Jeu de paume at the 1908 Summer Olympics

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Jeu de paume

Jeu de paume was an event contested at the 1908 Summer Olympics. This was the only Summer Olympic Games to contain this sport as a medal event. An outdoor version called longue paume was a demonstration sport at the 1900 Summer Olympics. Real tennis, as jeu de paume is called in England, was an exhibition event at the 1924 Summer Olympics. In the Official Report of the 1908 Olympic Games, the sport is referred to as "Tennis (jeu de paume)" while tennis is named "lawn tennis."

The competition venue was the Queen's Club in West Kensington, London.

Contents

[edit] Medal table

 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 United States United States (USA) 1 0 0 1
2 Great Britain Great Britain (GBR) 0 1 1 2

[edit] Results

[edit] Standings

Place Name Nation
1 Jay Gould II United States of America United States of America
2 Eustace Miles Great Britain Great Britain
3 Neville Lytton Great Britain Great Britain
4 Arthur Page Great Britain Great Britain
5 Edwin Biedermann Great Britain Great Britain
Evan Noel Great Britain Great Britain
Arthur Palmer Great Britain Great Britain
Vane Pennell Great Britain Great Britain
9 William Cazalet Great Britain Great Britain
Charles Sands United States of America United States of America
Charles Tatham Great Britain Great Britain

[edit] Bracket

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
18 May 19 May
20 May
21 May 23 May
 
United States of America Gould (USA)            
Bye  
United States of America Gould (USA) 6, 6, 6
  Great Britain Pennell (GBR) 3, 3, 2  
Great Britain Pennell (GBR) 6, 6, 6
Great Britain Cazalet (GBR) 1, 4, 1  
United States of America Gould (USA) 6, 6, 6
  Great Britain Page (GBR) 1, 0, 0  
Great Britain Page (GBR)
Bye  
Great Britain Page (GBR) 5, 6, 6, 6
  Great Britain Palmer (GBR) 6, 4, 5, 1  
Great Britain Palmer (GBR)
Bye  
United States of America Gould (USA) 6, 6, 6,
    Great Britain Miles (GBR) 5, 4, 4
Great Britain Miles (GBR) 6, 6, 6        
United States of America Sands (USA) 3, 3, 3  
Great Britain Miles (GBR) 6, 6, 6
  Great Britain Noel (GBR) 5, 1, 5  
Great Britain Noel (GBR) 6, 6, 6
Great Britain Tatham (GBR) 2, 3, 3  
Great Britain Miles (GBR) 6, 6, 6
  Great Britain Lytton (GBR) 4, 1, 3  
Great Britain Lytton (GBR)
Bye  
Great Britain Lytton (GBR) 6, 6, 6
  Great Britain Biedermann (GBR) 5, 1, 2  
Great Britain Biedermann (GBR)
Bye  

[edit] Bronze medal match

May 28, 1908

Winner Score Loser
Neville Lytton Great Britain Great Britain 6-2, 6-4, 6-4 Arthur Page Great Britain Great Britain

[edit] References

  • Cook, Theodore Andrea (1908). The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report. London: British Olympic Association. 
  • De Wael, Herman (2002). Hockey 1908. Herman's Full Olympians. Retrieved on May 3, 2007.
  • Mallon, Bill; & Buchanan, Ian (2000). The 1908 Olympic Games. Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary. Jefferson: McFarland. ISBN 0-7864-0598-8.  (Excerpt available at [1])