Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics
| Cycling at the Games of the IV Olympiad | |
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 The White City Stadium during the 1908 Summer Olympics | |
| Venues | White City Stadium |
| Date | 13 –18 July 1908 |
| Competitors | 97 from 11 nations |
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.
Medal summary
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 660 yards |
 Victor Johnson (GBR) |
 Émile Demangel (FRA) |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Karl Neumer (GER) |
| 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 entries) | 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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