Rackets at the 1908 Summer Olympics

Rackets
at the Games of the IV Olympiad
Venues All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
Dates April 27-May 1
Competitors 7 from 1 nation

At the 1908 Summer Olympics, two rackets events were contested. Only British players participated in the competitions.

Medal summary

Event Gold Silver Bronze
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:

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Great Britain2237
Totals (1 nations)2237


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.
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