▁which ▁was ▁taken ▁by ▁Regin ald ▁Baker ▁compet ing ▁for ▁Austral asia . ▁The ▁United ▁States ▁finished ▁second ▁in ▁the ▁medal ▁stand ings , ▁field ing ▁only ▁ 1 1 2 ▁athlet es ▁compared ▁to ▁ 6 7 6 ▁that ▁were ▁entered ▁by ▁Britain . ▁ ▁Austral asia ▁was ▁the ▁name ▁given ▁to ▁the ▁combined ▁team ▁of ▁athlet es ▁from ▁Australia ▁( making ▁its ▁fourth ▁Olympic ▁appearance ) ▁and ▁New ▁Zealand ▁( comp eting ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ). ▁The ▁host ▁team ▁included ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁athlet es ▁from ▁Ireland , ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom . ▁In ▁contrast , ▁Finland , ▁which ▁was ▁integrated ▁in ▁the ▁Russian ▁Empire , ▁competed ▁in ▁London ▁as ▁a ▁separate ▁country . ▁ ▁Medal ▁table ▁ ▁This ▁is ▁the ▁full ▁table ▁of ▁the ▁medal ▁count ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 0 8 ▁Summer ▁Olympics , ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁medal ▁count ▁of ▁the ▁International ▁Olympic ▁Committee ▁( IO C ). ▁These ▁rank ings ▁sort ▁by ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁gold ▁med als ▁earned ▁by ▁a ▁country . ▁The ▁number ▁of ▁silver ▁med als ▁is ▁taken ▁into ▁consideration ▁next ▁and ▁then ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁bronze ▁med als . ▁If , ▁after ▁the ▁above , ▁countries ▁are ▁still ▁tied , ▁equal ▁ranking ▁is ▁given ▁and ▁they ▁are ▁listed ▁alphabet ically . ▁This ▁information ▁is ▁provided ▁by ▁the ▁IO C ; ▁however ▁the ▁IO C ▁does ▁not ▁recognize ▁or ▁end or se ▁any ▁ranking ▁system . ▁ ▁Notes ▁and ▁references ▁Notes ▁▁ ▁The ▁IO C ▁medal ▁database ▁incorrectly ▁shows