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'''Australasia''' was the name of a combined team from [[Australia]] and [[Dominion of New Zealand|New Zealand]] that competed at the [[1908 Summer Olympics]] in [[London]], United Kingdom. It was the fourth appearance of Australia, which had not missed any edition of the [[Summer Olympic Games]], and the first appearance of New Zealand. The two would compete together again as [[Australasia at the 1912 Summer Olympics]] before competing separately at every edition of the Summer Games since. In 1908 there were three New Zealanders, [[Harry Kerr (racewalker)|Harry Kerr]], [[Henry Murray (athlete)|Henry Murray]] and [[Albert Rowland]] (a fourth New Zealander, hurdler [[Arthur Halligan]], competed for [[Great Britain at the 1908 Summer Olympics#Running|Great Britain]]);<ref name=Heidenstrom>Heidenstrom, P. (1992) ''Athletes of the Century.'' Wellington: GP Publications</ref> all other competitors were Australian. There were 30 competitors for Australasia who competed in 20 events in six sports.<ref>{{Cite sports-reference |title = Australasia at the 1908 London Summer Games |url = https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/ANZ/summer/1908/ |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200417050318/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/ANZ/summer/1908/ |url-status = dead |archive-date = 17 April 2020 |access-date = 11 May 2017 }}</ref> A further two competitors, who were to compete in tennis, did not play as their nominations failed to reach the organisers. |
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==Medallists== |
==Medallists== |
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{{further information|1908 Summer Olympics medal table|List of 1908 Summer Olympics medal winners}} |
{{further information|1908 Summer Olympics medal table|List of 1908 Summer Olympics medal winners}} |
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| {{silver medal}} |
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| {{Sortname|Snowy|Baker}} || [[Boxing at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Boxing]] |
| {{Sortname|Snowy|Baker}} (AUS) || [[Boxing at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Boxing]] |
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| [[Boxing at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Middleweight|Middleweight]] |
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| {{Sortname|Frank|Beaurepaire}} || [[Swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Swimming]] |
| {{Sortname|Frank|Beaurepaire}} (AUS) || [[Swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Swimming]] |
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| [[Swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metre freestyle|Men's 400 m freestyle]] |
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| {{bronze medal}} |
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| {{sortname|Harry|Kerr|Harry Kerr (racewalker)}} || [[Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Athletics]] |
| {{sortname|Harry|Kerr|Harry Kerr (racewalker)}} (NZL) || [[Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Athletics]] |
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| [[Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 3500 metres walk|Men's 3500 m walk]] |
| [[Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 3500 metres walk|Men's 3500 m walk]] |
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| {{Sortname|Frank|Beaurepaire}} || [[Swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Swimming]] |
| {{Sortname|Frank|Beaurepaire}} (AUS) || [[Swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Swimming]] |
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| [[Swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metre freestyle|Men's 1500 m freestyle]] |
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==Athletics== |
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==Results by event== |
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{{Expand list|date=August 2008}} |
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===Athletics=== |
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{{main article|Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics}} |
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'''Track & road events''' |
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Australasia's best athletics result, and only medal, was [[Harry Kerr (racewalker)|Harry Kerr]]'s bronze medal in the 3500 metre walk. |
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|align=left| [[Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 800 metres|Men's 800 metres]] ||| Semi-<br>finalist ||align=left| [[Harvey Sutton]] || bgcolor=lightgray| None held || Unknown <br> 4th, semifinal 8 ||bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance |
