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Great Britain at the 1912 Summer Olympics

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Great Britain at the
1912 Summer Olympics
IOC codeGBR
NOCBritish Olympic Association
in Stockholm
Competitors274 (264 men and 10 women) in 16 sports
Flag bearerCharles Smith
Medals
Ranked 3rd
Gold
10
Silver
15
Bronze
16
Total
41
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games
The team of Great Britain at the opening ceremony.

Great Britain, represented by the British Olympic Association (BOA), competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. 274 competitors, 264 men and 10 women, took part in 79 events in 16 sports.[1] British athletes won ten gold medals and 41 medals overall, finishing third.

Medallists

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Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Gold Arnold Jackson Athletics Men's 1500 m July 10
 Gold Willie Applegarth, Victor d'Arcy,
David Jacobs, Henry Macintosh
Athletics Men's 4 × 100 m relay July 9
 Gold Great Britain men's Olympic football team
Football July 4
 Gold Wally Kinnear Rowing Men's single sculls July 19
 Gold Edgar Burgess, Philip Fleming, Stanley Garton,
James Angus Gillan, Ewart Horsfall, Alister Kirby,
Sidney Swann, Henry Wells, Leslie Wormald
Rowing Men's eight July 19
 Gold Edward Lessimore, Robert Murray
Joseph Pepé, William Pimm
Shooting Men's 50 m team small-bore rifle July 3
 Gold Jennie Fletcher, Belle Moore,
Annie Speirs, Irene Steer
Swimming Women's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay July 15
 Gold Edith Hannam Tennis Women's indoor singles May 11
 Gold Charles P. Dixon, Edith Hannam Tennis Mixed indoor doubles May 12
 Gold Great Britain men's national water polo team
Water polo July 16
 Silver Ernest Webb Athletics Men's 10 km walk July 11
 Silver Freddie Grubb Cycling Men's individual time trial July 17
 Silver Freddie Grubb, William Hammond,
Leonard Meredith, Charles Moss
Cycling Men's team time trial July 7
 Silver Edgar Amphlett, John Blake, Percival Davson,
Arthur Everitt, Martin Holt, Sydney Martineau,
Robert Montgomerie, Edgar Seligman
Fencing Men's team épée July 10
 Silver Julius Beresford, Geoffrey Carr, Bruce Logan
Charles Rought, Karl Vernon
Rowing Men's coxed four July 19
 Silver Robert Bourne, Beaufort Burdekin, William Fison,
Thomas Gillespie, Charles Littlejohn, William Parker,
Frederick Pitman, John Walker, Arthur Wiggins
Rowing Men's eight July 19
 Silver William Milne Shooting Men's 50 m rifle, prone July 4
 Silver Henry Burr, Arthur Fulton, Harcourt Ommundsen,
Edward Parnell, James Reid, Edward Skilton
Shooting Men's team rifle June 29
 Silver William Milne, Joseph Pepé
William Pimm, William Styles
Shooting Men's 25 m team small-bore rifle July 5
 Silver John Butt, William Grosvenor, Charles Palmer
Harold Humby, Alexander Maunder, George Whitaker
Shooting Men's trap, team July 1
 Silver Jack Hatfield Swimming Men's 400 m freestyle July 14
Men's 1500 m freestyle July 10
 Silver Charles P. Dixon Tennis Men's indoor singles May 12
 Silver Helen Aitchison, Herbert Barrett Tennis Mixed indoor doubles May 12
 Silver City of London Police
Tug of war July 8
 Bronze Willie Applegarth Athletics Men's 200 m July 11
 Bronze George Hutson Athletics Men's 5000 m July 10
 Bronze Ernest Henley, George Nicol,
Cyril Seedhouse, James Soutter
Athletics Men's 4 × 400 m relay July 15
 Bronze Joe Cottrill, George Hutson,
William Moore, Edward Owen, Cyril Porter
Athletics Men's 3000 m team race July 13
 Bronze Ernest Glover, Frederick Hibbins, Thomas Humphreys Athletics Men's team cross country July 15
 Bronze Isabelle White Diving Women's 10 m platform July 13
 Bronze Gymnastics Men's team July 11
 Bronze Charles Stewart Shooting Men's 50 m pistol April 1
 Bronze Hugh Durant, Albert Kempster,
Horatio Poulter, Charles Stewart
Shooting Men's 30 m team military pistol July 3
Men's 50 m team free pistol July 2
 Bronze Harold Burt Shooting Men's 50 m rifle, prone July 4
 Bronze Percy Courtman Swimming Men's 400 m breaststroke July 12
 Bronze Thomas Battersby, William Foster,
Jack Hatfield, Henry Taylor
Swimming Men's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay July 15
 Bronze Jennie Fletcher Swimming Women's 100 m freestyle July 12
 Bronze Alfred Beamish, Charles P. Dixon Tennis Men's indoor doubles May 11
 Bronze Mabel Parton Tennis Women's indoor singles May 11

Aquatics

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Diving

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Three divers, including one woman, represented Great Britain. The inclusion of Isabelle White on the British team made Great Britain one of three nations (along with Austria and host Sweden to send a woman to the first Olympic diving competition open to women.

