Russian Empire at the
1908 Summer Olympics
IOC codeRU1
NOCRussian Olympic Committee
in London
Competitors6 in 3 sports
Medals
Ranked 12th
Gold
1
Silver
2
Bronze
0
Total
3
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 PaninFigure skating Men's special figures October 29
 Silver Nikolay OrlovWrestling Men's Greco-Roman lightweight July 25
 Silver Aleksandr PetrovWrestling 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.

EventPlaceAthleteHeatsSemifinalsFinal
Men's marathon19thGeorg Lind[3]None held3:26:38.8

Figure skating

EventPlaceSkaterScore
Men's individualNikolai PaninDid not finish
Men's special figures1stNikolai Panin43.8

Wrestling

EventPlaceWrestlerRound
of 32
Round
of 16
Quarter-
finals
Semi-
finals
Final
Greco-Roman lightweight2ndNikolay OrlovByeDefeated
Lund
Defeated
Radvány
Defeated
Lindén
Lost to
Porro
Greco-Roman middleweight9thGeorgy DeminByeLost to
Frank
Did not advance
Greco-Roman light heavyweight9thYevgeny ZamotinByeLost to
Payr
Did not advance
Greco-Roman heavyweight2ndAleksandr PetrovNone heldDefeated
Humphreys
Defeated
Payr
Lost to
Weisz
Opponent nationWinsLossesPercent
Finland101.000
Great Britain101.000
Hungary22.500
Italy01.000
Sweden11.500
Total54.556

Notes

  1. "Was Russia really late for the Olympics in 1908? (It won medals anyway!)". www.rbth.com. Retrieved 2022-01-27.
  2. "Official Report 1908 page 295". digital.la84.org. Retrieved 2022-01-27.
  3. 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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