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1908 (London) Olympic Games - some results
Track Events - MEN |
Event | Gold | Time | Silver | Time | Bronze | Time |
100 metres | Reginald Walker S. Africa | 10.8s |
James Rector USA | 10.9s | Robert Kerr Canada | 11.0s |
200 metres | Robert Kerr Canada | 22.6s | Robert Cloughen USA | 22.6s | Nathan Cartmell USA | 22.7s |
400 metres | Wyndham Halswelle GB | 50.0s | see Note 1 | | | |
800 metres | Melvin Sheppard USA | 1m 52.8s | Emilio Lunghi Italy | 1m 54.2s | Hans Braun Germany | 1m 55.2s |
1500 metres | Melvin Sheppard USA | 4m 3.4s | Harold Wilson GB | 4m 3.6s | Norman Hallows GB | 4m 4.0s |
5000 metres |
| | NOT held
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10000 metres |
| | NOT held
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Marathon (42,195 metres) | John Hayes USA | 2h 55m 18s | Charles Hefferon S. Africa | 2h 56m 6s | Joseph Forshaw USA | 2h 57m 10s |
Steeplechase (3200 metres) | Arthur Russell GB | 10m 47.8s | Archie Robinson GB | 10m 48.4s | John Eisele USA | 11m 0.8s |
Field Events - MEN |
| | Ht/Dist | | Ht/Dist | | Ht/Dist |
High Jump | Harry Porter USA | 1.90 m | Con Leahy GB | 1.88 m | Georges Andre France | 1.88 m |
Long Jump | Francis Irons USA | 7.48 m | Daniel Kelly USA | 7.09 m | Calvin Bricker Canada | 7.08 m |
Pole Vault | Edward Cooke USA | 3.71 m | Albert Gilbert USA | 3.71 m | Edward Archibald Canada | 3.58 m |
Shot | Ralph Rose USA | 14.21 m | Denis Horgan GB | 13.62 m | John Garrels USA | 13.18 m |
Discus | Martin Sheridan USA | 40.89 m | Merritt Giffin USA | 40.70 m | Marquis Horr USA | 39.45 m |
Javelin | Erik Lemming Sweden | 54.83 m | Arne Halse Norway | 50.57 m | Otto Nilsson Sweden | 47.11 |
Note 1. In the 400 metres the other competitors were either disqualified or withdrew.
Some of the place-times for events in these games have been lost.
Also there is sometimes disagreement about times (and lengths) given by different authorities for the Silver and Bronze, but not for the Gold. |
There were NO Women's events in these Games
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