It was Great Britain's second appearance in diving. White was the only diver to win a medal for the nation, giving Great Britain its first diving medal. Each of the men advanced to the final in one event, but were unable to finish in the top three.

Rankings given are within the diver's heat.

Diver Events Heats Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Herbert Pott 3 m board 73.94 4 q 71.45 6
Isabelle White 10 m platform 33.9 3 q 34 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
George Yvon 10 m platform 65.7 2 Q 67.66 5
Plain high dive 35.2 3 Did not advance

Swimming

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18 swimmers, including six women, competed for Great Britain at the 1912 Games. It was the third time the nation had competed in swimming.

The British women won the gold medal in the relay event, with Fletcher adding a bronze in the women's individual race. The men took a total of four medals, two silver and two bronze, with both silvers coming from Hatfield.

Ranks given for each swimmer are within the heat.

Men
Swimmer Events Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Carlyle Atkinson 200 m breaststroke N/A 3:12.0 1 Q 3:15.2 5 Did not advance
Thomas Battersby 400 m freestyle N/A 6:03.6 1 Q 5:51.2 5 Did not advance
1500 m freestyle N/A 23:58.0 2 Q Unknown 4 Did not advance
Percy Courtman 200 m breaststroke N/A 3:09.8 2 Q 3:09.4 3 q 3:08.8 4
400 m breaststroke N/A 6:43.8 OR 1 Q 6:36.6 3 q 6:36.4 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
John Derbyshire 100 m freestyle 1:09.2 3 Did not advance
William Foster 400 m freestyle N/A 5:52.4 4 Q 5:49.0 3 Did not advance
1500 m freestyle N/A 23:52.2 2 Q 23:32.2 3 Did not advance
Herbert Haresnape 100 m backstroke N/A 1:27.0 1 Q 1:26.8 3 Did not advance
John Hatfield 400 m freestyle N/A 5:35.6 2 Q 5:25.6 2 Q 5:25.8 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
1500 m freestyle N/A 23:16.6 2 Q 22:33.4 2 Q 22:39.0 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
George Innocent 200 m breaststroke N/A Disqualified Did not advance
400 m breaststroke N/A 7:07.8 2 Q Did not finish Did not advance
Paul Radmilovic 100 m freestyle 1:10.4 2 Q 1:19.0 5 Did not advance
Frank Sandon 100 m backstroke N/A 1:31.8 2 Q 1:32.2 4 Did not advance
Henry Taylor 400 m freestyle N/A 5:48.4 2 Q 5:48.2 5 Did not advance
1500 m freestyle N/A 24:06.4 3 q Did not finish Did not advance
George Webster 100 m backstroke N/A 1:29.4 2 Q Unknown 6 Did not advance
Thomas Battersby
William Foster
Jack Hatfield
Henry Taylor
4 × 200 m free relay N/A 10:39.4 3 q 10:28.6 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Women
Swimmer Events Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Daisy Curwen 100 m freestyle N/A 1:23.6 OR 1 Q 1:26.8 2 Q Did not start
Jennie Fletcher 100 m freestyle N/A 1:26.2 2 Q 1:27.2 2 Q 1:27.0 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Mary Langford 100 m freestyle N/A 1:28.0 2 Q 1:29.2 5 Did not advance
Belle Moore 100 m freestyle N/A 1:29.8 OR 1 Q 1:27.4 4 Did not advance
Annie Speirs 100 m freestyle N/A 1:25.6 2 Q 1:27.0 3 q 1:27.4 5
Irene Steer 100 m freestyle N/A 1:27.2 1 Q Disqualified Did not advance
Jennie Fletcher
Belle Moore
Annie Speirs
Irene Steer
4 × 100 m free relay N/A 5:52.8 WR 1st place, gold medalist(s)

Water polo

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Great Britain made its third appearance in Olympic water polo in 1912. The British squad had won the gold medal in both of its prior appearances, in 1908 and 1900. They remained true to form, winning all three matches in 1912 to take their third gold medal. The toughest match of the tournament for the British side was the first one, against a Belgium team that Great Britain needed extra time to defeat. The luck of the draw was that the matches got easier from there, with the British team beating Sweden 6–3 in the semifinals and Austria 8–0 in the final.

