Water Motorsports at The 1908 Summer Olympics - Medal Summary

Medal Summary

Games Gold Silver Bronze
Class A — Open
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Emile Thubron (FRA)
Camille
none none
Class B — Under 60 feet
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Great Britain (GBR)
John Field-Richards
Bernard Boverton Redwood
Isaac Thomas Thornycroft Gyrinus
none none
Class C — 6.5–8 metres
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Great Britain (GBR)
John Field-Richards
Bernard Boverton Redwood
Isaac Thomas Thornycroft Gyrinus
none none

The water motorsports event was quickly abolished due to the fact that after these games the IOC decided that the olympics was not intended for motorized competition.

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