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events were contested at the
1908 Summer OlympicsThe 1908 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the IV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in 1908 in London, England, United Kingdom. These games were originally scheduled to be held in Rome. At the time they were the fifth modern Olympic games...
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. Indoor tennis events were held for the first time, along with the usual outdoor events. Women's tennis returned, with women's singles (but not women's doubles or mixed doubles) and indoor women's singles. 50 players, 40 men and 10 women, competed. 5 nations made their tennis debuts, while 5 more returned to competition for a total of 10 nations. Two players,
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and Wimbledon champion
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were nominated for
AustralasiaAustralasia was the name of a combined team from Australia and New Zealand that competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England. It was the fourth appearance of Australia, which had not missed any edition of the Summer Olympic Games, and the first appearance of New Zealand...
but through administrative bungling they were not entered.
Medal summary
Men's Singles
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Men's Doubles
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Men's Indoor Singles
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Men's Indoor Doubles
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Women's Singles
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Women's Indoor Singles
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Medal table
| 1 |
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6 |
5 |
4 |
15 |
| 2 |
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0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| 3 |
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0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
| Total |
6 |
6 |
6 |
18 |