Team Event Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals Repechage semifinal Repechage final Silver round 1 Silver round 2 Silver match Rank
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Great Britain Water polo  Belgium (BEL)
W 7–5 a.e.t.
 Sweden (SWE)
W 6–3
 Austria (AUT)
W 8–0
N/A 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Quarterfinals
July 7, 1912 Great Britain  7–5  Belgium Djurgårdsbrunnsviken
Hill (2), Wilkinson (2), Radmilovic (2), Bentham Goals Grégoire (2), Meyboom (2), Nijs
Semifinals
July 11, 1912 Great Britain  6–3  Sweden Djurgårdsbrunnsviken
Wilkinson (3), Hill, Radmilovic, Bentham Goals R. Andersson (2), V. Andersson
Final
July 13, 1912 Great Britain  8–0  Austria Djurgårdsbrunnsviken
? Goals ?

Athletics

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65 athletes represented Great Britain. It was the fifth appearance of the nation in athletics, which Great Britain had competed in at each Games. The team finished with two gold medals, one silver, and five bronzes.

Ranks given are within that athlete's heat for running events.

Athlete Events Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Sidney Abrahams Long jump N/A 6.74 12 Did not advance
Arthur Anderson 100 m 11.0 1 Q ? 5 Did not advance
200 m ? 2 Q Did not finish Did not advance
Gerard Anderson 110 m hurdles 18.6 2 Q Did not finish Did not advance
Willie Applegarth 100 m ? 2 Q ? 2 Did not advance
200 m 24.7 1 Q 21.9 1 Q 22.0 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Henry Ashington Long jump N/A 6.78 10 Did not advance
Standing long jump N/A 3.02 14 Did not advance
Benjamin Howard Baker High jump N/A 1.83 1 Q 1.75 11
Standing high jump N/A 1.35 16 Did not advance
James Barker 100 m Did not finish Did not advance
Henry Barrett Marathon N/A Did not finish
James Beale Marathon N/A Did not finish
Henry Blakeney 100 m ? 4 Did not advance
110 m hurdles 17.4 2 Q ? 3 Did not advance
Robert Bridge 10 km walk N/A Disqualified Did not advance
Robert Burton 800 m Did not finish Did not advance
Denis Carey Hammer throw N/A 43.78 6 Did not advance
Timothy Carroll Triple jump N/A 12.56 19 Did not advance
High jump N/A 1.83 1 Q 1.80 9
Joe Cottrill 1500 m N/A ? 3 Did not advance
Ind. cross country N/A Did not finish
Victor d'Arcy 100 m 11.2 1 Q ? 5 Did not advance
200 m 22.9 2 Q ? 2 Did not advance
Thomas Dumbill 10 km walk N/A 50:57.6 3 Q Disqualified
Robert Duncan 100 m ? 3 Did not advance
200 m ? 2 Q Did not finish Did not advance
Septimus Francom Marathon N/A Did not finish
Ernest Glover 5000 m N/A 16:09.1 2 Q Did not start
10000 m N/A 35:12.2 5 Q Did not start
Ind. cross country N/A 49:53.7 16
Harry Green Marathon N/A 2:52:11.4 14
Ernest Haley 200 m ? 4 Did not advance
400 m 1:06.6 1 Q Did not finish Did not advance
Albert Hare 1500 m N/A 4:39.4 3 Did not advance
Walter Henderson Discus throw N/A 33.61 32 Did not advance
Ernest Henley 400 m ? 2 Q ? 6 Did not advance
800 m 1:57.6 1 Q ? 6-9 Did not advance
Frederick Hibbins 5000 m 15:27.6 3 Q ? 8-11
10000 m N/A Did not finish Did not advance
Ind. cross country N/A 49:18.2 15
Frederick Hulford 800 m ? 2 Q Did not finish Did not advance
1500 m N/A ? 5-6 Did not advance
Thomas Humphreys 10000 m N/A Did not finish Did not advance
Ind. cross country N/A 50:28.0 18
George Hutson 5000 m N/A 15:29.0 3 Q 15:07.6 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Arnold Jackson 1500 m N/A 4:10.8 1 Q 3:56.8 OR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
David Jacobs 100 m 10.8 =OR 1 Q ? 2 Did not advance
200 m 23.2 1 Q ? 2 Did not advance
Tim Kellaway Marathon N/A Did not finish
Philip Kingsford Long jump N/A 6.65 15 Did not advance
Standing long jump N/A 2.75 19 Did not advance
George Lee 5000 m N/A ? 4 Did not advance
10000 m N/A Did not finish Did not advance
Edgar Lloyd Marathon N/A 3:09:25.0 25
Frederick Lord Marathon N/A 3:01:39.2 21
Henry Macintosh 100 m ? 3 Did not advance
200 m ? 2 Q Did not finish Did not advance
Duncan Macmillan 100 m ? 5 Did not advance
200 m ? 2 Q ? 5 Did not advance
Percy Mann 800 m 1:56.0 1 Q ? 6 Did not advance
William Moore 1500 m N/A 4:11.2 3 Did not advance
George Nicol 400 m 50.0 1 Q ? 3 Did not advance
Philip Noel-Baker 800 m Did not finish Did not advance
1500 m N/A 4:26.0 2 Q 4:01.0 6
Thomas O'Donahue High jump N/A 1.70 23 Did not advance
Edward Owen 1500 m N/A Did not finish Did not advance
William Palmer 10 km walk N/A 51:21.0 5 Q Did not finish
Alan Patterson 400 m ? 5 Did not advance
800 m Did not finish Did not advance
Cyril Porter 5000 m N/A 16:23.4 3 Q ? 8-11
Kenneth Powell 110 m hurdles 15.6 1 Q 15.6 1 Q 15.5 5
Patrick Quinn Shot put N/A 12.53 8 Did not advance
Richard Rice 100 m 11.4 1 Q ? 3 Did not advance
200 m 23.0 2 Q Did not finish Did not advance
Charles Ruffell 1500 m N/A Did not finish Did not advance
5000 m N/A Did not finish Did not advance
10000 m N/A Did not finish Did not advance
William Scott 10000 m N/A 32:55.2 2 Q Did not finish
Ind. cross country N/A Did not finish
Cyril Seedhouse 200 m ? 2 Q ? 3 Did not advance
400 m 51.5 1 Q Did not finish Did not advance
James Soutter 400 m ? 2 Q ? 3 Did not advance
800 m 2:00.4 1 Q Did not finish Did not advance
Arnold Treble 5000 m N/A Did not finish Did not advance
Arthur Townsend Marathon N/A 3:00:05.0 19
George Wallach 10000 m N/A Did not finish Did not advance
Ernest Webb 10 km walk N/A 47:25.4 2 Q 46:50.4 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Joseph Wells 200 m ? 3 Did not advance
400 m 1:01.2 2 Q Did not finish Did not advance
William Yates 10 km walk N/A 49:43.6 1 Q Disqualified
Richard Yorke 800 m ? 3 Did not advance
1500 m N/A ? 4 Did not advance
Ernest Glover
Frederick Hibbins
Thomas Humphreys
Team cross country N/A 49 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Willie Applegarth
Victor d'Arcy
David Jacobs
Henry Macintosh
4 × 100 m 45.0 1 Q 43.0 OR 1 Q 42.4 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Ernest Henley
George Nicol
Cyril Seedhouse
James Soutter
4 × 400 m N/A 3:19.0 OR 1 Q 3:23.2 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
William Cottrill
George Hutson
William Moore
Edward Owen
Cyril Porter
3000 m team N/A 6 1 Q 23 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Cycling

