Russian Empire at the 1900 Summer Olympics

Russian Empire at the Olympic Games
Flag of the Russian Empire IOC code  RU1 NOC Russian Olympic Committee
At the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris
Competitors	4 in 2 sports
Medals	Gold 0	Silver 0	Bronze 0	Total 0
Olympic history (summary)
Summer Games
1896 1900 1904 1908 1912
Other related appearances
Soviet Union (1952–1988) Unified Team (1992) Russia (1994–)

The Russian Empire competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris. It was the first appearance of the European nation, which had entered the names of competitors for the first modern Olympics in 1896 but had failed to appear.

Results by event

Equestrian

The Russian team had two riders in the initial Olympic equestrian competitions.

Fencing

Russia competed in fencing in the nation's first Olympic appearance. The nation sent 3 fencers; all were sabre professionals.^[3] Only two competed.^[4]

Notes

1. ↑ Either Orloff or de Poliakov entered, and is assumed to have competed. No record exists of which it was, and the official report indicates numbers of entrants per nation rather than competitors. Since not all entrants competed, it is uncertain if a Russian actually competed.
2. ↑ Again, this was either Orloff or de Poliakov. De Wael indicates that all entrants competed in this event, so whichever Russian entered did compete.
3. ↑ Official report 1900 Page 165
4. ↑ Russia Fencing at the 1900 Paris Summer Games

References

• De Wael, Herman. Herman's Full Olympians: "Equestrian 1900". Accessed 19 January 2006. Available electronically at .
• Mallon, Bill (1998). The 1900 Olympic Games, Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. ISBN 0-7864-0378-0.