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{{main article|Rowing at the Summer Olympics}}
{{Short description|Rowing at the Olympics}}
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{{Infobox Olympic event
| event = Rowing
| event = Rowing
| games = 1908 Summer
| games = 1908 Summer
| image = [[Image:Rowing pictogram.svg|150px]]
| image = Rowing pictogram.svg
| image_size = 150px
| caption =
| caption =
| venue = [[Henley-on-Thames]]
| venue = [[Henley-on-Thames]]
| dates = 28–31 July
| dates = 28–31 July 1908
| competitors = 81
| competitors = 81
| nations = 8
| nations = 8
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{{Rowing at the 1908 Summer Olympics}}
{{Rowing at the 1908 Summer Olympics}}


At the '''[[1908 Summer Olympics]], four [[Rowing (sport)|rowing]] events''' were contested, all for men only. Races were held at [[Henley-on-Thames]]. The competitions were held from 28 to 31 July. There was one fewer event in 1908 than 1904, after the double sculls was dropped from the programme. Hungary and Norway competed in rowing for the first time, along with six other nations.
At the [[1908 Summer Olympics]], four [[Rowing (sport)|rowing]] events were contested, all for men only. Races were held at [[Henley-on-Thames]]. The competitions were held from 28 to 31 July. There was one fewer event in 1908 than 1904, after the double sculls was dropped from the programme. Hungary and Norway competed in rowing for the first time, along with six other nations.<ref name="SR">{{Cite sports-reference |title = Rowing at the 1908 London Summer Games |url = https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1908/ROW/ |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200417050315/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1908/ROW/ |url-status = dead |archive-date = 17 April 2020 |access-date = 5 August 2018 }}</ref>