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Twenty-six cyclists represented Great Britain; 24 of the 26 finished the race. It was the third appearance of the nation in cycling. Frederick Grubb had the best time in the time trial, the only race held, winning the silver medal. For the team competition, Great Britain was allowed to have each Home Nation compete separately and entered teams representing England, Scotland, and Ireland. Grubb, along with the next three fastest English cyclists, had a combined time that won another silver medal. The Scottish cyclists placed fourth, with the Irish finishing 11th.

Road cycling

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Cyclist Events Final
Result Rank
George Corsar Ind. time trial 13:51:22.8 86
Charles Davey Ind. time trial 11:47:26.3 39
Bernard Doyle Ind. time trial 13:42:11.8 85
Herbert Gayler Ind. time trial 11:39:01.8 30
Arthur Gibbon Ind. time trial 11:46:00.2 38
Arthur Griffiths Ind. time trial 14:15:24.0 90
Frederick Grubb Ind. time trial 10:51:24.2 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Francis Guy Ind. time trial 12:32:19.4 71
William Hammond Ind. time trial 11:29:16.8 22
Francis Higgins Ind. time trial 11:45:44.5 37
Charles Hill Ind. time trial 11:57:56.5 49
Stanley Jones Ind. time trial 11:36:40.6 29
John Kirk Ind. time trial Did not finish
Ralph Mecredy Ind. time trial 13:03:39.0 80
Leon Meredith Ind. time trial 11:00:02.6 4
Ernest Merlin Ind. time trial 12:16:08.6 59
John Miller Ind. time trial 11:44:01.6 35
Charles Moss Ind. time trial 11:23:55.8 18
David Stevenson Ind. time trial 11:52:55.0 41
James Stevenson Ind. time trial 12:27:50.8 69
Arthur Stokes Ind. time trial Did not finish
Robert Thompson Ind. time trial 11:31:16.0 24
John Walker Ind. time trial 13:15:50.2 81
Michael Walker Ind. time trial 12:27:49.9 68
Matthew Walsh Ind. time trial 13:31:17.0 82
John Wilson Ind. time trial 11:21:43.0 16
Frederick Grubb
William Hammond
Leon Meredith
Charles Moss
Team time trial 44:44:39.4 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Francis Guy
Ralph Mecredy
John Walker
Michael Walker
Team time trial 51:19:38.5 11
John Miller
David Stevenson
Robert Thompson
John Wilson
Team time trial 46:29:55.6 4

Equestrian

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Eventing

(The maximum score in each of the five events was 10.00 points. Ranks given are for the cumulative score after each event. Team score is the sum of the top three individual scores.)

