Great Britain at the 1908 Summer Olympics

Great Britain, represented by the British Olympic Association (BOA), competed as the host nation of the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. The British Olympic Association was the National Olympic Committee responsible for organising the United Kingdom's representation. At the time British athletes competed under the team name "United Kingdom". The British team comprised 676 competitors. It was the fourth appearance of the country, which has not missed any of the Summer Olympic Games. The country finished in the Olympic table in first place for the first and only time in its history. The Men's field hockey on the 31st of October is the last time that Great Britain swept the medal podium at an Olympics, as of 2022.

MedalNameSportEventDate Archery Men's double York round Archery Women's double National round Athletics Men's 400 m Athletics Men's 5 miles Athletics Men's 3200 m steeplechase , Joe Deakin, Arthur Robertson Athletics Men's 3 miles team race Athletics Men's 3500 m walk Men's 10 miles walk Athletics Men's triple jump Boxing Bantamweight Boxing Featherweight Boxing Lightweight Boxing Middleweight Boxing Heavyweight Cycling Men's 660 yd Cycling Men's 5000 m Cycling Men's 20 km Cycling Men's 100 km , Clarence Kingsbury,Leonard Meredith, Ernest Payne Cycling Men's team pursuit Figure skating Ladies' singles Football Field hockey , George Arthur Miller,Patteson Womersley Nickalls, Herbert Haydon Wilson Polo Rackets Men's singles , Vane Pennell Rackets Men's doubles Rowing Men's single sculls , Gordon Thomson Rowing Men's coxless pair , James Angus Gillan,Duncan Mackinnon, John Somers Smith Rowing Men's coxless four , Charles Burnell,Raymond Etherington Smith, Albert Gladstone,Banner Johnstone, Frederick Septimus Kelly,Gilchrist Maclagan, Guy Nickalls,Ronald Sanderson Rowing Men's eight , Gilbert Laws, Thomas McMeekin Sailing 6 m class , Richard Dixon,Charles Rivett Carnac, Frances Rivett Carnac Sailing 7 m class , Blair Cochrane,John Rhodes, Henry Sutton, Arthur Wood Sailing 8 m class  (helmsman),J. H. Downes (mate), J. S. Aspin, John Buchanan, J. C. Bunten, A. D. Downes, David Dunlop, John Mackenzie, Albert Martin, Gerald Tait Sailing 12 m class Shooting Men's 1000 yd free rifle Shooting Men's stationary target small bore rifle Shooting Men's moving target small bore rifle Shooting Men's disappearing target small bore rifle , Harold Humby,Maurice Matthews, William Pimm Shooting Men's team small bore rifle , Alexander Maunder, Frederic Moore,Charles Palmer, John Pike, John Postans Shooting Men's trap, team Swimming Men's 400 m freestyle Men's 1500 m freestyle Swimming Men's 200 m breaststroke , William Foster,Paul Radmilovic, Henry Taylor Swimming Men's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay Tennis Men's singles , George Hillyard Tennis Men's doubles Tennis Men's indoor singles , Herbert Roper Barrett Tennis Men's indoor doubles Tennis Women's singles Tennis Women's indoor singles , John Duke, Frederick Goodfellow,Frederick Humphreys, William