The United States, the previous host of the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis, Missouri, competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England, United Kingdom. During the opening ceremony, American athletes did not dip their flag to the British royalty in support of the Irish boycott over Great Britain's refusal to grant Irish independence.About.com, The History of the Olympics: 1908 - London, England

Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate Athletics Men's 800 m Men's 1500 m Athletics Men's marathon Athletics Men's 110 m hurdles Athletics Men's 400 m hurdles , William Hamilton,John Taylor, Mel Sheppard Athletics Men's medley relay Athletics Men's long jump Athletics Men's high jump AthleticsMen's pole vault Athletics Men's standing long jump Men's standing high jump Athletics Men's shot put Athletics Men's discus throw Men's Greek discus Athletics Men's hammer throw Jeu de paume , Kellogg Casey, Ivan Eastman,William Leushner, William Martin, Charles Winder Shooting Men's military rifle, team Shooting Men's double-shot running deer , Irving Calkins,John Dietz, James Gorman Shooting Men's 50 yd free pistol, team Swimming Men's 100 m freestyle Wrestling Men's freestyle bantamweight Wrestling Men's freestyle featherweight Athletics Men's 100 m Athletics Men's 200 m Athletics Men's 110 m hurdles Athletics Men's 400 m hurdles , John Eisele, Herbert Trube Athletics Men's 3 miles team race Athletics Men's long jump Athletics Men's standing high jump Athletics Men's discus throw Athletics Men's hammer throw Athletics Men's Greek discus Shooting Men's 1000 yd free rifle Shooting Men's 300 m free rifle, three positions Archery Men's double York round Athletics Men's 200 metres Athletics Men's marathon Athletics Men's 110 m hurdles Athletics Men's 3200 m steeplechase Athletics Men's pole vault Athletics Men's shot put Athletics Men's discus throw Athletics Men's standing long jump Diving Men's 3 m springboard Shooting Men's 50 yd free pistol , Leo Goodwin,Harry Hebner, Leslie Rich Swimming Men's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay

Results by event

Archery

The United States had one archer present in 1908. The 19-year-old Richardson had already won an Olympic bronze medal, in the team event at the 1904 Summer Olympics. He competed in both events open to men, taking the bronze medal in the York rounds and 15th place in the Continental style.

Event Place Archer Score Men's double York round 3rd Henry B. Richardson 760 Men's Continental style 15th Henry B. Richardson 171

Athletics

American track & field athletes continued to dominate the sport, taking more than twice as many championships as the next most successful nation, host Great Britain.

