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Great Britain At The 1912 Summer Olympics
Great Britain, represented by the British Olympic Association (BOA), competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. 274 competitors, 264 men and 10 women, took part in 79 events in 16 sports. British athletes won ten gold medals and 41 medals overall, finishing third. Medallists Aquatics Diving Three divers, including one woman, represented Great Britain. The inclusion of Isabelle White on the British team made Great Britain one of three nations (along with Austria and host Sweden to send a woman to the first Olympic diving competition open to women. It was Great Britain's second appearance in diving. White was the only diver to win a medal for the nation, giving Great Britain its first diving medal. Each of the men advanced to the final in one event, but were unable to finish in the top three. Rankings given are within the diver's heat. Swimming 18 swimmers, including six women, competed for Great Britain at the 1912 Games. It was the third time the na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Olympic Association
The British Olympic Association (BOA) is the National Olympic Committee for the United Kingdom. It is responsible for organising and overseeing the participation of athletes from the Great Britain and Northern Ireland Olympic Team, at both the summer and winter Olympic Games, the Youth Olympic Games, the European Youth Olympic Festivals, and at the European Games. BOA members and sporting bodies The British Olympic Association – of the United Kingdom, its constituent countries, the Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories which do not have their own NOC – competes at all summer, winter and youth Olympics as Great Britain ("Team GB"). Members The association comprises members from the following – * ** ** ** ** Note – Northern Irish athletes can choose whether to compete for Great Britain or for the Republic of Ireland, as they are entitled to citizenship of either nation under the Good Friday Agreement. Crown Dependencies: * * * British Overse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Burn
Thomas Christopher Burn (29 November 1888 – 23 July 1976) was an England amateur footballer who played at the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was part of the Great Britain team, which won the gold medal in the football tournament. He played in all three of the games against Hungary, Finland and Denmark ) , song = ( en, "King Christian stood by the lofty mast") , song_type = National and royal anthem , image_map = EU-Denmark.svg , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Danish Realm, Kingdom of Denmark .... He played his club football for London Caledonians F.C. He also played in the English FA XI tour of South Africa in 1920."British and Irish Special and Intermediate Internationals", Soccer Data publications, Keith Warsop References 1888 births 1976 deaths English footballers English Olympic medallists England amateur international footballers Footballers at the 1912 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers of Great Brita ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rowing At The 1912 Summer Olympics
Rowing at the 1912 Summer Olympics featured four events, for men only. All races were held in Djurgårdsbrunnsviken from Thursday to Saturday, 17 to 19 July. Medal summary Bronze medals Bronze medals were not awarded to the losing semi finalists in any of the events, they were instead given diplomas of merit. Although the IOC database currently includes bronze medallists for every event, it is not certain if this an oversight on their behalf or if a retrospective change has been made. Amateur definitions The definition for the rowing competitions was: An amateur is one: * who has never received payment as a trainer; * who has never competed for money prizes; * who has never competed or given a display for payment; * who has never competed, or given a display, against a professional; * who has never drawn any pecuniary gain from athletic exercises by selling, exchanging, pawning, or hiring out any prize won in a competition. An amateur shall be allowed, when taking par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football At The 1912 Summer Olympics
Football at the 1912 Summer Olympics was one of the 102 events at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. It was the fourth time that football was on the Olympic schedule and the tournament was contested by 11 nations, all from Europe. Great Britain"Britain's Olympic past" Barber, David; The Football Association, 3 March 2004. Retrieved on 24 November 2008. won the s, representing the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland< ...
