| Great Britain at the 1912 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | GBR |
| NOC | British Olympic Association |
| inStockholm | |
| Competitors | 274 (264 men and 10 women) in 16 sports |
| Flag bearer | Charles Smith |
| Medals Ranked 3rd |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |
Great Britain, represented by theBritish Olympic Association (BOA), the previous host of the1908 Summer Olympics inLondon, competed at the1912 Summer Olympics inStockholm,Sweden. 274 competitors, 264 men and 10 women, took part in 79 events in 16 sports.[1] British and Irish athletes won ten gold medals and 41 medals overall, finishing third.
Three divers, including one woman, represented Great Britain. The inclusion ofIsabelle White on the British team made Great Britain one of three nations (along withAustria and hostSweden to send a woman to the first Olympic diving competition open to women.
It was Great Britain's second appearance in diving. White was the only diver to win a medal for the nation, giving Great Britain its first diving medal. Each of the men advanced to the final in one event, but were unable to finish in the top three.
Rankings given are within the diver's heat.
| Diver | Events | Heats | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Herbert Pott | 3 m board | 73.94 | 4q | 71.45 | 6 |
| Isabelle White | 10 m platform | 33.9 | 3q | 34 |  |
| George Yvon | 10 m platform | 65.7 | 2Q | 67.66 | 5 |
| Plain high dive | 35.2 | 3 | Did not advance | ||
18 swimmers, including six women, competed for Great Britain at the 1912 Games. It was the third time the nation had competed in swimming.
The British women won the gold medal in the relay event, with Fletcher adding a bronze in the women's individual race. The men took a total of four medals, two silver and two bronze, with both silvers coming from Hatfield.
Ranks given for each swimmer are within the heat.
| Swimmer | Events | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Carlyle Atkinson | 200 m breaststroke | N/A | 3:12.0 | 1Q | 3:15.2 | 5 | Did not advance | ||
| Thomas Battersby | 400 m freestyle | N/A | 6:03.6 | 1Q | 5:51.2 | 5 | Did not advance | ||
| 1500 m freestyle | N/A | 23:58.0 | 2Q | Unknown | 4 | Did not advance | |||
| Percy Courtman | 200 m breaststroke | N/A | 3:09.8 | 2Q | 3:09.4 | 3q | 3:08.8 | 4 | |
| 400 m breaststroke | N/A | 6:43.8OR | 1Q | 6:36.6 | 3q | 6:36.4 | | ||
| John Derbyshire | 100 m freestyle | 1:09.2 | 3 | Did not advance | |||||
| William Foster | 400 m freestyle | N/A | 5:52.4 | 4Q | 5:49.0 | 3 | Did not advance | ||
| 1500 m freestyle | N/A | 23:52.2 | 2Q | 23:32.2 | 3 | Did not advance | |||
| Herbert Haresnape | 100 m backstroke | N/A | 1:27.0 | 1Q | 1:26.8 | 3 | Did not advance | ||
| John Hatfield | 400 m freestyle | N/A | 5:35.6 | 2Q | 5:25.6 | 2Q | 5:25.8 |  | |
| 1500 m freestyle | N/A | 23:16.6 | 2Q | 22:33.4 | 2Q | 22:39.0 | | ||
| George Innocent | 200 m breaststroke | N/A | Disqualified | Did not advance | |||||
| 400 m breaststroke | N/A | 7:07.8 | 2Q | Did not finish | Did not advance | ||||
| Paul Radmilovic | 100 m freestyle | 1:10.4 | 2Q | 1:19.0 | 5 | Did not advance | |||
| Frank Sandon | 100 m backstroke | N/A | 1:31.8 | 2Q | 1:32.2 | 4 | Did not advance | ||
