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Great Britain at the Olympics From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 | |
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| IOC code | GBR |
| NOC | British Olympic Association |
| in Athens | |
| Competitors | 47 in 9 sports |
| Medals Ranked 4th |
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| Summer appearances | |
| Winter appearances | |
| 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 | |||||
| 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 | | |
| 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 | |||
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melville Clark | 10 m platform | 144.0 | 5 |
| Harold Smyrk | 126.4 | 17 |
| 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 |
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:
| 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 |
The only British rower was Donald Whittall who competed for a mixed team in the coxed fours.
| 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 | | ||
| 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 | | |
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