1908 Summer Olympics / Participant (United States)

United States

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The United States participated in the 1908 Summer Olympics in London , Great Britain , with 122 athletes. The athletes were able to win 23 gold, 12 silver and 12 bronze medals.

Medalist

Olympic champion

Surname	sport	competition
George Jay Gould II	Jeu de Paume	Men
Charles Bacon	athletics	400 m hurdles
Edward Cook	athletics	Pole vault
Ray Ewry	athletics	high jump
		Long jump
John Flanagan	athletics	Hammer throw
AC Gilbert	athletics	Pole vault
Johnny Hayes	athletics	marathon
Frank Irons	athletics	Long jump
Harry Porter	athletics	high jump
Ralph Rose	athletics	Shot put
Mel Sheppard	athletics	800 m
		1500 m
Martin Sheridan	athletics	Discus throw (free style)
		Discus throw (greek style)
Forrest Smithson	athletics	110 m hurdles
William Hamilton Nate Cartmell John Taylor Mel Sheppard	athletics	Olympic relay
George Dole	Wrestling	Featherweight freestyle
George Mehnert	Wrestling	Bantamweight freestyle
Walter Winans	shoot	Running stag double shot
William Leushner William Martin Charles Winder Kellogg Casey Ivan Eastman Charles Benedict	shoot	Army rifle crew
James Gorman Irving Calkins John Dietz Charles Axtell	shoot	Rapid fire gun crew
Charlie Daniels	swim	100 m freestyle

Second

Surname	sport	competition
John Biller	athletics	Standing vault
Bobby Cloughen	athletics	200 m
John Garrels	athletics	110 m hurdles
Merritt Giffin	athletics	Discus throw (free style)
Harry Hillman	athletics	400 m hurdles
Bill Horr	athletics	Discus throw (greek style)
Daniel Kelly	athletics	Long jump
Matt McGrath	athletics	Hammer throw
James Rector	athletics	100 m
John Eisele George Bonhag Herbert Trube	athletics	3-mile team run (4828 m)
Kellogg Casey	shoot	Army rifle
Harry Simon	shoot	Free rifle three position fight

Third

Surname	sport	competition
Henry Richardson	Archery	York Round
Nate Cartmell	athletics	200 m
John Eisele	athletics	3200 m obstacle
Joseph Forshaw	athletics	marathon
John Garrels	athletics	Shot put
Bill Horr	athletics	Discus throw (free style)
Charles Jacobs	athletics	Pole vault
Arthur Shaw	athletics	110 m hurdles
Martin Sheridan	athletics	Stand long jump
James Gorman	Sport shooting	Revolver and pistol
Harry Hebner Leo Goodwin Charles Daniels Leslie Rich	swim	4 × 200 m freestyle
George Gaidzik	Diving	Jumping

Participants by sport

Archery

discipline	space	athlete	Points
Men
York Round	Third	Henry Richardson	760
Continental Round	15th		171

figure skating

discipline	space	athlete	Points
Men
Men	Sixth	Irving Brokaw	232.0

Jeu de Paume

discipline	space	athlete	Round of 16	Quarter finals	Semifinals	Final game for 3rd place
Men
Men	Olympic champion	George Jay Gould II	bye	Defeated Pennell 6-3, 6-3, 6-2	Defeated Page 6-1, 6-0, 6-0	Defeated Miles 6-5, 6-4, 6-4
	Ninth	Charles Sands	Lost to Miles 6-3, 6-3, 6-3	not reached