| Henry Taylor | 400 m freestyle | N/A | 5:48.4 | 2Q | 5:48.2 | 5 | Did not advance | ||
| 1500 m freestyle | N/A | 24:06.4 | 3q | Did not finish | Did not advance | ||||
| George Webster | 100 m backstroke | N/A | 1:29.4 | 2Q | Unknown | 6 | Did not advance | ||
| Thomas Battersby William Foster Jack Hatfield Henry Taylor | 4 × 200 m free relay | N/A | 10:39.4 | 3q | 10:28.6 | | |||
| Swimmer | Events | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Daisy Curwen | 100 m freestyle | N/A | 1:23.6OR | 1Q | 1:26.8 | 2Q | Did not start | ||
| Jennie Fletcher | 100 m freestyle | N/A | 1:26.2 | 2Q | 1:27.2 | 2Q | 1:27.0 | | |
| Mary Langford | 100 m freestyle | N/A | 1:28.0 | 2Q | 1:29.2 | 5 | Did not advance | ||
| Belle Moore | 100 m freestyle | N/A | 1:29.8OR | 1Q | 1:27.4 | 4 | Did not advance | ||
| Annie Speirs | 100 m freestyle | N/A | 1:25.6 | 2Q | 1:27.0 | 3q | 1:27.4 | 5 | |
| Irene Steer | 100 m freestyle | N/A | 1:27.2 | 1Q | Disqualified | Did not advance | |||
| Jennie Fletcher Belle Moore Annie Speirs Irene Steer | 4 × 100 m free relay | N/A | 5:52.8WR |  | |||||
Great Britain made its third appearance in Olympic water polo in 1912. The British squad had won the gold medal in both of its prior appearances, in 1908 and 1900. They remained true to form, winning all three matches in 1912 to take their third gold medal. The toughest match of the tournament for the British side was the first one, against a Belgium team that Great Britain needed extra time to defeat. The luck of the draw was that the matches got easier from there, with the British team beating Sweden 6–3 in the semifinals and Austria 8–0 in the final.
| Team | Event | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | Repechage semifinal | Repechage final | Silver round 1 | Silver round 2 | Silver match | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | |||
| Great Britain | Water polo |  Belgium (BEL)W 7–5a.e.t. |  Sweden (SWE)W 6–3 |  Austria (AUT)W 8–0 | N/A | | ||||
| July 7, 1912 | Great Britain  | 7–5 | Belgium | Djurgårdsbrunnsviken |
| Hill (2),Wilkinson (2),Radmilovic (2),Bentham | Goals | Grégoire (2),Meyboom (2),Nijs | ||
| July 11, 1912 | Great Britain | 6–3 | Sweden | Djurgårdsbrunnsviken |
| Wilkinson (3),Hill,Radmilovic,Bentham | Goals | R. Andersson (2),V. Andersson | ||
| July 13, 1912 | Great Britain | 8–0 | Austria | Djurgårdsbrunnsviken |
| ? | Goals | ? | ||
65 athletes represented Great Britain. It was the fifth appearance of the nation in athletics, which Great Britain had competed in at each Games. The team finished with two gold medals, one silver, and five bronzes.
Ranks given are within that athlete's heat for running events.
| Athlete | Events | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Sidney Abrahams | Long jump | N/A | 6.74 | 12 | Did not advance | ||||
| Arthur Anderson | 100 m | 11.0 | 1Q | ? | 5 | Did not advance | |||
| 200 m | ? | 2Q | Did not finish | Did not advance | |||||
| Gerard Anderson | 110 m hurdles | 18.6 | 2Q | Did not finish | Did not advance | ||||
| Willie Applegarth | 100 m | ? | 2Q | ? | 2 | Did not advance | |||
| 200 m | 24.7 | 1Q | 21.9 | 1Q | 22.0 | | |||
| Henry Ashington | Long jump | N/A | 6.78 | 10 | Did not advance | ||||
