Jeu de paume at the 1908 Summer Olympics
| Men's singles jeu de paume at the Games of the IV Olympiad
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| Venue | Queen's Club | ||||||||||||
| Dates | May 18–23 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 11 from 2 nations | ||||||||||||
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Jay Gould II |
 United States
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Eustace Miles |
 Great Britain
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Neville Bulwer-Lytton |
Great Britain
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Jeu de paume 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 (jeu de paume)" while tennis is named "lawn tennis."
The competition venue was the Queen's Club in West Kensington, London.
11 players from 2 nations competed.
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