Rider Horse Event Long distance Cross country Steeplechase Show jumping Dressage Total
Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank
Paul Kenna Harmony Individual 10.00 1 10.00 1 9.40 16 Disqualified Retired Did not finish
Brian Turner Tom Lawrence Patrick Individual 10.00 1 9.85 14 Did not finish Retired Did not finish
Edward Radcliffe-Nash The Flea Individual 10.00 1 9.69 17 8.60 19 8.20 17 Did not start Did not finish
Herbert Scott Wisper II Individual 10.00 1 10.00 1 Disqualified Retired Did not finish
Paul Kenna
Edward Radcliffe-Nash
Herbert Scott
Brian Turner Tom Lawrence
Harmony
The Flea
Wisper II
Patrick
Team 30.00 29.69 Did not finish Did not finish
Jumping
Rider Horse Event Final
Penalties Rank
Herbert Scott Shamrock Individual 6 4
Paul Kenna Harmony Individual 28 27
Edward Radcliffe-Nash The Flea Individual 37 29

Fencing

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Twenty-two fencers represented Great Britain. It was the third appearance of the nation in fencing. The British épée team, defending silver medalists, again took second place with four of the six 1908 team members returning. One member of that team, Seligman, had the best individual placements with a pair of sixth-place finishes. Two other Britons advanced to the finals, each taking eighth place.

Fencer Event Round 1 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Record Rank Record Rank Record Rank Record Rank
Gordon Alexander Foil 1 loss 1 Q 3 losses 4 Did not advance
Épée 6 losses 7 Did not advance
Gerald Ames Épée 2 losses 2 Q 2 losses 2 Q 3 losses 4 Did not advance
Edgar Amphlett Foil 2 losses 2 Q 2 losses 3 Q Did not finish Did not advance
Épée Bye 2 losses 2 Q 4 losses 5 Did not advance
John Blake Épée 4 losses 5 Did not advance
Edward Brookfield Sabre 1 win 3 Q 3 losses 5 Did not advance
Harry Butterworth Sabre 1 win 3 Q 3 losses 4 Did not advance
Ernest Stenson-Cooke Foil 4 losses 4 Did not advance
Épée 3 losses 4 Did not advance
Archibald Corble Sabre 0 wins 4 Did not advance
Percival Dawson Foil 4 losses 5 Did not advance
Épée 4 losses 6 Did not advance
Arthur Everitt Épée 1 loss 2 Q 4 losses 5 Did not advance
Arthur Fagan Foil 2 losses 2 Q 4 losses 5 Did not advance
Douglas Godfree Sabre 1 win 4 Did not advance
Martin Holt Épée 3 losses 2 Q 2 losses 3 Q 2 losses 1 Q 0–7 8
Alfred Keene Sabre Bye 2 losses 4 Did not advance
William Marsh Sabre 1 win 3 Q 2 losses 3 Q 1 win 5 Did not advance
Alfred Ridley-Martin Sabre 2 wins 2 Q 4 losses 5 Did not advance
Sydney Martineau Foil 3 losses 4 Did not advance
Épée 3 losses 4 Did not advance
Robert Montgomerie Foil 1 loss 2 Q 2 losses 2 Q 2 losses 2 Q 0–7 8
Épée 1 loss 1 Q 2 losses 2 Q 3 losses 4 Did not advance
Edgar Seligman Foil 1 loss 1 Q 1 loss 2 Q 1 loss 1 Q 3–4 6
Épée 1 loss 1 Q 2 losses 3 Q 0 losses 1 Q 2–5 6
Alfred Syson Sabre 1 win 3 Q 0 losses 1 Q 0 wins 3 Did not advance
Charles Vanderbyl Épée Bye 4 losses 5 Did not advance
Sabre 3 wins 1 Q 2 losses 2 Q 2 wins 4 Did not advance
Edward Brookfield
Harry Butterworth
Archibald Corble
Richard Crawshay
Alfred Ridley-Martin
William Marsh
Team sabre N/A 1–0 1 Q 0–3 4 Did not advance
Edgar Amphlett
John Blake
Percival Dawson
Arthur Everitt
Martin Holt
Sydney Martineau
Robert Montgomerie
Edgar Seligman
Team épée N/A 1–0 1 Q 2–1 2 Q 1–2 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Football

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Quarterfinals

Great Britain 7 – 0 Hungary
Walden 21' 23' 49' 53' 55' 85'
Woodward 45'
Attendance: 8,000

Semifinals

Great Britain 4 – 0 Finland
Walden 7' 77'
Holopainen 2' (o.g.)
Woodward 82'
Attendance: 4,000

Gold medal match

Great Britain 4 – 2 Denmark
Hoare 22' 41'
Walden 10'
Berry 43'
Olsen 27' 81'
Attendance: 25,000
Final rank
 Gold

Gymnastics

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Twenty-three gymnasts represented Great Britain. It was the fourth appearance of the nation in gymnastics, in which Great Britain had not competed only in 1904. The nation sent a team in one of the three team competitions, winning a bronze medal.