==Medal summary==
==Medal summary==
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|align=center bgcolor=cc9966 style="width:14em"| '''Bronze'''
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|align=center bgcolor=cc9966 style="width:14em"| '''Bronze'''
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|Single sculls<br />{{DetailsLink|Rowing at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's single sculls}}
|Single sculls<br />{{DetailsLink|Rowing at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's single sculls}}
|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Harry Blackstaffe]]|GBR|1908 Summer}}
|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Harry Blackstaffe]]|GBR|1908 Summer}}
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|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Bernhard von Gaza]]|GER|1908 Summer}}
|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Bernhard von Gaza]]|GER|1908 Summer}}
|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Károly Levitzky]]|HUN|1908 Summer}}
|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Károly Levitzky]]|HUN|1908 Summer}}
|-valign="top"
|-
|Coxless pair<br />{{DetailsLink|Rowing at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's coxless pair}}
|Coxless pair<br />{{DetailsLink|Rowing at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's coxless pair}}
|{{flagIOCathlete|[[John Fenning]]<br/> and [[Gordon Thomson (rower)|Gordon Thomson]]|GBR|1908 Summer}}
|{{flagIOCathlete|[[John Fenning]]<br /> and [[Gordon Thomson (rower)|Gordon Thomson]]|GBR|1908 Summer}}
|{{flagIOCathlete|[[George Eric Fairbairn|George Fairbairn]]<br/> and [[Philip Verdon]]|GBR|1908 Summer}}
|{{flagIOCathlete|[[George Eric Fairbairn|George Fairbairn]]<br /> and [[Philip Verdon]]|GBR|1908 Summer}}
|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Frederick Toms]]<br/> and [[Norway Jackes]]|CAN|1908 Summer}}
|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Frederick Toms]]<br /> and [[Norway Jackes]]|CAN|1908 Summer}}
|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Martin Stahnke]]<br/> and [[Willy Düskow]]|GER|1908 Summer}}
|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Martin Stahnke]]<br /> and [[Willy Düskow]]|GER|1908 Summer}}
|-valign="top"
|-
|Coxless fours<br />{{DetailsLink|Rowing at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's coxless four}}
|Coxless four<br />{{DetailsLink|Rowing at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's coxless four}}
|{{flagIOCteam|GBR|1908 Summer}}<br>[[Collier Cudmore]]<br>[[James Angus Gillan]]<br>[[Duncan Mackinnon]]<br>[[John Somers-Smith]]
|{{flagIOCteam|GBR|1908 Summer}}<br />[[Collier Cudmore]]<br />[[James Angus Gillan]]<br />[[Duncan Mackinnon]]<br />[[John Somers-Smith]]
|{{flagIOCteam|GBR|1908 Summer}}<br>[[Philip Filleul]]<br>[[Harold Barker]]<br>[[John Fenning]]<br>[[Gordon Thomson (rower)|Gordon Thomson]]
|{{flagIOCteam|GBR|1908 Summer}}<br />[[Philip Filleul]]<br />[[Harold Barker (rower)|Harold Barker]]<br />[[John Fenning]]<br />[[Gordon Thomson (rower)|Gordon Thomson]]
|{{flagIOCteam|CAN|1908 Summer}}<br>[[Gordon Balfour]]<br>[[Becher Gale]]<br>[[Charles Riddy]]<br>[[Geoffrey Barron Taylor|Geoffrey Taylor]]
|{{flagIOCteam|CAN|1908 Summer}}<br />[[Gordon Balfour]]<br />[[Becher Gale]]<br />[[Charles Riddy]]<br />[[Geoffrey Taylor (rower)|Geoffrey Taylor]]
|{{flagIOCteam|NED|1908 Summer}}<br>[[Hermannus Höfte]]<br>[[Albertus Wielsma]]<br>[[Johan Burk]]<br>[[Bernardus Croon]]
|{{flagIOCteam|NED|1908 Summer}}<br />[[Hermannus Höfte]]<br />[[Albertus Wielsma]]<br />[[Johan Burk]]<br />[[Bernardus Croon]]
|-valign="top"
|-
|Eights<br />{{DetailsLink|Rowing at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's eight}}
|Eights<br />{{DetailsLink|Rowing at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's eight}}
|{{flagIOCteam|GBR|1908 Summer}}<br>[[Albert Gladstone]]<br>[[Frederick Kelly (rower)|Frederick Kelly]]<br>[[Banner Johnstone]]<br>[[Guy Nickalls]]<br>[[Charles Burnell]]<br>[[Ronald Sanderson]]<br>[[Raymond Etherington-Smith]]<br>[[Henry Bucknall]]<br>[[Gilchrist Maclagan]]
|{{flagIOCteam|GBR|1908 Summer}}<br />[[Albert Gladstone]]<br />[[Frederick Kelly (rower)|Frederick Kelly]]<br />[[Banner Johnstone]]<br />[[Guy Nickalls]]<br />[[Charles Burnell]]<br />[[Ronald Sanderson]]<br />[[Raymond Etherington-Smith]]<br />[[Henry Bucknall]]<br />[[Gilchrist Maclagan]]
|{{flagIOCteam|BEL|1908 Summer}}<br>[[Oscar Taelman]]<br>[[Marcel Morimont]]<br>[[Rémy Orban]]<br>[[Georges Mys]]<br>[[François Vergucht]]<br>[[Polydore Veirman]]<br>[[Oscar De Somville]]<br>[[Rodolphe Poma]]<br>[[Alfred Van Landeghem]]
|{{flagIOCteam|BEL|1908 Summer}}<br />[[Oscar Taelman]]<br />[[Marcel Morimont]]<br />[[Rémy Orban]]<br />[[Georges Mys]]<br />[[François Vergucht]]<br />[[Polydore Veirman]]<br />[[Oscar de Somville]]<br />[[Rodolphe Poma]]<br />[[Alfred Van Landeghem]]
|{{flagIOCteam|CAN|1908 Summer}}<br>[[Irvine Robertson]]<br>[[Joseph Wright (rower)|Joseph Wright]]<br>[[Julius Thomson (rower)|Julius Thomson]]<br>[[Walter Lewis (rower)|Walter Lewis]]<br>[[Gordon Balfour]]<br>[[Becher Gale]]<br>[[Charles Riddy]]<br>[[Geoffrey Barron Taylor|Geoffrey Taylor]]<br>[[Douglas Kertland]]
|{{flagIOCteam|CAN|1908 Summer}}<br />[[Irvine Robertson]]<br />[[Joseph Wright (rower)|Joseph Wright]]<br />[[Julius Thomson (rower)|Julius Thomson]]<br />[[Walter Lewis (rower)|Walter Lewis]]<br />[[Gordon Balfour]]<br />[[Becher Gale]]<br />[[Charles Riddy]]<br />[[Geoffrey Taylor (rower)|Geoffrey Taylor]]<br />[[Douglas Kertland]]
|{{flagIOCteam|GBR|1908 Summer}}<br>[[Frank Jerwood]]<br>[[Eric Powell (rower)|Eric Powell]]<br>[[Oswald Carver]]<br>[[Edward Williams (rower)|Edward Williams]]<br>[[Henry Goldsmith]]<br>[[Harold Kitching]]<br>[[John Burn (rower)|John Burn]]<br>[[Douglas Stuart (rower)|Douglas Stuart]]<br>[[Richard Boyle (rower)|Richard Boyle]]
|{{flagIOCteam|GBR|1908 Summer}}<br />[[Frank Jerwood]]<br />[[Eric Powell (rower)|Eric Powell]]<br />[[Oswald Carver]]<br />[[Edward Williams (rower)|Edward Williams]]<br />[[Henry Goldsmith]]<br />[[Harold Kitching]]<br />[[John Burn (rower)|John Burn]]<br />[[Douglas Stuart (rower)|Douglas Stuart]]<br />[[Richard Boyle (rowing)|Richard Boyle]]
|}
|}


