At the 1908 Summer Olympics, a water polo tournament was contested.
| 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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Medal table
| Position | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Britain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Belgium | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Sweden | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Medal summary
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|
| Great Britain George Cornet Charles Forsyth George Nevinson Paul Radmilovic Charles Smith Thomas Thould George Wilkinson | Belgium Victor Boin Herman Donners Fernand Feyaerts Oscar Grégoire Herman Meyboom Albert Michant Joseph Pletinckx | Sweden Robert Andersson Erik Bergvall Pontus Hanson Harald Julin Torsten Kumfeldt Axel Runström Gunnar Wennerström |
Team rosters
Belgium
- Victor Boin
- Herman Donners
- Fernand Feyaerts (captain)
- Oscar Grégoire
- Herman Meyboom
- Albert Michant (goalkeeper)
- Joseph Pletinckx
Great Britain
- George Cornet
- Charles Forsyth
- George Nevinson
- Paul Radmilovic
- Charles Sydney Smith (goalkeeper, captain)
- Thomas Thould
- George Wilkinson
Netherlands
- Bouke Benenga
- Johan Cortlever
- Jan Hulswit
- Eduard Meijer
- Karel Meijer
- Piet Ooms
- Johan Rühl (goalkeeper)
Sweden
- Robert Andersson
- Erik Bergvall
- Pontus Hanson (captain)
- Harald Julin
- Torsten Kumfeldt
- Axel Runström
- Gunnar Wennerström
Results
Matches
First round
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 | ||
Semi-finals
As Austria had withdrawn, Great Britain had a walkover to the final, with Belgium playing Sweden to determine their opponent.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 | ||
Final
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 | ||
Ranking and statistics
| Place | Team | Played | Wins | Losses | Draws | Goals | Against | Diff. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Scoring
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Sources
- PDF documents in the LA84 Foundation Digital Library:
- Official Report of the 1908 Olympic Games (download, archive) (pp. 359–361)
- Water polo on the Olympedia website
- Water polo at the 1908 Summer Olympics (men's tournament)
- Water polo on the Sports Reference website
- Water polo at the 1908 Summer Games (men's tournament) (archived)
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