Running Event Place Athlete Heats Semifinals Final Men's 100 metres 2nd James Rector 10.8 seconds (=OR) 1st, heat 15 10.8 seconds (=OR) 1st, semifinal 3 10.8 seconds (=OR) 4th Nate Cartmell 11.0 seconds 1st, heat 3 11.2 seconds 1st, semifinal 4 11.0 seconds Semi-finalist William W. May 11.2 seconds 1st, heat 6 11.0 seconds 2nd, semifinal 1 Did not advance Harold Huff 11.4 seconds 1st, heat 12 11.1 seconds 2nd, semifinal 3 Lawson Robertson 11.4 seconds 1st, heat 13 11.2 seconds 2nd, semifinal 4 Nathaniel Sherman 11.2 seconds 1st, heat 14 11.3 seconds 2nd, semifinal 2 Lester Stevens 11.2 seconds 1st, heat 8 Unknown 4th, semifinal 1 Robert Cloughen 11.0 seconds 1st, heat 5 Did not start —, semifinal 1 William Hamilton 11.2 seconds 1st, heat 11 Did not start —, semifinal 2 Heats Edgar Kiralfy Unknown 4th/5th, heat 4 Did not advance Men's 200 metres 2nd Robert Cloughen 23.4 seconds 1st, heat 8 22.6 seconds 1st, semifinal 3 22.6 seconds 3rd Nate Cartmell 23.0 seconds 1st, heat 4 22.6 seconds 1st, semifinal 2 22.7 seconds Semi-finalist William Hamilton 22.4 seconds 1st, heat 10 Unknown 2nd, semifinal 1 Did not advance Nathaniel Sherman 22.8 seconds 1st, heat 12 Unknown 2nd, semifinal 2 Harold Huff 22.8 seconds 1st, heat 2 Unknown 3rd, semifinal 2 Heats Lawson Robertson Unknown 2nd, heat 3 Did not advance William W. May Unknown 2nd, heat 11 Men's 400 metres FinalistCarpenter was controversially disqualified for alleged interference in the first running of the final, with the officials ordering a second running. Taylor and Robbins were eligible to run, but refused in protest against the exclusion of Carpenter. John Taylor 50.8 seconds 1st, heat 4 49.8 seconds 1st, semifinal 3 Did not start William Robbins 50.4 seconds 1st, heat 7 49.0 seconds 1st, semifinal 4 Did not start John Carpenter 49.8 seconds 1st, heat 14 49.4 seconds 1st, semifinal 1 Disqualified Semi-finalist Horace Ramey 51.0 seconds 1st, heat 9 Unknown 2nd, semifinal 3 Did not advance Ned Merriam 52.2 seconds 1st, heat 13 Unknown 3rd, semifinal 1 John Atlee 50.4 seconds 1st, heat 11 Unknown 3rd, semifinal 4 William C. Prout 50.4 seconds 1st, heat 8 Unknown 4th, semifinal 2 Heats Paul Pilgrim Unknown 2nd, heat 1 Did not advance Frederick de Selding Unknown 2nd, heat 15 Men's 800 metres 1st Mel Sheppard None held 1:58.0 1st, semifinal 2 1:52.8 (OR) 6th John Halstead 2:01.4 1st, semifinal 3 Unknown 7-8 Clarke Beard 1:59.2 1st, semifinal 5 Did not finish Semi-finalist Harry Coe Unknown 2nd, semifinal 4 Did not advance Joseph Bromilow Unknown 2nd, semifinal 7 Lloyd Jones Unknown 3rd, semifinal 4 Francis Sheehan Unknown 3rd, semifinal 8 James Lightbody Unknown 4th, semifinal 1 — Charles French Did not finish —, semifinal 5 Horace Ramey Did not finish —, semifinal 7 Men's 1500 metres 1st Mel Sheppard None held 4:05.0 (OR) 1st, semifinal 2 4:03.4 (=OR) 7-8 James P. Sullivan 4:07.6 1st, semifinal 1 Did not finish Semi-finalist James Lightbody Unknown 2nd, semifinal 1 Did not advance John Halstead Unknown 2nd, semifinal 2 Harry Coe Unknown 2nd, semifinal 4 — Frank Riley Did not finish —, semifinal 3 Men's 110 metre hurdles 1st Forrest Smithson 15.8 seconds 1st, heat 10 15.4 seconds (OR) 1st, semifinal 2 15.0 seconds (WR) 2nd John Garrels 16.2 seconds 1st, heat 2 15.8 seconds 1st, semifinal 4 15.7 seconds 3rd Arthur Shaw Walkover 1st, heat 14 15.6 seconds 1st, semifinal 1 15.8 seconds 4th William Rand 15.8 seconds 1st, heat 5 15.8 seconds 1st, semifinal 3 16.0 seconds Semi-finalist Leonard Howe 15.8 seconds 1st, heat 13 Unknown 3rd, semifinal 2 Did not advance Men's 400 metre hurdles 1st Charles Bacon 57.0 seconds (OR) 1st, heat 3 58.8 seconds 1st, semifinal 2 55.0 seconds (OR) 2nd Harry Hillman 59.2 seconds 1st, heat 6 56.4 seconds (OR) 1st, semifinal 1 55.3 seconds Semi-finalist Harry Coe 58.8 seconds 1st, heat 2 Unknown 2nd, semifinal 1 Did not advance Men's 3200 metre steeplechase 3rd John Eisele None held 11:13.6 1st, semifinal 2 11:00.8 Semi-finalist Gale Dull Unknown 2nd, semifinal 4 Did not advance James Lightbody Unknown 2nd, semifinal 6 Roger Spitzer Unknown 3rd, semifinal 5 Charles Hall Unknown 4th, semifinal 5 — Edward Carr Did not finish —, semifinal 1 George Bonhag Did not finish —, semifinal 4 Men's medley relay 1st William Hamilton Nate Cartmell John Taylor Mel Sheppard None held 3:27.2 1st, semifinal 3 3:29.4 Men's 3 mile team raceThe 3 mile team race used a point-for-place system with only the top three runners from each 5-man team counting. The International Olympic Committee only considers those three (Eisele, Bonhag, and Trube for the United States) to be medallists. 2nd John Eisele None held 14:55.0 2 points, team=10 14:41.8 4 points, team=19 George Bonhag 14:56.4 5 points, team=10 15:05.0 6 points, team=19 Herbert Trube 14:55.0 3 points, team=10 15:11.0 9 points, team=19 No place Gale Dull 15:37.4 No score, team=10 15:27.0 No score, team=19 Harvey Cohn Did not start No score, team=10 15:40.2 No score, team=19 Men's 5 miles 8th Frederick Bellars None held Unknown 2nd, semifinal 2 Unknown 10-12 Edward Carr Unknown 2nd, semifinal 3 Did not start Semi-finalist Charles Hall Unknown 4th, semifinal 3 Did not advance Men's marathon 1st Johnny Hayes None held 2:55:18.4 3rd Joseph Forshaw 2:57:10.4 4th Alton Welton 2:59:44.4 9th Lewis Tewanima 3:09:15.0 14th Sidney Hatch 3:17:52.4 — Tom Morrissey Did not finish Michael Ryan Did not finish J. J. Lee Did not start Frederick Lorz Did not start W. O'Mara Did not start Alexander Thibeau Did not start W. Wood Did not start

