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.

Contents 1 Medal table 2 Medal summary 3 Team rosters 3.1 Canada 3.2 Great Britain 4 Results 4.1 Final 5 Notes 6 Sources

[edit] Medal table

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

[edit] Medal summary

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's tournament	Canada	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