Great Britain at the 1908 Summer Olympics the other semifinal. The two losing teams received bronze medals, while England took the gold by winning the final against Ireland, who received silver. In the jeu de paume competition, British players took the silver and bronze medals. Great Britain lost the only lacrosse match played in 1908 to Canada, earning the silver medal. Great Britain was the only nation to compete in polo in 1908, with two English teams and an Irish team competing. The host nation was the only one to compete in rackets in 1908. Great Britain lost the only rugby union match played in 1908 to
Great Britain at the 1908 Summer Olympics Australasia, earning the silver medal. The British representative was the Cornwall county team, which had won the 1907 county championships. Great Britain took all four of the sailing gold medals, without contest in the cases of the 7 metre class (where only one boat entered) and the 12 metre class (where both boats were British). Great Britain took all 6 gold medals in the lawn tennis competitions in 1908. Great Britain sent three police teams to compete in tug of war in 1908. They took the three medals, with the Liverpool police eliminating both foreign entrants (the United States in