All 37 boxing competitions were completed within one day. Great Britain won all but one medal.

All World Swimming Records Broken in 1908 Athlete Event Time Charles Daniels 100 m freestyle 1:05.6 Henry Taylor 400 m freestyle 5:36.8 Henry Taylor 22:48.4 1,500 m freestyle 22:48.4 Arno Bieberstein 100 m backstroke 1:24.6 Frederick Holman 200 m breastroke 3:09.2 Great Britain 4 x200 m freestyle 10:55.6

Ray Ewry won two standing-jump gold medals in 1908. He won a career total of 10 gold medals -- an all-time record.

Name the only Olympian to win 4 consecutive track and field gold medals. Answer: Al Oerter (USA) won 4 consecutive gold medals in the discus between 1956 and 1968.