Gymnastics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's team
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The men's team was one of two gymnastics events on the Gymnastics at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme.
| Men's team gymnastics at the Games of the IV Olympiad | ||||||||||
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| Venue | White City Stadium | |||||||||
| Dates | July 14–16, 1908 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 254 from 8 nations | |||||||||
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Competition format
Each team was composed of between 16 and 40 gymnasts, with a time limit of 30 minutes for the performance. Free gymnastics and hand apparati were allowed. There were three judges for each performance, each giving a score of up to 160 divided as follows: 40 points for "appearance and march of the competitors," 60 points for "precision of movement, style, etc.," and 60 points for "physiological and rational combination of the exercises executed."[1] The judges' scores were summed. A total of 480 points was possible.[2]
Results
| Place | Nation | Score |
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| 1 |  Sweden | 438 |
| 2 |  Norway | 425 |
| 3 |  Finland | 405 |
| 4 |  Denmark | 378 |
| 5 |  France | 319 |
| 6 |  Italy | 316 |
| 7 |  Netherlands | 297 |
| 8 |  Great Britain | 196 |
Team rosters
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