Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 3 miles team race
| Men's 3 miles team race at the Games of the IV Olympiad | |
|---|---|
| Venue | White City Stadium |
| Dates | July 14, 1908 (semifinals) July 15, 1908 (final) |
| Competitors | 28 from 6 nations |
| Medalists | |
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| Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics | |
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| Track events | |
| 100 m | men |
| 200 m | men |
| 400 m | men |
| 800 m | men |
| 1500 m | men |
| 5 miles | men |
| 110 m hurdles | men |
| 400 m hurdles | men |
| 3200 m steeplechase | men |
| Medley relay | men |
| 3 mile team race | men |
| Road events | |
| Marathon | men |
| 3500 m walk | men |
| 10 mile walk | men |
| Field events | |
| Long jump | men |
| Triple jump | men |
| High jump | men |
| Pole vault | men |
| Standing long jump | men |
| Standing high jump | men |
| Shot put | men |
| Discus throw | men |
| Hammer throw | men |
| Javelin throw | men |
| Greek discus | men |
| Freestyle javelin | men |
The men's 3 miles team race was a unique event featured only at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. In the team race, each competing nation sent five athletes. For each heat, the top three athletes from each nation had their placings counted as part of the team score, though good performances by the other two could also help the team by worsening the scores of other teams. Team scores were arrived at by adding the rankings of the top three runners from the team, with low scores being desirable. Thus, a team that took the first three places in a heat would receive 1+2+3=6 points, the best possible score.
Records
This was the Olympic debut of this event. The world record for the 3 miles individual event at the time was 14:17 3⁄5.
| World record | File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alfred Shrubb (GBR) | 14:17 3⁄5 | South London | 21 May 1903 | [1] |
| Olympic record | N/A |
Results
First round
There were two heats in the first round, with three teams competing in each. The top two teams from each heat advanced to the final.
Heat 1
The four British athletes finished the race hand-in-hand; official reports give them a joint first place in the heat though assigning points to the team as if they had placed first through fourth. Thus, Great Britain received 1+2+3=6 points. Neither Italy nor the Netherlands had three men finish the race, and thus they had no score and were unable to advance to the final.
- Individual standings
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- Team standings
| Rank | Nation | Athletes | Score | Notes | |
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| Ind. | Team | ||||
| 1 | File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Great Britain | William Coales | 1 | 6 | Q |
| Joe Deakin | 2 | ||||
| Archie Robertson | 3 | ||||
| – | File:Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Italy | Pericle Pagliani | 5 | – | |
| Massimo Cartasegna | 6 | ||||
| No third finisher | – | ||||
| File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | Arie Vosbergen | 7 | – | ||
| Willem Wakker | 8 | ||||
| No third finisher | – | ||||
Heat 2
The United States team finished with 10 points, France had 15, and Sweden had 21. The top six runners finished in proximity, but the fact that three of the runners were American ensured the top spot to the United States.
- Individual standings
| Rank | Name | Nation | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jean Bouin | File:Flag of France.svg France | 14:53.0 | 1 |
| 2 | John Eisele | File:US flag 45 stars.svg United States | 14:55.0 | 2 |
| 3 | Herbert Trube | File:US flag 45 stars.svg United States | 14:55.0 | 3 |
| 4 | Louis Bonniot de Fleurac | File:Flag of France.svg France | 14:56.0 | 4 |
| 5 | George Bonhag | File:US flag 45 stars.svg United States | 14:56.4 | 5 |
| 6 | John Svanberg | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden | 14:57.0 | 6 |
| 7 | Georg Peterson | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden | 15:14.4 | 7 |
| 8 | Edward Dahl | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden | 15:21.0 | 8 |
| 9 | Axel Wiegandt | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden | 15:33.0 | – |
| 10 | Joseph Dréher | File:Flag of France.svg France | 15:37.2 | 10 |
| 11 | Gayle Dull | File:US flag 45 stars.svg United States | 15:37.4 | – |
| 12 | Seth Landqvist | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden | 15:46.4 | – |
| 13 | Alexandre Fayollat | File:Flag of France.svg France | 15:52.2 | – |
| 14 | Paul Lizandier | File:Flag of France.svg France | 15:56.6 | – |
| – | Harvey Cohn | File:US flag 45 stars.svg United States | DNS | – |
- Team standings
| Rank | Nation | Athletes | Score | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ind. | Team | ||||
| 1 | File:US flag 45 stars.svg United States | John Eisele | 2 | 10 | Q |
| Herbert Trube | 3 | ||||
| George Bonhag | 5 | ||||
| 2 | File:Flag of France.svg France | Jean Bouin | 1 | 15 | Q |
| Louis Bonniot de Fleurac | 4 | ||||
| Joseph Dréher | 10 | ||||
| 3 | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden | John Svanberg | 6 | 21 | |
| Georg Peterson | 7 | ||||
| Edward Dahl | 8 | ||||
Final
- Individual standings
- Team standings
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Athletics at the 1908 London Summer Games: Men's 3 mile, Team". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2014-03-22.
- ↑ "Spalding's official athletic almanac" (PDF). lynbrooksports.prepcaltrack.com. 1908. p. 141. Retrieved 28 July 2023.