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Gymnastics At The 1908 Summer Olympics
At the 1908 Summer Olympics, two gymnastics Gymnastics is a type of sport that includes physical exercises requiring balance, strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, dedication and endurance. The movements involved in gymnastics contribute to the development of the arms, legs, shou ... events for men were contested. No nation was successful in winning more than one medal. No women's competitions were held, though women did participate in non-competitive gymnastic displays.Official Report, p. 35. Medal summary Participating nations A total of 327 gymnasts from 14 nations competed at the London Games: * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Medal table References Sources * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gymnastics At The 1908 Summer Olympics 1908 1908 Summer Olympics events International gymnastics competitions hosted by the United Kingdom 1908 in gymnastics ...
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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 ...
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Nils Hellsten (gymnast)
Nils Robert Hellsten (7 October 1885 – 14 November 1963) was a Swedish gymnast who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics The 1908 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the IV Olympiad and also known as London 1908) were an international multi-sport event held in London, England, United Kingdom, from 27 April to 31 October 1908. The 1908 Games were ori .... He was part of the Swedish team that won the all-around gold medal. He is not related to the Olympic fencer Nils Hellsten. References External links * 1885 births 1963 deaths Swedish male artistic gymnasts Gymnasts at the 1908 Summer Olympics Olympic gymnasts for Sweden Olympic gold medalists for Sweden Olympic medalists in gymnastics Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics Gymnasts from Stockholm {{Sweden-artistic-gymnastics-bio-stub ...
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Osvald Moberg
Osvald "Moppe" Moberg (September 14, 1888 – December 22, 1933) was a Swedish gymnast who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics The 1908 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the IV Olympiad and also known as London 1908) were an international multi-sport event held in London, England, United Kingdom, from 27 April to 31 October 1908. The 1908 Games were ori .... He was part of the Swedish team, which was able to win the gold medal in the gymnastics men's team event in 1908. References 1888 births 1933 deaths Swedish male artistic gymnasts Gymnasts at the 1908 Summer Olympics Olympic gymnasts for Sweden Olympic gold medalists for Sweden Olympic medalists in gymnastics Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics {{Sweden-artistic-gymnastics-bio-stub ...
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Axel Ljung
Harald Axel Fredrik Ljung (31 March 1884 – 5 February 1938) was a Swedish gymnast and track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping eve ... athlete who won an all-around gold medal with the Swedish gymnastics team at the 1908 Summer Olympics. He also participated in the 100 m sprint, 100 m hurdles and standing long jump events at the 1906 Intercalated Games and finished fifth in the long jump. References External links * 1884 births 1938 deaths Sportspeople from Stockholm Swedish male artistic gymnasts Gymnasts at the 1908 Summer Olympics Olympic gymnasts for Sweden Olympic gold medalists for Sweden Olympic medalists in gymnastics Swedish male sprinters Swedish male hurdlers Swedish male long jumpers Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics 20 ...
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Olle Lanner
Olle Lanner (December 30, 1884 – July 26, 1926) was a Swedish gymnast who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics The 1908 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the IV Olympiad and also known as London 1908) were an international multi-sport event held in London, England, United Kingdom, from 27 April to 31 October 1908. The 1908 Games were o .... He was a member of the Swedish team which was able to win the gold medal in the gymnastics men's team event in 1908. References 1884 births 1926 deaths Swedish male artistic gymnasts Gymnasts at the 1908 Summer Olympics Olympic gymnasts for Sweden Olympic gold medalists for Sweden Olympic medalists in gymnastics Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics {{Sweden-artistic-gymnastics-bio-stub ...
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Sven Landberg
Sven Axel Richard Landberg (6 December 1888 – 11 April 1962) was a Swedish gymnast and football player. He was part of the Swedish gymnastics teams that won gold medals at the 1908 and in the 1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics ( sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1912), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad ( sv, Den V olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Stockholm 1912, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, be ....Sven Landberg
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Nils Von Kantzow
Nils Gustav von Kantzow (30 August 1885 – 7 November 1967) was a Swedish gymnast who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. He was a member of the Swedish team that won the all-around gold medal. He was born in a noble family and reached the rank of captain in the Swedish Army in 1916. In 1910 von Kantzow married Carin Axelina Hulda Fock, but they were later separated. Their only child, Thomas von Kantzow, was born in 1913. A few days after their divorce in December 1922, Carin married the German airline pilot Hermann Göring Hermann Wilhelm Göring (or Goering; ; 12 January 1893 – 15 October 1946) was a German politician, military leader and convicted war criminal. He was one of the most powerful figures in the Nazi Party, which ruled Germany from 1933 to 1 ..., who later became a leader of the Nazi Party. References External links * 1885 births 1967 deaths Swedish male artistic gymnasts Gymnasts at the 1908 Summer Olympics Olympic gymnasts for Swede ...