| Standing long jump | N/A | 3.02 | 14 | Did not advance | |||||
| Benjamin Howard Baker | High jump | N/A | 1.83 | 1Q | 1.75 | 11 | |||
| Standing high jump | N/A | 1.35 | 16 | Did not advance | |||||
| James Barker | 100 m | Did not finish | Did not advance | ||||||
| Henry Barrett | Marathon | N/A | Did not finish | ||||||
| James Beale | Marathon | N/A | Did not finish | ||||||
| Henry Blakeney | 100 m | ? | 4 | Did not advance | |||||
| 110 m hurdles | 17.4 | 2Q | ? | 3 | Did not advance | ||||
| Robert Bridge | 10 km walk | N/A | Disqualified | Did not advance | |||||
| Robert Burton | 800 m | Did not finish | Did not advance | ||||||
| Denis Carey | Hammer throw | N/A | 43.78 | 6 | Did not advance | ||||
| Timothy Carroll | Triple jump | N/A | 12.56 | 19 | Did not advance | ||||
| High jump | N/A | 1.83 | 1Q | 1.80 | 9 | ||||
| Joe Cottrill | 1500 m | N/A | ? | 3 | Did not advance | ||||
| Ind. cross country | N/A | Did not finish | |||||||
| Victor d'Arcy | 100 m | 11.2 | 1Q | ? | 5 | Did not advance | |||
| 200 m | 22.9 | 2Q | ? | 2 | Did not advance | ||||
| Thomas Dumbill | 10 km walk | N/A | 50:57.6 | 3Q | Disqualified | ||||
| Robert Duncan | 100 m | ? | 3 | Did not advance | |||||
| 200 m | ? | 2Q | Did not finish | Did not advance | |||||
| Septimus Francom | Marathon | N/A | Did not finish | ||||||
| Ernest Glover | 5000 m | N/A | 16:09.1 | 2Q | Did not start | ||||
| 10000 m | N/A | 35:12.2 | 5Q | Did not start | |||||
| Ind. cross country | N/A | 49:53.7 | 16 | ||||||
| Harry Green | Marathon | N/A | 2:52:11.4 | 14 | |||||
| Ernest Haley | 200 m | ? | 4 | Did not advance | |||||
| 400 m | 1:06.6 | 1Q | Did not finish | Did not advance | |||||
| Albert Hare | 1500 m | N/A | 4:39.4 | 3 | Did not advance | ||||
| Walter Henderson | Discus throw | N/A | 33.61 | 32 | Did not advance | ||||
| Ernest Henley | 400 m | ? | 2Q | ? | 6 | Did not advance | |||
| 800 m | 1:57.6 | 1Q | ? | 6-9 | Did not advance | ||||
| Frederick Hibbins | 5000 m | 15:27.6 | 3Q | ? | 8-11 | ||||
| 10000 m | N/A | Did not finish | Did not advance | ||||||
| Ind. cross country | N/A | 49:18.2 | 15 | ||||||
| Frederick Hulford | 800 m | ? | 2Q | Did not finish | Did not advance | ||||
| 1500 m | N/A | ? | 5-6 | Did not advance | |||||
| Thomas Humphreys | 10000 m | N/A | Did not finish | Did not advance | |||||
| Ind. cross country | N/A | 50:28.0 | 18 | ||||||
| George Hutson | 5000 m | N/A | 15:29.0 | 3Q | 15:07.6 | | |||
| Arnold Jackson | 1500 m | N/A | 4:10.8 | 1Q | 3:56.8OR | | |||
| David Jacobs | 100 m | 10.8=OR | 1Q | ? | 2 | Did not advance | |||
| 200 m | 23.2 | 1Q | ? | 2 | Did not advance | ||||
| Tim Kellaway | Marathon | N/A | Did not finish | ||||||
| Philip Kingsford | Long jump | N/A | 6.65 | 15 | Did not advance | ||||
| Standing long jump | N/A | 2.75 | 19 | Did not advance | |||||
| George Lee | 5000 m | N/A | ? | 4 | Did not advance | ||||
| 10000 m | N/A | Did not finish | Did not advance | ||||||
| Edgar Lloyd | Marathon | N/A | 3:09:25.0 | 25 | |||||
| Frederick Lord | Marathon | N/A | 3:01:39.2 | 21 | |||||
| Henry Macintosh | 100 m | ? | 3 | Did not advance | |||||
| 200 m | ? | 2Q | Did not finish | Did not advance | |||||
