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Athletics At The 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's Medley Relay
The men's medley relay was run for the first time at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. The event consisted of 1600 metres being run by four athletes per team. Unlike the later 4 × 400 metres relay, however, the athletes had different distances to run. In the medley, the first two runners each ran 200 metres. The third runner ran 400 and the fourth ran 800. The competition was held on July 24, 1908, and July 25, 1908. 28 runners from 7 nations competed. NOCs could enter one team of four, with four reserves.Official report, p. 32. The event was run in two rounds. Results First round All first round heats were held on July 24, 1908. First round, heat 1 Simon had a ten-yard lead over Laaftman at the end of the 200 metre leg; after Lindberg gained on Racz, Stenborg passed Nagy during the 400 metre leg, giving Björn a three-yard advantage over Bodor to begin the second half of the race. Bodor was up to the task, and ran the split in 1:56.6 to pass Björn and win a close contest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White City Stadium
White City Stadium was a stadium located in White City, London, England. Built for the 1908 Summer Olympics, it hosted the finish of the first modern marathon and other sports like swimming, speedway, boxing, show jumping, athletics, stock car racing, concerts and a match at the 1966 World Cup. From 1927, it was a venue for greyhound racing, hosting the English Greyhound Derby until its closure in 1984. The stadium was demolished in 1985 and the site is now occupied by White City Place. History Designed by the engineer J. J. Webster and completed in 10 months by George Wimpey, on part of the site of the Franco-British Exhibition, this stadium with a seating capacity of 68,000 was opened by King Edward VII on 27 April 1908 after the first stanchion had been placed in position by Lady Desborough on 2 August 1907. The cost of construction was £60,000. Upon completion, the stadium had a running track and three laps to the mile (536 m); outside there was a , cycle track. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knut Lindberg
Knut Andreas "Knatten" Lindberg (2 February 1882 – 6 April 1961) was a Swedish athlete who competed at the 1906 Intercalated Games and the 1908 and 1912 Summer Olympics. He had his best results in 1906, when he won a silver medal in javelin throw and finished fifth in ancient pentathlon and sixth in the 100 m race. He won another silver medal in 1912, with the Swedish 4 × 100 m relay team, but failed to reach the finals in all his other events in 1908 and 1912, which included sprint and javelin throw. Lindberg won 15 national athletics titles: nine over 100 m (1902, 1904–1909, 1911 and 1912); three over 200 m (1908–1909 and 1912) and three over 110 m hurdles (1907–1909). He was also part of the Örgryte IS Örgryte Idrottssällskap, commonly referred to as Örgryte IS, Örgryte () or (especially locally) ÖIS or Öis, is a Swedish sports club based in Gothenburg. It consists of four departments, namely bowling, football, athletics and wrestling. H ... football te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis Sebert (sprinter)
Louis Joseph Sebert (December 4, 1886 – December 2, 1942) was a Canadian athlete. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. In the 100 metres, Sebert took second place in his first round heat with a time of 11.7 seconds. He did not advance to the semifinals. His result in the 200 metres was similar. He placed second in his preliminary heat with a time of 22.8 seconds to not advance further. In the 400 metres The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics (sport), athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor runn ..., Sebert finally won a preliminary heat. His time of 50.2 seconds put him first among the three men in his heat. He dropped his time to 49.5 seconds for the semifinal, but placed second behind William Robbins. Sebert died on December 2, 1942, two days shy of his 56th birthday. References Sources * * * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donald Buddo
Donald Smith Buddo (November 6, 1886 – July 27, 1965) was a Canadian athlete who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. He was born in Montreal, Quebec and died in London, Ontario. In the 800 metres event, Buddo finished third in his initial semifinal heat and did not advance to the final. Buddo lost his preliminary heat of the 400 metres competition to Georges Malfait, with a time of 51.2 seconds to Malfait's 50.0 seconds and did not advance to the semifinals. He was also a member of the Canadian relay team which was eliminated in the first round of the medley relay event. Prior to the First World War, he played hockey with the famed Montreal Wanderers The Montreal Wanderers were an amateur, and later professional, ice hockey team based in Montreal. The team played in the Federal Amateur Hockey League (FAHL), the Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey Association (ECAHA), the National Hockey Association .... In 1910 Don Buddo was a star halfback with the Edmonton Clu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Lukeman
Francis Lawrence Lukeman (June 20, 1885 – December 23, 1946), was a Canadian athlete. He was born in Montreal, Quebec. Biography In Stockholm at the 1912 Summer Olympics Lukeman finished fourth in the pentathlon but was awarded the bronze medal after Jim Thorpe of the United States was disqualified from the gold medal. Thorpe's disqualification was eventually overturned but Lukeman were permitted to retain his bronze medal. In the 100 metres at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London Lukeman took second place in his first-round heat with a time of 11.7 seconds. He did not advance to the semifinals. He won in his preliminary heat of the 200 metres, placing first overall. Lukeman served in the Canadian Expeditionary Force in World War I, at various times in the 3rd Regiment Victoria Rifles of Canada, 14th Battalion (Royal Montreal Regiment), CEF, 242nd Battalion, CEF, which was absorbed into the Canadian Forestry Corps The Canadian Forestry Corps (''Corps forestier can ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theodore Just
