1908 Olympics: Track & Field
Updated February 21, 2017 | Factmonster Staff 
| Event | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 100m | Reggie Walker, S. Afr. | 10.8 | =OR |
| James Rector, USA | 10.9 | ||
| Bobby Kerr, CAN | 11.0 | ||
| 200m | Bobby Kerr, CAN | 22.6 | |
| Robert Cloughen, USA | 22.6 | ||
| Nathaniel Cartmell, USA | 22.7 | ||
| 400m | Wyndham Halswelle, GBR | 50.0 | |
| 800m | Mel Sheppard, USA | 1:52.8 | WR |
| Emilio Lunghi, ITA | 1:54.2 | ||
| Hanns Braun, GER | 1:55.2 | ||
| 1500m | Mel Sheppard, USA | 4:03.4 | OR |
| Harold Wilson, GBR | 4:03.6 | ||
| Norman Hallows, GBR | 4:04.0 | ||
| 5 Miles | Emil Voigt, GBR | 25:11.2 | |
| Edward Owen, GBR | 25:24.0 | ||
| John Svanberg, SWE | 25:37.2 | ||
| Marathon | Johnny Hayes, USA | 2:55:18.4 | OR |
| Charles Hefferon, S. Afr. | 2:56:06.0 | ||
| Joseph Forshaw, USA | 2:57:10.4 | ||
| 110m H | Forrest Smithson, USA | 15.0 | WR |
| John Garrels, USA | 15.7 | ||
| Arthur Shaw, USA | |||
| 400m H | Charley Bacon, USA | 55.0 | WR |
| Harry Hillman, USA | 55.3 | ||
| Leonard Tremeer, GBR | 57.0 | ||
| 3200m Steeple | Arthur Russell, GBR | 10:47.8 | |
| Archie Robertson, GBR | 10:48.4 | ||
| John Lincoln Eisele, USA | |||
| 3500m Walk | George Larner, GBR | 14:55.0 | |
| Ernest Webb, GBR | 15:07.4 | ||
| Harry Kerr, NZL | 15:43.4 | ||
| 10-mi Walk | George Larner, GBR | 1:15:57.4 | |
| Ernest Webb, GBR | 1:17:31.0 | ||
| Edward Spencer, GBR | 1:21:20.2 | ||
| Medley Relay | USA (William Hamilton, Nathaniel Cartmell, John Taylor, Mel Sheppard) | 3:29.4 | |
| Germany | 3:32.4 | ||
| Hungary | 3:32.5 | ||
| 3-mile Relay | GBR (Joseph Deakin, Archie Robertson, Wilfred Coales) | 6 pts | |
| USA | 19 pts | ||
| France | 32 pts |
Note: Medley Relay made up of two 200m runs, a 400m and an 800m.
| Event | Mark | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| High Jump | Harry Porter, USA | 6- 3 | OR |
| Con Leahy, GBR/IRE | 6- 2 | ||
| István Somody, HUN | 6- 2 | ||
| Georges André, FRA | 6- 2 | ||
| Pole Vault | Edward Cooke, USA | 12- 2 | OR |
| & Alfred Gilbert, USA | 12- 2 | OR | |
| Ed Archibald, CAN | 11- 9 | ||
| Charles Jacobs, USA | 11- 9 | ||
| Bruno Söderström, SWE | 11- 9 | ||
| Long Jump | Frank Irons, USA | 24- 61/2 | OR |
| Daniel Kelly, USA | 23- 33/4 | ||
| Calvin Bricker, CAN | 23- 3 | ||
| Triple Jump | Timothy Ahearne, GBR/IRE | 48-111/2 | OR |
| J. Garfield McDonald, CAN | 48- 51/4 | ||
| Edvard Larsen, NOR | 47- 23/4 | ||
| Shot Put | Ralph Rose, USA | 46- 71/2 | |
| Dennis Horgan, GBR | 44- 81/4 | ||
| John Garrels, USA | 43- 3 | ||
| Discus | Martin Sheridan, USA | 134- 2 | OR |
| Merritt Giffin, USA | 133- 63/4 | ||
| Marquis Horr, USA | 129- 5 | ||
| Greek Discus | Martin Sheridan, USA | 128- 4 | OR |
| Marquis Horr, USA | 122- 63/4 | ||
| Werner Järvinen, FIN | 119- 91/4 | ||
| Hammer | John Flanagan, USA | 170- 4 | OR |
| Matthew McGrath, USA | 167- 11 | ||
| Cornelius Walsh, USA | 159- 11/2 | ||
| Javelin | Eric Lemming, SWE | 179-10 | WR |
| Arne Halse, NOR | 165- 11 | ||
| Otto Nilsson, SWE | 154- 6 | ||
| Freestyle Javelin | Eric Lemming, SWE | 178- 71/2 | |
| Michel Dorizas, GRE | 168- 7 | ||
| Arne Halse, NOR | 163- 3 |
Note: Spinning not allowed in Greek-style Discus.
| Standing | Mark | |
|---|---|---|
| High Jump | Ray Ewry, USA | 5- 2 |
| Konstantin Tsiklitiras, GRE | 5- 71/2 | |
| John Biller, USA | 5- 71/2 | |
| Long Jump | Ray Ewry, USA | 10-111/4 |
| Konstantin Tsiklitiras, GRE | 10- 71/4 | |
| Martin Sheridan, USA | 10- 7 |
