Lacrosse at the 1908 Summer Olympics

Men's lacrosse at the Games of the IV Olympiad
Patrick Brennan goes for a ground ball.
Venue	White City Stadium
Date	October 24
Competitors	24 from 2 nations
Medalists
Canada   Great Britain

A lacrosse game was played between Canada and Great Britain at the 1908 Summer Olympics. The game marked the second appearance of lacrosse at the Olympics, the first being at the 1904 Summer Olympics. Only two teams competed — one fewer than in 1904. South Africa was slated to send a team but then withdrew prior to the tournament.

Medal table

Position	Country	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Canada	1	0	0	1
2	Great Britain	0	1	0	1

Medal summary

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's tournament	Canada	Great Britain	None

Team rosters

Canada

The Canadian team cheering after their win.

• Patrick Brennan
• John Broderick
• George Campbell
• Angus Dillon
• Frank Dixon
• Richard Louis Duckett
• J. Fyon^[1]
• Tommy Gorman
• Ernest Hamilton
• Henry Hoobin
• Albert Hara^[1]
• Clarence McKerrow
• David McLeod^[1]
• George Rennie
• Alexander Turnbull

Great Britain

• Gustav Alexander
• J. Alexander^[1]
• L. Blockey^[1]
• George Buckland
• Eric Dutton
• V. G. Gilbey^[1]
• S. N. Hayes
• F. S. Johnsin^[1]
• Wilfrid Johnson
• Edward Jones
• Reginald Martin
• Gerald Mason
• G. J. Mason^[1]
• Johnson Parker-Smith
• Hubert Ramsay
• Charles Scott
• H. Shorrocks^[1]
• Norman Whitley

Results

Final

October 24	Great Britain	10	-	14	Canada	White City
		(1	-	5)
		(2	-	6)
		(7	-	9)

Scoring summary

• FIRST QUARTER (4-1): Canada: Gorman, Broderick, Turnbull (2); England: Buckland
• SECOND QUARTER: (6-2) Canada: Brennan, unknown; England: Buckland
• THIRD QUARTER (9-7): Canada: Turnbull (2), Brennan; England: Jones (2), Buckland (3)
• FOURTH QUARTER (14-10): Canada: Brennan (3), Gorman (2); England: Jones, 2 unknown goals^[2]

Notes

1. This player is listed as a reserve in the Official Report, and might not have actually played. Regardless, the IOC database lists him as a medallist. According to Victoria Daily Colonist article, Fyson, Mahar, and McLeod did not play in the match.
2. Victoria Daily Colonist (October 25, 1908, pg.17)

Sources

• Cook, Theodore Andrea (1908). The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report. London: British Olympic Association.
• De Wael, Herman (2001). "Lacrosse 1908". Herman's Full Olympians. Retrieved 4 May 2006.