Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics
At the 1908 Summer Olympics, seven track cycling events were contested, all for men only. The weather was poor, with rainfall causing the track to flood on occasion.[1] The track was 660 yards (600 m) long (being built around the perimeter of the White City Stadium's athletics track); some events (the 660 yards and the team pursuit) used full laps of the track; the others used metric distances.
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 The White City Stadium during the 1908 Summer Olympics | |
| Venues | White City Stadium |
| Date | 13 July – 18 July |
| Competitors | 97 from 11 nations |
Medal summary
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 660 yards |
 Victor Johnson (GBR) |
 Émile Demangel (FRA) |
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| 5000 metres |
Benjamin Jones (GBR) |
Maurice Schilles (FRA) |
André Auffray (FRA) |
| 20 kilometres |
Clarence Kingsbury (GBR) |
Benjamin Jones (GBR) |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Joseph Werbrouck (BEL) |
| 100 kilometres |
Charles Bartlett (GBR) |
Charles Denny (GBR) |
Octave Lapize (FRA) |
| Sprint |
No medalists - race declared void as time limit was exceeded in final | ||
| Tandem |
André Auffray and Maurice Schilles (FRA) |
Frederick Hamlin and Horace Johnson (GBR) |
Charlie Brooks and Walter Isaacs (GBR) |
| Team pursuit |
Great Britain (GBR) Benjamin Jones Clarence Kingsbury Leonard Meredith Ernest Payne |
Germany (GER) Max Götze Rudolf Katzer Hermann Martens Karl Neumer |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada (CAN)William Anderson Walter Andrews Frederick McCarthy William Morton |
Participating nations
A total of 97 cyclists from 11 nations competed at the London Games:[2]
- Belgium (6)
- Canada (5)
- France (23)
- Germany (9)
- Great Britain (36)
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Italy (4)
Netherlands (5)- South Africa (4)
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United States (2)
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Britain (GBR) | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | France (FRA) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | Germany (GER) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Canada (CAN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (5 nations) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |
Cycle polo
Cycle polo was a demonstration sport at these Olympics with Ireland winning, beating Germany.[3][4]
Notes
- Official Report, p. 113.
- "Cycling at the 1908 London Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
- "Welcome to rediff.com : Sports - Athens 2004 History". Rediff.com. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
- "BBC SPORT | Olympics 2004 | History | London 1908". BBC News. 9 July 2004. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
References
- International Olympic Committee medal winners database
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