Hirons, Albert Ireton,Frederick Merriman, Edwin Mills, John James Shepherd Tug of war , Bernard Boverton Redwood,Isaac Thomas Thornycroft Water motorsports Class B Class C Water polo Wrestling Men's freestyle lightweight Wrestling Men's freestyle middleweight Wrestling Men's freestyle heavyweight Archery Men's double York round Archery Women's double National round Athletics Men's 1500 m Athletics Men's 5 miles Athletics Men's 3200 m steeplechase Athletics Men's 3500 m walk Men's 10 miles walk Athletics Men's high jump Athletics Men's shot put Boxing Bantamweight Boxing Featherweight Boxing Lightweight Boxing Heavyweight Cycling Men's 20 km Cycling Men's 100 km , Thomas Johnson Cycling Men's tandem , Cecil Haig,Martin Holt, Robert Montgomerie Fencing Men's team épée Figure skating Men's special figures , Phyllis Johnson Figure skating Pairs Gymnastics Men's all around Field hockey Jeu de paume Lacrosse , Frederick Freake,Walter Jones, John Wodehouse Polo , John Paul McCann,Percy O'Reilly, Auston Rotheram Polo Rackets Men's singles , Edmund Bury Rackets Men's doubles Rowing Men's single sculls , Philip Verdon Rowing Men's coxless pair , John Fenning,Philip Filleul, Gordon Thomson Rowing Men's coxless four Rugby union  (helmsman), J. G. Kenion (mate), J. M. Adam, James Baxter, W. P. Davidson, J. F. Jellico, T. A. R. Littledale, C. R. MacIver, C. Macleod Robertson, J. F. D. Spence 1st Joe Deakin None held 15:05.6 2 points, team=6 14:39.6 1 point, team=6 Arthur Robertson 15:05.6 3 points, team=6 14:41.0 2 points, team=6 William Coales 15:05.6 1 point, team=6 14:41.6 3 points, team=6 No place Harold A. Wilson 15:05.6 No score, team=6 14:57.0 No score, team=6 Norman Hallows Did not finish No score, team=6 15:08.0 No score, team=6 Men's 5 miles 1st Emil Voigt None held 26:13.4 1st, semifinal 2 25:11.2 2nd Edward Owen 26:12.2 1st, semifinal 6 25:24.0 5th Arthur Robertson 25:50.2 1st, semifinal 5 26:13.0 10 12 James Murphy 25:59.2 1st, semifinal 4 Did not finish Semi finalist Samuel Stevenson Unknown 3rd, semifinal 5 Did not advance — William Coales Did not finish —, semifinal 1 Joe Deakin Did not finish —, semifinal 4 Men's marathon 12th William Clarke None held 3:16:08.6 13th Ernest Barnes 3:17:30.8 15th Fred Lord 3:19:08.8 17th James Beale 3:20:14.0 — Fred Appleby Did not finish Henry Barrett Did not finish Alexander Duncan Did not finish Thomas Jack Did not finish Jack Price Did not finish Frederick Thompson Did not finish Albert Wyatt Did not finish Samuel Stevenson Did not start Men's 3500 metre walk 1st George Larner None held 15:32.0 1st, semifinal 1 14:55.0 2nd Ernest Webb 15:17.2 1st, semifinal 2 15:07.4 8th Ralph Harrison 16:04.4 2nd, semifinal 3 Disqualified 9th William J. Palmer 16:33.0 3rd, semifinal 1 Disqualified 10th Ernest Larner 16:10.0 4th, semifinal 3 Did not advance 11th John Butler 16:17.0 5th, semifinal 3 13th Sydney Sarel 17:06.0 5th, semifinal 1 — Bill Brown Disqualified —, semifinal 1 Richard Quinn Disqualified —, semifinal 2 John J. Reid Disqualified —, semifinal 2 Men's 10 mile walk 1st George Larner None