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1908 Olympic Games
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Men's 100m. Final. Olympic Games 1908

1. Reginald WALKER          (SAF)   10.8   EOR
2. James RECTOR             (USA)   11.0
3. Robert KERR              (CAN)   11.0
4. Nathaniel CARTMELL       (USA)   11.2
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Men's 200m. Final. Olympic Games 1908

1. Robert KERR              (CAN)   22.6
2. Robert CLOUGHEN          (CAN)   22.6
3. Nathaniel CARTMELL       (USA)   22.7
4. George HAWKINS           (GBR)   22.9
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Men's 400m. Final. Olympic Games 1908

1. Wyndham HALSWELLE        (GBR)   50.0
William ROBBINS             (USA)   DNS
John TAYLOR                 (USA)   DNS
John CARPENTER              (USA)   DSQ
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Men's 800m. Final. Olympic Games 1908

1. Melvin SHEPPARD          (USA)   1.52.8   WR
2. Emilio LUNGHI            (ITA)   1.54.2
3. Hanns BRAUN              (GER)   1.55.2
4. Odon BODOR               (HUN)   1.55.4
5. Theodore JUST            (GBR)   1.56.4
6. John HALSTEAD            (USA)   N/A
Clarke BEARD                (USA)   DSQ
Ivo FAIRBAIRN-CRAWFORD      (GBR)   DSQ   
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Men's 1500m. Final. Olympic Games 1908

1. Melvin SHEPPARD          (USA)   4.03.4   OR
2. Harold WILSON            (GBR)   4.03.6
3. Norman HALLOWS           (GBR)   4.04.0   
4. John TAIT                (CAN)   4.06.8
5. Ivo FAIRBAIRN-CRAWFORD   (GBR)   4.07.6
6. Joseph DEAKIN            (GBR)   4.07.9
James SULLIVAN              (USA)   DNF
Vincent LONEY               (GBR)   DNF
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Men's Marathon. Olympic Games 1908

1. John HAYES               (USA)   2.55.18.4   OR
2. Charles HEFFERON         (SAF)   2.56.06.0
3. Joseph FORSHAW           (USA)   2.57.10.4
4. Alton WELTON             (USA)   2.59.44.4
5. William WOOD             (CAN)   3.01.44.0
6. Frederick SIMPSON        (CAN)   3.04.28.2 
7. Harry LAWSON             (CAN)   3.06.47.2
8. John SVANBERG            (SWE)   3.07.50.8
Dorando PIETRI              (ITA)   DSQ
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Men's 110m. Hurdles Final. Olympic Games 1908

1. Forrest SMITHSON         (USA)   15.0   WR
2. John GARRELS             (USA)   15.7
3. Arthur SHAW              (USA)   15.8 
4. William RAND             (USA)   16.0
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Men's 400m. Hurdles Final. Olympic Games 1908

1. Charles BACON            (USA)   55.0   WR
2. Harry HILLMAN            (USA)   55.3
3. Jimmy TREMEER            (GBR)   57.0
4. Leslie BURTON            (GBR)   58.0
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Men's 3000m. Steeplechase Final. Olympic Games 1908

1. Arthur RUSSELL           (GBR)   10.47.8
2. Archie ROBERTSON         (GBR)   10.48.4
3. John EISELE              (USA)   11.00.8
4. C. Guy HOLDAWAY          (GBR)   11/26/0   
5. Harold SEWELL            (GBR)   N/A
6. William GALBRAITH        (CAN)   N/A
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Men's Medley Relay Final. Olympic Games 1908
(200/200/400/800)
1. USA       (W. Hamilton, N. Cartmell, J. Taylor, M. Sheppard)   3.29.4
2. Germany   (A. Hoffmann, H. Eicke, O. Trieloff, H. Braun)       3.32.4
3. Hungary   (P. Simon, F. Mesei-Wiesner, J. Nagy, O. Bodor)      3.32.4
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Men's High Jump Final. Olympic Games 1908

1. Harry PORTER             (USA)   1.905   OR
2.= Georges ANDRE           (FRA)   1.88
2.= Con LEAHY               (IRL)   1.88
2.= Istvan SOMODI           (HUN)   1.88
5.= Herbert GIDNEY          (USA)   1.855
5.= Thomas MOFFITT          (USA)   1.855 
7. Norman PATTERSON         (USA)   1.83
8. Axel HEDENLUND           (SWE)   1.80
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Men's Pole Vault Final. Olympic Games 1908

1.= Edward COOKE            (USA)   3.71   OR
1.= Alfred GILBERT          (USA)   3.71   OR
3.= Edward ARCHIBALD        (CAN)   3.58
3.= Charles JACOBS          (USA)   3.58
3.= Bruno SODERSTROM        (SWE)   3.58
6.= Georgios BANIKAS        (GRE)   3.50
6.= Samuel BELLAH           (USA)   3.50
8. Karoly SZATHMARY         (HUN)   3.35
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Men's Long Jump Final. Olympic Games 1908

1. Frank IRONS              (USA)   7.48   OR   
2. Daniel KELLY             (USA)   7.09   
3. Calvin BRICKER           (CAN)   7.08
4. Edward COOK              (USA)   6.97
5. John BRENNAN             (USA)   6.86
6. Frank MOUNT PLEASANT     (USA)   6.82
7. Albert WEINSTEIN         (GER)   6.77
8. Timothy AHEARNE          (IRL)   6.72
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Men's Triple Jump Final. Olympic Games 1908

