| Russian Empire at the 1908 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | RU1 |
| NOC | Russian Olympic Committee |
| in London | |
| Competitors | 6 in 3 sports |
| Medals Ranked 12th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
 Soviet Union (1952–1988) Unified Team (1992) Russia (1994–2016) Olympic Athletes from Russia (2018) | |
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.
Some 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] [2]
| 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 |
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 [3] | None held | 3:26:38.8 | |
| Event | Place | Skater | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's individual | — | Nikolai Panin | Did not finish |
| Men's special figures | 1st | Nikolai Panin | 43.8 |
| 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 |
Robert Kerr was an Irish Canadian sprinter. He won the gold medal in the 200 metres and the bronze medal in the 100 metres at the 1908 Summer Olympics.
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Germany competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom.
Hungary competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England. Austria and Hungary had separate NOCs, therefore results at Olympic Games are kept separate despite the union of the two nations as Austria-Hungary at the time.
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Australasia was the name of a combined team from Australia and New Zealand that competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom. It was the fourth appearance of Australia, which had not missed any edition of the Summer Olympic Games, and the first appearance of New Zealand. The two would compete together again as Australasia at the 1912 Summer Olympics before competing separately at every edition of the Summer Games since. In 1908 there were three New Zealanders, Harry Kerr, Henry Murray and Albert Rowland ; all other competitors were Australian. There were 30 competitors for Australasia who competed in 20 events in six sports. A further two competitors, who were to compete in tennis, did not play as their nominations failed to reach the organisers.
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Denmark competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England. No Danish athletes had competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.
Switzerland competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England.