held 1:18:19.0 1st, semifinal 2 1:15:57.4 2nd Ernest Webb 1:20:18.8 1st, semifinal 1 1:17:31.0 3rd Edward Spencer 1:21:25.4 2nd, semifinal 1 1:21:20.2 4th Fred Carter 1:21:25.4 2nd, semifinal 1 1:21:20.2 5th Ernest Larner 1:21:25.4 2nd, semifinal 1 1:24:26.2 6th William J. Palmer 1:19:04.0 4th, semifinal 2 Unknown 7th Ralph Harrison 1:18:21.2 2nd, semifinal 2 Did not start 9th Gadwin Withers 1:19:22.4 5th, semifinal 2 Did not advance 10th Sydney Schofield 1:21:07.4 6th, semifinal 2 12th Thomas Hammond 1:23:44.0 6th, semifinal 1 — John Butler Did not finish —, semifinal 2 Alfred Yeoumans Disqualified —, semifinal 1

Event Place Athlete Height/Distance Men's high jump 2nd Con Leahy 1.88 metres 7th Patrick Leahy 1.78 metres 10th Edward Leader 1.77 metres George Wilson 1.77 metres 20th Alfred Bellerby 1.59 metres Men's long jump 8th Tim Ahearne 6.72 metres 9th Denis Murray 6.71 metres 11th Charles Williams 6.65 metres 16th Alfred Bellerby 6.44 metres 17th Wilfred Bleaden 6.43 metres 18th William Watt 6.42 metres 21 32 Lionel Cornish Unknown Men's triple jump 1st Tim Ahearne 14.92 metres 11th Cyril Dugmore 13.31 metres 12th Michael Dineen 13.23 metres 18 20 George Mayberry Unknown Men's standing high jump 8th Walter Henderson 1.42 metres 17th Lancelot Stafford 1.32 metres 19 23 Alfred Flaxman Unknown Men's standing long jump 8 25 Tim Ahearne Unknown Wilfred Bleaden Unknown Lionel Cornish Unknown Walter Henderson Unknown Frederick Kitching Unknown Lancelot Stafford Unknown

Event Place Athlete Distance Men's shot put 2nd Denis Horgan 13.62 metres 5th Edward Barrett 12.89 metres 9 25 John Barrett Unknown Henry Leeke Unknown Tom Nicolson Unknown Men's discus throw 12 42 Edward Barrett Unknown Michael Collins Unknown Alfred Flaxman Unknown Walter Henderson Unknown Henry Leeke Unknown Ernest May Unknown John Murray Unknown Men's hammer throw 4th Tom Nicolson 48.09 metres 9th Alan Fyffe 37.35 metres 10 19 Henry Leeke Unknown Robert Lindsay Watson Unknown Ernest May Unknown John Murray Unknown Men's javelin throw 8 16 Henry Leeke Unknown Ernest May Unknown Jimmy Tremeer Unknown Men's Greek discus 11 23 John Barrett Unknown Alfred Flaxman Unknown Walter Henderson Unknown Henry Leeke Unknown Ernest May Unknown Men's freestyle javelin 10 33 Edward Barrett Unknown Alfred Flaxman Unknown Walter Henderson Unknown Henry Leeke Unknown Ernest May Unknown

Great Britain dominated the boxing competitions, taking 14 of the 15 medals including all 5 gold medals. Weight class Place Boxer Round of 16 Quarter finals Semi finals Final Bantamweight Up to 116 pounds 1st A. Henry Thomas Not held Defeated McGurk 2 0 decision Bye Defeated Condon 2 0 decision 2nd John Condon Defeated Mazior KO, 3rd round Defeated Webb 2 0 decision Lost to Thomas 2 0 decision 3rd William Webb Defeated Perry 2 1 decision Lost to Condon 2 0 decision Did not advance 4th Frank McGurk Lost to Thomas 2 0 decision Did not advance Henry Perry Lost to Webb 2 1 decision Featherweight Up to 126 pounds 1st Richard Gunn Not held Defeated Poillot KO, 2nd round Defeated Ringer 2 0 decision