Russian Empire at the 1908 Summer Olympics
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| Russian Empire at the Olympic Games | ||||||||||
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| At the 1908 Summer Olympics in London | ||||||||||
| Competitors | 6 in 3 sports | |||||||||
| Medals Rank: 12 |
Gold 1 |
Silver 2 |
Bronze 0 |
Total 3 |
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| Olympic history (summary) | ||||||||||
| Summer Games | ||||||||||
| Other related appearances | ||||||||||
 Soviet Union (1952–1988) Unified Team (1992) Russia (1994–) |
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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.
Contents
Medalists
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| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
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 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
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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 |
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| Men's marathon | 19th | Georg Lind [1] | None held | 3:26:38.8 | |
Figure skating
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| Event | Place | Skater | Score |
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| Men's individual | — | Nikolai Panin | Did not finish |
| Men's special figures | 1st | Nikolai Panin | 43.8 |
Wrestling
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| Event | Place | Wrestler | Round of 32 |
Round of 16 |
Quarter- finals |
Semi- finals |
Final |
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| 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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| Opponent nation | Wins | Losses | Percent |
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| 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
- ↑ Georg Lind was actually an Estonian living in London.
Sources
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