Russia_at_the_1908_Summer_Olympics
Russian Empire at the 1908 Summer Olympics
Sporting event delegation
Russian Empire (Russia) competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England. It was the second appearance of the European nation, after having missed the 1904 Games.
Quick Facts Russian Empire at the 1908 Summer Olympics, IOC code ...
| Russian Empire at the 1908 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
| IOC code | RU1 |
| NOC | Russian Olympic Committee |
| in London | |
| Competitors | 6 in 3 sports |
| Medals Ranked 12th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
 Soviet Union (1952–1988) Unified Team (1992) Russia (1994–2016) Olympic Athletes from Russia (2018) | |
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Some sources claim that the Russian shooting team was 13 days late to the Olympics due to the Russian Empire still using the Julian calendar as opposed to the rest of Europe, which used the Gregorian system.[1][2]
Further information: 1908 Summer Olympics medal table and List of 1908 Summer Olympics medal winners
More information Medal, Name ...
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gold |
Nikolai Panin | Figure skating | Men's special figures | October 29 |
 Silver |
Nikolay Orlov | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman lightweight | July 25 |
| Silver |
Aleksandr Petrov | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman super heavyweight | July 24 |
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Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics
Russia had one track & field athlete compete in 1908. Lind took 19th place of 27 finishers in the marathon.
More information Event, Place ...
| Event | Place | Athlete | Heats | Semifinals | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's marathon | 19th | Georg Lind[3] | None held | 3:26:38.8 | |
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Figure skating
Main article: Figure skating at the 1908 Summer Olympics
More information Event, Place ...
| Event | Place | Skater | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's individual | — | Nikolai Panin | Did not finish |
| Men's special figures | 1st | Nikolai Panin | 43.8 |
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Wrestling
Main article: Wrestling at the 1908 Summer Olympics
More information Event, Place ...
| Event | Place | Wrestler | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarter- finals | Semi- finals | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greco-Roman lightweight | 2nd | Nikolay Orlov | Bye | Defeated Lund | Defeated Radvány | Defeated Lindén | Lost to Porro |
| Greco-Roman middleweight | 9th | Georgy Demin | Bye | Lost to Frank | Did not advance | ||
| Greco-Roman light heavyweight | 9th | Yevgeny Zamotin | Bye | Lost to Payr | Did not advance | ||
| Greco-Roman heavyweight | 2nd | Aleksandr Petrov | None held | Defeated Humphreys | Defeated Payr | Lost to Weisz | |
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More information Opponent nation, Wins ...
| Opponent nation | Wins | Losses | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Great Britain | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Hungary | 2 | 2 | .500 |
| Italy | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1 | .500 |
| Total | 5 | 4 | .556 |
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- "Was Russia really late for the Olympics in 1908? (It won medals anyway!)". www.rbth.com. Retrieved 2022-01-27.
- "Official Report 1908 page 295". digital.la84.org. Retrieved 2022-01-27.
- Cook, Theodore Andrea (1908). The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report. London: British Olympic Association.
- De Wael, Herman (2001). "Top London 1908 Olympians". Herman's Full Olympians. Retrieved 10 June 2006.