | Age | Event | Rank | Medal |
---|---|---|---|---|
Jimmy Tremeer | 33 | Men's 400 metres Hurdles | 3 | Bronze |
Leslie Burton | 25 | Men's 400 metres Hurdles | AC | |
Frederick Harmer | 23 | Men's 400 metres Hurdles | 2 h3 r2/3 | |
Wyatt Gould | 28 | Men's 400 metres Hurdles | 3 h3 r2/3 | |
Oswald Groenings | 27 | Men's 400 metres Hurdles | AC h2 r2/3 | |
Geoffrey Burton | 22 | Men's 400 metres Hurdles | AC h4 r2/3 | |
Jack Densham | 28 | Men's 400 metres Hurdles | 2 h2 r1/3 |
Athlete | Age | Event | Rank | Medal |
---|---|---|---|---|
Arthur Russell | 22 | Men's 3,200 metres Steeplechase | 1 | Gold |
Arthur Robertson | 29 | Men's 3,200 metres Steeplechase | 2 | Silver |
Guy Holdaway | 22 | Men's 3,200 metres Steeplechase | 4 | |
Harry Sewell | 25 | Men's 3,200 metres Steeplechase | 5 | |
Joseph Kinchin | 23 | Men's 3,200 metres Steeplechase | 2 h5 r1/2 | |
Thomas Downing | Men's 3,200 metres Steeplechase | AC h1 r1/2 | ||
Frank Buckley | Men's 3,200 metres Steeplechase | AC h2 r1/2 | ||
Joe English | 25 | Men's 3,200 metres Steeplechase | AC h2 r1/2 | |
Henry Barker | Men's 3,200 metres Steeplechase | AC h3 r1/2 | ||
Richard Yorke | 22 | Men's 3,200 metres Steeplechase | AC h4 r1/2 | |
Billy Grantham | 27 | Men's 3,200 metres Steeplechase | AC h6 r1/2 |
Athlete | Age | Event | Rank | Medal |
---|---|---|---|---|
Jack Morton | 29 | Men's 1,600 metres Medley Relay | 2 h3 r1/2 | |
Henry Pankhurst | Men's 1,600 metres Medley Relay | 2 h3 r1/2 | ||
Edwin Montague | 23 | Men's 1,600 metres Medley Relay | 2 h3 r1/2 | |
Theodore Just | 22 | Men's 1,600 metres Medley Relay | 2 h3 r1/2 |
Athlete | Age | Event | Rank | Medal |
---|---|---|---|---|
Joe Deakin | 29 | Men's 3 mile, Team | 1 | Gold |
Arthur Robertson | 29 | Men's 3 mile, Team | 1 | Gold |
William Coales | 22 | Men's 3 mile, Team | 1 | Gold |
Harold Wilson | 23 | Men's 3 mile, Team | 1 | Gold |
Norman Hallows | 21 | Men's 3 mile, Team | 1 | Gold |
Athlete | Age | Event | Rank | Medal |
---|---|---|---|---|
George Larner | 33 | Men's 3,500 metres Walk | 1 | Gold |
Ernie Webb | 34 | Men's 3,500 metres Walk | 2 | Silver |
Bill Palmer | 26 | Men's 3,500 metres Walk | AC | |
Ralph Harrison | Men's 3,500 metres Walk | AC | ||
Ernest Larner | 27 | Men's 3,500 metres Walk | 4 h3 r1/2 | |
Sydney Sarel | 35 | Men's 3,500 metres Walk | 5 h1 r1/2 | |
Jack Butler | Men's 3,500 metres Walk | 5 h3 r1/2 | ||
Bill Brown | Men's 3,500 metres Walk | AC h1 r1/2 | ||
Alfred Yeoumans | 31 | Men's 3,500 metres Walk | AC h1 r1/2 | |
Richard Quinn | 25 | Men's 3,500 metres Walk | AC h2 r1/2 | |
John Reid | Men's 3,500 metres Walk | AC h2 r1/2 |
Athlete | Age | Event | Rank | Medal |
---|---|---|---|---|
George Larner | 33 | Men's 10 mile Walk | 1 | Gold |
Ernie Webb | 34 | Men's 10 mile Walk | 2 | Silver |
Edward Spencer | 26 | Men's 10 mile Walk | 3 | Bronze |
Frank Carter | Men's 10 mile Walk | 4 | ||
Ernest Larner | 27 | Men's 10 mile Walk | 5 | |
Bill Palmer | 26 | Men's 10 mile Walk | AC | |
Ralph Harrison | Men's 10 mile Walk | DNS r2/2 | ||
Godwin Withers | 23 | Men's 10 mile Walk | 5 h2 r1/2 | |
Tommy Hammond | 29 | Men's 10 mile Walk | 6 h1 r1/2 | |
Sydney Schofield | Men's 10 mile Walk | 6 h2 r1/2 | ||
Alfred Yeoumans | 31 | Men's 10 mile Walk | AC h1 r1/2 | |
Jack Butler | Men's 10 mile Walk | AC h2 r1/2 |
Athlete | Age | Event | Rank | Medal |
---|---|---|---|---|
Con Leahy | 32 | Men's High Jump | 2T | Silver |