| Duncan Macmillan | 100 m | ? | 5 | Did not advance | |||||
| 200 m | ? | 2Q | ? | 5 | Did not advance | ||||
| Percy Mann | 800 m | 1:56.0 | 1Q | ? | 6 | Did not advance | |||
| William Moore | 1500 m | N/A | 4:11.2 | 3 | Did not advance | ||||
| George Nicol | 400 m | 50.0 | 1Q | ? | 3 | Did not advance | |||
| Philip Noel-Baker | 800 m | Did not finish | Did not advance | ||||||
| 1500 m | N/A | 4:26.0 | 2Q | 4:01.0 | 6 | ||||
| Thomas O'Donahue | High jump | N/A | 1.70 | 23 | Did not advance | ||||
| Edward Owen | 1500 m | N/A | Did not finish | Did not advance | |||||
| William Palmer | 10 km walk | N/A | 51:21.0 | 5Q | Did not finish | ||||
| Alan Patterson | 400 m | ? | 5 | Did not advance | |||||
| 800 m | Did not finish | Did not advance | |||||||
| Cyril Porter | 5000 m | N/A | 16:23.4 | 3Q | ? | 8-11 | |||
| Kenneth Powell | 110 m hurdles | 15.6 | 1Q | 15.6 | 1Q | 15.5 | 5 | ||
| Patrick Quinn | Shot put | N/A | 12.53 | 8 | Did not advance | ||||
| Richard Rice | 100 m | 11.4 | 1Q | ? | 3 | Did not advance | |||
| 200 m | 23.0 | 2Q | Did not finish | Did not advance | |||||
| Charles Ruffell | 1500 m | N/A | Did not finish | Did not advance | |||||
| 5000 m | N/A | Did not finish | Did not advance | ||||||
| 10000 m | N/A | Did not finish | Did not advance | ||||||
| William Scott | 10000 m | N/A | 32:55.2 | 2Q | Did not finish | ||||
| Ind. cross country | N/A | Did not finish | |||||||
| Cyril Seedhouse | 200 m | ? | 2Q | ? | 3 | Did not advance | |||
| 400 m | 51.5 | 1Q | Did not finish | Did not advance | |||||
| James Soutter | 400 m | ? | 2Q | ? | 3 | Did not advance | |||
| 800 m | 2:00.4 | 1Q | Did not finish | Did not advance | |||||
| Arnold Treble | 5000 m | N/A | Did not finish | Did not advance | |||||
| Arthur Townsend | Marathon | N/A | 3:00:05.0 | 19 | |||||
| George Wallach | 10000 m | N/A | Did not finish | Did not advance | |||||
| Ernest Webb | 10 km walk | N/A | 47:25.4 | 2Q | 46:50.4 | | |||
| Joseph Wells | 200 m | ? | 3 | Did not advance | |||||
| 400 m | 1:01.2 | 2Q | Did not finish | Did not advance | |||||
| William Yates | 10 km walk | N/A | 49:43.6 | 1Q | Disqualified | ||||
| Richard Yorke | 800 m | ? | 3 | Did not advance | |||||
| 1500 m | N/A | ? | 4 | Did not advance | |||||
| Ernest Glover Frederick Hibbins Thomas Humphreys | Team cross country | N/A | 49 | | |||||
| Willie Applegarth Victor d'Arcy David Jacobs Henry Macintosh | 4 × 100 m | 45.0 | 1Q | 43.0OR | 1Q | 42.4 | | ||
| Ernest Henley George Nicol Cyril Seedhouse James Soutter | 4 × 400 m | N/A | 3:19.0OR | 1Q | 3:23.2 | | |||
| William Cottrill George Hutson William Moore Edward Owen Cyril Porter | 3000 m team | N/A | 6 | 1Q | 23 | | |||
Twenty-six cyclists represented Great Britain; 24 of the 26 finished the race. It was the third appearance of the nation in cycling.Frederick Grubb had the best time in the time trial, the only race held, winning the silver medal. For the team competition, Great Britain was allowed to have eachHome Nation compete separately and entered teams representing England, Scotland, and Ireland. Grubb, along with the next three fastest English cyclists, had a combined time that won another silver medal. The Scottish cyclists placed fourth, with the Irish finishing 11th.