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|rowspan=2 align=left| [[Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metres|Men's 1500 metres]] || Semi-<br>finalist ||align=left| [[Joseph Lynch (athlete)|Joseph Lynch]] || Unknown <br> 5th, semifinal 2 ||rowspan=2 colspan=2 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance |
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| — ||align=left| [[Charles Swain (athlete)|Charles Swain]] || Did not finish <br> —, semifinal 3 |
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|align=left|[[Harvey Sutton]] |
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|align=left|[[Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 800 metres|800 m]] |
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|2:00.0 |
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|align=left| [[Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 110 metres hurdles|Men's 110 metre hurdles]] || Heats ||align=left| [[Henry St Aubyn Murray]] || Unknown <br> 2nd, heat 1 ||colspan=2 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance |
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|colspan=2 {{N/A}} |
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|align=left| [[Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres hurdles|Men's 400 metre hurdles]] || Heats ||align=left| Henry St Aubyn Murray || Unknown <br> 2nd, heat 3 ||colspan=2 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance |
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|align=left|[[Joseph Lynch (athlete)|Joseph Lynch]] |
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|align=left rowspan=2|[[Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metres|1500 m]] |
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|Unknown |
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|rowspan=2 align=left| [[Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 5 miles|Men's 5 miles]] || Semi-<br>finalist ||align=left| [[George Blake (athlete)|George Blake]] ||rowspan=2 bgcolor=lightgray| None held || Unknown <br> 3rd, semifinal 1 ||rowspan=2 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance |
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|colspan=2 {{N/A}} |
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|colspan=2|did not advance |
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| — ||align=left| Joseph Lynch || Did not finish <br> —, semifinal 5 |
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|align=left|[[Charles Swain (athlete)|Charles Swain]] |
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|colspan=2|did not finish |
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|colspan=2 {{N/A}} |
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|rowspan=3 align=left| [[Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon|Men's marathon]] ||rowspan=3| — ||align=left| [[Victor Aitken]] ||rowspan=3 colspan=2 bgcolor=lightgray| None held || Did not finish |
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|colspan=2|did not advance |
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|align=left| George Blake || Did not finish |
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|align=left|[[George Blake (athlete)|George Blake]] |
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|align=left rowspan=2|[[Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 5 miles|5 miles]] |
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|align=left| Joseph Lynch || Did not finish |
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|Unknown |
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|3 |
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|colspan=2 {{N/A}} |
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|colspan=2|did not advance |
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|rowspan=2 align=left| [[Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 3500 metres walk|Men's 3500 metre walk]] ||bgcolor=cc9966| 3rd ||align=left| [[Harry Kerr (racewalker)|Harry Kerr]] ||rowspan=2 bgcolor=lightgray| None held || 16:02.2 <br> 2nd, semifinal 1 || 15:43.4 |
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|align=left|[[Joseph Lynch (athlete)|Joseph Lynch]] |
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| 5th ||align=left| [[Albert Rowland]] || 16:08.6 <br> 3rd, semifinal 3 || 16:07.0 |
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|rowspan=2 align=left| [[Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 10 miles walk|Men's 10 mile walk]] || 8th ||align=left| Harry Kerr ||rowspan=2 bgcolor=lightgray| None held || 1:18:40.2 <br> 3rd, semifinal 2 || Did not start |
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|align=left|[[Henry Murray (athlete)|Henry Murray]] |
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|align=left|[[Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 110 metres hurdles|110 m hurdles]] |