athletics

discipline	space	Athlete (s)	Preliminary round	Semifinals	final
Men
100 m	Second	James Rector	10.8 s (= OR) first, 15th lead	10.8 s (= OR) first, third semifinals	10.8 s (= OR)
	Fourth	Nathaniel Cartmell	11.0 s first, third preroll	11.2 s first, fourth semifinals	11.0 s
	Semi-finalist	William W. May	11.2 s first, sixth forerun	11.0 s second, first semifinals	not reached
		Harold Huff	11.4 s First, twelfth forerun	11.1 s second, third semifinals
		Lawson Robertson	11.4 s first, 13th preroll	11.2 s second, fourth semifinals
		Nathaniel Sherman	11.2 s first, 14th forerun	11.3 s second, second semifinals
		Lester Stevens	11.2 s first, eighth forerun	k. A. Fourth, first semifinals
		Robert Cloughen	11.0 s First, fifth preroll	DNS , first semifinals
		William Hamilton	11.2 s first, eleventh forerun	DNS , second semifinals
	Prelims	Edgar Kiralfy	k. A. Fourth / fifth, fourth forerun	not reached
200 m	Second	Robert Cloughen	23.4 s first, eighth forerun	22.6 s first, third semifinals	22.6 s
	Third	Nate Cartmell	23.0 s First, fourth preroll	22.6 s first, second semifinals	22.7 s
	Semi-finalist	William Hamilton	22.4 s first, tenth forerun	k. A. Second, first semifinals	not reached
		Nathaniel Sherman	22.8 s first, twelfth preroll	k. A. Second, second semifinals
		Harold Huff	22.8 s first, second preroll	k. A. Third, Second Semi-Finals
	Prelims	Lawson Robertson	k. A. Second, third preroll	not reached
		William W. May	k. A. Second, eleventh preroll
400 m	Finalists	John Taylor	50.8 s first, fourth forerun	49.8 s first, third semifinals	DNS
		William Robbins	50.4 s first, seventh forerun	49.0 s First, fourth semifinals	DNS
		John Carpenter	49.8 s first, 14th preroll	49.4 s first, first semifinals	DSQ
	Semi-finalist	Horace Ramey	51.0 s First, ninth forward	k. A. Second, third semifinals	not reached
		Ned Merriam	52.2 s first, 13th advance	k. A. Third, First Semi-Final
		John Atlee	50.4 s first, eleventh forerun	k. A. Third, fourth semifinals
		William C. Prout	50.4 s first, eighth forerun	k. A. Fourth, second semifinals
	Prelims	Paul Pilgrim	k. A. Second, first preroll	not reached
		Frederick de Selding	k. A. Second, 15th lead
800 m	Olympic champion	Mel Sheppard	not carried out	1: 58.0 first, second semifinals	1: 52.8 (OR)
	Sixth	John Halstead		2: 01.4 first, third semifinals	k. A.
	Seventh-eighth	Clarke Beard		1: 59.2 first, fifth semifinals	DNF
	Semi-finalist	Harry Coe		k. A. Second, fourth semifinals	not reached
		Joseph Bromilov		k. A. Second, Seventh Semi-Finals
		Lloyd Jones		k. A. Third, fourth semifinals
		Francis Sheehan		k. A. Third, eighth semifinals
		James Lightbody		k. A. Fourth, first semifinals
	-	Charles French		DNF -, Fifth Semi-Final
		Horace Ramey		DNF -, Seventh Semi-Final
1500 m	Olympic champion	Mel Sheppard	not carried out	4: 05.0 (OR) first, second semifinals	4: 03.4 (= OR)
	Seventh-eighth	James Sullivan		4: 07.6 first, first semifinals	DNF
	Semi-finalist	James Lightbody		k. A. Second, first semifinals	not reached
		John Halstead		k. A. Second, second semifinals
		Harry Coe		k. A. Second, fourth semifinals
	-	Frank Riley		DNF -, Third Semi-Final
110 m hurdles	Olympic champion	Forrest Smithson	15.8 s first, tenth forerun	15.4 s (OR) First, second semifinals	15.0 s (WR)
	Second	John Garrels	16.2 s first, fast forward	15.8 s first, fourth semifinals	15.7 s
	Third	Arthur Shaw	bye	15.6 s first, first semifinals	15.8 s
	Fourth	William Rand	15.8 s first, fifth preroll	15.8 s first, third semifinals	16.0 s
	Semi-finalist	Leonard Howe	15.8 s first, 13th preroll	k. A. Third, Second Semi-Finals	not reached
400 m hurdles	Olympic champion	Charles Bacon	57.0 s (OR) First, third preroll	58.8s first, second semifinals	55.0 s (OR)
	Second	Harry Hillman	59.2 s first, sixth forerun	56.4 s (OR) first, first semifinals	55.3 s
	Semi-finalist	Harry Coe	58.8 s first, second forerun	k. A. Second, second semifinals	not reached
3200 m obstacle	Olympic champion	John Eisele	not carried out	11: 13.6 first, second semifinals	11: 00.8
