The Men's field hockey on the 31st of October is the last time that Great Britain swept the medal podium at an Olympics, as of 2022.

Great Britain had 41 archers present, 25 women and 16 men; they totalled 42 entries over all three events held.

Great Britain took second in the men's team épée competition, with Montgomerie also making it into a three-way playoff for 2nd, 3rd and 4th places in the individual event despite having been nearly eliminated in both the second round and the semifinals.

The British were less successful in sabre, with no fencers making it to the final in the individual competition and the team being eliminated in the first round.

Great Britain lost the only rugby union match played in 1908 to Australasia, earning the silver medal.

They took the three medals, with the Liverpool police eliminating both foreign entrants (the United States in the only quarterfinal match and Sweden in the semifinals).

Great Britain had a boat finish in each of two races in the water motorsports competitions, thereby winning two gold medals in the midst of a gale.

No British boat finished in the third race, leaving the final gold medal to France, which competed only in the open class.