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| 11th ||align=left| Albert Rowland || 1:21:57.6 <br> 5th, semifinal 1 ||bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance |
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|align=left|[[Henry Murray (athlete)|Henry Murray]] |
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|align=left|[[Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres hurdles|400 m hurdles]] |
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|59.8 |
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|align=left|[[Victor Aitken]] |
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|align=left rowspan=3|[[Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon|Marathon]] |
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|colspan=4 {{N/A}} |
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|colspan=2|did not finish |
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|align=left|[[George Blake (athlete)|George Blake]] |
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|colspan=4 {{N/A}} |
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|colspan=2|did not finish |
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|align=left|[[Joseph Lynch (athlete)|Joseph Lynch]] |
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|colspan=4 {{N/A}} |
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|colspan=2|did not finish |
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|align=left|[[Harry Kerr (racewalker)|Harry Kerr]] |
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|align=left rowspan=2|[[Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 3500 metres walk|3500 m walk]] |
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|16:02.2 |
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|2 '''Q''' |
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|align=left|[[Albert Rowland]] |
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|16:08.6 |
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|3 '''Q''' |
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|colspan=2 {{N/A}} |
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|align=left|[[Harry Kerr (racewalker)|Harry Kerr]] |
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|align=left rowspan=2|[[Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 10 miles walk|10 miles walk]] |
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|1:18:40.2 |
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|3 '''Q''' |
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|colspan=2 {{N/A}} |
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|align=left|[[Albert Rowland]] |
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|1:21:57.6 |
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|5 |
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|colspan=2 {{N/A}} |
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'''Field events''' |
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|align=left| [[Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's standing high jump|Men's standing high jump]] || 19-23 ||align=left| [[Ernest Hutcheon]] || Unknown |
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|align=left|[[Ernest Hutcheon]] |
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|Unknown |
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==Boxing== |
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{{main article|Boxing at the 1908 Summer Olympics}} |
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Australasia had one boxer in 1908, the middleweight [[Snowy Baker]]. He took the silver medal, and was the only non-British boxer to win a bout. |
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|align=left| [[Boxing at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Middleweight|Middleweight]] <br> Up to 158 pounds ||bgcolor=silver| 2nd ||align=left| [[Snowy Baker]] || Defeated [[William Dees|Dees]] <br> KO, 2nd round || Defeated [[William Childs (boxer)|William Childs]] <br> 2-0 decision || Defeated [[William Philo|Philo]] <br> KO, 1st round || Lost to [[Johnny Douglas|Douglas]] <br> 2-1 decision |
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|align=left| [[Great Britain at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Great Britain]] || 3 || 1 || .750 |
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|align=left|'''[[Snowy Baker]]''' |
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|{{flagIOCathlete|[[William J. Dees|Dees]]|GBR|1908 Summer}}<br />'''W''' {{Abbr|KO|Knockout}} |
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|{{flagIOCathlete|[[William Child (boxer)|Child]]|GBR|1908 Summer}}<br />'''W''' |
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|{{flagIOCathlete|[[William Philo|Philo]]|GBR|1908 Summer}}<br />'''W''' |
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|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Johnny Douglas|Douglas]]|GBR|1908 Summer}}<br />'''L''' 1-2 |
