1908 Summer Olympics

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The Games of the IV Olympiad were held in 1908 in London, England. They were probably the most contentious in history. The American athletes noticed that the US flag was not present in the stadium. The flag-bearer refused to dip the U.S. flag to King Edward VII as they marched past him. The Finnish team left the games when they were not allowed to carry their flag due to the occupation of their country by Russia. The bearer stated that the U.S. flag would dip to no earthly king. Shepherds Bush stadium held 68,000 people and was a technological marvel for the time. The weather did not cooperate and it rained through much of the games.

Games of the IV Olympiad
Nations participating	22
Athletes participating	2,035 (1,999 men, 36 women)
Events	109 in 22 sports
Opening ceremonies	April 27, 1908
Closing ceremonies	October 31, 1908
Officially opened by	Edward VII of the United Kingdom
Athlete's Oath.	not applicable
Judge's Oath:	not applicable
Olympic Torch	not applicable

Highlights

Medals awarded

Medal count

Pos	Country	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Great Britain	56	51	35	142
2	United States	23	12	12	47
3	Sweden	8	6	11	25
4	France	5	5	9	19
5	Germany	3	5	6	14
6	Hungary	3	4	2	9
7	Canada	3	3	10	16
8	Norway	2	3	3	8
9	Italy	2	2	0	4
10	Belgium	1	5	2	8
�	�	106	96	90	292