Jumping

Event Place Athlete Height/Distance Men's high jump 1st Harry Porter 1.90 metres 5th Herbert Gidney 1.85 metres Tom Moffitt 1.85 metres 7th Neil Patterson 1.83 metres Men's long jump 1st Frank Irons 7.48 metres 2nd Daniel Kelly 7.09 metres 4th Edward Cook 6.97 metres 5th John Brennan 6.86 metres 7th Frank Mount Pleasant 6.82 metres 12th Sam Bellah 6.64 metres 21-32 John O'Connell Unknown Men's triple jump 5th Platt Adams 14.07 metres 6th Frank Mount Pleasant 13.97 metres 8th John Brennan 13.59 metres 9th Martin Sheridan 13.42 metres 16th Frank Irons 12.67 metres 17th Sam Bellah 12.55 metres 18-20 Nathaniel Sherman Unknown Men's pole vault 1st Edward Cook 3.71 metres Alfred Carlton Gilbert 3.71 metres 3rd Clare Jacobs 3.58 metres 6th Sam Bellah 3.50 metres 12th Thomas Jackson 3.05 metres Men's standing high jump 1st Ray Ewry 1.57 metres 2nd John Biller 1.55 metres 4th Leroy Holmes 1.52 metres 5th Platt Adams 1.47 metres 8th Frank Irons 1.42 metres 16th Martin Sheridan 1.37 metres 19-23 Lawson Robertson Unknown Men's standing long jump 1st Ray Ewry 3.33 metres 3rd Martin Sheridan 3.23 metres 4th John Biller 3.21 metres 6th Platt Adams 3.11 metres Leroy Holmes 3.11 metres 8-25 Frank Irons Unknown Sigmund Muenz Unknown

Throwing Event Place Athlete Distance Men's shot put 1st Ralph Rose 14.21 metres 3rd John Garrels 13.18 metres 4th Wesley Coe 13.07 metres 6th Bill Horr 12.83 metres 8th Lee Talbott 11.63 metres 9-25 Wilbur Burroughs Unknown Martin Sheridan Unknown Men's discus throw 1st Martin Sheridan 40.89 metres 2nd Merritt Giffin 40.70 metres 3rd Bill Horr 39.45 metres 5th Arthur Dearborn 38.52 metres 6th Lee Talbott 38.40 metres 9th John Flanagan 37.80 metres 10th Wilbur Burroughs 37.43 metres 12-42 Platt Adams Unknown John Garrells Unknown Simon Gillis Unknown Men's hammer throw 1st John Flanagan 51.92 metres 2nd Matthew McGrath 51.18 metres 5th Lee Talbott 47.86 metres 6th Bill Horr 46.97 metres 7th Simon Gillis 45.59 metres 10-19 Benjamin Sherman Unknown Men's Greek discus 1st Martin Sheridan 37.99 metres 2nd Bill Horr 37.32 metres 4th Arthur Dearborn 35.65 metres 8th Wilbur Burroughs 32.81 metres 11-23 Platt Adams Unknown John Garrels Unknown

Cycling

Event Place Cyclist Heats Semifinals Final Men's 660 yards Semi-finalist George Cameron 1:05.2 1st, heat 15 Unknown 3rd, semifinal 3 Did not advance Men's 20 kilometres 4th Louis Weintz None held 33:39.8 1st, semifinal 3 Unknown Semi-finalist George Cameron 33:39.2 2nd, semifinal 4 Did not advance Men's 100 kilometres — Louis Weintz None held Did not finish —, semifinal 2 Did not advance Men's sprint Semi-finalist George Cameron 1:29.4 1st, heat 8 Unknown 2-4, semifinal 2 Did not advance Heats Louis Weintz Unknown 3rd, heat 13 Did not advance Men's team pursuit — Unknown Did not start —, heat 2 Did not advance

Diving

The Americans sent two divers in 1908. Gaidzik made it to the finals in both diving events, after a successful protest in the platform competition. He won a bronze medal in the springboard after tying with the third-place German diver.

Event Place Diver Preliminary groups Semi-finals Final Men's 10 metre platform 5th George Gaidzik 81.80 points 1st, group 1 61.0 points 3rd, semifinal 2 56.30 points 18th Harold Grote 62.80 points 3rd, group 5 Did not advance Men's 3 metre springboard 3rd George Gaidzik 82.80 points 1st, group 1 85.60 points 1st, semifinal 2 80.80 points 9th Harold Grote 79.50 points 2nd, group 5 74.50 points 5th, semifinal 2 Did not advance

Figure skating

Event Place Skater Score Men's individual 6th Irving Brokaw 232.0

Jeu de paume

In the jeu de paume competition, Gould won the gold medal while Sands was eliminated in the first round by the eventual silver medallist.