1908 Summer Olympics / Participant (Australasia)
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Australasia was the name of the team from Oceania, which was composed of athletes from Australia and New Zealand , which took part in the 1908 Summer Olympics in London . It was the fourth participation by Australia, which had not yet missed the Summer Olympics and the first participation for New Zealand. The two countries also took part in the 1912 Summer Olympics together. Later both countries took part in each of the following games. There were three New Zealanders on the team: Kerr, Henry St Aubyn Murray and Albert Rowland (the fourth Arthur Halligan competed for the UK ). All other participants were Australians.
Medalist
gold
silver
Surname | sport | competition |
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Reginald Baker | Boxing | medium weight |
Frank Beaurepaire | swim | 400 meters freestyle |
bronze
Surname | sport | competition |
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Harry Kerr | athletics | 3,500 meters of walking |
Frank Beaurepaire | swim | 1,500 meters freestyle |
Participants by sport
Boxing
athletics
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Harvey Sutton
- 800 meters: semi-finals
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Joseph Lynch
- 800 meters: semi-finals
- 1,500 meters: semi-finals
- 5 miles: DNF
- Marathon: DNF
-
Charles Swain
- 1,500 meters: DNF
-
Henry St. Aubyn Murray
- 110 meter hurdles
- 400 meter hurdles
-
George Blake
- 5 miles: semifinals
- Marathon: DNF
-
Victor Aitken
- Marathon: DNF
-
Albert Rowland
- 3,500 meters walking: 5th place
- 10 mile walk: 11th place
-
Ernest Hutcheon
- High jump from standing: 19. – 23. space
rugby
shoot
-
William Hill
- Small bore rifle lying: 16th place
- Small bore rifle moving target: DNF
- Small bore rifle disappearing target: 18th place
swim
-
Theodore Tartakover
- 100 meters freestyle: prelims
- 200 meters freestyle: semi-finals
- 4 × 200 meter relay: 4th place
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Edward Cooke
- 100 meters freestyle: prelims
- 200 meter chest: DNF
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Frederick Springfield
- 400 meters freestyle: prelims
- 1,500 meters freestyle: prelims
- 4 × 200 meter relay: 4th place
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Reginald Baker
- 4 × 200 meter relay: 4th place
Diving
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Reginald Baker
- 3 meter board: 22nd place
literature
- Theodore Andrea Cook (1908). The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report. London: British Olympic Association.
Web links
- Australasian Olympic team from 1908 in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
- Herman's Top London 1908 Olympians . skynet.be, archived from the original onJune 6, 2008; accessed on September 2, 2014(English, original website no longer available).