Figure skating at the 1908 Summer Olympics
| Figure Skating at the Games of the IV Olympiad | |
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| Venue | Prince's Skating Club London, United Kingdom |
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| Dates | 28–29 October 1908 |
| Competitors | 21 from 6 nations |
| Figure skating at the 1908 Summer Olympics | ||
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| Singles | men | ladies |
| Special figures | men | |
| Pairs | mixed | |
At the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, four figure skating events were contested. This took place at the Prince's Skating Club, in the district of Knightsbridge. It was the first time that a type of winter sport was ever introduced in the Olympic Games, 16 years before the first Winter Olympics in Chamonix.
The competition took place on October 28 and 29, 1908.
The number of competitors was very low, with 2 events having only 3 entrants, guaranteeing a medal for participation.
Medal summary
Medalists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Men's singles |  Ulrich Salchow (SWE) |
Richard Johansson (SWE) |
Per Thorén (SWE) |
| Men's special figures |  Nikolai Panin (RU1) |
 Arthur Cumming (GBR) |
Geoffrey Hall-Say (GBR) |
| Ladies' singles | Madge Syers (GBR) |
 Elsa Rendschmidt (GER) |
Dorothy Greenhough-Smith (GBR) |
| Pair skating | Anna Hübler / Heinrich Burger (GER) |
Phyllis Johnson / James H. Johnson (GBR) |
Madge Syers / Edgar Syers (GBR) |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | Great Britain | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | Sweden | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Germany | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Russian Empire | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Participating nations
21 figure skaters from 6 nations competed.
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Argentina (1) - Germany (3)
- Great Britain (11)
- Russian Empire (1)
- Sweden (4)
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United States (1)
References
- Cook, Theodore Andrea (1908). The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report. London: British Olympic Association. pp. 284–295. Retrieved 4 April 2014. (courtesy LA84 Foundation Sports Library)
- "London 1908 Figure Skating". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
- "Figure Skating at the 1908 London Summer Games". SR/Olympic Sports. Sports Reference. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
- "Results of the Olympic Winter Games". Memories of the Olympic Winter Games. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
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