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==Medal table==
==Medal table==
{{Medals table
{| {{RankedMedalTable}}
| caption =
|-
| host =
| 1 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|GBR|1908 Summer}} || 4 || 3 || 1 || 8
| flag_template = flagIOCteam
|-
| event = 1908 Summer
| 2 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|BEL|1908 Summer}} || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1
| team =
|-
| gold_GBR = 4 | silver_GBR = 3 | bronze_GBR = 1
| 3 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|CAN|1908 Summer}} || 0 || 0 || 3 || 3
| gold_BEL = 0 | silver_BEL = 1 | bronze_BEL = 0
|-
| gold_CAN = 0 | silver_CAN = 0 | bronze_CAN = 3
| 4 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|GER|1908 Summer}} || 0 || 0 || 2 ||2
| gold_GER = 0 | silver_GER = 0 | bronze_GER = 2
|-
| gold_HUN = 0 | silver_HUN = 0 | bronze_HUN = 1
|rowspan=2| 5 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|HUN|1908 Summer}} || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1
| gold_NED = 0 | silver_NED = 0 | bronze_NED = 1
|-
⚫
}}
|align=left| {{flagIOCteam|NED|1908 Summer}} || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1
⚫
|}


== References ==
== References ==
{{Commons category|Rowing at the 1908 Summer Olympics}}
{{Commons category|Rowing at the 1908 Summer Olympics}}
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.olympic.org/uk/athletes/results/search_r_uk.asp International Olympic Committee medal database]
* [http://www.olympic.org/uk/athletes/results/search_r_uk.asp International Olympic Committee medal database]
* {{cite book | last = Cook | first = Theodore Andrea | year = 1908 | title = The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report | publisher = British Olympic Association | location = London}}
* {{cite book | last = Cook | first = Theodore Andrea | year = 1908 | title = The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report | publisher = British Olympic Association | location = London}}
* {{cite web | last = De Wael | first = Herman | year = 2001 | url = http://users.skynet.be/hermandw/olymp/row1908.html | title = Rowing 1908 | work = Herman's Full Olympians | accessdate = 6 May 2006}}
* {{cite web | last = De Wael | first = Herman | year = 2001 | url = http://users.skynet.be/hermandw/olymp/row1908.html | title = Rowing 1908 | work = Herman's Full Olympians | access-date = 6 May 2006}}


{{Events at the 1908 Summer Olympics}}
{{EventsAt1908SummerOlympics}}
{{Rowing at the Summer Olympics}}
{{Rowing at the Summer Olympics}}


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Latest revision as of 21:23, 17 June 2023

Main article: Rowing at the Summer Olympics
Rowing
at the Games of the IV Olympiad
VenueHenley-on-Thames
Dates28–31 July 1908
Competitors81 from 8 nations
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Rowing at the
1908 Summer Olympics
Single scullsmen
Coxless pairmen
Coxless fourmen
Eightmen

At the 1908 Summer Olympics, four rowing events were contested, all for men only. Races were held at Henley-on-Thames. The competitions were held from 28 to 31 July. There was one fewer event in 1908 than 1904, after the double sculls was dropped from the programme. Hungary and Norway competed in rowing for the first time, along with six other nations.[1]

Medal summary

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Event Gold Silver Bronze Bronze
Single sculls
details 		 Harry Blackstaffe (GBR)  Alexander McCulloch (GBR)  Bernhard von Gaza (GER)  Károly Levitzky (HUN)
Coxless pair
details 		 John Fenning
and Gordon Thomson (GBR) 		 George Fairbairn
and Philip Verdon (GBR) 		 Frederick Toms
and Norway Jackes (CAN) 		 Martin Stahnke
and Willy Düskow (GER)
Coxless four
details 		 Great Britain (GBR)
Collier Cudmore
James Angus Gillan
Duncan Mackinnon
John Somers-Smith 		 Great Britain (GBR)
Philip Filleul
Harold Barker
John Fenning
Gordon Thomson 		 Canada (CAN)
Gordon Balfour
Becher Gale
Charles Riddy
Geoffrey Taylor 		 Netherlands (NED)
Hermannus Höfte
Albertus Wielsma
Johan Burk
Bernardus Croon
Eights
details 		 Great Britain (GBR)
Albert Gladstone
Frederick Kelly
Banner Johnstone
Guy Nickalls
Charles Burnell
Ronald Sanderson
Raymond Etherington-Smith
Henry Bucknall
Gilchrist Maclagan 		 Belgium (BEL)
Oscar Taelman
Marcel Morimont
Rémy Orban
Georges Mys
François Vergucht
Polydore Veirman
Oscar de Somville
Rodolphe Poma
Alfred Van Landeghem 		 Canada (CAN)
Irvine Robertson
Joseph Wright
Julius Thomson
Walter Lewis
Gordon Balfour
Becher Gale
Charles Riddy
Geoffrey Taylor
Douglas Kertland 		 Great Britain (GBR)
Frank Jerwood
Eric Powell
Oswald Carver
Edward Williams
Henry Goldsmith
Harold Kitching
John Burn
Douglas Stuart
Richard Boyle

Participating nations

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81 rowers from 8 nations competed.

Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Great Britain (GBR)4318
2 Belgium (BEL)0101
3 Canada (CAN)0033
4 Germany (GER)0022
5 Hungary (HUN)0011
 Netherlands (NED)0011
Totals (6 entries)44816

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rowing at the 1908 London Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
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