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Encyclopedia > 1908 Summer Olympics medal count

This is the full table of the medal count of the 1908 Summer Olympics. These rankings sort by the number of gold medals earned by a country. The number of silvers is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze. If, after the above, countries are still tied, equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically. This follows the system used by the IOC, IAAF and BBC. The 1908 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the IV Olympiad, were held in 1908 in London, England. ... Alternative meanings at IOC (disambiguation) The International Olympic Committee is an organization based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin in 1894 to reinstate the Ancient Olympic Games held in Greece, and organize this sports event every four years. ... The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) is the international governing body for the sport of athletics (known in the US as track and field). It was founded in 1912 at its first Congress in Stockholm, Sweden by representatives from 17 national athletics federations as the International Amateur Athletics Federation. ... The British Broadcasting Corporation, usually known as the BBC (and also informally known as the Beeb or Auntie) is one of the largest broadcasting corporations in the world in terms of audience numbers, employing 26,000 staff in the UK alone and with a budget of more than £4 billion. ...


Only three nations that participated, Argentina, Switzerland and Turkey, received no medals.


(Host country is highlighted, greatest number of medals in each category is in bold.)

 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Great Britain and Ireland Great Britain and Ireland (GBR) 56 51 38 145
2 United States United States (USA) 23 12 12 47
3 Sweden Sweden (SWE) 8 6 11 25
4 France France (FRA) 5 5 9 19
5 Germany Germany (GER) 3 5 6 14
6 Hungary Hungary (HUN) 3 4 2 9
7 Canada Canada (CAN) 3 3 10 16
8 Norway Norway (NOR) 2 3 3 8
9  Italy (ITA) 2 2 0 4
10  Belgium (BEL) 1 5 2 8
11 Australasia Australasia (ANZ) 1 2 2 5
12  Russia (RUS) 1 2 0 3
13  Finland (FIN) 1 1 3 5
14 South Africa South Africa (RSA) 1 1 0 2
15  Greece (GRE) 0 3 0 3
16 Denmark Denmark (DEN) 0 2 3 5
17 Bohemia Bohemia (BOH) 0 0 2 2
Netherlands Netherlands (NED) 0 0 2 2
19 Austria Austria (AUT) 0 0 1 1
Total 110 107 106 323

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Reference

  • International Olympic Committee – London 1908 Medal Table



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Summer Games medal counts: 1896, 1900, 1904, 1908, 1912, 1920, 1924, 1928, 1932, 1936, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004
Winter Games medal counts: 1924, 1928, 1932, 1936, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006

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