Sailing at the 1908 Summer Olympics – 8 metre class

8 Metre at the Games of the IV Olympiad
Line drawing of a 7 Metre yacht from 1908
Venue	Royal Victoria Yacht Club, Ryde
Dates	First race: July 27, 1908 (1908-07-27) Last race: July 29, 1908 (1908-07-29)
Competitors	24 Male and 1 female (Documented) from 3 nations
Teams	5
Medalists
01 ! Blair Cochrane, Charles Campbell, John Rhodes, Henry Sutton, Arthur Wood  Great Britain 02 ! Carl Hellström, Eric Sandberg, Edmund Thormählen, Erik Wallerius, Harald Wallin  Sweden 03 ! Philip Hunloke, Alfred Hughes, Frederick Hughes, George Ratsey, William Ward, Extra: The Duchess of Westminster  Great Britain
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01 !		Blair Cochrane, Charles Campbell, John Rhodes, Henry Sutton, Arthur Wood	Great Britain
02 !		Carl Hellström, Eric Sandberg, Edmund Thormählen, Erik Wallerius, Harald Wallin	Sweden
03 !		Philip Hunloke, Alfred Hughes, Frederick Hughes, George Ratsey, William Ward, Extra: The Duchess of Westminster	Great Britain

The 8 Metre was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1908 Summer Olympics program in Ryde. Three races were scheduled. 26 sailors, on 5 boats, from 3 nation competed.

The following course was used during the 1908 Olympic 6-Metre regattas in all three races:

Two rounds for a total of 16 nautical miles (30 km).

The 1908 Olympic scoring system was used. All competitors were male.

Legend: DNF – Did not finish;
Gender: – male; – female;

Gilt commemorative medal:

Silver commemorative medal: