Russia at the 1908 Summer Olympics
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| Russia at the Olympic Games | ||||
 Flag of Russia |
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| IOC code: | RUS | |||
| NOC: | Russian Olympic Committee external link (Russian) |
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| 1908 Summer Olympics in London | ||||
| Medals | Gold 1 |
Silver 2 |
Bronze 0 |
Total 3 |
| Summer Olympic Games appearances | ||||
| 1896 • 1900 • 1904 • 1908 • 1912
1996 • 2000 • 2004 |
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| Winter Olympic Games appearances | ||||
| 1994 • 1998 • 2002 • 2006 | ||||
| Other related appearances | ||||
 Soviet Union (1952–1988) Unified Team (1992) |
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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.
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[edit] Medals
[edit] Gold
- Nikolai Panin — Figure skating, men's special figures
[edit] Silver
- Nikolay Orlov — Wrestling, Greco-Roman lightweight
- Aleksandr Petrov — Wrestling, Greco-Roman heavyweight
[edit] Results by event
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[edit] Athletics
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's marathon | 19th | Georg Lind | None held | 3:26:38.8 | |
[edit] Figure skating
| Event | Place | Skater | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's individual | — | Nikolai Panin | Did not finish |
| Men's special figures | 1st | Nikolai Panin | 43.8 |
[edit] Wrestling
| Event | Place | Wrestler | Round of 32 |
Round of 16 |
Quarter- finals |
Semi- finals |
Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
[edit] 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 on June 10, 2007.
| Nations at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England |
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| Argentina • Australasia • Austria • Belgium • Bohemia • Canada • Denmark • Finland • France • Germany • Great Britain • Greece • Hungary • Italy • Netherlands • Norway • Russia • South Africa • Sweden • Switzerland • Turkey • United States |