Artistic

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Gymnast Events Final
Result Rank
William Cowhig All-around 104.50 29
Leonard Hanson All-around 121.25 12
Samuel Hodgetts All-around 108.50 25
Reginald Potts All-around 101.75 32
Charles Simmons All-around 105.50 28
John Whitaker All-around 111.25 21
Great Britain Team 36.90 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Modern pentathlon

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Great Britain had three competitors in the first Olympic pentathlon competition. Two of the British pentathletes finished in the top ten.

(The scoring system was point-for-place in each of the five events, with the smallest point total winning.)

Athlete Shooting Swimming Fencing Riding Running Total points Rank
Score Points Time Points Wins Touches Points Penalties Time Points Time Points
Ralph Clilverd 172 13 4:58.4 1 16 16 9 81 15:46.4 23 24:06.2 18 63 9
Hugh Durant 191 4 10:07.0 28 17 19 7 5 10:00.4 18 24:37.5 21 78 18
Douglas Godfree 166 16 5:54.0 6 12 15 17 0 11:43.9 11 22:08.3 13 63 9

Rowing

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Twenty four rowers represented Great Britain. It was the nation's third appearance in rowing. Britain was nearly as dominant in the sport as they had been four years earlier, winning two of the three events British rowers entered and placing all four boats in the finals. The only British loss, other than in the Britain-only eights final, came in the coxed fours as the British boat took silver after coming in second to a German boat in the final. In all, Great Britain took two gold medals and two silvers; the best possible finish would have been three golds and one silver.

(Ranks given are within each crew's heat.)

Rower Event Heats Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Wally Kinnear Single sculls 7:44.0 1 Q 7:49.9 1 Q 7:37.0 1 Q 7:47.3 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Julius Beresford
Geoffrey Carr (cox)
Bruce Logan
Charles Rought
Karl Vernon
Coxed four 7:27.0 1 Q 7:14.5 1 Q 7:04.8 1 Q Unknown 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Robert Bourne
Beaufort Burdekin
William Fison
Thomas Gillespie
Charles Littlejohn
William Parker
Frederick Pitman
John Walker (cox)
Arthur Wiggins
Eight 6:42.5 1 Q 6:19.0 1 Q 7:47.0 1 Q 6:19.2 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Edgar Burgess
Philip Fleming
Stanley Garton
James Angus Gillan
Ewart Horsfall
Alister Kirby
Sidney Swann
Henry Wells (cox)
Leslie Wormald
Eight 6:22.2 1 Q 6:10.2 1 Q 6:16.2 1 Q 6:15.7 1st place, gold medalist(s)

Shooting

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Thirty-eight shooters competed for Great Britain. It was the nation's fourth appearance in shooting. The British team won a total of nine medals, including one gold. Six of the nation's medals came in team events; the Britons won a medal in each team event in which they competed.

