| Noc: | RU1 |
| Nocname: | Russian Olympic Committee |
| Games: | Summer Olympics |
| Year: | 1908 |
| Flagcaption: | Flag of the Russian Empire |
| Location: | London |
| Competitors: | 6 |
| Sports: | 3 |
| Rank: | 12 |
| Gold: | 1 |
| Silver: | 2 |
| Bronze: | 0 |
| Appearances: | auto |
| See also: | (1952–1988) (1992) (1994–) |
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.
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] 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]
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Figure skating | Men's special figures | ||||
| Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman lightweight | ||||
| Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman super heavyweight |
See main article: article and 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19th | Georg Lind[4] | None held | 3:26:38.8 | |||
See main article: article and Figure skating at the 1908 Summer Olympics.
| Event | Place | Skater | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Did not finish | |||
| bgcolor=gold | 1st | Nikolai Panin | 43.8 | |
See main article: article and Wrestling at the 1908 Summer Olympics.
| Event | Place | Wrestler | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarter- finals | Semi- finals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor=silver | 2nd | Bye | Lost to Porro | |||||
| 9th | Bye | Did not advance | ||||||
| 9th | Bye | Did not advance | ||||||
| bgcolor=silver | 2nd | None held | Lost to Weisz | |||||
| Opponent nation | Wins | Losses | Percent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
| 2 | 2 | .500 | ||
| 0 | 1 | .000 | ||
| 1 | 1 | .500 | ||
| Total | 5 | 4 | .556 |