Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's medley relay

First round

All first round heats were held on July 24, 1908.

First round, heat 1 Simon had a ten-yard lead over Laaftman at the end of the first 200 metres; after Lindberg gained on Racz, Stenborg passed Nagy during the 400, giving Björn a three-yard advantage over Bodor to begin the second half of the race. Bodor was up to the task and ran the split in 1:56.6 to pass Björn and win by three yards.

Place	Name	Nation	Time
1	Pál Simon Frigyes Wiesner József Nagy Ödön Bodor	Hungary	3:32.6
2	Sven Låftman Knut Lindberg Knut Stenborg Evert Björn	Sweden	(3:33.0)

First round, heat 2 The German team dominated this heat, with each runner increasing the lead; Braun crossed the finish line 90 yards ahead of Evers.

Place	Name	Nation	Time
1	Arthur Hoffmann Hans Eicke Otto Trieloff Hanns Braun	Germany	3:43.2
2	Evert Koops Jacobus Hoogveld Victor Henny Bram Evers	Netherlands	(3:55.4)

First round, heat 3 Hamilton gave the Americans a slight lead at the end of the first 200 metres, with the Canadians in second and the British team third. Cartmell increased the lead while Pankhurst caught up to Buddo near the end of the second 200. In the 400, Taylor held the American lead while Montague ensured second place for the Britons, but Just had little chance of catching Sheppard, who had won the individual 800 metres, in the second half of the race. Sheppard finished 25 yards in front of the British team.

Place	Name	Nation	Time
1	William Hamilton Nate Cartmell John Taylor Mel Sheppard	United States	3:27.2
2	George Hawkins Henry Pankhurst Edwin Montague Theodore Just	Great Britain	3:32.0
3	Frank Lukeman Donald Buddo Louis Sebert R. Irving Parkes	Canada	unknown

Final

The final was held on July 25, 1908.

At the end of the first 200 metres, Hamilton had a six-yard lead over Simon, with Hoffmann about a yard behind the Hungarian. Cartmell and Taylor increased the American lead, and Sheppard began the second half of the race with a fifteen-yard lead over Bodor; he pulled away and won by twenty-five yards. Braun and Bodor fought mightily for second place, with the German, who had a five-yard deficit at the beginning of the 800 metres, winning by five inches.

Place	Name	Nation	Split	Time
1	William Hamilton Nate Cartmell John Taylor Mel Sheppard	United States	0:22.0 0:22.2 0:49.8 1:55.4	3:29.4
2	Arthur Hoffmann Hans Eicke Otto Trieloff Hanns Braun	Germany		3:32.4
3	Pál Simon Frigyes Wiesner József Nagy Ödön Bodor	Hungary		3:32.5