Shooter Event Final
Result Rank
Alfred Black Trap 11 53
Henry Burr 600 m free rifle 87 10
Henry Burt 50 m rifle, prone 192 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
25 m small-bore rifle 222 9
John Butt Trap 84 17
Robert Davies 600 m free rifle 78 37
300 m military rifle, 3 pos. 81 39
Hugh Durant 50 m pistol 433 20
Arthur Fulton 600 m free rifle 87 9
300 m military rifle, 3 pos. 92 6
John Goodwin Trap 10 56
David Griffiths 50 m rifle, prone 184 24
25 m small-bore rifle 192 29
William Grosvenor Trap 85 16
Harold Humby Trap 88 4
Peter Jones 50 m pistol 417 32
Francis Kemp 50 m rifle, prone 190 5
25 m small-bore rifle 206 23
Albert Kempster 50 m pistol 426 24
Edward Lessimore 50 m rifle, prone 192 4
25 m small-bore rifle 218 12
Langford Lloyd 300 m military rifle, 3 pos. 74 57
Alexander Maunder Trap 13 45
William McClure 300 m military rifle, 3 pos. 68 69
50 m pistol 411 35
30 m rapid fire pistol 180 41
William Milne 50 m rifle, prone 193 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
25 m small-bore rifle 212 22
Robert Murray 50 m rifle, prone 190 6
25 m small-bore rifle 228 5
Harcourt Ommundsen 600 m free rifle 88 7
Charles Palmer Trap 82 21
Edward Parnell 600 m free rifle 84 18
300 m military rifle, 3 pos. 75 56
Joseph Pepé 50 m rifle, prone 187 14
25 m small-bore rifle 231 4
William Pimm 50 m rifle, prone 189 10
25 m small-bore rifle 225 7
George Pinchard Trap 33 39
Philip Plater 600 m free rifle 90 5
300 m military rifle, 3 pos. 49 86
Horatio Poulter 50 m pistol 461 6
James Reid 600 m free rifle 86 13
Philip Richardson 600 m free rifle 79 33
300 m military rifle, 3 pos. 69 65
John Sedgewick 600 m free rifle 80 31
300 m military rifle, 3 pos. 81 38
Edward Skilton 600 m free rifle 85 16
John Somers 600 m free rifle 74 46
300 m military rifle, 3 pos. 75 54
Charles Stewart 50 m pistol 470 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
William Styles 50 m rifle, prone 179 27
25 m small-bore rifle 216 13
Edward Tickell 50 m pistol 387 45
Fleetwood Varley 600 m free rifle 81 27
300 m military rifle, 3 pos. 76 50
George Whitaker Trap 38 29
Hugh Durant
Albert Kempster
Horatio Poulter
Charles Stewart
30 m team military pistol 1107 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
50 m team military pistol 1804 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Edward Lessimore
Robert Murray
Joseph Pepé
William Pimm
50 m team small-bore rifle 762 1st place, gold medalist(s)
William Milne
Joseph Pepé
William Pimm
William Styles
25 m team small-bore rifle 917 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
John Butt
William Grosvenor
Harold Humby
Alexander Maunder
Charles Palmer
George Whitaker
Team clay pigeons 511 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Henry Burr
Arthur Fulton
Harcourt Ommundsen
Edward Parnell
James Reid
Edward Skilton
Team rifle 1602 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Tennis

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Eleven tennis players, including three women, represented Great Britain at the 1912 Games. It was the nation's fourth appearance in tennis, having missed only 1904.

The British men started strong, advancing four of the eight individuals to the indoor singles quarterfinals and three of the four pairs to the same level (with none facing each other, no less). Dixon's semifinal win was the only one garnered by the men, however, and the team gathered only his silver medal and a bronze by Dixon and Beamish in the doubles. The women fared better, with Hannam and Parton meeting in the semifinals before taking the gold and silver medals, respectively, in the indoor singles. Great Britain's best results, however, came in the mixed pairs—the only losses by British mixed pairs were to other British sides. The layout of the draw resulted in gold and silver medals and a fifth-place finish for the three pairs.