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==Diving== |
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Baker, the silver medal-winning middleweight boxer, also dove in the springboard event, placing 22nd of 23 overall. |
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|align=left|[[Snowy Baker]] |
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|align=left| [[Diving at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 3 metre springboard|Men's 3 metre springboard]] || 22nd ||align=left| [[Snowy Baker]] || 61.30 points <br> 6th, group 4 ||colspan=2 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance |
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|align=left|[[Diving at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 3 metre springboard|3 m springboard]] |
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| Men's rugby union ||bgcolor=gold| 1st ||align=left| [[Phil Carmichael]], [[Charles Russell (rugby)|Charles Russell]], [[Daniel Carroll (rugby union)|Daniel Carroll]], [[Jack Hickey (rugby)|John Hickey]], [[Frank Smith (rugby union)|Francis Bede-Smith]], <br> [[Chris McKivat]], [[Arthur McCabe]], [[Thomas Griffen]], [[John Barnett (rugby)|John "Jumbo" Barnett]], [[Patrick McCue]], <br> [[Sydney Middleton]], [[Tom Richards (rugby union)|Tom Richards]], [[Malcolm McArthur]], [[Charles McMurtrie]], [[Bob Craig (rugby)|Bob Craig]] || Won vs. <br> [[Great Britain at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Great Britain]] <br> |
| Men's rugby union ||bgcolor=gold| 1st ||align=left| [[Phil Carmichael]], [[Charles Russell (rugby)|Charles Russell]], [[Daniel Carroll (rugby union)|Daniel Carroll]], [[Jack Hickey (rugby)|John Hickey]], [[Frank Smith (rugby union)|Francis Bede-Smith]], <br> [[Chris McKivat]], [[Arthur McCabe]], [[Thomas Griffen]], [[John Barnett (rugby)|John "Jumbo" Barnett]], [[Patrick McCue]], <br> [[Sydney Middleton]], [[Tom Richards (rugby union)|Tom Richards]], [[Malcolm McArthur]], [[Charles McMurtrie]], [[Bob Craig (rugby)|Bob Craig]] || Won vs. <br> [[Great Britain at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Great Britain]] <br> 32–3 |
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|rowspan=2| Heats ||align=left| [[Theo Tartakover]] || Unknown <br> 2nd, heat 1 ||rowspan=2 colspan=2 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance |
|rowspan=2| Heats ||align=left| [[Theo Tartakover]] || Unknown <br> 2nd, heat 1 ||rowspan=2 colspan=2 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance |
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|align=left| [[Edward Cooke (swimmer)|Edward Cooke]] || Unknown <br> |
|align=left| [[Edward Cooke (swimmer)|Edward Cooke]] || Unknown <br> 3–4, heat 6 |
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Australasia at the 1908 Summer Olympics | |
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![]() Australasian Olympic Flag | |
IOC code | ANZ |
in London, United Kingdom 27 April – 31 October 1908 | |
Competitors | 30 in 6 sports |
Flag bearer | Henry St Aubyn Murray |
Medals Ranked 11th |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Other related appearances | |
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Australasia was the name of a combined team from Australia and New Zealand that competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom. It was the fourth appearance of Australia, which had not missed any edition of the Summer Olympic Games, and the first appearance of New Zealand. The two would compete together again as Australasia at the 1912 Summer Olympics before competing separately at every edition of the Summer Games since. In 1908 there were three New Zealanders, Harry Kerr, Henry Murray and Albert Rowland (a fourth New Zealander, hurdler Arthur Halligan, competed for Great Britain);[1] all other competitors were Australian. There were 30 competitors for Australasia who competed in 20 events in six sports.[2] A further two competitors, who were to compete in tennis, did not play as their nominations failed to reach the organisers.
Medallists
[edit]Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
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Australia national rugby union team |
Rugby union | October 26 | |
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Snowy Baker (AUS) | Boxing | Middleweight | October 27 |
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Frank Beaurepaire (AUS) | Swimming | Men's 400 m freestyle | July 16 |
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Harry Kerr (NZL) | Athletics | Men's 3500 m walk | July 14 |
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Frank Beaurepaire (AUS) | Swimming | Men's 1500 m freestyle | July 25 |
Athletics
[edit]Track & road events
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Zeit | Rank | Zeit | Rank | Zeit | Rank | ||
Harvey Sutton | 800 m | 2:00.0 | 3 | — | did not advance | ||