Pat Leahy | 30 | Men's High Jump | 9 | |
Edward Leader | 25 | Men's High Jump | 10T | |
Haswell Wilson | 23 | Men's High Jump | 10T | |
Al Bellerby | 20 | Men's High Jump | 20 |
Athlete | Age | Event | Rank | Medal |
---|---|---|---|---|
Walter Henderson | 27 | Men's Standing High Jump | 8T | |
Lancelot Stafford | 21 | Men's Standing High Jump | 17T | |
Alfred Flaxman | 28 | Men's Standing High Jump | AC |
Athlete | Age | Event | Rank | Medal |
---|---|---|---|---|
Tim Ahearne | 22 | Men's Long Jump | 8 | |
Denis Murray | Men's Long Jump | 9 | ||
Charles Williams | 20 | Men's Long Jump | 11 | |
Al Bellerby | 20 | Men's Long Jump | 16 | |
Wilf Bleaden | 21 | Men's Long Jump | 17 | |
Willie Watt | Men's Long Jump | 18 | ||
Lionel Cornish | 28 | Men's Long Jump | AC |
Athlete | Age | Event | Rank | Medal |
---|---|---|---|---|
Lionel Cornish | 28 | Men's Standing Long Jump | AC | |
Lancelot Stafford | 21 | Men's Standing Long Jump | AC | |
Walter Henderson | 27 | Men's Standing Long Jump | AC | |
Frederick Kitching | 21 | Men's Standing Long Jump | AC | |
Tim Ahearne | 22 | Men's Standing Long Jump | AC | |
Wilf Bleaden | 21 | Men's Standing Long Jump | AC |
Athlete | Age | Event | Rank | Medal |
---|---|---|---|---|
Tim Ahearne | 22 | Men's Triple Jump | 1 | Gold |
Cyril Dugmore | 25 | Men's Triple Jump | 11 | |
Michael Dineen | 27 | Men's Triple Jump | 12 | |
George Mayberry | 24 | Men's Triple Jump | AC |
Athlete | Age | Event | Rank | Medal |
---|---|---|---|---|
Denis Horgan | 36 | Men's Shot Put | 2 | Silver |
Ned Barrett | 30 | Men's Shot Put | 5 | |
Henry Leeke | 28 | Men's Shot Put | AC | |
Tom Nicolson | 28 | Men's Shot Put | AC | |
James Barrett | 28 | Men's Shot Put | AC |
Athlete | Age | Event | Rank | Medal |
---|---|---|---|---|
Henry Leeke | 28 | Men's Discus Throw | AC | |
Ernest May | 29 | Men's Discus Throw | AC | |
Walter Henderson | 27 | Men's Discus Throw | AC | |
Alfred Flaxman | 28 | Men's Discus Throw | AC | |
Michael Collins | 28 | Men's Discus Throw | AC | |
Jack Murray | Men's Discus Throw | AC | ||
Ned Barrett | 30 | Men's Discus Throw | AC |
Athlete | Age | Event | Rank | Medal |
---|---|---|---|---|
Henry Leeke | 28 | Men's Discus Throw, Greek Style | AC | |
Walter Henderson | 27 | Men's Discus Throw, Greek Style | AC | |
Ernest May | 29 | Men's Discus Throw, Greek Style | AC | |
Alfred Flaxman | 28 | Men's Discus Throw, Greek Style | AC | |
James Barrett | 28 | Men's Discus Throw, Greek Style | AC |
Athlete | Age | Event | Rank | Medal |
---|---|---|---|---|
Tom Nicolson | 28 | Men's Hammer Throw | 4 | |
Alan Fyffe | 23 | Men's Hammer Throw | 9 | |
Robert Lindsay-Watson | 21 | Men's Hammer Throw | AC | |
Jack Murray | Men's Hammer Throw | AC | ||
Ernest May | 29 | Men's Hammer Throw | AC | |
Henry Leeke | 28 | Men's Hammer Throw | AC |
Athlete | Age | Event | Rank | Medal |
---|---|---|---|---|
Henry Leeke | 28 | Men's Javelin Throw | AC | |
Jimmy Tremeer | 33 | Men's Javelin Throw | AC | |
Ernest May | 29 | Men's Javelin Throw | AC |
Athlete | Age | Event | Rank | Medal |
---|---|---|---|---|
Henry Leeke | 28 | Men's Javelin Throw, Freestyle | AC | |
Walter Henderson | 27 | Men's Javelin Throw, Freestyle | AC | |
Ernest May | 29 | Men's Javelin Throw, Freestyle | AC | |
Alfred Flaxman | 28 | Men's Javelin Throw, Freestyle | AC | |
Ned Barrett | 30 | Men's Javelin Throw, Freestyle | AC |