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Rowing At The 1908 Summer Olympics
At the 1908 Summer Olympics, four rowing events were contested, all for men only. Races were held at Henley-on-Thames. The competitions were held from 28 to 31 July. There was one fewer event in 1908 than 1904, after the double sculls was dropped from the programme. Hungary and Norway competed in rowing for the first time, along with six other nations. Medal summary Participating nations 81 rowers from 8 nations competed. * * * * * * * * Medal table References External links International Olympic Committee medal database* * {{coord, 51.5551, N, 0.8903, W, source:wikidata, display=title 1908 Summer Olympics events 1908 Events January * January 1 – The British ''Nimrod'' Expedition led by Ernest Shackleton sets sail from New Zealand on the ''Nimrod'' for Antarctica. * January 3 – A total solar eclipse is visible in the Pacific Ocean, and is the 46 ... 1908 in rowing Regattas on the River Thames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henley-on-Thames
Henley-on-Thames ( ) is a town and civil parish on the River Thames in Oxfordshire, England, northeast of Reading, west of Maidenhead, southeast of Oxford and west of London (by road), near the tripoint of Oxfordshire, Berkshire and Buckinghamshire. The population at the 2011 Census was 11,619. History Henley does not appear in Domesday Book of 1086; often it is mistaken for ''Henlei'' in the book which is in Surrey. There is archaeological evidence of people residing in Henley since the second century as part of the Romano-British period. The first record of Henley as a substantial settlement is from 1179, when it is recorded that King Henry II "had bought land for the making of buildings". King John granted the manor of Benson and the town and manor of Henley to Robert Harcourt in 1199. A church at Henley is first mentioned in 1204. In 1205 the town received a tax for street paving, and in 1234 the bridge is first mentioned. In 1278 Henley is described as a hamlet of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Collier Cudmore
Sir Collier Robert Cudmore (13 June 1885 – 16 May 1971) was an Australian lawyer, politician and Olympic rower who won the gold medal in the 1908 Summer Olympics for Great Britain. Early life and rowing career Cudmore was born at Avoca, Wentworth, New South Wales, Australia, the son of Daniel Henry Cudmore, a pastoralist, and his second wife Martha Earle, née McCracken. He attended St Peter's College and the University of Adelaide. He went to England to continue his education at Magdalen College, Oxford, where he rowed for his college and for Oxford in the Boat Race of 1908. He was a member of the Magdalen College Coxless four which won the Stewards' Challenge Cup and the Visitors' Challenge Cup at Henley Royal Regatta in 1908. The Magdalen crew was chosen to represent Great Britain rowing at the 1908 Summer Olympics, and Cudmore was the bow-man in the four with John Somers-Smith, Angus Gillan and Duncan Mackinnon. The crew won the gold medal for Great Britain and defeat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernardus Croon
Bernardus Hermanus Croon (11 May 1886, in Amsterdam – 30 January 1960, in Amsterdam) was a Dutch rower Rowing, sometimes called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars are attached to the boat using oarlocks, while paddles are not connected to the boat. Rowing is ... who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. After a four months training period, he competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics in the coxless four event. He and the other of the team were a member of “de Amstel” and were trained by Ooms. He was the strokeman of the Dutch boat, which won the bronze medal in the coxless fours. References External linksprofile 1886 births 1960 deaths Dutch male rowers Olympic rowers of the Netherlands Rowers at the 1908 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for the Netherlands Rowers from Amsterdam Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics 19th-century ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johan Burk
Johan Frederik Karel Hendrik Jacob Burk (born 11 May 1887 in Amsterdam – ?), later known as John Burk, was a Dutch rower who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. After a four months training period, he competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics in the coxless four event. He and the other of the team were a member of “de Amstel” and were trained by J. J. K. Ooms. The team won the bronze medal in the coxless four. In 1910, he married Anna Helena Albertiene Schuitema in Amsterdam. In 1914, he moved to Natal, South Africa, but shortly after immigrated to the United States. He served in the U.S. Army during World War I and later worked as a clerk and bookkeeper in Brooklyn Brooklyn () is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Kings County, in the U.S. state of New York. Kings County is the most populous county in the State of New York, and the second-most densely populated county in the United States, be ..., New York. His wife died in Florida in 1957. References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albertus Wielsma
Albertus Wielsma (19 December 1883, in Amsterdam – 26 March 1968, in Amsterdam) was a Dutch rower Rowing, sometimes called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars are attached to the boat using oarlocks, while paddles are not connected to the boat. Rowing is .... After a four months training period, he competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics in the coxless four event. He and the other of the team were a member of "de Amstel" and trained by Ooms. The team won the bronze medal in the coxless four. References External links * * * 1883 births 1968 deaths Dutch male rowers Olympic rowers for the Netherlands Rowers at the 1908 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for the Netherlands Rowers from Amsterdam Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics 20th-century Dutch people {{Netherlands-Olympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hermannus Höfte
