1908 Summer Olympics / Water polo

Water polo at the IV Summer Olympics
information
Attendees:	28 athletes
Date:	July 15 - July 22
Venue:	White City Stadium
Competition location:	London
Decisions:	1
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Olympic Summer Games 1908 (medal table water polo)
space	team				Total
01	Great Britain	1	-	-	1
02	Belgium	-	1	-	1
03	Sweden	-	-	1	1

A water polo competition was held at the IV Olympic Games in London in 1908 . All games took place in the swimming pool of the White City Stadium . Four teams with seven players each took part.

The games of the preliminary round had already been drawn before the final registration of the individual teams. Shortly before the start of the tournament, the teams from Hungary and Austria withdrew their registration because the Austrian government had concerns about allowing teams from both halves of the empire to compete. In this way the Swedes and the British got one round without a fight. In the only preliminary round match, Belgium clearly beat the Netherlands 8-1.

As a result of the two absences, only three teams were represented in the semi-finals. Hosts Great Britain went straight to the final without having played a game beforehand. In the game for second place in the final, Belgium beat Sweden 8: 4. The rested British were able to use their advantage in the final and defeated the Belgians 9: 2.

Medal ranks

Men

space	country	athlete
1	GBR	George Cornet , Charles Forsyth , George Nevinson , Paul Radmilovic , Charles Sydney Smith , Thomas Thould , George Wilkinson
2	BEL	Victor Boin , Herman Donners , Fernand Feyaerts , Oscar Grégoire , Herman Meyboorn , Albert Michant , Joseph Pletincx
3	SWE	Robert Andersson , Erik Bergvall , Pontus Hanson , Harald Julin , Torsten Kumfeldt , Axel Runström , Gunnar Wennerström
4th	NED	Bouke Benenga , Johan Cortlever , Frederik Hulswit , Eduard Meijer , Karel Meijer , Pieter Ooms , Johan Rühl

Results

Preliminary round

July 15, 1908	Belgium	-	Netherlands		8: 1 (3: 1)
	Sweden	-	Hungary		without a fight
	Great Britain	-	Austria		without a fight

Semifinals

July 20, 1908

Belgium

-

Sweden

8: 4 (4: 2)

final

July 22, 1908

Great Britain

-

Belgium

9: 2 (5: 2)