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Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 3 mile team race
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The men's 3 miles team race was a unique event featured only at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. In the team race, each competing nation sent five athletes. For each heat, the top three athletes from each nation had their placings counted as part of the team score, though good performances by the other two could also help the team by worsening the scores of other teams. Team scores were arrived at by adding the rankings of the top three runners from the team, with low scores being desirable. Thus, a team that took the first three places in a heat would receive 1+2+3=6 points, the best possible score.
Contents |
| Gold: | Silver: | Bronze: |
 Great Britain and Ireland
W. Coales Joseph Deakin Archie Robertson |
 United States
G. V. Bonhag John Eisele Herbert Trube |
 France
J. Dreher L. de B. de Fleurac Paul Lizandier |
There were two heats in the first round, with three teams competing in each. The top two teams from each heat advanced to the final.
The four British athletes finished the race hand-in-hand; official reports give them a joint first place in the heat though assigning points to the team as if they had placed first through fourth. Thus, Great Britain and Ireland received 1+2+3=6 points. Neither Italy nor Holland had three men finish the race, and thus they had no score and were unable to advance to the final.
| Rank | Name | Nation | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | W. Coales | Great Britain and Ireland | 15:05.6 | 1 |
| Joseph Deakin | Great Britain and Ireland | 15:05.6 | 2 (+1=3) | |
| Archie Robertson | Great Britain and Ireland | 15:05.6 | 3 (+1+2=6) | |
| Harold A. Wilson | Great Britain and Ireland | 15:05.6 | X | |
| 5 | P. Pagliani | Italy | 15:22.6 | 5 |
| 6 | M. Cartasegna | Italy | 16:26.0 | 6 (+5=11) |
| 7 | A. C. H. Vosbergen | Holland | 17:15.8 | 7 |
| 8 | W. W. Wakker | Holland | 17:46.4 | 8 (+7=15) |
| DNF | W. T. Braams | Holland | N/A (+7+8=X) | |
| DNF | P. Dorando | Italy | N/A (+5+6=X) | |
| DNF | E. Giovanoli | Italy | X | |
| DNF | Norman Hallows | Great Britain and Ireland | X | |
| DNF | Emilio Lunghi | Italy | X |
The United States team finished with 10 points, France had 15, and Sweden had 21. The top six runners finished in proximity, but the fact that three of the runners were American ensured the top spot to the United States.
| Rank | Name | Nation | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | J. Bouin | France | 14:53.0 | 1 |
| 2 | John Eisele | United States | 14:55.0 | 2 |
| 3 | Herbert Trube | United States | 14:55.0 | 3 (+2=5) |
| 4 | L. de B. de Fleurac | France | 14:56.0 | 4 (+1=5) |
| 5 | G. V. Bonhag | United States | 14:56.4 | 5 (+2+3=10) |
| 6 | J. F. Svanberg | Sweden | 14:57.0 | 6 |
| 7 | J. G. Peterson | Sweden | 15:14.4 | 7 (+6=13) |
| 8 | E. M. Dahl | Sweden | 15:21.0 | 8 (+6+7=21) |
| 9 | A. J. A. Wiegant | Sweden | 15:33.0 | X |
| 10 | J. Dreher | France | 15:37.2 | 10 (+1+4=15) |
| 11 | G. A. Dull | United States | 15:37.4 | X |
| 12 | S. L. Landqvist | Sweden | 15:46.4 | X |
| 13 | A. Fayollat | France | 15:52.2 | X |
| 14 | Paul Lizandier | France | 15:56.6 | X |
| DNS | H. W. Conn | United States | X |
| Rank | Name | Nation | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joseph Deakin | Great Britain and Ireland | 14:39.6 | 1 |
| 2 | Archie Robertson | Great Britain and Ireland | 14:41.0 | 2 (+1=3) |
| 3 | W. Coales | Great Britain and Ireland | 14:41.6 | 3 (+1+2=6) |
| 4 | John Eisele | United States | 14:41.8 | 4 |
| 5 | Harold A. Wilson | Great Britain and Ireland | 14:57.0 | X |
| 6 | G. V. Bonhag | United States | 15:05.0 | 6 (+4=10) |
| 7 | Norman Hallows | Great Britain and Ireland | 15:08.0 | X |
| 8 | L. de B. de Fleurac | France | 15:08.4 | 8 |
| 9 | H. L. Trube | United States | 15:11.0 | 9 (+4+6=19) |
| 10 | G. A. Dull | United States | 15:27.0 | X |
| 11 | J. Dreher | France | 15:40.0 | 11 (+8=19) |
| 12 | H. W. Conn | United States | 15:40.2 | X |
| 13 | P. Lijandier | France | 16:03.0 | 13 (+8+11=32) |
| DNS | J. Bouin | France | X | |
| DNS | A. Fayollat | France | X |
| The 1908 Summer Olympics in London |
| Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics |
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