Joseph Lynch | 1500 m | Unknown | 5 | — | did not advance | ||
Charles Swain | did not finish | — | did not advance | ||||
George Blake | 5 miles | Unknown | 3 | — | did not advance | ||
Joseph Lynch | did not finish | — | did not advance | ||||
Henry Murray | 110 m hurdles | 16.3 | 2 | did not advance | |||
Henry Murray | 400 m hurdles | 59.8 | 2 | did not advance | |||
Victor Aitken | Marathon | — | did not finish | ||||
George Blake | — | did not finish | |||||
Joseph Lynch | — | did not finish | |||||
Harry Kerr | 3500 m walk | 16:02.2 | 2 Q | — | 15:43.4 | ![]() | |
Albert Rowland | 16:08.6 | 3 Q | — | 16:07.0 | 5 | ||
Harry Kerr | 10 miles walk | 1:18:40.2 | 3 Q | — | did not start | ||
Albert Rowland | 1:21:57.6 | 5 | — | did not advance |
Field events
Athlete | Event | Final | |
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Distance | Position | ||
Ernest Hutcheon | Men's standing high jump | Unknown | 19-23 |
Boxing
[edit]Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
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Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
Snowy Baker | Middleweight | ![]() W KO |
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Diving
[edit]Athlete | Event | Preliminary Round | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
Snowy Baker | 3 m springboard | 61.3 | 6 | did not advance |
Rugby
[edit]Australasia won the only rugby union match played in 1908 against Great Britain, earning the gold medal. The Australasian representative was the Australia national team.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Olympic_Rugby_1908.jpg/250px-Olympic_Rugby_1908.jpg)
Event | Place | Players | Final |
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Men's rugby union | 1st | Phil Carmichael, Charles Russell, Daniel Carroll, John Hickey, Francis Bede-Smith, Chris McKivat, Arthur McCabe, Thomas Griffen, John "Jumbo" Barnett, Patrick McCue, Sydney Middleton, Tom Richards, Malcolm McArthur, Charles McMurtrie, Bob Craig |
Won vs. Great Britain 32–3 |
Shooting
[edit]Event | Place | Shooter | Score |
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Men's stationary target small-bore rifle | 16th | William Hill | 354 |
Men's moving target small-bore rifle | — | William Hill | Did not finish |
Men's disappearing target small-bore rifle | 18th | William Hill | 36 |
Swimming
[edit]Event | Place | Swimmer | Heats | Semifinals | Final |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Men's 100 metre freestyle | Semi- finalist |
Frank Beaurepaire | 1:11.6 1st, heat 3 |
Unknown 4th, semifinal 1 |
Did not advance |
Heats | Theo Tartakover | Unknown 2nd, heat 1 |
Did not advance | ||
Edward Cooke | Unknown 3–4, heat 6 | ||||
Men's 400 metre freestyle | 2nd | Frank Beaurepaire | 5:49.2 1st, heat 4 |
5:44.0 1st, semifinal 1 |
5:44.2 |
Semi- finalist |
Theo Tartakover | 6:35.0 1st, heat 3 |
Did not start —, semifinal 1 |
Did not advance | |
Heats | Frank Springfield | 5:57.4 2nd, heat 6 |
Did not advance | ||
Men's 1500 metre freestyle | 3rd | Frank Beaurepaire | 23:45.8 1st, heat 2 |
23:25.4 2nd, semifinal 1 |
22:56.2 |
Heats | Frederick Springfield | 24:52.4 2nd, heat 4 |
Did not advance | ||
Men's 200 metre breaststroke | — | Edward Cooke | Did not finish —, heat 5 |
Did not advance | |
Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay | 4th | Frank Beaurepaire Frederick Springfield Snowy Baker Theo Tartakover |
None held | 11:35.0 1st, semifinal 1 |
Unknown |
Tennis
[edit]Les Poidevin and Anthony Wilding (who were partners in the 1906 Davis Cup preliminary round at Newport) were nominated for the Australasian team by the Australasian Lawn Tennis Association, but their nominations failed to reach the organisers. So the pair watched the "small, impoverished and out of place" Australasian contingent alongside the "tailored splendour" of some European teams. Although many leading tennis players bypassed the Olympic tournament (which followed almost immediately after Wimbledon) and his goal had been Wimbledon, Wilding regretted the missed opportunity and endorsed his mother's summing up of the administrative bungling: "seems very careless of them & very annoying".[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Heidenstrom, P. (1992) Athletes of the Century. Wellington: GP Publications
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Australasia at the 1908 London Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
- ^ Richardson, Len; Richardson, Shelley (2005). Anthony Wilding, A Sporting Life. Canterbury: Canterbury University Press. p. 176. ISBN 978-1-877257-01-8.
External links
[edit]Sources
[edit]- Cook, Theodore Andrea (1908). The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report. London: British Olympic Association.
- De Wael, Herman (2001). "Top London 1908 Olympians". Herman's Full Olympians. Archived from the original on 12 July 2006. Retrieved 7 June 2006.