Defeated Morris 2 0 decision 2nd Charles Morris Defeated Adams 2 0 decision Defeated Roddin 2 0 decision Lost to Gunn 2 0 decision 3rd Hugh Roddin Defeated Lloyd 2 0 decision Lost to Morris 2 0 decision Did not advance 4th Thomas Ringer Defeated Constant 2 0 decision Lost to Gunn 2 0 decision 5th Edward Adams Lost to Morris 2 0 decision Did not advance John Lloyd Lost to Roddin 2 0 decision Lightweight Up to 140 pounds 1st Frederick Grace Defeated Fearman 2 0 decision Defeated Wells 2 0 decision Bye Defeated Spiller 2 0 decision 2nd Frederick Spiller Defeated Fee 2 0 decision Defeated Jessup KO, 2nd round Defeated Johnson 2 0 decision Lost to Grace 2 0 decision 3rd Harry Johnson Defeated Hansen 2 0 decision Defeated Holmes 2 1 decision Lost to Spiller 2 0 decision Did not advance 4th Harold Holmes Defeated André Bouvier KO, 2nd round Lost to Johnson 2 1 decision Did not advance George Jessup Defeated Osborne KO, 1st round Lost to Spiller KO, 2nd round Matt Wells Defeated Holberg 4th round decision Lost to Grace 2 0 decision 7th Edward Fearman Lost to Grace 2 0 decision Did not advance Patrick Fee Lost to Spiller 2 0 decision Frank Osborne Lost to Jessup KO, 1st round Middleweight Up to 158 pounds 1st Johnny Douglas Defeated Doudelle KO, 1st round Bye Defeated Warnes KO, 2nd round Defeated Baker 2 0 decision 3rd William Philo Defeated Murdoch 2 1 decision Bye Lost to Baker KO, 1st round Did not advance 4th Ruben Warnes Defeated Morard KO, 2nd round Bye Lost to Douglas KO, 2nd round 5th William Childs Defeated Aspa KO, 2nd round Lost to Baker 2 0 Did not advance 6th William Dees Lost to Baker KO, 2nd round Did not advance Arthur Murdoch Lost to Philo 2 1 decision Heavyweight No limit 1st Albert Oldman Not held Defeated Myrans KO, 1st round Bye Defeated Evans KO, 1st round 2nd Sydney Evans Defeated Ireton KO, 1st round Defeated Frederick Parks 2 1 decision Lost to Oldman KO, 1st round 3rd Frederick Parks Defeated Brewer 2 0 decision Lost to Evans 2 1 decision Did not advance 4th Harold Brewer Lost to Frederick Parks 2 0 decision Did not advance Albert Ireton Lost to Evans KO, 1st round Isaac Myrans Lost to Oldman KO, 1st round

Opponent nation Wins Losses Percent Australasia 1 3 .250 France 7 0 1.000 Denmark 2 0 1.000 Total international 10 3 .769 Great Britain 24 24 .500 Total 34 27 .557

Great Britain won 5 of a possible 7 gold medals in the cycling competitions, losing only the men's tandem to France and the men's sprint by exceeding the time limit (though a French cyclist finished first in that event as well). Event Place Cyclist Heats Semifinals Final Men's 660 yards 1st Victor Johnson 56.2 seconds 1st, heat 4 59.2 seconds 1st, semifinal 1 51.2 seconds 4th Daniel Flynn 55.0 seconds 1st, heat 13 54.8 seconds 1st, semifinal 3 Unknown Semi finalist Clarence Kingsbury 57.4 seconds 1st, heat 3 Unknown 2nd, semifinal 2 Did not advance William Bailey 50.8 seconds 1st, heat 2 Unknown 3rd, semifinal 2 Benjamin Jones 59.0 seconds 1st, heat 1 Unknown 3rd, semifinal 4 Ernest Payne 57.2 seconds 1st, heat 12 Unknown 4th, semifinal 3 Heats