(The maximum score in each of the five events was 10.00 points. Ranks given are for the cumulative score after each event. Team score is the sum of the top three individual scores.)
| Rider | Horse | Event | Long distance | Cross country | Steeplechase | Show jumping | Dressage | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | |||
| Paul Kenna | Harmony | Individual | 10.00 | 1 | 10.00 | 1 | 9.40 | 16 | Disqualified | Retired | Did not finish | |||
| Brian Turner Tom Lawrence | Patrick | Individual | 10.00 | 1 | 9.85 | 14 | Did not finish | Retired | Did not finish | |||||
| Edward Radcliffe-Nash | The Flea | Individual | 10.00 | 1 | 9.69 | 17 | 8.60 | 19 | 8.20 | 17 | Did not start | Did not finish | ||
| Herbert Scott | Wisper II | Individual | 10.00 | 1 | 10.00 | 1 | Disqualified | Retired | Did not finish | |||||
| Paul Kenna Edward Radcliffe-Nash Herbert Scott Brian Turner Tom Lawrence | Harmony The Flea Wisper II Patrick | Team | 30.00 | 29.69 | Did not finish | Did not finish | ||||||||
| Rider | Horse | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penalties | Rank | |||
| Herbert Scott | Shamrock | Individual | 6 | 4 |
| Paul Kenna | Harmony | Individual | 28 | 27 |
| Edward Radcliffe-Nash | The Flea | Individual | 37 | 29 |
Twenty-two fencers represented Great Britain. It was the third appearance of the nation in fencing. The British épée team, defending silver medalists, again took second place with four of the six 1908 team members returning. One member of that team, Seligman, had the best individual placements with a pair of sixth-place finishes. Two other Britons advanced to the finals, each taking eighth place.
| Fencer | Event | Round 1 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Record | Rank | Record | Rank | Record | Rank | Record | Rank | ||
| Gordon Alexander | Foil | 1 loss | 1Q | 3 losses | 4 | Did not advance | |||
| Épée | 6 losses | 7 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Gerald Ames | Épée | 2 losses | 2Q | 2 losses | 2Q | 3 losses | 4 | Did not advance | |
| Edgar Amphlett | Foil | 2 losses | 2Q | 2 losses | 3Q | Did not finish | Did not advance | ||
| Épée | Bye | 2 losses | 2Q | 4 losses | 5 | Did not advance | |||
| John Blake | Épée | 4 losses | 5 | Did not advance | |||||
| Edward Brookfield | Sabre | 1 win | 3Q | 3 losses | 5 | Did not advance | |||
| Harry Butterworth | Sabre | 1 win | 3Q | 3 losses | 4 | Did not advance | |||
| Ernest Stenson-Cooke | Foil | 4 losses | 4 | Did not advance | |||||
| Épée | 3 losses | 4 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Archibald Corble | Sabre | 0 wins | 4 | Did not advance | |||||
| Percival Dawson | Foil | 4 losses | 5 | Did not advance | |||||
| Épée | 4 losses | 6 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Arthur Everitt | Épée | 1 loss | 2Q | 4 losses | 5 | Did not advance | |||
| Arthur Fagan | Foil | 2 losses | 2Q | 4 losses | 5 | Did not advance | |||
| Douglas Godfree | Sabre | 1 win | 4 | Did not advance | |||||
| Martin Holt | Épée | 3 losses | 2Q | 2 losses | 3Q | 2 losses | 1Q | 0–7 | 8 |
| Alfred Keene | Sabre | Bye | 2 losses | 4 | Did not advance | ||||
| William Marsh | Sabre | 1 win | 3Q | 2 losses | 3Q | 1 win | 5 | Did not advance | |
| Alfred Ridley-Martin | Sabre | 2 wins | 2Q | 4 losses | 5 | Did not advance | |||
| Sydney Martineau | Foil | 3 losses | 4 | Did not advance | |||||
| Épée | 3 losses | 4 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Robert Montgomerie | Foil | 1 loss | 2Q | 2 losses | 2Q | 2 losses | 2Q | 0–7 | 8 |
| Épée | 1 loss | 1Q | 2 losses | 2Q | 3 losses | 4 | Did not advance | ||
| Edgar Seligman | Foil | 1 loss | 1Q | 1 loss | 2Q | 1 loss | 1Q | 3–4 | 6 |
| Épée | 1 loss | 1Q | 2 losses | 3Q | 0 losses | 1Q | 2–5 | 6 | |
| Alfred Syson | Sabre | 1 win | 3Q | 0 losses | 1Q | 0 wins | 3 | Did not advance | |
