Rackets at the 1908 Summer Olympics
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At the 1908 Summer Olympics, two rackets events were contested. Only British players entered the competitions.
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[edit] Medal summary
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Men's singles |
 Evan Noel (GBR) |
Henry Leaf (GBR) |
John Jacob Astor (GBR) |
| Henry Brougham (GBR) |
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| Men's doubles |
Vane Pennell and John Jacob Astor (GBR) |
Edmund Bury and Cecil Browning (GBR) |
Evan Noel and Henry Leaf (GBR) |
[edit] Participating nations
A total of seven rackets players from only one nation competed at the London Games:
Great Britain (7)
[edit] Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Britain |
2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
[edit] See also
[edit] 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. http://users.skynet.be/hermandw/olymp/rac1908.html. Retrieved 3 May 2006.
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