1.  Timothy AHEARNE         (IRL)   14.92   OR
2. J. Garfield MacDONALD    (CAN)   14.76
3. Edvard LARSEN            (NOR)   14.39
4. Calvin BRICKER           (CAN)   14.10
5. Platt ADAMS              (USA)   14.07
6. Frank MOUNT PLEASANT     (USA)   13.97
7. KArl FRYKSDAL            (SWE)   13.65
8. John BRENNAN             (USA)    13.59
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Men's Shot Put Final. Olympic Games 1908

1. Ralph ROSE               (USA)   14.21
2. Denis HORGAN             (IRL)   13.62  
3. John GARRELS             (USA)   13.18 
4. Wesley COE               (USA)   13.07
5. Edward BARRETT           (IRL)   12.89
6. Bill HORR                (USA)   12.82
7. Jalmari SAULI            (FIN)   12.58
8. Leander TALBOTT          (USA)   11.63
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Men's Discus Final. Olympic Games 1908

1. Martin SHERIDAN          (USA)   40.89   OR
2. Merritt GIFFIN           (USA)   40.70
3. Bill HORR                (USA)   39.44
4. Werner JARVINEN          (FIN)   39.42
5. Arthur DEARBORN          (USA)   38.52
6. Leander TALBOTT          (USA)   38.40
7. Gyorgy LUNTZER           (HUN)   38.34  
8. Andre TISON              (FRA)   38.30
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Men's Greek Style Discus Final. Olympic Games 1908

1. Martin SHERIDAN          (USA)   38.00   OR
2. Bill HORR                (USA)   37.33
3. Verner JARVINEN          (FIN)   36.48
4. Arthur DEARBORN          (USA)   35.65
5. Michalis DORIZAS         (GRE)   33.35
6. Nicolaos GEORGANTAS      (GRE)   33.20
7. Istvan MUDIN             (HUN)   33.11
8. Wilbur BURROUGHS         (USA)   32.73
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Men's Hammer Final. Olympic Games1908

1. John FLANAGAN            (USA)   51.93   OR
2. Matthew McGRATH          (USA)   51.18
3. Cornelius WALSH          (USA)   48.51
4. Thomas NICOLSON          (GBR)   48.09
5. Leander TALBOTT          (USA)   47.87
6. Bill HORR                (USA)   46.95 
7. Simon GILLIS             (USA)   45.59
8. Eric LEMMING             (SWE)   43.06
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Men's Javelin Final. Olympic Games 1908

1. Eric LEMMING             (SWE)   54.825   WR 
2. Arne HALSE               (NOR)   50.57
3. Otto NILSSON             (SWE)   47.105
4. Aarne SALOVAARA          (FIN)   45.89
5. Armas PESONEN            (FIN)   45.18
6. Juho HALME               (FIN)   44.96
7. Jalmari SAULI            (FIN)   N/A
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Men's Free Style Javelin Final. Olympic Games 1908

1. Eric LEMMING             (SWE)   54.45
2. Michalis DORIZAS         (GRE)   51.36
3. Arne HALSE               (NOR)   49.73
4. Charalambos ZOURAS       (GRE)   48.61
5. Hugo WIESLANDER          (SWE)   47.55
6. Armas PESONEN            (FIN)   46.04
7. Imre MUDIN               (HUN)   45.95
8. Jalmari SAULI            (FIN)   43.31
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Men's 3500m. Walk. Olympic Games 1908

1. George LARNER            (GBR)   14.55.0
2. Ernest WEBB              (GBR)   15.07.4
3. Harry KERR               (NZL)   15.43.4
4. George GOULDING          (CAN)   15.49.8
5. Arthur ROWLAND           (NZL)   16.07.0  
6. Charles WESTERGAARD      (DEN)   17.21.8
7. Einar ROTHMAN            (SWE)   17.50.0
William PALMER              (GBR)   DNF
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Men's 10mile Walk. Olympic Games 1908

1. George LARNER            (GBR)   1.15.57.4
2. Ernest WEBB              (GBR)   1.17.31.0
3. Edward SPENCER           (GBR)   1.21.20.2
4. Frank CARTER             (GBR)   1.21.20.2
5. Ernest LARNER            (GBR)   1.24.26.2
William PALMER              (GBR)   DNF
Richard HARRISON            (GBR)   DNF
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Men's Standing High Jump Final. Olympic Games 1908

1. Raymond EWRY             (USA)   1.575
2. John BILLER              (USA)   1.55
2. Konstantinos TSIKLITIRAS (GRE)   1.55 
4. Leroy HOLMES             (USA)   1.525
5. Platt ADAMS              (USA)   1.47
5.= Geo ANDRE               (FRA)   1.47
5.= Alfred MOTTE            (FRA)   1.47
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Men's Standing Long Jump Final. Olympic Games 1908

1. Raymond EWRY             (USA)   3.335
2. Konstantinos TSIKLITIRAS (GRE)   3.235
3. Martin SHERIDAN          (USA)   3.23
4. John BILLER              (USA)   3.215
5. Ragnar EKBERG            (SWE)   3.195
6.= Platt ADAMS             (USA)   3.11 
6.= Leroy HOLMES            (USA)   3.11
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Men's Standing Triple Jump Final. Olympic Games 1908

1. Raymond EWRY             (USA)   10.58
2. Irving BAXTER            (USA)   9.95
3. Robert GARRETT           (USA)   9.50
4. Lewis SHELDON            (USA)   9.45
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Men's 5 miles. Olympic Games 1908

1. Emil VOIGT               (GBR)   25.11.2
2. Edward OWEN              (GBR)   25.24.0
3. Johan SVANBERG           (SWE)   25.37.2  
4. George HEFFERON          (SAF)   25.44.0
5. Arthur ROBERTSON         (GBR)   26.13.0
6. Frederick MEADOWS        (CAN)   26.16.2
7. John FITZGERALD          (CAN)   N/A
8. Frederick BELLARS        (USA)   N/A
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