George Summers Unknown 2nd, heat 6 Did not advance W. F. Magee Unknown 2nd, heat 11 Albert Denny Unknown 2nd, heat 16 J. L. Lavery Unknown 3rd, heat 7 George Anderson Unknown 4th, heat 14 Men's 5000 metres 1st Benjamin Jones None held 9:08.8 1st, semifinal 5 8:36.2 5th Clarence Kingsbury 8:53.0 1st, semifinal 6 Unknown Semi finalist Daniel Flynn Unknown 2nd, semifinal 1 Did not advance W. F. Magee Unknown 2nd, semifinal 4 C. V. Clark Unknown 2nd, semifinal 7 J. L. Lavery Unknown 4 9, semifinal 5 Albert Calvert Unknown 5 6, semifinal 6 — William Bailey Did not finish —, semifinal 1 Ernest Payne Did not finish —, semifinal 2 Men's 20 kilometres 1st Clarence Kingsbury None held 32:33.8 1st, semifinal 2 34:13.6 2nd Benjamin Jones 32:39.0 1st, semifinal 4 Unknown 5 9 Albert Denny 33:40.6 1st, semifinal 6 Unknown Leon Meredith 33:21.0 1st, semifinal 1 Unknown Semi finalist Charlie Brooks 32:34.0 2nd, semifinal 2 Did not advance D. C. Robertson 34:53.8 2nd, semifinal 5 Herbert Bouffler Unknown 4th, semifinal 3 — Daniel Flynn Did not finish —, semifinal 1 Frederick Hamlin Did not finish —, semifinal 3 W. Lower Did not finish —, semifinal 4 Men's 100 kilometres 1st Charles Bartlett None held Unknown 2nd, semifinal 2 2:41:48.6 2nd Charles Denny Unknown 7 9, semifinal 2 Unknown 4th William Pett Unknown 6th, semifinal 2 Unknown 7th D. C. Robertson Unknown 6th, semifinal 1 Unknown 8th Sydney Bailey Unknown 3rd, semifinal 1 Unknown 9 17 J. H. Bishop Unknown 5th, semifinal 1 Did not finish Leon Meredith 2:43:15.4 1st, semifinal 2 Did not finish Harry Mussen Unknown 7 14, semifinal 1 Did not finish Semi finalist John Norman Unknown 7 14, semifinal 1 Did not advance — R. Jolly Did not finish —, semifinal 2 David Noon Did not finish —, semifinal 2 Men's sprint Finalist Victor Johnson 1:33.8 1st, heat 1 1:27.4 1st, semifinal 1 Time limit exceeded Benjamin Jones 1:35.0 1st, heat 12 1:40.8 1st, semifinal 3 Time limit exceeded Clarence Kingsbury 1:27.4 1st, heat 15 1:35.6 1st, semifinal 4 Time limit exceeded Semi finalist Daniel Flynn 1:30.2 1st, heat 4 Unknown 2 4, semifinal 2 Did not advance Ernest Payne 1:32.0 1st, heat 5 Unknown 2 4, semifinal 2 J. L. Lavery 1:41.0 1st, heat 14 Unknown 3rd, semifinal 3 Heats George Summers Unknown 2nd, heat 13 Did not advance John Matthews Unknown 3rd, heat 2 William Bailey Unknown 3rd, heat 7 Herbert Crowther Unknown 3rd, heat 8 — W. F. Magee Time limit exceeded —, heat 6 Men's tandem 2nd Frederick Hamlin Thomas H. Johnson 3:14.8 1st, heat 2 2:42.2 1st, semifinal 1 Unknown 3rd Charlie Brooks Walter Isaacs 2:42.2 1st, heat 1 Unknown 2nd, semifinal 1 Unknown Semi finalist John Matthews Leon Meredith 2:43.2 1st, heat 7 Unknown 2nd, semifinal 2 Did not advance John Barnard Arthur Rushen Unknown 2nd, heat 4 Unknown 3rd, semifinal 2 Heats R. Jolly John Norman Unknown 2nd, heat 6 Did not advance C. McKaig E. C. Piercy Unknown 3rd, heat 3 Men's team pursuit 1st Benjamin Jones Clarence Kingsbury Leon Meredith Ernest Payne Walkover 1st, heat 1 2:19.6 1st, semifinal 1 2:18.6

