1908 Summer Olympics

The Games of the IV Olympiad were held in 1908 in London, England. They were probably the most contentious in history. The American party was held in scorn, their flag not even present at Shepherd Bush stadium (which, incidentally, held 68,000 people, so it was a technological marvel for the time, since it was new and all), and it rained all the time.

Games of the IV Olympiad
Nations participating	22
Athletes participating	2,035 (1,999 men, 36 women)
Events	109 in 22 sports
Opening ceremonies	April 27, 1908
Closing ceremonies	October 31, 1908
Officially opened by	Edward VII of the United Kingdom
Athlete's Oath.	not applicable
Judge's Oath:	not applicable
Olympic Torch	not applicable

Table of contents

1 Highlights 2 Medals awarded 3 Medal count 4 References 4.1 Internal links 4.2 External links

Highlights

Medals awarded

• Aquatics
• Archery
• Athletics
• Boxing
• Cycling
• Fencing
• Football
• Gymnastics
• Hockey
• Jeu de paume
• Lacrosse
• Polo
• Rackets
• Rowing
• Rugby
• Sailing
• Shooting
• Tennis
• Tug of War
• Water Motorsports
• Wrestling

Medal count

Pos	Country	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Great Britain	56	51	35	142
2	United States	23	12	12	47
3	Sweden	8	6	11	25
4	France	5	5	9	19
5	Germany	3	5	6	14
6	Hungary	3	4	2	9
7	Canada	3	3	10	16
8	Norway	2	3	3	8
9	Italy	2	2	0	4
10	Belgium	1	5	2	8
		106	96	90	292

References

Internal links

• Olympic Games
• Summer Olympic Games
• International Olympic Committee
• WikiProject Sports Olympics
• IOC country codes

External links

• IOC Site on 1908 Summer Olympics

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