Australasia at the 1908 Summer Olympics
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| Australasia at the Olympic Games | ||||
 Australasian Olympic Flag |
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| IOC code: ANZ | ||||
| 1908 Summer Olympics in London | ||||
| Flag bearer | Henry St Aubyn Murray | |||
| Medals Rank: 11 |
Gold 1 |
Silver 2 |
Bronze 2 |
Total 5 |
| Summer Olympic Games appearances | ||||
| 1908 • 1912 | ||||
Australasia was the name of a combined team from Australia and New Zealand that competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England. It was the fourth appearance of Australia, which had not not missed any edition of the Summer Olympic Games, and the first appearance of New Zealand. The two would compete together again as Australasia at the 1912 Summer Olympics before competing separately at every edition of the Summer Games since.
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[edit] Results by event
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[edit] Athletics
Australasia's best athletics result, and only medal, was Harry Kerr's bronze medal in the 3500 metre walk.
| Event | Place | Athlete | Heats | Semifinals | Final |
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| Men's 800 metres | Semi- finalist |
Harvey Sutton | None held | Unknown 4th, semifinal 8 |
Did not advance |
| Joseph Lynch | Unknown 5th, semifinal 4 |
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| Men's 1500 metres | Semi- finalist |
Joseph Lynch | Unknown 5th, semifinal 2 |
Did not advance | |
| — | Charles Swain | Did not finish —, semifinal 3 |
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| Men's 110 metre hurdles | Heats | Henry St. A. Murray | Unknown 2nd, heat 1 |
Did not advance | |
| Men's 400 metre hurdles | Heats | Henry St. A. Murray | Unknown 2nd, heat 3 |
Did not advance | |
| Men's 5 miles | Semi- finalist |
George Blake | None held | Unknown 3rd, semifinal 1 |
Did not advance |
| — | Joseph Lynch | Did not finish —, semifinal 5 |
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| Men's marathon | — | Victor Aitken | None held | Did not finish | |
| George Blake | Did not finish | ||||
| Joseph Lynch | Did not finish | ||||
| Men's 3500 metre walk | 3rd | Harry Kerr | None held | 16:02.2 2nd, semifinal 1 |
15:43.4 |
| 5th | Arthur Rowland | 16:08.6 3rd, semifinal 3 |
16:07.0 | ||
| Men's 10 mile walk | 8th | Harry Kerr | None held | 1:18:40.2 3rd, semifinal 2 |
Did not start |
| 11th | Arthur Rowland | 1:21:57.6 5th, semifinal 1 |
Did not advance | ||
| Event | Place | Athlete | Height |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's standing high jump | 19-23 | Ernest Hutcheon | Unknown |
[edit] Boxing
Australasia had one boxer in 1908, the middleweight Reginald Baker. He took the silver medal, and was the only non-British boxer to win a bout.
| Weight class |
Place | Boxer | Round of 16 |
Quarter- finals |
Semi- finals |
Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middleweight Up to 158 pounds |
2nd | Reginald Baker | Defeated Dees KO, 2nd round |
Defeated Childs 2-0 decision |
Defeated Philo KO, 1st round |
Lost to Douglas 2-0 decision |
| Opponent nation | Wins | Losses | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Britain | 3 | 1 | .750 |
| Total | 3 | 1 | .750 |
[edit] Diving
Baker, the silver medal-winning middleweight boxer, also dove in the springboard event, placing 22nd of 23 overall.
| Event | Place | Diver | Prelimary groups |
Semi- finals |
Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 3 metre springboard | 22nd | Reginald Baker | 61.30 points 6th, group 4 |
Did not advance | |
[edit] Rugby
Australasia won the only rugby union match played in 1908 against Great Britain, earning the gold medal. The Australasian representative was the Australia national team.
| Event | Place | Players | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's rugby union | 1st | Phillip Carmichael, Charles Russell, Daniel Carroll, John Hickey, Francis Bede-Smith, Christopher McKivatt, Arthur McCabe, Thomas Griffen, John "Jumbo" Barnett, Patrick McCue, Sydney Middleton, Tom Richards, Malcom McArthur, Charles McMurtrie, Robert Craig |
Won vs. Great Britain 32-3 |
[edit] Shooting
| Event | Place | Shooter | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's stationary target small-bore rifle | 16th | William Hill | 354 |
| Men's moving target small-bore rifle | — | William Hill | Did not finish |
| Men's disappearing target small-bore rifle | 18th | William Hill | 36 |
[edit] Swimming
| Event | Place | Swimmer | Heats | Semifinals | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 100 metre freestyle | Semi- finalist |
Frank Beaurepaire | 1:11.6 1st, heat 3 |
Unknown 4th, semifinal 1 |
Did not advance |
| Heats | Theodore Tartakover | Unknown 2nd, heat 1 |
Did not advance | ||
| Edward Cooke | Unknown 3-4, heat 6 |
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| Men's 400 metre freestyle | 2nd | Frank Beaurepaire | 5:49.2 1st, heat 4 |
5:44.0 1st, semifinal 1 |
5:44.2 |
| Semi- finalist |
Theodore Tartakover | 6:35.0 1st, heat 3 |
Did not start —, semifinal 1 |
Did not advance | |
| Heats | Frederick Springfield | 5:57.4 2nd, heat 6 |
Did not advance | ||
| Men's 1500 metre freestyle | 3rd | Frank Beaurepaire | 23:45.8 1st, heat 2 |
23:25.4 2nd, semifinal 1 |
22:56.2 |
| Heats | Frederick Springfield | 24:52.4 2nd, heat 4 |
Did not advance | ||
| Men's 200 metre breaststroke | — | Edward Cooke | Did not finish —, heat 5 |
Did not advance | |
| Men's 4x200 metre freestyle relay | 4th | Frank Beaurepaire Frederick Springfield Reginald Baker Theodore Tartakover |
None held | 11:35.0 1st, semifinal 1 |
Unknown |
[edit] Sources
- Cook, Theodore Andrea (1908). The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report. London: British Olympic Association.
- De Wael, Herman (2001). Top London 1908 Olympians. Herman's Full Olympians. Retrieved on June 7, 2007.
| Nations at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England |
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| Argentina • Australasia • Austria • Belgium • Bohemia • Canada • Denmark • Finland • France • Germany • Great Britain • Greece • Hungary • Italy • Netherlands • Norway • Russia • South Africa • Sweden • Switzerland • Turkey • United States |
