Great Britain at the 1906 Intercalated Games

Athletes from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland competed at the 1906 Intercalated Games in Athens, Greece. 47 athletes, all men, competed in 42 events in 9 sports.^[1]

Great Britain at the 1906 Intercalated Olympics
Flag of the United Kingdom
IOC code	GBR
NOC	British Olympic Association
in Athens
Competitors	47 in 9 sports
Medals Ranked 4th	Gold 8 Silver 11 Bronze 5 Total 24
Summer appearances
1896 1900 1904 1908 1912 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Winter appearances
1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1906 Intercalated Games

Track

Athlete	Events	Heat		Semifinals		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Wyndham Halswelle	100 metres	Unknown	2 Q	Unknown	3	did not advance
Sidney Abrahams		11.8	1 Q	Unknown	4	did not advance
Alfred Healey		12.2	1 Q	Unknown	4	did not advance
Reginald Reed		12.0	1 Q	did not start		did not advance
Wyndham Halswelle	400 metres	54.0	1 Q	n/a		Unknown
William Anderson		Unknown	2 q	54.8	1 Q	Unknown	7
John Horne		Unknown	3	did not advance
Reginald Reed		Unknown	4	did not advance
Wyndham Halswelle	800 metres	Unknown	2 Q	n/a		Unknown
Reginald Crabbe		2:07.6	1 Q	n/a		Unknown	4
John Horne		Unknown	3	n/a		did not advance
William Anderson		Unknown	4	n/a		did not advance
John McGough		Unknown	Unknown	n/a		did not advance
John McGough	1500 metres	4:18.8	1 Q	n/a		4:12.6
Reginald Crabbe		Unknown	2Q	n/a		Unknown	7
Arnold Churchill		Unknown	Unknown	n/a		did not advance
Henry Hawtrey		did not finish		n/a		did not advance
Henry Hawtrey	5 mile	n/a				26:11.8
Francis Edwards		n/a				Unknown	Unknown
John McGough		n/a				Unknown	Unknown
Henry Weber		n/a				Unknown	Unknown
Arnold Churchill		n/a				Unknown	Unknown
Stephen Carnelly		n/a				Unknown	Unknown
John Daly		n/a				Disqualified
James Cormack	Marathon	n/a				3-35:00.0	14
John Daly		n/a				did not finish
Alfred Healey	110 metres hurdles	16.5	1 Q	n/a		Unknown
Wallis Walters		Unknown	3	n/a		did not advance
Robert Wilkinson	1500 metre walk	n/a				Disqualified
	3000 metre walk	n/a				Disqualified

Field

Athlete	Events	Final
		Result	Rank
Con Leahy	High jump	1.775
Peter O'Connor		Unknown	Unknown
Peter O'Connor	Long jump	7.025
Sidney Abrahams		6.210	5
Peter O'Connor	Triple jump	14.075
Con Leahy		13.980

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1906 Intercalated Games

Athlete	Events	Heat		Semifinals		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
William Pett	Individual road race	n/a				did not finish
Herbert Bouffler	Sprint	n/a				Unknown
Herbert Crowther		n/a				Unknown	Unknown
Thomas Matthews		n/a				Unknown	Unknown
Arthur Rushen		n/a				Unknown	Unknown
Herbert Crowther	333 metres time trial	n/a				23 1/5
Herbert Bouffler		n/a				24 1/5	8
Thomas Matthews		n/a				24 1/5	8
Arthur Rushen		n/a				24 3/5	15
Thomas Matthews Arthur Rushen	Tandem sprint 2000 metres	2:32 3/5	1 Q OR	n/a		2:15	OR
Herbert Crowther	5000 metres	3:56 1/5	1 Q	8:41	1 Q	Unknown
Thomas Matthews		Unknown	2	did not advance
Arthur Rushen		Unknown	2	did not advance
Herbert Bouffler		3:40 3/5	1 Q	Unknown	3	did not advance
William Pett	20 kilometres	Unknown	Unknown Q	n/a		29:00
Herbert Bouffler		Unknown	Unknown	n/a		did not advance
Herbert Crowther		Unknown	Unknown	n/a		did not advance
Thomas Matthews		Unknown	Unknown	n/a		did not advance
Arthur Rushen		Unknown	Unknown	n/a		did not advance