| Charles Vanderbyl | Épée | Bye | 4 losses | 5 | Did not advance | ||||
| Sabre | 3 wins | 1Q | 2 losses | 2Q | 2 wins | 4 | Did not advance | ||
| Edward Brookfield Harry Butterworth Archibald Corble Richard Crawshay Alfred Ridley-Martin William Marsh | Team sabre | N/A | 1–0 | 1Q | 0–3 | 4 | Did not advance | ||
| Edgar Amphlett John Blake Percival Dawson Arthur Everitt Martin Holt Sydney Martineau Robert Montgomerie Edgar Seligman | Team épée | N/A | 1–0 | 1Q | 2–1 | 2Q | 1–2 | | |
Quarterfinals
| Great Britain | 7 – 0 |  Hungary |
|---|---|---|
Walden 21' 23' 49' 53' 55' 85'Woodward 45' |
Semifinals
| Great Britain | 4 – 0 |  Finland |
|---|---|---|
| Walden 7' 77' Holopainen 2' (o.g.)Woodward 82' |
Gold medal match
GoldTwenty-three gymnasts represented Great Britain. It was the fourth appearance of the nation in gymnastics, in which Great Britain had not competed only in 1904. The nation sent a team in one of the three team competitions, winning a bronze medal.
| Gymnast | Events | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | ||
| William Cowhig | All-around | 104.50 | 29 |
| Leonard Hanson | All-around | 121.25 | 12 |
| Samuel Hodgetts | All-around | 108.50 | 25 |
| Reginald Potts | All-around | 101.75 | 32 |
| Charles Simmons | All-around | 105.50 | 28 |
| John Whitaker | All-around | 111.25 | 21 |
| Great Britain | Team | 36.90 | |
Great Britain had three competitors in the first Olympic pentathlon competition. Two of the British pentathletes finished in the top ten.
(The scoring system was point-for-place in each of the five events, with the smallest point total winning.)
| Athlete | Shooting | Swimming | Fencing | Riding | Running | Total points | Rank | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Points | Time | Points | Wins | Touches | Points | Penalties | Time | Points | Time | Points | |||
| Ralph Clilverd | 172 | 13 | 4:58.4 | 1 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 81 | 15:46.4 | 23 | 24:06.2 | 18 | 63 | 9 |
| Hugh Durant | 191 | 4 | 10:07.0 | 28 | 17 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 10:00.4 | 18 | 24:37.5 | 21 | 78 | 18 |
| Douglas Godfree | 166 | 16 | 5:54.0 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 0 | 11:43.9 | 11 | 22:08.3 | 13 | 63 | 9 |
Twenty four rowers represented Great Britain. It was the nation's third appearance in rowing. Britain was nearly as dominant in the sport as they had been four years earlier, winning two of the three events British rowers entered and placing all four boats in the finals. The only British loss, other than in the Britain-only eights final, came in the coxed fours as the British boat took silver after coming in second to a German boat in the final. In all, Great Britain took two gold medals and two silvers; the best possible finish would have been three golds and one silver.
(Ranks given are within each crew's heat.)
| Rower | Event | Heats | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Wally Kinnear | Single sculls | 7:44.0 | 1Q | 7:49.9 | 1Q | 7:37.0 | 1Q | 7:47.3 | |
| Julius Beresford Geoffrey Carr (cox) Bruce Logan Charles Rought Karl Vernon | Coxed four | 7:27.0 | 1Q | 7:14.5 | 1Q | 7:04.8 | 1Q | Unknown | |
| Robert Bourne Beaufort Burdekin William Fison Thomas Gillespie Charles Littlejohn William Parker Frederick Pitman John Walker (cox) Arthur Wiggins | Eight | 6:42.5 | 1Q | 6:19.0 | 1Q | 7:47.0 | 1Q | 6:19.2 | |
| Edgar Burgess Philip Fleming Stanley Garton James Angus Gillan Ewart Horsfall Alister Kirby Sidney Swann Henry Wells (cox) Leslie Wormald | Eight | 6:22.2 | 1Q | 6:10.2 | 1Q | 6:16.2 | 1Q | 6:15.7 | |
Thirty-eight shooters competed for Great Britain. It was the nation's fourth appearance in shooting. The British team won a total of nine medals, including one gold. Six of the nation's medals came in team events; the Britons won a medal in each team event in which they competed.
