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.Medal table
Results
Standings
Place | Name | Nation |
1 | Jay Gould II | |
2 | Eustace Miles | |
3 | The Hon. Neville Bulwer-Lytton | |
4 | Arthur Page | |
5 | Edwin Biedermann | |
5 | Evan Noel | |
5 | Arthur Palmer | |
5 | Vane Pennell | |
9 | William Cazalet | |
9 | Charles Sands | |
9 | Charles Tatham |