Diving

Main article: Diving at the 1906 Intercalated Games

Athlete	Event	Points	Rank
Melville Clark	10 m platform	144.0	5
Harold Smyrk		126.4	17

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1906 Intercalated Games

Athlete	Events	Heat Group	Semifinal Group	Final Group
		Rank	Rank	Rank
Edgar Seligman	Individual Foil	3	did not advance
Howard de Walden Thomas		Unknown	did not advance
Edgar Seligman	Individual Épée	1 Q	Unknown	did not advance
Lord Desborough William Cosmo Duff-Gordon Charles Robinson Edgar Seligman	Épée Team	Germany (GER) 9–2	Belgium (BEL) 14–9	France (FRA) 15–18

Football

Main article: Football at the 1906 Intercalated Games

Although Great Britain didn't send a team, eight British players (all from the same family) represented Smyrna from the Ottoman Empire, they lost their first match 0–5 against Denmark, but then won the silver medal match against one of the Greek sides after the original Greek side defaulted during the final. The eight British silver medal winners were:

• Edward Charnaud
• Zareh Couyoumdjian
• Percy La Fontaine
• Albert Whittall
• Donald Whittall
• Edward Whittall
• Godfrey Whittall
• Herbert Whittall

Gymnastics

Main article: Gymnastics at the 1906 Intercalated Games

Athlete	Events	Final
		Result	Rank
Otto Bauscher	Individual All-Around	85	25
Stanley Cooper	Individual All-Around (5 events)	71	35
Otto Bauscher		69	37
Stanley Cooper	Rope climb	17.6	15

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 1906 Intercalated Games

The only British rower was Donald Whittall who competed for a mixed team in the coxed fours.

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1906 Intercalated Games

Athlete	Event	Target Hits	Points	Rank
Sidney Merlin	Free pistol, 25 metres	30	227	12
Gerald Merlin		30	203	24
Sidney Merlin	Free pistol, 50 metres	29	177	23
Gerald Merlin		28	151	29
Gerald Merlin	Gras Model Revolver, 20 metres	28	162	21
Sidney Merlin		did not finish
Sidney Merlin	Military Revolver, 20 metres	30	222	16
Gerald Merlin		29	191	28
Sidney Merlin	Dueling Pistol Au Visé, 20 metres	30	207	10
Gerald Merlin		29	191	16
Gerald Merlin	Dueling Pistol Au Commandement, 25 metres	26	111	4
Sidney Merlin		23	103	7
Gerald Merlin	Free Rifle any position, 300 metres	30	188	24
Sidney Merlin		did not finish
Gerald Merlin	Rifle Gras Model Kneeling or Standing, 200 metres	26	169	6
Sidney Merlin		28	166	7
Sidney Merlin	Rifle Kneeling or Standing, 300 metres	30	175	23
Gerald Merlin	Trap single shot 16 metres	n/a	24
Sidney Merlin			23
Sidney Merlin	Trap double shot 14 metres	n/a	15
Gerald Merlin			12

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1906 Summer Olympics

Athlete	Events	Heat		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Paul Radmilovic	100 metres freestyle	1:41.0	1 Q	Unknown	4
John Derbyshire		Unknown	3 Q	Unknown	5
Henry Taylor	400 metres freestyle	n/a		6:26.0
John Jarvis		n/a		Unknown
Paul Radmilovic		n/a		Unknown	5
John Derbyshire		n/a		Unknown	Unknown
Henry Taylor	One mile freestyle	n/a		28:28.0
John Jarvis		n/a		30:07.6
Stanley Cooper		n/a		did not finish
Paul Radmilovic		n/a		did not finish
William Henry John Derbyshire Henry Taylor John Jarvis	4 x 250 metres freestyle relay	n/a		Unknown

References

1. "Great Britain at the 1906 Intercalated Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2014.