Eleven tennis players, including three women, represented Great Britain at the 1912 Games. It was the nation's fourth appearance in tennis, having missed only 1904.
The British men started strong, advancing four of the eight individuals to the indoor singles quarterfinals and three of the four pairs to the same level (with none facing each other, no less). Dixon's semifinal win was the only one garnered by the men, however, and the team gathered only his silver medal and a bronze by Dixon and Beamish in the doubles. The women fared better, with Hannam and Parton meeting in the semifinals before taking the gold and silver medals, respectively, in the indoor singles. Great Britain's best results, however, came in the mixed pairs—the only losses by British mixed pairs were to other British sides. The layout of the draw resulted in gold and silver medals and a fifth-place finish for the three pairs.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Herbert Barrett | Indoor singles | Bye | Setterwall (SWE) L 4-6, 6-1, 6-4, 6-8, 6-4 | Did not advance | 9 | ||
| Alfred Beamish | Indoor singles |  Germot (FRA)L 4-6, 6-2, 4-6, 6-2, 6-4 | Did not advance | 16 | |||
| George Caridia | Indoor singles | Möller (SWE) W 6-2, 7-5, 3-6, 6-4 |  Gore (GBR)W 6-2, 9-7, 7-5 |  Wilding (ANZ)L 6-1, 6-2, 6-2 | Did not advance | 5 | |
| Charles Dixon | Indoor singles | Bye | Mavrogordato (GBR) W 6-2, 9-7, 4-6, 10-8 |  Robětín (BOH)W 6-2, 6-4, 6-1 | Wilding (ANZ) W 6-0, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 | Gobert (FRA) L 8-6, 6-4, 6-4 | |
| Arthur Gore | Indoor singles | Leffler (SWE) W 7-5, 6-4, 7-5 | Caridia (GBR) L 6-2, 9-7, 7-5 | Did not advance | 9 | ||
| Arthur Lowe | Indoor singles | Boström (SWE) W 5-7, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 | Germot (FRA) W 6-4, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 | Gobert (FRA) L 6-1, 6-1, 6-3 | Did not advance | 5 | |
| Francis Lowe | Indoor singles | Bye | Wennergren (SWE) W 6-4, 6-1, 6-4 | Setterwall (SWE) W 6-4, 1-6, 6-3, 8-6 | Gobert (FRA) L 6-4, 10-8, 2-6, 2-6, 6-2 | Wilding (ANZ) W 4-6, 6-2, 7-5, 6-0 | 4 |
| Theodore Mavrogordato | Indoor singles | Bye | Dixon (GBR) L 6-2, 9-7, 4-6, 10-8 | Did not advance | 9 | ||
| Herbert Barrett Arthur Gore | Indoor doubles | N/A | Bye | Benckert &Boström (SWE) W 7-5, 6-4, 6-1 | Kempe &Setterwall (SWE) L 4-6, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4, 6-3 | Beamish &Dixon (GBR) L 6-2, 0-6, 10-8, 2-6, 6-3 | 4 |
| Alfred Beamish Charles Dixon | Indoor doubles | N/A | Bye | Bye | Germot &Gobert (FRA) L 6-3, 6-1, 6-2 | Barrett &Gore (GBR) W 6-2, 0-6, 10-8, 2-6, 6-3 | |
| George Caridia Theodore Mavrogordato | Indoor doubles | N/A | Setterwall &Kempe (SWE) L 6-4, 4-6, 6-8, 6-2, 6-3 | Did not advance | 7 | ||
| Arthur Lowe Francis Lowe | Indoor doubles | N/A | Nylén &Wennergren (SWE) W 9-7, 11-9, 6-2 | Germot &Gobert (FRA) L 3-6, 6-8, 6-4, 6-2, 6-3 | Did not advance | 5 | |
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Francis Aitchison | Indoor singles | Bye |  Castenschiold (DEN)L 2-6, 6-2, 6-1 | Did not advance | 5 | |
| Edith Hannam | Indoor singles | Bye | Arnheim (SWE) W 7-5, 6-1 | Parton (GBR) W 7-5, 6-2 | Castenschiold (DEN) W 6-4, 6-3 | |