Hermannus Höfte (5 August 1884 in Amsterdam – 18 November 1961 in Amsterdam) was a Dutch rower. After a four months training period, he 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 ... in the coxless four event. He and the other of the team were a member of “de Amstel” and trained by Ooms. He was the bowman of the Dutch boat, which won the bronze medal in the coxless fours. References External linksprofile 1884 births 1961 deaths Dutch male rowers Olympic rowers for the Netherlands Rowers at the 1908 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for the Netherlands Rowers from Amsterdam Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics 20th-century Dutch people {{Netherlands-Olympic-medalist-st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geoffrey Taylor (rower)
Geoffrey Barron Taylor (February 4, 1890 – April 25, 1915) was a Canadian rower from Toronto who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and the 1912 Summer Olympics. As a member of Toronto's Argonaut Rowing Club, he was stroke of the 1907 Junior four and eight at 17 years of age. That year, at the Royal Canadian Henley Regatta, he made history winning the Junior, Intermediate, and Senior fours as well as the Junior and Senior Eights. In all, five Henley wins in one day - a feat that has never been equaled over 100 years later. He was stroke of the Canadian boat which won the bronze medal in the coxless four in 1908, when he also stroked the Canadian eight which won the bronze medal behind Leander Club (gold) and Belgium (silver). Taylor was a student at Trinity College, Oxford University when World War I began. He left his studies and was commissioned into the 15th Battalion (48th Highlanders of Canada), CEF, on the unit's arrival in England in February 1915 with the Can ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Riddy
Charles Riddy (March 3, 1885 – June 11, 1979) was a Canadian rower who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England and the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. In the 1908 Summer Olympics he was a rower in the Canadian coxless four A coxless four is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for four persons who propel the boat with sweep oars, without a coxswain. The crew consists of four rowers, each having one oar. There are two rowers on th ... boat and the Canadian men's eight boat, winning bronze medals in both events. In the 1912 Summer Olympics he competed in the Canadian men's eight boat but did not medal. Riddy moved from his job as a cash boy and stock boy in the millinery department of T. Eaton's to a position with Toronto Dominion Bank in 1903, the same year that he joined the Toronto Canoe Club. In 1905 he entered the Club races and won the Novice Division. In 1906 Riddy won the Canadian Junior Singles C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Becher Gale
Becher Robert Gale (April 14, 1887 – August 24, 1950) was a Canadian rower who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. He was the member of the Canadian boat that won the bronze medal in the coxless four A coxless four is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for four persons who propel the boat with sweep oars, without a coxswain. The crew consists of four rowers, each having one oar. There are two rowers on t ... event. He was also a crew member of the Canadian boat that won the bronze medal in the eight event. References External linksBecher Gale's profile at databaseOlympics 1887 births [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gordon Balfour
Gordon Bruce Balfour (December 25, 1882 – July 31, 1949) was a Canadian rower who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. He was the bowman of the Canadian boat, which won the bronze medal in the coxless four. He was also a crew member of the Canadian boat, which won the bronze medal in the men's eight. Balfour graduated from Osgoode Hall Law School Osgoode Hall Law School, commonly shortened to Osgoode, is the law school of York University in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The law school is home to the Law Commission of Ontario, the Journal of Law and Social Policy, and the ''Osgoode Hall La ... in 1909 and later served in the Canadian Field Artillery in World War I. References External linksGordon Balfour's profile at databaseOlympics * 1882 births 1949 deaths Canadian male rowers Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics Olympic rowers for Canada Olympic bronze medalists for Canada Olympic medalists in rowing Rowers at the 1908 Summer Olympics 20th-century Canadian p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harold Barker
Harold Barker may refer to: * Harold Barker (rower) (1886–1937), British rower * Harold H. Barker (1889–1949), American politician *Gregg Barton Gregg Barton (Born Harold Wilson Barker, June 5, 1912 – November 28, 2000) was an American actor, who played various roles in feature films and television series. Career Born in Oswego, New York, Barton is possibly best remembered for having ... (1912–2000), real name Harold Barker, American actor See also * Harry Barker (other) {{hndis, Barker, Harold ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philip Filleul
Philip Rowland Filleul (15 July 1885 – 29 July 1974) was a British rower who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. Filleul was born at Bath, Somerset. He was strokeman in the Leander coxless four with John Fenning, Gordon Thomson and Harold Barker which won a silver medal for Great Britain rowing at the 1908 Summer Olympics, and lost to the Magdalen College, Oxford Magdalen College (, ) is a constituent college of the University of Oxford. It was founded in 1458 by William of Waynflete. Today, it is the fourth wealthiest college, with a financial endowment of £332.1 million as of 2019 and one of the s ... crew. References External links 1885 births 1974 deaths English male rowers British male rowers Olympic rowers of Great Britain Rowers at the 1908 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medallists for Great Britain Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics {{UK-Olympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
