Field hockey at the 1908 Summer Olympics
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At the 1908 Summer Olympics, a field hockey tournament was contested for the first time. Six teams entered the tournament: England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Germany and France. England won the gold medal, Ireland the silver and Scotland and Wales were awarded bronze medals. All the medals were subsequently credited to Great Britain.[1][2]
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| Venue | White City Stadium | ||||||||||||||||
| Dates | 29–31 October 1908 | ||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
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Squads
- R. P. Aublin
- David Baidet
- Raoul Benoist
- André Bounal
- Louis Gautier
- Daniel Girard
- Charles Pattin
- Louis Poupon
- Frédéric Roux
- René Salarnier (GK)
- Louis Saulnier
- Fernand Versini
- Alfons Brehm
- Elard Dauelsberg
- Franz Diederichsen
- Carl Ebert (GK)
- Jules Fehr
- Mauricio Galvao
- Raulino Galvao
- Fritz Möding
- Friedrich Wilhelm Rahe
- Albert Stüdemann
- Friedrich Uhl
Great Britain
Results
Bracket
| First Round | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
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 England | 10 | |||||||||
| 30 October | ||||||||||
 France | 1 | |||||||||
| England | 6 | |||||||||
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 Scotland | 1 | |||||||||
| Scotland | 4 | |||||||||
| 31 October | ||||||||||
 Germany | 0 | |||||||||
| England | 8 | |||||||||
 Ireland | 1 | |||||||||
| 30 October | ||||||||||
| Ireland | 3 | |||||||||
 Wales | 1 | |||||||||
First round
Semi-finals
There were no playoffs for third place, so the losers of the semi-finals received bronze medals.
Extra match
A match between the two continental teams took place between the semifinals and the final.
Given both France and Germany had lost in the first round, this extra match was a de facto fifth and sixth place playoff match, though the official report makes no mention of this.
Final
The official report ceases its description of the game after England took the lead 5–1, saying only that "by this time England had taken control of the game and won with eight goals to one".[3]
Final standings
Sources
- Cook, Theodore Andrea (1908). The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report. London: British Olympic Association.
- De Wael, Herman (2002). "Hockey 1908". Herman's Full Olympians. Retrieved 3 May 2006.
