Jeu de paume was an event contested at the

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. This was the only

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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

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, 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

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is named "lawn tennis." The competition venue was the

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in West Kensington,

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Participating nations

Each nation could enter up to 12 players.Official Report, p. 40. 11 players from 2 nations competed. * *

Medal table

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Results

Standings

Bracket

References

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