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

Surname	sport	competition
John Barnett Bede Smith Phillip Carmichael Dan Carroll Robert Craig Thomas Griffen John Hickey Malcom McArthur Arthur McCabe Patrick McCue Chris McKivat Charles McMurtrie Sydney Middleton Tom Richards Charles Russell	rugby	Men

silver

Surname	sport	competition
Reginald Baker	Boxing	medium weight
Frank Beaurepaire	swim	400 meters freestyle

bronze

Surname	sport	competition
Harry Kerr	athletics	3,500 meters of walking
Frank Beaurepaire	swim	1,500 meters freestyle

Participants by sport

Boxing

• Reginald Baker

  Middleweight: 2nd place

athletics

• Harvey Sutton

  800 meters: semi-finals

• 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

• Harry Kerr

  3,500 meters of walking: bronze

  Walking 10 miles: 8th place

• Albert Rowland

  3,500 meters walking: 5th place

  10 mile walk: 11th place

• Ernest Hutcheon

  High jump from standing: 19. – 23. space

rugby

• Men: gold

  John Barnett

  Phillip Carmichael

  Dan Caroll

  Bob Craig

  Thomas Griffin

  Jack Hickey

  Malcolm McArthur

  Arthur McCabe

  Paddy McCue

  Chris McKivat

  Charles McMurtrie

  Syd Middleton

  Tom Richards

  Charles Russel

  Bede Smith

shoot

• William Hill

  Small bore rifle lying: 16th place

  Small bore rifle moving target: DNF

  Small bore rifle disappearing target: 18th place

swim

• Frank Beaurepaire

  100 meters freestyle: semi-finals

  400 meters freestyle: silver

  1,500 meters freestyle: bronze

  4 × 200 meter relay: 4th place

• Theodore Tartakover

  100 meters freestyle: prelims

  200 meters freestyle: semi-finals

  4 × 200 meter relay: 4th place

• Edward Cooke

  100 meters freestyle: prelims

  200 meter chest: DNF

• Frederick Springfield

  400 meters freestyle: prelims

  1,500 meters freestyle: prelims

  4 × 200 meter relay: 4th place

• Reginald Baker

  4 × 200 meter relay: 4th place

Diving

• 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).