Theodore Hartman Just (23 April 1886 – 13 February 1937) was a British athlete. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. In the 800 metres The 800 metres, or meters ( US spelling), is a common track running event. It is the shortest commonly run middle-distance running event. The 800 metres is run over two laps of an outdoor (400-metre) track and has been an Olympic event since the ..., Just won his first round heat easily with a time of 1:57.8. He then placed fifth in the final with a time of 1:56.4. He was also a member of the British relay team. He ran the 800 metres in the medley relay competition, but his team was eliminated in the first round. References Sources * * * 1886 births 1937 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1908 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Great Britain British male middle-distance runners {{UK-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edwin Montague
Edwin Herbert Montague (13 April 1885 – 28 December 1937) was a British athlete. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. Montague won his preliminary heat in the 400 metres The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics (sport), athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor runn ... with a time of 50.2 seconds. He dropped his time to 49.8 seconds in the semifinals, but lost to Wyndam Halswelle who set a new Olympic record at 48.4 seconds in the race. Montague's second-place finish in the semifinals resulted in his not advancing to the final. He was also a member of the British team which was eliminated in the first round of the medley relay event by the United States. References Sources * * * 1885 births 1937 deaths British male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 1908 Summer Olympics Olympic athlete ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Pankhurst
Henry John Pankhurst (1884 – 9 May 1921) was a British track and field athlete who competed in sprinting events. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. In the 100 metres, Pankhurst took second place in his first round heat with a time of 11.5 seconds, just behind Harold Huff who won with 11.4 seconds. Pankhurst did not advance to the semifinals. Pankhurst did not advance to the semifinals in the 200 metres The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slightl ... either, placing third in his preliminary heat. References Sources * * * * 1884 births 1921 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1908 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Great Britain Sportspeople from Newcastle-under-Lyme British male sprinters English male sprinters {{UK-athletics-bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Hawkins (athlete)
George Albert Hawkins (15 October 1883 – 22 September 1917) was a British athlete. He competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. He was born in Tottenham and died in Ypres. In the 200 metres, Hawkins ran the race in 22.8 seconds to beat two other runners and advance to the semifinals. There, won again, this time finishing in 22.6 seconds. This allowed him to advance to the final, in which he placed last out of the four finalists. His time in the final was 22.9 seconds. The winner's time was 22.6, a time he had achieved in the semifinal. Hawkins was killed in action, aged 34, during World War I, serving as a gunner with the Royal Garrison Artillery during the Third Battle of Ypres. He was buried in the Bard Cottage Cemetery nearby.Hawkins, G A ''Commonwealth War Graves Commission'', retrieved 28 September 2008 He had five k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bram Evers
Brand "Bram" Evers (16 July 1886 – 7 October 1952) was a Dutch athlete, who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. He was born in Arnhem, the city where he also died. In the 400 metres competition, Evers placed third in his preliminary heat and did not advance to the semifinals. He did not finish his initial semifinal heat of the 800 metres event, not advancing to the final in that event. He was also a member of the Dutch relay team which was eliminated in the first round of the medley relay competition. In the pole vault event he finished 15th. He also participated in the long jump event and in the standing long jump competition but for both contests his results are unknown. In 1922 he was the interim-coach of Dutch football (soccer) Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The ob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victor Henny
Victor Henny (30 October 1887 in Salatiga, Dutch East Indies – 12 July 1941 in London, United Kingdom) was a Dutch athlete, who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. Henny ran in the first heat of the 100 metres, placing third to Edward Duffy and Georgios Skoutarides and not advancing to the semifinals. In the 200 metres he again lost in the first round, placing second to John George with a time of 24.6 seconds to George's 23.4 seconds. He also competed in the 400 metres The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics (sport), athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor runn ..., taking fourth and last in his preliminary heat to be eliminated in the first round again. References Sources * * * 1887 births 1941 deaths Dutch male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 1908 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacobus Hoogveld
Jacobus Johannes Hoogveld (August 4, 1884 in Arnhem – February 17, 1948 in Arnhem) was a Dutch athlete, who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. In the 100 metres, Hoogveld took third place in his first round heat and did not advance to the semifinals. He took third and last place in his preliminary heat of the 200 metres to be eliminated in that event as well. Hoogveld lost his preliminary heat in the 400 metres The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics (sport), athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor runn ... as well, placing second of two in the race. References Sources * * * 1884 births 1948 deaths Dutch male sprinters Olympic athletes for the Netherlands Athletes (track and field) at the 1908 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Arnhem 19th-century Dutch people 20th-century Dutch people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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