The 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.
| Russian Empire at the 1908 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IOC code | RU1 |
| NOC | Russian Olympic Committee |
| in London | |
| Competitors | 6 in 3 sports |
| Medals Ranked 12th |
|
| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
 Soviet Union (1952–1988) Unified Team (1992) Russia (1994–2016) ROC (2020) Individual Neutral Athletes (2024) | |
Late arrival of the shooting team
editSome sources claim that the Russian shooting team was 13 days late to the Olympics due to the Russian Empire still using the Julian calendar as opposed to the rest of Europe, which used the Gregorian system.[1] The official report does not mention Russia, and it does mention Italy and Australia as "absent".[2] Other authors doubt of this claim, and underlie that Russia had been living next to Gregorian-calendar Europe for two centuries and was used to the difference [3]
Medalists
edit| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 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
editAthletics
editRussia 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[4] | None held | 3:26:38.8 | |
Figure skating
edit| Event | Place | Skater | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's individual | — | Nikolai Panin | Did not finish |
| Men's special figures | 1st | Nikolai Panin | 43.8 |
Wrestling
edit| 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 | |
| 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 |
Notes
edit- ^ Keown, Eric (1949). Lemon, Mark (ed.). "[unknown]". Punch. 217: 35. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
{{cite journal}}: Cite uses generic title (help) - ^ "Official Report 1908 page 295". digital.la84.org. Retrieved 2022-01-27.
- ^ "Was Russia really late for the Olympics in 1908? (It won medals anyway!)". www.rbth.com. Retrieved 2022-01-27.
- ^ Georg Lind was actually a Latvian living in London.
Sources
edit- 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. Archived from the original on 12 July 2006. Retrieved 10 June 2006.