 a lacrosse game was played between canada and great britain at the 1908 summer olympics. the game marked the second appearance of lacrosse at the olympics, the first being at the 1904 summer olympics. only two teams competed â one fewer than in 1904. south africa was slated to send a team but then withdrew prior to the tournament. ==medal table== {| class=wikitable ! position || country |align=center bgcolor=gold| gold |align=center bgcolor=silver| silver |align=center bgcolor=cc9966| bronze ! total |- align=center | 1 ||align=left|  || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 |- align=center | 2 ||align=left|  || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 |} ==medal summary== {| class=wikitable ! event |align=center bgcolor=gold| gold |align=center bgcolor=silver| silver |align=center bgcolor=cc9966| bronze |- | men's tournament |  |  |align=center| none |} ==team rosters== ===canada=== thumb|the canadian team cheering after their win. * patrick brennan * john broderick * george campbell * angus dillon * frank dixon * richard louis duckett * j. fyonthis player is listed as a reserve in the official report, and might not have actually played. regardless, the ioc database lists him as a medallist. according to victoria daily colonist article, fyson, mahar, and mcleod did not play in the match. * tommy gorman * ernest hamilton * henry hoobin * albert hara * clarence mckerrow * david mcleod * george rennie * alexander turnbull ===great britain=== * gustav alexander * j. alexander * l. blockey * george buckland * eric dutton * v. g. gilbey * s. n. hayes * f. s. johnsin * wilfrid johnson * edward jones * reginald martin * gerald mason * g. j. mason * johnson parker-smith * hubert ramsay * charles scott * h. shorrocks * norman whitley ==results== ===final=== {| !colspan=7 style="background: lightblue;"| |- | october 24 |align=right| [[great
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