Jeu de paume at the 1908 Summer Olympics


was an event contested at the 1908 Summer Olympics. This was the only Summer Olympic Games to contain this sport as a medal event. An outdoor version called longue paume was a demonstration sport at the 1900 Summer Olympics. Real tennis, as jeu de paume is called in the United Kingdom, was an exhibition event at the 1924 Summer Olympics. In the Official Report of the 1908 Olympic Games, the sport is referred to as "Tennis " while tennis is named "lawn tennis."
The competition venue was the Queen's Club in West Kensington, London.

Participating nations

Each nation could enter up to 12 players. 11 players from 2 nations competed.

Results

Standings

PlaceNameNation
1Jay Gould II
2Eustace Miles
3The Hon. Neville Bulwer-Lytton
4Arthur Page
5Edwin Biedermann
5Evan Noel
5Arthur Palmer
5Vane Pennell
9William Cazalet
9Charles Sands
9Charles Tatham

Bracket