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(Redirected from Hockey at the 1908 Summer Olympics) Field hockey competition
Field hockey
at the Games of the IV Olympiad
VenueWhite City Stadium
Dates29 (29)–31 October 1908 (1908-10-31)
Teams6
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s)  England  Great Britain
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Ireland  Great Britain
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Scotland  Great Britain
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Wales  Great Britain
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Field hockey at the
1908 Summer Olympics
Tournament
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At the 1908 Summer Olympics, a field hockey tournament was contested for the first time. Six teams entered the tournament: England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Germany and France. England won the gold medal, Ireland the silver and Scotland and Wales were awarded bronze medals. All the medals were subsequently credited to Great Britain.

Squads

England team, Gold Medal
 France
  • R. P. Aublin
  • David Baidet
  • Raoul Benoist
  • André Bounal
  • Louis Gautier
  • Daniel Girard
  • Charles Pattin
  • Louis Poupon
  • Frédéric Roux
  • René Salarnier (GK)
  • Louis Saulnier
  • Fernand Versini
 Germany

Great Britain

 England  Ireland  Scotland  Wales

Results

Bracket

 First RoundSemi-finalsFinal
           
 29 October
 
  England10
 30 October
  France1
  England6
 29 October
  Scotland1
  Scotland4
 31 October
  Germany0
  England8
 
  Ireland1
 
 30 October
 
  Ireland3
 
  Wales1
 
 
 
 

First round

29 October 1908
13:45
Scotland  4–0  Germany
Laing field hockey ball 5'
Burt field hockey ball 32'
Walker field hockey ball 67' 		Report
Umpires:
E. Fletcher (GBR)
J. Kirkwood (GBR)
29 October 1908
15:00
England  10–1  France
Pridmore field hockey ball 15'
Rees field hockey ball
Logan field hockey ball
Shoveller field hockey ball
Green field hockey ball 		Report Poupon field hockey ball
Umpires:
Edward Denny (GBR)
Thomas Burman (GBR)

Semi-finals

There were no playoffs for third place, so the losers of the semi-finals received bronze medals.

30 October 1908
13:45
Ireland  3–1  Wales
Robinson field hockey ball
Gregg field hockey ball
Power field hockey ball 		Report Williams field hockey ball 4'
Umpires:
George Lings (GBR)
H. Greening (GBR)
30 October 1908
15:00
England  6–1  Scotland
Pridmore field hockey ball 15', 37'
Shoveller field hockey ball
Logan field hockey ball 		Report Walker field hockey ball
Umpires:
Henry Tennent (GBR)
E. Wilson (GBR)

Extra match

A match between the two continental teams took place between the semifinals and the final.

Given both France and Germany had lost in the first round, this extra match was a de facto fifth and sixth place playoff match, though the official report makes no mention of this.

30 October 1908
Germany  1–0  France
Möding field hockey ball 25' Report

Final

The official report ceases its description of the game after England took the lead 5–1, saying only that "by this time England had taken control of the game and won with eight goals to one".

31 October 1908
15:00
England  8–1  Ireland
Logan field hockey ball
Pridmore field hockey ball 20', 40'
Shoveller field hockey ball 		Report Robinson field hockey ball 36'
Umpires:
M. Baker (GBR)
G. Morton (GBR)

Final standings

  1.  England
  2.  Ireland
  3.  Scotland
  4.  Wales
  5.  Germany
  6.  France

Sources

  • Cook, Theodore Andrea (1908). The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report. London: British Olympic Association.
  • De Wael, Herman (2002). "Hockey 1908". Herman's Full Olympians. Retrieved 3 May 2006.

References

  1. "Canada will win". Dawson Daily News. 20 October 1908. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  2. "Hockey at the 1908 London Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  3. Official Report, p. 203
Events at the 1908 Summer Olympics (London)
Field hockey at the Summer Olympics
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