▁international ▁multi - s port ▁event ▁held ▁from ▁ 2 7 ▁April ▁to ▁ 3 1 ▁October ▁ 1 9 0 8 , ▁in ▁London , ▁United ▁Kingdom , ▁coinc iding ▁with ▁the ▁Franco - B rit ish ▁Ex hib ition . ▁A ▁total ▁of ▁ 2 , 0 0 8   ath let es ▁representing ▁ 2 2   n ations ▁participated ▁in ▁ 1 1 0   events ▁in ▁ 1 8   s ports . ▁D iving , ▁field ▁hockey , ▁and ▁figure ▁sk ating ▁were ▁cont ested ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁at ▁these ▁Games . ▁Argentina , ▁Switzerland ▁and ▁Turkey ▁were ▁the ▁only ▁nations ▁that ▁did ▁not ▁ear n ▁any ▁med als . ▁ ▁The ▁host ▁nation , ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom , ▁with ▁by ▁far ▁the ▁most ▁compet itors , ▁domin ated ▁the ▁medal ▁table , ▁collect ing ▁the ▁most ▁gold ▁( 5 6 ), ▁silver ▁( 5 1 ), ▁and ▁bronze ▁( 3 9 ) ▁med als . ▁The ▁ 1 4 6 ▁med als ▁won ▁at ▁these ▁Games — a ▁major ▁increase ▁from ▁the ▁two ▁med als ▁won ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 0 4 ▁Summer ▁Olympics ▁in ▁St . ▁Louis — are ▁still ▁the ▁highest ▁number ▁won ▁by ▁a ▁British ▁deleg ation ▁at ▁any ▁modern ▁Olympics . ▁Part icular ▁success ▁was ▁achieved ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁team ▁in ▁the ▁box ing ▁events , ▁where ▁out ▁of ▁a ▁possible ▁fifteen ▁med als ▁across ▁the ▁five ▁weight ▁classes , ▁they ▁won ▁all ▁but ▁the ▁middle weight ▁silver ▁medal ,