Event Place Diver Preliminary groups Semi finals Final Men's 10 metre platform 8th Harold Goodworth 76.00 points 2nd, group 1 59.48 points 4th, semifinal 2 Did not advance 12th George Cane 73.10 points 3rd, group 4 Did not advance 14th James Aldous 68.00 points 5th, group 1 16th William Hoare 65.20 points 3rd, group 2 19th William Webb 57.70 points 4th, group 3 21st Frank Collings 56.50 points 5th, group 3 23rd Thomas Harrington 53.15 points 6th, group 5 Men's 3 metre springboard 6th Harold Clarke 78.60 points 2nd, group 2 81.10 points 4th, semifinal 2 Did not advance 7th Herbert Pott 82.50 points 1st, group 4 79.60 points 3rd, semifinal 1 10th Frank Errington 70.83 points 2nd, group 3 72.60 points 5th, semifinal 1 12th Harold Smyrk 78.30 points 3rd, group 5 Did not advance 14th Harry Crank 70.30 points 4th, group 1 16th William Hoare 67.80 points 5th, group 3 17th Anthony Beckett 67.50 points 5th, group 1 18th William Bull 66.00 points 3rd, group 4 20th Thomas Cross 64.50 points 4th, group 5 23rd Anthony Taylor 58.80 points 3rd, group 2

Great Britain took second in the men's team épée competition, with Montgomerie also making it into a three way playoff for 2nd, 3rd and 4th places in the individual event despite having been nearly eliminated in both the second round and the semifinals. His bottom placing in that playoff gave France a sweep of the medals. The British were less successful in sabre, with no fencers making it to the final in the individual competition and the team being eliminated in the first round. Event Place Fencer First round Second round Semi final Final Men's épée 4th Robert Montgomerie 6 1 (1st in I) 2 2 (2nd in 4) 3 4 (4th in 1) 6 3 5th Cecil Haig 2 2 (3rd in K) 2 1 (1st in 8) 4 3 (2nd in 1) 2 5 8th Martin Holt 3 4 (2nd in D) 3 1 (1st in 4) 4 3 (2nd in 2) 2 6 Second round Leaf Daniell 5 1 (1st in G) 3 2 (3rd in 5) Did not advance Sydney Martineau 3 2 (2nd in F) 2 2 (3rd in 7) Edgar Amphlett 4 1 (1st in J) 1 3 (5th in 2) Henri Davids 2 2 (2nd in M) 1 4 (5th in 3) First round John Blake 2 4 (4th in C) Did not advance Percival Davson 3 4 (4th in E) Ralph Chalmers 3 3 (4th in H) Edgar Seligman 2 4 (4th in L) Luke Fildes 2 6 (7th in A) Men's sabre Semi finalist C. Barry Notley 3 2 (2nd in L) 2 2 (2nd in 1) 2 5 (7th in 1) Did not advance Second round William Marsh 3 1 (1st in D) 2 2 (3rd in 3) Did not advance Robert Badman 2 3 (3rd in G) 1 3 (4th in 2) First round Archibald Murray 2 2 (4th in B) Did not advance Charles Wilson 2 3 (4th in H) Alfred Keene 2 3 (4th in I) Edward Brookfield 3 4 (4th in J) Douglas Godfree 0 5 (6th in C) Lockhart Leith 0 5 (6th in K) Alfred Chalke 1 5 (7th in M)

Event Place Fencers Play in match First round Semi finals Final Repechage Silver medal match Men's team épée 2nd Leaf Daniell (all) Cecil Haig (1st, sf, r, sm) Martin Holt (p, 1st, sf, r) Robert Montgomerie (all) Edgar Seligman (1st) Edgar Amphlett (sm) L. Blockey, Finished — Quicksilver John Marshall GorhamMrs. Gorham Did not finish Class C — 6.5–8 metres 1st Gyrinus Thomas Thornycroft Bernard Redwood Finished — Sea Dog Warwick Wright Thomas Weston Did not finish