| 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) | |
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.
Late arrival
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]
Medalists
| 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 |
Results by event
Athletics
Russia had one track & field athlete compete in 1908. Lind took 19th place of 27 finishers in the marathon.
| Event | Place | Athlete | Heats | Semifinals | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's marathon | 19th | Georg Lind[3] | None held | 3:26:38.8 | |
Figure skating
| Event | Place | Skater | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's individual | — | Nikolai Panin | Did not finish |
| Men's special figures | 1st | Nikolai Panin | 43.8 |
Wrestling
| 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 | |
| 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 |
Notes
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ Georg Lind was actually a Latvian living in London.
Sources
- 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.
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