Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics

Gustave_Cabaret

Gustave Cabaret (1 November 1866 – 4 April 1918) was a French archer. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. Cabaret entered the men's double York round event in 1908, taking 26th place with 191 points. That last-place finish was not repeated in the second event of the men's archery competitions in 1908. Cabaret won the bronze medal in the Continental style, scoring 255 points to finish 8 behind Eugène Grisot and only 1 behind Louis Vernet.

Léon_Johnson

Léon Johnson (29 February 1876 – 2 January 1943) was a French sport shooter who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics, the 1912 Summer Olympics and at the 1920 Summer Olympics.1908 London
In 1908 he was a member of the French team which won the bronze medal in the team free rifle competition.
In the 1908 Summer Olympics he also participated in the following events:

300 metre free rifle - eighth place
moving target small-bore rifle - tenth place
disappearing target small-bore rifle - 21st place1912 Stockholm
Four years later he participated in the following events:

Team 50 metre small-bore rifle - fourth place
Team free rifle - fourth place
Team military rifle - fifth place
50 metre pistol - tenth place
25 metre small-bore rifle - 19th place
300 metre free rifle, three positions - 24th place1920 Antwerp
In 1920 he won silver medals in the 300 metre military rifle, prone event and as member of the French team in the team 300 metre military rifle, prone competition.
In the 1920 Summer Olympics he also participated in the following events:

Team 300 and 600 metre military rifle, prone - fourth place
Team 30 metre military pistol - fifth place
Team 50 metre small-bore rifle - fifth place
Team 300 metre military rifle, standing - fifth place
Team 600 metre military rifle, prone - fifth place
Team 50 metre free pistol - sixth place
50 metre small-bore rifle - result unknown
300 metre military rifle, standing - result unknown

Paul_Colas

Paul René Colas (6 May 1880 – 9 September 1956) was a French sport shooter who competed at the 1908, 1912, 1920, and 1924 Summer Olympics.Between 1908 and 1924 Colas won four Olympic medals: a bronze in 1908, two gold in 1912, and one silver in 1924. Only in 1920 did he fail to win a medal. With his two individual gold medals at the 1912 Games he became the second shooter (a day behind Alfred Lane of the United States) and the first rifle shooter to win two individual Olympic gold medals.In the 1908 Olympics he also participated in the following events:

300 metre free rifle - 25th place
1000 yard free rifle - 28th placeIn the 1912 Olympics he also participated in the following events:

Team free rifle - fourth place
Team military rifle - fifth place
300 metre military rifle, three positions - 22nd placeIn the 1920 Olympics he also participated in the following events:

Team free rifle - seventh place
300 m free rifle, 3 positions - result unknown

Eugène_Balme

Eugène Jean François Balme (22 November 1874 – 24 February 1914) was a French sport shooter who competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics and 1908 Summer Olympics.In 1900 at Paris he won the bronze medal in the 25 metre rapid fire pistol event. Eight years later at London he won another bronze medal in the team free rifle event and was fourth in team military rifle event.He was born in Oullins and died in Paris. He committed suicide by shooting himself.

Émile_Demangel

Émile Joseph Demangel (20 June 1882 – 11 October 1968) was a French amateur track cyclist who competed in several sprint events at the 1906 Intercalated Games and 1908 Summer Olympics. In 1906 he finished fourth in the 5,000 m and 333⅓ m time trial events. At the 1908 Games he served as the flag bearer for the French delegation, won a silver medal in the 660 yards sprint, and placed fifth in the 1,980 yards team pursuit. The same year he set a world record in the paced 500 metre time trial and won a bronze medal in the sprint at the world championships. A street in Xertigny, where he died in 1968, is named for him.

Arthur_Hoffmann_(athlete)

Arthur ("Aute") Hoffmann (10 December 1887 – 4 April 1932) was a German athlete. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. He was born in Danzig, and died in Hamburg, Germany.Hoffmann was a member of the silver medal German medley relay team. He was the first runner of the four-man squad, running 200 metres and followed by Hans Eicke, Otto Trieloff, and Hanns Braun. The team dominated the first round, defeating the Dutch team easily with a time of 3:43.2. In the final, though, the Germans could not match the American team. Hoffmann was seven yards behind the leading American and one behind the second-place Hungarian when he finished his 200. The German team moved into second place at the very end of the race, however, giving Hoffmann a silver medal.
Hoffman also competed in the 100 metre and 200 metre races, placing second in his first round heats in both and not advancing. In the long jump competition he finished 15th.

Otto_Froitzheim

Otto Froitzheim (German pronunciation: [ɔto fʀøːtshaɪ̯m]; 24 April 1884 – 27 October 1962) was a German tennis player. He won the singles and doubles titles at the World Hard Court Championships in 1912. He also won an Olympic Silver medal in singles in 1908 and was a finalist at Wimbledon in 1914.