| Mabel Parton | Indoor singles | Cederschiöld (SWE) W 6-0, 6-1 | Bye | Hannam (GBR) L 7-5, 6-2 | Fick (SWE) W 6-3, 6-3 | |
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Francis Aitchison Herbert Barrett | Indoor doubles | Arnheim &Nylén (SWE) W 6-2, 6-4 | Castenschiold &Larsen (DEN) W 6-0, 6-3 | Fick &Setterwall (SWE) W 3-6, 6-1, 6-2 | Dixon &Hannam (GBR) L 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 | |
| Charles Dixon Edith Hannam | Indoor doubles | Bye | Mavrogordato &Parton (GBR) W 6-3, 6-0 | Cederschiöld &Kempe (SWE) W 6-2, 6-2 | Aitchison &Barrett (GBR) W 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 | |
| Theodore Mavrogordato Mabel Parton | Indoor doubles | Hay &Möller (SWE) W 6-3, 6-0 | Dixon &Hannam (GBR) L 6-3, 6-0 | Did not advance | 5 | |
Britain competed in Olympic tug of war for the second time. The reigning champions, theCity of London Police, were one of only two teams to compete. The eight-man team included three members of the 1908 squad. They challenged the hostStockholm Police in a best-of-three match. The Londoners were pulled across the line in the first pull, then gave a mighty struggle in the second. This second pull resulted in neither team being able to pull the other across, but the British team succumbed to exhaustion first as some of its members sank to the ground to give Sweden the victory.
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| City of London Police | Tug of war | Stockholm Police (SWE) L 0-2 | |
Great Britain sent 12 wrestlers in its third Olympic wrestling appearance. Barrett and MacKenzie were the only two wrestlers to win any matches, taking one bout each. The team finished with an overall 2-24 record.
| Wrestler | Class | First round | Second round | Third round | Fourth round | Fifth round | Sixth round | Seventh round | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Match A Opposition Result | Match B Opposition Result | Match C Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Edgar Bacon | Middleweight |  Asikainen (FIN)L | Lundstein (FIN) L | Did not advance | 26 | |||||||
| Stanley Bacon | Middleweight |  Polis (RUS)L | Asikainen (FIN) L | Did not advance | 26 | |||||||
| Edward Barrett | Heavyweight | Jensen (DEN) L | Farnest (RUS) W | Backenius (FIN) L | Did not advance | N/A | Did not advance | 9 | ||||
| Percy Cockings | Featherweight | Lehmusvirta (FIN) L | Leivonen (FIN) L | Did not advance | 26 | |||||||
| Arthur Gould | Lightweight |  Márkus (HUN)L | Did not start | Did not advance | 47 | |||||||
| William Hayes | Lightweight | Kaplur (RUS) L | Pukkila (FIN) L | Did not advance | 31 | |||||||
| William Lupton | Lightweight |  Frydenlund (NOR)L | Balej (BOH) L | Did not advance | 31 | |||||||
| George MacKenzie | Featherweight | Meesits (RUS) W |  Pereira (POR)L | Did not start | Did not advance | 24 | ||||||
| Robert Phelps | Lightweight | Björklund (SWE) L | Lund (SWE) L | Did not advance | 31 | |||||||
| Noel Rhys | Middleweight | Tirkkonen (FIN) L | Totuschek (AUT) L | Did not advance | 26 | |||||||
| William Ruff | Lightweight | Balej (BOH) L | Frydenlund (NOR) L | Did not advance | 31 | |||||||
| Alfred Taylor | Featherweight | Öberg (SWE) L | Åkesson (SWE) L | Did not advance | 26 | |||||||
