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]
Squads File:England hockey team 1908.jpg England team, Gold Medal
R. P. Aublin
David Baidet Raoul Benoist
André Bounal
Louis Gautier
Daniel Girard
Charles Pattin Louis Poupon
Frédéric Roux
René Salarnier (GK)
Louis Saulnier
Fernand Versini Great Britain Results Bracket First round
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Semi-finals There were no playoffs for third place, so the losers of the semi-finals received bronze medals.
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A match between the two continental teams took place between the semifinals and the final.
Given both France and Germany had lost in the first round, this extra match was a de facto fifth and sixth place playoff match, though the official report makes no mention of this.
Final The official report ceases its description of the game after England took the lead 5–1, saying only that "by this time England had taken control of the game and won with eight goals to one".[ 3]
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Final standings File:Flag of England.svg England File:Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg Ireland File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland File:Flag of Wales (1807–1953).svg Wales File:Flag of the German Empire.svg Germany File:Flag of France.svg France Sources Cook, Theodore Andrea (1908). The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report . London: British Olympic Association. De Wael, Herman (2002). "Hockey 1908" . Herman's Full Olympians . Retrieved 3 May 2006 . References
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