	Semi-finalist	Gayle Dull		k. A. Second, fourth semifinals	not reached
		James Lightbody		k. A. Second, sixth semifinals
		Roger Spitzer		k. A. Third, fifth semifinals
		Charles Hall		k. A. Fourth, fifth semifinals
	-	Edward Carr		DNF -, first semifinals
		George Bonhag		DNF -, fourth semifinals
Olympic relay	Olympic champion	William Hamilton Nate Cartmell John Taylor Mel Sheppard	not carried out	3: 27.2 first, third semifinals	3: 29.4
3-mile team run (4828 m)	Second	John Eisele	not carried out	14: 55.0 2 points, team = 10	14: 41.8 4 points, team = 19
		George Bonhag		14: 56.4 5 points, team = 10	15: 05.0 6 points, team = 19
		Herbert Trube		14: 55.0 3 points, team = 10	15: 11.0 9 points, team = 19
	No place	Gayle Dull		15: 37.4 No points, team = 10	15: 27.0 No points, team = 19
		Harvey Cohn		DNS No points, team = 10	15: 40.2 No points, team = 19
5 miles (8047 m)	Eighth	Frederick Bellars	not carried out	k. A. Second, second semifinals	k. A.
	Tenth-twelfth	Edward Carr		k. A. Second, third semifinals	DNS
	Semi-finalist	Charles Hall		k. A. Fourth, third semifinals	not reached
marathon	Olympic champion	Johnny Hayes	not carried out		2: 55: 18.4
	Third	Joseph Forshaw			2: 57: 10.4
	Fourth	Alton Welton			2: 59: 44.4
	Ninth	Lewis Tewanina			3: 09: 15.0
	14th	Sidney Hatch			3: 17: 52.4
	-	Tom Morrissey			DNF
		Michael J. Ryan			DNF
		JJ Lee			DNS
		F. Lorz			DNS
		W. O'Mara			DNS
		Alexander Thibeau			DNS
		W. Wood			DNS
discipline	space	Athlete (s)			Height / width
Men
high jump	Olympic champion	Harry Porter	not carried out		1.90 m
	fifth	Herbert Gidney			1.85 m
		Tom Moffitt			1.85 m
	seventh	Neil Patterson			1.83 m
Long jump	Olympic champion	Frank Irons	not carried out		7.48 m
	Second	Daniel Kelly			7.09 m
	Fourth	Edward Cook			6.97 m
	fifth	John Brennan			6.86 m
	seventh	Frank Mount Pleasant			6.82 m
	Twelfth	Sam Bellah			6.64 m
	21.-32.	John O'Connell			k. A.
Triple jump	fifth	Platt Adams	not carried out		14.07 m
	Sixth	Frank Mount Pleasant			13.97 m
	Eighth	John Brennan			13.59 m
	Ninth	Martin Sheridan			13.42 m
	16.	Frank Irons			12.67 m
	17th	Sam Bellah			12.55 m
	18.-20.	Nathaniel Sherman			k. A.
Pole vault	Olympic champion	Edward Cook	not carried out		3.71 m
		Alfred Carlton Gilbert			3.71 m
	Third	Charles Jacobs			3.58 m
	Sixth	Sam Bellah			3.50 m
	Twelfth	Thomas Jackson			3.05 m
Standing vault	Olympic champion	Ray Ewry	not carried out		1.57 m
	Second	John Biller			1.55 m
	Fourth	Frank Holmes			1.52 m
	fifth	Platt Adams			1.47 m
	Eighth	Frank Irons			1.42 m
	16.	Martin Sheridan			1.37 m
	19.-23.	Lawson Robertson			k. A.
Stand long jump	Olympic champion	Ray Ewry	not carried out		3.33 m
	Third	Martin Sheridan			3.23 m
	Fourth	John Biller			3.21 m
	Sixth	Platt Adams			3.11 m
		Leroy Holmes			3.11 m
	Eighth-25th	Frank Irons			k. A.
		Sigmund Muenz			k. A.
discipline	space	Athlete (s)			distance
Men
Shot put	Olympic champion	Ralph Rose	not carried out		14.21 m
	Third	John Garrels			13.18 m
	Fourth	Wesley Coe			13.07 m
	Sixth	Bill Horr			12.83 m
	Eighth	Lee Talbott			11.63 m
	Ninth-25th	Wilbur Burroughs			k. A.
		Martin Sheridan			k. A.
Discus throw (free style)	Olympic champion	Martin Sheridan	not carried out		40.89 m
	Second	Merritt Giffin			40.70 m
	Third	Bill Horr			39.45 m
	fifth	Arthur Dearborn			38.52 m
	Sixth	Lee Talbott			38.40 m
	Ninth	John Flanagan			37.80 m
	Tenth	Wilbur Burroughs			37.43 m
	Twelfth-42nd	Platt Adams			k. A.
		John Garrels			k. A.
		Simon Gillis			k. A.
Hammer throw	Olympic champion	John Flanagan	not carried out		51.92 m
	Second	Matthew McGrath			51.18 m
	fifth	Lee Talbott			47.86 m
	Sixth	Bill Horr			46.97 m
	seventh	Simon Gillis			45.59 m
	10th-19th	Benjamin Sherman			k. A.
Discus throw (greek style)	Olympic champion	Martin Sheridan	not carried out		37.99 m
	Second	Bill Horr			37.32 m
	Fourth	Arthur Dearborn			35.65 m
	Eighth	Wilbur Burroughs			32.81 m
	Eleventh-23rd	Platt Adams			k. A.
		John Garrels			k. A.

