Rackets at the 1908 Summer Olympics

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Rackets
at the Games of the IV Olympiad
VenuesAll England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
DatesApril 27-May 1
Competitors7 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
details
 Evan Noel (GBR)  Henry Leaf (GBR)  John Jacob Astor (GBR)
 Henry Brougham (GBR)
Men's doubles
details
 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

1  Great Britain 2 2 3 7

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.