Football at the 1908 Summer Olympics
Football at the Olympics / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Football at the 1908 Summer Olympics?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
At the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England, an official football tournament between national representative selections was contested for the first time; football had been played between club teams at the Games of 1900 and 1904.[1][2]
Tournament details | |
---|---|
Host country | Great Britain |
City | London |
Dates | 19–24 October 1908 |
Teams | 6 |
Venue(s) | White City Stadium |
Final positions | |
Champions | Great Britain (2nd title) |
Runners-up | Denmark |
Third place | Netherlands |
Fourth place | Sweden |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 6 |
Goals scored | 48 (8 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Sophus Nielsen (11 goals) |
1912 → |
There were eight entries, including two from France (the main team and a B team). [3] Hungary and Bohemia both withdrew after the draw and appointment of referees, leaving six teams to contest the tournament.
Great Britain won the gold medal representing the United Kingdom (Great Britain and Ireland), although all the players were from England.
Sophus "Krølben" Nielsen of Denmark set a record by scoring 10 goals in a 17–1 win over France A. The famous mathematician Harald Bohr, brother of the even more famous Niels Bohr, also played for Denmark, who won the silver medal.