Russian Empire at the 1908 Summer Olympics
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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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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.
Medalists
Further information: 1908 Summer Olympics medal table and List of 1908 Summer Olympics medal winners
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
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 Gold |
Panin, NikolaiNikolai Panin | Figure skating | Men's special figures | October 29 |
 Silver |
Orlov, NikolayNikolay Orlov | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman lightweight | July 25 |
| Silver |
Petrov, AleksandrAleksandr Petrov | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman super heavyweight | July 24 |
Results by event
Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics
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
Main article: Figure skating at the 1908 Summer Olympics
| 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
Main article: Wrestling at the 1908 Summer Olympics
| 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 | |
| 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
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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