Men
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Herbert Barrett Indoor singles Bye  Setterwall (SWE)
L 4-6, 6-1, 6-4, 6-8, 6-4
Did not advance 9
Alfred Beamish Indoor singles  Germot (FRA)
L 4-6, 6-2, 4-6, 6-2, 6-4
Did not advance 16
George Caridia Indoor singles  Möller (SWE)
W 6-2, 7-5, 3-6, 6-4
 Gore (GBR)
W 6-2, 9-7, 7-5
 Wilding (ANZ)
L 6-1, 6-2, 6-2
Did not advance 5
Charles Dixon Indoor singles Bye  Mavrogordato (GBR)
W 6-2, 9-7, 4-6, 10-8
 Robětín (BOH)
W 6-2, 6-4, 6-1
 Wilding (ANZ)
W 6-0, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4
 Gobert (FRA)
L 8-6, 6-4, 6-4
2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Arthur Gore Indoor singles  Leffler (SWE)
W 7-5, 6-4, 7-5
 Caridia (GBR)
L 6-2, 9-7, 7-5
Did not advance 9
Arthur Lowe Indoor singles  Boström (SWE)
W 5-7, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4
 Germot (FRA)
W 6-4, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4
 Gobert (FRA)
L 6-1, 6-1, 6-3
Did not advance 5
Francis Lowe Indoor singles Bye  Wennergren (SWE)
W 6-4, 6-1, 6-4
 Setterwall (SWE)
W 6-4, 1-6, 6-3, 8-6
 Gobert (FRA)
L 6-4, 10-8, 2-6, 2-6, 6-2
 Wilding (ANZ)
W 4-6, 6-2, 7-5, 6-0
4
Theodore Mavrogordato Indoor singles Bye  Dixon (GBR)
L 6-2, 9-7, 4-6, 10-8
Did not advance 9
Herbert Barrett
Arthur Gore
Indoor doubles N/A Bye  Benckert & Boström (SWE)
W 7-5, 6-4, 6-1
 Kempe & Setterwall (SWE)
L 4-6, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4, 6-3
 Beamish & Dixon (GBR)
L 6-2, 0-6, 10-8, 2-6, 6-3
4
Alfred Beamish
Charles Dixon
Indoor doubles N/A Bye Bye  Germot & Gobert (FRA)
L 6-3, 6-1, 6-2
 Barrett & Gore (GBR)
W 6-2, 0-6, 10-8, 2-6, 6-3
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
George Caridia
Theodore Mavrogordato
Indoor doubles N/A  Setterwall & Kempe (SWE)
L 6-4, 4-6, 6-8, 6-2, 6-3
Did not advance 7
Arthur Lowe
Francis Lowe
Indoor doubles N/A  Nylén & Wennergren (SWE)
W 9-7, 11-9, 6-2
 Germot & Gobert (FRA)
L 3-6, 6-8, 6-4, 6-2, 6-3
Did not advance 5
Women
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Francis Aitchison Indoor singles Bye  Castenschiold (DEN)
L 2-6, 6-2, 6-1
Did not advance 5
Edith Hannam Indoor singles Bye  Arnheim (SWE)
W 7-5, 6-1
 Parton (GBR)
W 7-5, 6-2
 Castenschiold (DEN)
W 6-4, 6-3
1st place, gold medalist(s)
Mabel Parton Indoor singles  Cederschiöld (SWE)
W 6-0, 6-1
Bye  Hannam (GBR)
L 7-5, 6-2
 Fick (SWE)
W 6-3, 6-3
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Mixed
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Francis Aitchison
Herbert Barrett
Indoor doubles  Arnheim & Nylén (SWE)
W 6-2, 6-4
 Castenschiold & Larsen (DEN)
W 6-0, 6-3
 Fick & Setterwall (SWE)
W 3-6, 6-1, 6-2
 Dixon & Hannam (GBR)
L 4-6, 6-3, 6-2
2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Charles Dixon
Edith Hannam
Indoor doubles Bye  Mavrogordato & Parton (GBR)
W 6-3, 6-0
 Cederschiöld & Kempe (SWE)
W 6-2, 6-2
 Aitchison & Barrett (GBR)
W 4-6, 6-3, 6-2
1st place, gold medalist(s)
Theodore Mavrogordato
Mabel Parton
Indoor doubles  Hay & Möller (SWE)
W 6-3, 6-0
 Dixon & Hannam (GBR)
L 6-3, 6-0
Did not advance 5

Tug of war

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Britain competed in Olympic tug of war for the second time. The reigning champions, the City of London Police, were one of only two teams to compete. The eight-man team included three members of the 1908 squad. They challenged the host Stockholm Police in a best-of-three match. The Londoners were pulled across the line in the first pull, then gave a mighty struggle in the second. This second pull resulted in neither team being able to pull the other across, but the British team succumbed to exhaustion first as some of its members sank to the ground to give Sweden the victory.

Athlete Event Final
Opposition
Score
Rank
City of London Police Tug of war  Stockholm Police (SWE)
L 0-2
2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Wrestling

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Greco-Roman

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Great Britain sent 12 wrestlers in its third Olympic wrestling appearance. Barrett and MacKenzie were the only two wrestlers to win any matches, taking one bout each. The team finished with an overall 2-24 record.

Wrestler Class First round Second round Third round Fourth round Fifth round Sixth round Seventh round Final
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Match A
Opposition
Result
Match B
Opposition
Result
Match C
Opposition
Result
Rank
Edgar Bacon Middleweight  Asikainen (FIN)
L
 Lundstein (FIN)
L
Did not advance 26
Stanley Bacon Middleweight  Polis (RUS)
L
 Asikainen (FIN)
L
Did not advance 26
Edward Barrett Heavyweight  Jensen (DEN)
L
 Farnest (RUS)
W
 Backenius (FIN)
L
Did not advance N/A Did not advance 9
Percy Cockings Featherweight  Lehmusvirta (FIN)
L
 Leivonen (FIN)
L
Did not advance 26
Arthur Gould Lightweight  Márkus (HUN)
L
Did not start Did not advance 47
William Hayes Lightweight  Kaplur (RUS)
L
 Pukkila (FIN)
L
Did not advance 31
William Lupton Lightweight  Frydenlund (NOR)
L
 Balej (BOH)
L
Did not advance 31
George MacKenzie Featherweight  Meesits (RUS)
W
 Pereira (POR)
L
Did not start Did not advance 24
Robert Phelps Lightweight  Björklund (SWE)
L
 Lund (SWE)
L
Did not advance 31
Noel Rhys Middleweight  Tirkkonen (FIN)
L
 Totuschek (AUT)
L
Did not advance 26
William Ruff Lightweight  Balej (BOH)
L
 Frydenlund (NOR)
L
Did not advance 31
Alfred Taylor Featherweight  Öberg (SWE)
L
 Åkesson (SWE)
L
Did not advance 26

Art Competitions

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References

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  1. ^ "Great Britain at the 1912 Stockholm Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 20 July 2012. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
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