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IV Olympiad - 1908 Summer Games
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> International Olympic Committee > Summer Olympic Host City
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| Office | Host City |
| Honorific | - Abbr: |
| Type | General Election |
| Filing Deadline | January 01, 1904 - 12:00pm Central |
| Polls Open | November 19, 1906 - 02:00am Central |
| Polls Close | November 19, 1906 - 12:00pm Central |
| Term Start | November 20, 1906 - 12:00pm |
| Term End | October 31, 1908 - 12:00pm |
| Contributor | Thomas Walker |
| Last Modified | IndyGeorgia July 23, 2021 05:56pm |
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| Description |
The 1908 Olympics were originally awarded to Rome, but were reassigned to London. At the Opening Ceremony, the athletes marched into the stadium by nation, as most countries sent selected national teams. Archers William and Charlotte Dod became the first brother and sister medalists. Oscar Swahn, aged 60, was the oldest ever competitor to earn an Olympic gold medal, winning the running deer shooting, single shot. 1908 marked the first appearance of diving and field hockey. In the spirit of sportsmanship, the final in middleweight Greco-Roman wrestling between Frithiof Martensson and Mauritz Andersson was postponed one day to allow Martensson to recover from a minor injury. Martensson won. Ray Ewry won the standing high jump and the standing long jump for the third time and became the only person in Olympic history to win a career total of eight gold medals in individual events. The event that caught the public imagination around the world was the dramatic ending of the marathon. After 42 kilometres (26 miles) of running, the first man to enter the stadium was Dorando Pietri of Italy, but he collapsed on the track five times and was disqualified when officials carried him across the finish line.
22 NOCs (Nations)
2,008 athletes (37 women, 1,971 men)
110 events
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