Great Britain at the 1912 Summer Olympics

Great Britain at the Olympics

Sporting event delegation

Great Britain at the
1912 Summer Olympics

Flag of Great Britain

IOC code| GBR
NOC| British Olympic Association
in Stockholm
Competitors| 274 (264 men and 10 women) in 16 sports
Flag bearer| Charles Smith
Medals
Ranked 3rd|

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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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Further information: 1912 Summer Olympics medal table and List of 1912 Summer Olympics medal winners

Medal  | Name  | Sport  | Event  | Date

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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

* Arthur Berry
* Ronald Brebner
* Thomas Burn
* Joseph Dines
* Ted Hanney
* Gordon Hoare
* Arthur Knight
* Henry Littlewort
* Douglas McWhirter
* Ivan Sharpe
* Harold Stamper
* Harold Walden
* Vivian Woodward
* Gordon Wright

| 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

* Isaac Bentham
* Charles Bugbee
* George Cornet
* Arthur Edwin Hill
* Paul Radmilovic
* Charles Sydney Smith
* George Wilkinson

| 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

* Walter Chaffe
* Joseph Dowler
* Frederick Humphreys
* Mathias Hynes
* Edwin Mills
* Alexander Munro
* John Sewell
* John Shepherd

| 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 |

* Albert Betts
* William Cowhig
* Sidney Cross
* Harry Dickason
* Herbert Drury
* Bernard Franklin
* Leonard Hanson
* Samuel Hodgetts
* Charles Luck
* William MacKune
* Ronald McLean
* Alfred Messenger
* Henry Oberholzer
* Edward Pepper
* Edward Potts
* Reginald Potts
* George Ross
* Charles Simmons
* Arthur Southern
* William Titt
* Charles Vigurs
* Samuel Walker
* John Whitaker

| 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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Main article: Diving at the 1912 Summer Olympics

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

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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  |
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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Main article: Swimming at the 1912 Summer Olympics

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

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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  |
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  |
1500 m freestyle | N/A  | 23:16.6  | 2 Q | 22:33.4  | 2 Q | 22:39.0  |
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  |

Women
Swimmer  | Events  | Heat  | Quarterfinal  | Semifinal  | Final

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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  |
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 |

### Water polo

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Main article: Water polo at the 1912 Summer Olympics

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

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Opposition
Score  | Opposition
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Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
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Great Britain | Water polo |  Belgium (BEL)
W 7–5 a.e.t. |  Sweden (SWE)
W 6–3  |  Austria (AUT)
W 8–0  | N/A  |

Quarterfinals
July 7, 1912  | Great Britain | 7-5  |  Belgium | Djurgårdsbrunnsviken

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Hill (2), Wilkinson (2), Radmilovic (2), Bentham | Goals | Grégoire (2), Meyboom (2), Nijs

Semifinals
July 11, 1912  | Great Britain | 6-3  |  Sweden | Djurgårdsbrunnsviken

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Wilkinson (3), Hill, Radmilovic, Bentham | Goals | R. Andersson (2), V. Andersson

Final
July 13, 1912  | Great Britain | 8-0  |  Austria | Djurgårdsbrunnsviken

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## Athletics

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Main article: Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics

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

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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  |
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  |
Arnold Jackson | 1500 m | N/A  | 4:10.8  | 1 Q | 3:56.8 OR |
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  |
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  |
Willie Applegarth
Victor d'Arcy
David Jacobs
Henry Macintosh | 4 × 100 m | 45.0  | 1 Q | 43.0 OR | 1 Q | 42.4  |
Ernest Henley
George Nicol
Cyril Seedhouse
James Soutter | 4 × 400 m | N/A  | 3:19.0 OR | 1 Q | 3:23.2  |
William Cottrill
George Hutson
William Moore
Edward Owen
Cyril Porter | 3000 m team | N/A  | 6  | 1 Q | 23  |

## Cycling

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Main article: Cycling at the 1912 Summer Olympics

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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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  |
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  |
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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Main article: Equestrian at the 1912 Summer Olympics

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

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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
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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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Main article: Fencing at the 1912 Summer Olympics

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

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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  |

## Football

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Main article: Football at the 1912 Summer Olympics

Quarterfinals

1912-06-30

Great Britain | 7 – 0|  Hungary

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Walden 21' 23' 49' 53' 55' 85'
Woodward 45' |  |

Olympiastadion, Stockholm

Attendance: 8,000

Semifinals

1912-07-02

Great Britain | 4 – 0|  Finland

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Walden 7' 77'
Holopainen 2' (o.g.)
Woodward 82' |  |

Olympiastadion, Stockholm

Attendance: 4,000

Gold medal match

1912-07-04

Great Britain | 4 – 2|  Denmark

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Hoare 22' 41'
Walden 10'
Berry 43' |  | Olsen 27' 81'

Olympiastadion, Stockholm

Attendance: 25,000

Final rank
Gold

## Gymnastics

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Main article: Gymnastics at the 1912 Summer Olympics

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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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  |

## Modern pentathlon

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Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1912 Summer Olympics

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.)

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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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Main article: Rowing at the 1912 Summer Olympics

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.)

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Wally Kinnear | Single sculls | 7:44.0  | 1 Q | 7:49.9  | 1 Q | 7:37.0  | 1 Q | 7:47.3  |
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  |
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  |
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  |

## Shooting

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Main article: Shooting at the 1912 Summer Olympics

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.

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Result  | Rank
Alfred Black | Trap | 11  | 53
Henry Burr | 600 m free rifle | 87  | 10
Henry Burt | 50 m rifle, prone | 192  |
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  |
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  |
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  |
50 m team military pistol | 1804  |
Edward Lessimore
Robert Murray
Joseph Pepé
William Pimm | 50 m team small-bore rifle | 762  |
William Milne
Joseph Pepé
William Pimm
William Styles | 25 m team small-bore rifle | 917  |
John Butt
William Grosvenor
Harold Humby
Alexander Maunder
Charles Palmer
George Whitaker | Team clay pigeons | 511  |
Henry Burr
Arthur Fulton
Harcourt Ommundsen
Edward Parnell
James Reid
Edward Skilton | Team rifle | 1602  |

## Tennis

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Main article: Tennis at the 1912 Summer Olympics

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

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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  |
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  |
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

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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  |
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  |

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Athlete  | Event  | Round of 16  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Final

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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  |
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  |
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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Main article: Tug of war at the 1912 Summer Olympics

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.

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City of London Police | Tug of war |  Stockholm Police (SWE)
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## Wrestling

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Main article: Wrestling at the 1912 Summer Olympics

### 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

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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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Main article: Art competitions at the 1912 Summer Olympics

## 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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