At the 1908 Summer Olympics, a water polo tournament was contested.[1][2]
Men's water polo at the Games of the IV Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Dates | July 15 (quarterfinal) July 20 (semifinal) July 22 (final) | |||||||||
Competitors | 28 from 4 nations | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Position | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Great Britain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2 | Belgium | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
3 | Sweden | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
— | Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
There was only one first round match, between Belgium and the Netherlands.
Great Britain, Sweden, and Austria had byes, but Austria withdrew after the draw.
Belgium | 8 | - | 1 | Netherlands | ||
Feyaerts 6, Donners, Pletinckx |
(3 | - | 1) | K. Meijer |
As Austria had withdrawn, Great Britain had a walkover to the final, with Belgium playing Sweden to determine their opponent.
Belgium | 8 | - | 4 | Sweden | ||
Grégoire 3, Meyboom 2, Pletinckx 2, Feyaerts |
(4 | - | 2) | Hanson 3, Andersson |
Great Britain's first and only match was against Belgium, who had already won two games in the tournament.
Belgium | 2 | - | 9 | Great Britain | ||
Feyaerts, Grégoire | (2 | - | 5) | Wilkinson 4, Forsyth 3, Radmilovic 2 |
Place | Team | Played | Wins | Losses | Draws | Goals | Against | Diff. | Points |
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1 | Great Britain | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | + 7 | 2 |
2 | Belgium | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 14 | + 4 | 4 |
3 | Sweden | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | - 4 | 0 |
4 | Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | - 7 | 0 |
11 players scored during the three games of the tournament, including 5 of Belgium's poloists. The Belgian captain's 8 goals led the field, and he also gained the distinctions of having scored in each of the three games as well as the single-game high goal count at 6.
Place | Name | Nation | Goals |
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1 | Fernand Feyaerts | Belgium | 8 |
2 | Oscar Grégoire | Belgium | 4 |
George Wilkinson | Great Britain | 4 | |
4 | Charles Forsyth | Great Britain | 3 |
Pontus Hanson | Sweden | 3 | |
Joseph Pletinckx | Belgium | 3 | |
7 | Herman Meyboom | Belgium | 2 |
Paul Radmilovic | Great Britain | 2 | |
9 | Robert Andersson | Sweden | 1 |
Herman Donners | Belgium | 1 | |
Karel Meijer | Netherlands | 1 |