Lacrosse at the 1908 Summer Olympics
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A field lacrosse game was played between Canada and Great Britain at the 1908 Summer Olympics. The game was tied 9-9 in the fourth period, before Canada scored 5 straight goals to pull ahead. Canada won 14-10 to earn their second of two gold medals, the only lacrosse gold medals given out in the Olympic Games.[1][2]
| Men's lacrosse at the Games of the IV Olympiad | |||||||
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Patrick Brennan goes for a ground ball. | |||||||
| Venue | White City Stadium | ||||||
| Date | October 24 | ||||||
| Competitors | 33 from 2 nations | ||||||
| Medalists | |||||||
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Background
The game marked the second appearance of lacrosse at the Olympics, the first being at the 1904 Summer Olympics. Only two teams competed — one fewer than in 1904. South Africa was slated to send a team but then withdrew prior to the tournament.[1]
Both teams held try-outs to select the players to represent their country. The Official Report notes that it was the "first time in the history of Canadian lacrosse a team had been selected from all parts of the Dominion," with players from clubs "as far apart as New Westminster and Montreal."[3] The report also credits the British team as "by far the strongest ever put into the field" by England, though admits the sport was "not yet as well-known as it ought to be on this side of the Atlantic."[3]
Medal table
| Position | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Canada | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 |  Great Britain | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Participants
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|
| Canada Frank Dixon George Campbell Gus Dillon Richard Louis Duckett George Rennie Clarence McKerrow Alexander Turnbull Henry Hoobin Ernest Hamilton John Broderick Tommy Gorman Patrick Brennan (Capt.) Dan McLeod Andy Mara Charlie Fyon |
Great Britain George Alexander George Buckland Eric Dutton Sydney Hayes Wilfrid Johnson Edward Jones Reginald Martin Gerald Mason Johnson Parker-Smith Hubert Ramsey (Capt.) Charles Scott Norman Whitley C. J. Mason F. S. Johnson V. G. Gilbey H. Shorrocks James Caldwell Alexander L. Blockey |
None awarded |
Results
| Final | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 24 | Great Britain | 10 | - | 14 | Canada | White City |
| (1 | - | 5) | ||||
| (2 | - | 6) | ||||
| (7 | - | 9) | ||||
- Scoring summary
- FIRST QUARTER (5-1): Canada: Hoobin (2), Turnbull (2), Brennan; England: Buckland
- SECOND QUARTER: (6-2) Canada: Brennan; England: Buckland
- THIRD QUARTER (9-7): Canada: Brennan, Gorman, Turnbull; England: Buckland (3), Jones (2)
- FOURTH QUARTER (14-10): Canada: Brennan (3), Gorman, Turnbull; England: Jones (2), Alexander[1][4]