Cycling

discipline	space	Athlete (s)	Preliminary round	Semifinals	final
Men
660 yards (603.491 m)	Semi-finalist	George Cameron	1: 05.2 first, 15th lead	k. A. Third, Third Semi-Finals	not reached
20 km	Fourth	Louis Weintz	not carried out	33: 39.8 First, third semifinals	k. A.
	Semi-finalist	George Cameron		33: 39.2 Second, fourth semifinals	not reached
100 km	-	Louis Weintz	not carried out	DNF -, Second Semi-Final	not reached
1980 yards team pursuit	-	Four unknown athletes	DNS , second forerun	not reached

Wrestling

discipline	space	athlete	Round of 16	Quarter finals	Semifinals	final
Men
Freestyle
Bantam weight (up to 54 kg)	Olympic champion	George Mehnert	bye	Defeated Sprenger	Defeated Côté	Defeated Press
Feather weight (up to 60.3 kg)	Olympic champion	George Dole	Defeated cockings	Defeated Webster	Defeated McKie	Defeated Slim
Lightweight (up to 66.6 kg)	fifth	John Jug	Defeated Hoy	Lost to Wood	not reached
Middle weight (up to 73 kg)	fifth	John Craige	bye	Lost to Andersson	not reached
		Frederico Narganes	bye	Lost to Beck
Heavy weight (over 73 kg)	Ninth	Lee Talbott	Lost to O'Kelly	not reached

shoot

The US team in the shooting with the army rifle

The US team of gunmen

discipline	space	Athlete (s)	Points
Men
Army rifle	Second	Kellogg Casey	93
	Eleventh	William Leushner	89
	13.	Charles Benedict	88
		Ivan Eastman	88
		Charles Jeffers	88
	16.	Charles Winder	87
	19th	Harry Simon	86
	24.	Edward Green	84
		John Hessian	84
Free rifle three position fight	Second	Harry Simon	887
	16.	Edward Green	792
	29	John Hessian	746
Army rifle crew	Olympic champion	William Leushner William Martin Charles Winder Kellogg Casey Ivan Eastman Charles Benedict	2537
Small bore rifle moving target	Tenth	Walter Winans	13
Small bore rifle disappearing target	19th	Walter Winans	30th
Running deer single shot	Sixth	Walter Winans	21st
Running stag double shot	Olympic champion	Walter Winans	46
Revolver and pistol	Third	James Gorman	485
	Fourth	Charles Axtell	480
	Eighth	Irving Calkins	457
	Ninth	John Dietz	455
	19th	Thomas LeBoutillier	436
	21st	Reginald Sayre	430
	38.	Walter Winans	368
Rapid fire gun crew	Olympic champion	James Gorman Irving Calkins John Dietz Charles Axtell	1914

swim

discipline	space	Athlete (s)	leader	Semifinals	final
Men
100 m freestyle	Olympic champion	Charles Daniels	1: 05.8 first, fifth forerunners	1: 10.2 first, second semi-finals	1: 05.6
	Fourth	Leslie Rich	1: 14.6 first, ninth forerun	1: 10.8 second, second semifinals	k. A.
	Semi-finalist	Harry Hebner	1: 11.0 first, sixth forerun	1: 11.8 third, first semi-final	not reached
	Prelims	Conrad Trubenbach	k. A. Third-fifth, second heat	not reached
		Robert Foster	k. A. Third-fourth, fourth forerun
400 m freestyle	Prelims	Budd Goodwin	k. A. Third, first preroll	not reached
		Conrad Trubenbach	k. A. 3rd, heat 4th
1500 m freestyle	Prelims	James Green	28: 09.0 Second, fifth forerunners	not reached
100 m back	Prelims	Augustus Goessling	1: 29.0 second, sixth heat	not reached
200 m chest	Prelims	Augustus Goessling	k. A. Third, Second Prerun	not reached
4 × 200 m freestyle	Third	Harry Hebner Budd Goodwin Charles Daniels Leslie Rich	not carried out	11: 01.4 second, second semifinals	11: 02.8

Tug of war

discipline	space	Athletes	Quarter finals	Semifinals	final
Men
Men	fifth	Wilbur Burroughs , Wesley Coe , Arthur Dearborn , John Flanagan Bill Horr , Matthew McGrath , Ralph Rose , Lee Talbott	Lost to Great Britain City of London Police	not reached

Diving

discipline	space	athlete	Preliminary round	Semifinals	final
Men
Diving	fifth	George Gaidzik	81.80 points first, first prelim	61.0 points third, second semifinals	56.30 points
	18th	Harold Grote	62.80 points third, fifth prelim	not reached
Jumping	Third	George Gaidzik	82.80 points first, first preliminary round	85.60 points first, second semifinals	80.80 points
	Ninth	Harold Grote	79.50 points second, fifth preliminary round	74.50 points fifth, second semifinals	not reached

Web links

• 1908 United States Olympic Team in Sports-Reference database (archived from the original ).