Field hockey at the 1908 Summer Olympics

Field hockey
at the Games of the IV Olympiad
VenueWhite City Stadium
Dates29 (29)–31 October 1908 (1908-10-31)
Teams6
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s)  England  Great Britain
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Ireland  Great Britain
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Scotland  Great Britain
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Wales  Great Britain
1920 →

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]

  1. ^ "Canada will win". Dawson Daily News. 20 October 1908. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Hockey at the 1908 London Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2019.

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