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Rolf Johnsson
Rolf Johnsson (1 December 1889 – 3 June 1931) was a Swedish gymnast who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics The 1908 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the IV Olympiad and also known as London 1908) were an international multi-sport event held in London, England, United Kingdom, from 27 April to 31 October 1908. The 1908 Games were ori .... He was part of the Swedish team, which was able to win the gold medal in the gymnastics men's team event in 1908. References 1889 births 1931 deaths Swedish male artistic gymnasts Gymnasts at the 1908 Summer Olympics Olympic gymnasts for Sweden Olympic gold medalists for Sweden Olympic medalists in gymnastics Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics {{Sweden-artistic-gymnastics-bio-stub ...
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Gustaf Weidel
Nils Gustaf Weidel, né Johnsson (7 March 1890 – 11 December 1959) was a Swedish diplomat and gymnast who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. Early life Gustaf Weidel was born as Gustaf Johnsson in Malmö, Sweden as the son of a local police chief inspector. As a youngster Weidel was a gymnast and was part of the Swedish team at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, which was able to win the gold medal in the gymnastics men's team event. He was enrolled as a student at Lund University in 1909, becoming a Bachelor of Arts in 1910 and a Candidate of Law in 1914. It was during his time at the university that he changed his last name to Weidel. Career In 1921 Weidel became employed by the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs as an acting vice consul. He was commercial attaché and commercial counsellor in Washington, D.C., from 1922 to 1933. He was then consul general in New York City from 1933 to 1935 and Sweden's envoy in Rio de Janeiro from 1936 to 1943 and in Lisbon from ...
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John Jarlén
John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second Epistle of John, often shortened to 2 John * Third Epistle of John, often shortened to 3 John People * John the Baptist (died c. AD 30), regarded as a prophet and the forerunner of Jesus Christ * John the Apostle (lived c. AD 30), one of the twelve apostles of Jesus * John the Evangelist, assigned author of the Fourth Gospel, once identified with the Apostle * John of Patmos, also known as John the Divine or John the Revelator, the author of the Book of Revelation, once identified with the Apostle * John the Presbyter, a figure either identified with or distinguished from the Apostle, the Evangelist and John of Patmos Other people with the given name Religious figures * John, father of Andrew the Apostle and Saint Peter * Pope Joh ...
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Hugo Jahnke
Hugo Jahnke (March 6, 1886 in Stockholm – January 12, 1939) was a Swedish gymnast who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics The 1908 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the IV Olympiad and also known as London 1908) were an international multi-sport event held in London, England, United Kingdom, from 27 April to 31 October 1908. The 1908 Games were ori .... He was part of the Swedish team, which was able to win the gold medal in the gymnastics men's team event in 1908. References 1886 births 1939 deaths Gymnasts from Stockholm Swedish male artistic gymnasts Gymnasts at the 1908 Summer Olympics Olympic gymnasts for Sweden Olympic gold medalists for Sweden Olympic medalists in gymnastics Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics {{Sweden-artistic-gymnastics-bio-stub ...
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Oswald Holmberg
Torsten Oswald Magnus Holmberg (17 July 1882 – 11 February 1969) was a Swedish gymnast and tug of war competitor who participated in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was part of the Swedish team, which was able to win the gold medal in the gymnastics men's team event in 1908. In the 1912 Summer Olympics he won his second gold medal as member of the Swedish gymnastics team in the Swedish system event. At the 1906 Intercalated Games in Athens, he was a member of the Swedish tug of war Tug of war (also known as tug o' war, tug war, rope war, rope pulling, or tugging war) is a sport that pits two teams against each other in a test of strength: teams pull on opposite ends of a rope, with the goal being to bring the rope a certa ... team, which won the bronze medal. References External links * * 1882 births 1969 deaths Swedish male artistic gymnasts Olympic gymnasts of Sweden Olympic tug of war competitors of Sweden Olympic gold me ...
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