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Gordon Wright (footballer)
Edward Gordon Dundas Wright (3 October 1884 – 5 June 1947) was an English amateur footballer who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics, being part of the English team, who won the gold medal in the football tournament. He played one match in this team. He was the captain of Hull City team for seven seasons in a row. Club career After attending St Lawrence College in Ramsgate, Wright went up to Queen's College in Cambridge, where he soon earned a place in the University XI for three years (1904–06), where he stood out for his excellent ball control and tactical knowledge as a outside left. On leaving Cambridge, he accepted a post at Hymer's College in Hull, teaching Natural History and Science, and in the same year, he was elected captain of Hull City for whom he played 152 league games. After obtaining his degree at Cambridge, Wright later graduated from the Royal School of Mines and in 1913 he went to South Africa as a mining engineer where, apart from a brief spell i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vivian Woodward
Vivian John Woodward (3 June 1879 – 31 January 1954) was an English footballer who enjoyed the peak of his career from the turn of the 20th century to the outbreak of the First World War. He played for Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea. He captained Great Britain to gold medals at the 1908 Olympics in London and in Stockholm in 1912. Woodward's tally of 29 goals in 23 matches for England remained a record from 1911 to 1958; his strike rate of 1.26 goals per game is the second highest for an England player. He served in the British Army during the First World War, and as a result missed out on Chelsea's run to their first-ever FA Cup final in 1915. Woodward's injuries during the war caused his retirement from football. Club career An architect by profession, Woodward began his career at Clacton Town. Following spells at Harwich & Parkeston and Chelmsford, he joined Tottenham Hotspur in 1901, who that year would win the FA Cup. Due to work and cricket commitments, he wouldn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harold Walden
Harold Adrian Walden (10 October 1887 – 2 December 1955) was an English amateur footballer who played for several clubs, Halifax Town, Bradford City and Arsenal. Walden also played for Great Britain's football team, with which he won gold in the 1912 Summer Olympics. Playing career A centre forward, he began his career with Cliftonville and Linfield in Ireland, before joining Halifax Town in October 1911 and Bradford City two months later. He spent four seasons with the Bantams and was the League's top scorer in 1911–12. That summer, he was part of the English amateur team that represented Great Britain at the Olympic football tournament, playing a pivotal role in helping the team win the gold medal since he netted 9 goals in just three games, thus averaging three goals per game. Walden scored six goals in a 7–0 win over Schlosser's Hungary in the quarter-finals, followed by two goals in a 4–0 win over Finland in the semi-finals, and then netted a goal in the fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harold Stamper
Harold Jack Stamper (6 October 1889 – January 1939) was an English amateur footballer who competed 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 .... He was part of the English team, which won the gold medal in the football tournament. He played one match. References External links * 1889 births 1939 deaths English footballers English Olympic medallists England amateur international footballers Footballers at the 1912 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers of Great Britain Olympic gold medallists for Great Britain Olympic medalists in football Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics Association football midfielders Place of birth missing {{England-footy-midfielder-1880s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivan Sharpe
Ivan Gordon Sharpe (15 June 1889 – 9 February 1968) was an English amateur association football, footballer. Although an amateur himself, he played for several professional clubs, including Watford F.C., Watford, Derby County F.C., Derby County— with whom he won the Football League First Division in 1911–12 in English football, 1911–12–and later Leeds United F.C., Leeds United. He represented the England national amateur football team, and also the Great Britain men's Olympic football team, Great Britain Olympic football team, with whom he won an Olympic gold medal at the 1912 Summer Olympics, 1912 games in Sweden. He is also one of very few players to have played for both Leeds City F.C., Leeds City (65 appearances and 17 goals) and Leeds United F.C., Leeds United (1 appearance 0 goals). After retirement he enjoyed a long career as a sports journalist, becoming president of the Football Writers Association. He served as editor of the Athletic News Football Annual and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Douglas McWhirter
Douglas S. McWhirter (13 August 1886 – 14 October 1966) was an English amateur footballer who competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics. McWhirter, born in Erith Erith () is an area in south-east London, England, east of Charing Cross. Before the creation of Greater London in 1965, it was in the historical county of Kent. Since 1965 it has formed part of the London Borough of Bexley. It lies nort ..., Kent, was part of the English team, which won the gold medal in the football tournament. He played one match. References External links * 1886 births 1966 deaths English footballers England amateur international footballers English people of Scottish descent Footballers at the 1912 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers of Great Britain English Olympic medallists Olympic gold medallists for Great Britain Footballers from Erith Olympic medalists in football Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics Association football midfielders {{England-footy-m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Littlewort
Henry Charles Littlewort (7 July 1882 – 21 November 1934) was an English amateur footballer who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was part of the English team, which won the gold medal in the football tournament. He played all three matches. Littlewort played one match for Crystal Palace on 19 January 1907. Littlewort played as a centre half in the away match against Fulham which Palace lost 2–1. Personal life Littlewort served as a sergeant in the Royal Fusiliers during the First World War World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin .... References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Littlewort, Henry 1882 births 1934 deaths Military personnel from Suffolk English footballers English Olympic medallists England amateur international footballers Crys ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Knight (sportsman)
Arthur Egerton Knight (7 September 1887 – 10 March 1956) was an English amateur footballer who played as a left-back for Portsmouth and Corinthians. He played internationally for the England amateur team, also gaining one full cap for the main England national team. He was a gold medalist with Great Britain at the 1912 Summer Olympics. Club career A. E. Knight, as he was always referred to in the press, attended the King Edward VI Grammar School and played for Surrey at the age of 17. He joined local club Godalming after leaving school. He began working for an insurance company and, through his job, moved to Portsmouth in 1908, and there Pompey snapped up the left-back, spending a season in the reserves before making his first-team debut in Southern League Division One. The First World War brought an end to competitive football. Knight was a member of the Territorial Army and volunteered for overseas service in 1914. He was initially sent with the 1/6th (Duke of Con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
