Lacrosse at the 1908 Summer Olympics

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At the 1908 Summer Olympics, a lacrosse event was contested. It was the second appearance of the sport on the Olympic programme. Only two teams competed, one fewer than in lacrosse at the 1904 Summer Olympics.

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[edit] Medal table

Position Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Canada Canada 1 0 0 1
2 Great Britain Great Britain 0 1 0 1

[edit] Medal summary

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's tournament Canada Canada Great Britain Great Britain None

[edit] Team rosters

[edit] Canada

  • Patrick Brennan
  • John Broderick
  • George "Doc" Campbell
  • Angus Dillon
  • Frank Dixon
  • Richard Louis Duckett
  • J. Fyon[1]
  • Tommy Gorman
  • Ernest Hamilton
  • Henry Hoobin
  • A. Mara[1]
  • Clarence McKerrow
  • D. McLeod[1]
  • George Rennie
  • Alexander Turnbull

[edit] Great Britain

  • Gustav Alexander
  • J. Alexander[1]
  • L. Blockey[1]
  • George Buckland
  • E. O Dutton
  • V. G. Gilbey[1]
  • S. N. Hayes
  • F. S. Johnson[1]
  • Wilfrid Johnson
  • Edward Jones
  • R. G. W. Martin
  • G. Mason
  • G. J. Mason[1]
  • J. Parker-Smith
  • H. W. Ramsay
  • Charles Scott
  • H. Shorrocks[1]
  • Norman Whitley

[edit] Results

[edit] Final

October 24 Great Britain 10 - 14 Canada White City
(1 - 5)
(2 - 6)
(7 - 9)

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i This player is listed as a reserve in the Official Report, and might not have actually played. Regardless, the IOC database lists him as a medallist.

[edit] Sources

  • Cook, Theodore Andrea (1908). The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report. London: British Olympic Association. 
  • De Wael, Herman (2001). Lacrosse 1908. Herman's Full Olympians. Retrieved on May 4, 2007.


Events at the 1908 Summer Olympics (London)
Archery • Athletics • Boxing • Cycling • Diving • Fencing • Figure skating • Football • Gymnastics • Hockey • Jeu de paume • Lacrosse • Polo • Rackets • Rowing • Rugby • Sailing • Shooting • Swimming • Tennis • Tug of war • Water motorsports • Water polo • Wrestling


Lacrosse at the Summer Olympics
1904 • 1908 • 1912–1924 • 1928 (demonstration) • 1932 (demonstration) • 1936 • 1948 (demonstration)
See also: List of Olympic medalists in lacrosse
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