Russian Empire at the 1908 Summer Olympics explained

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.

Late arrival of the shooting team

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]

Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate
Figure skatingMen's special figures
WrestlingMen's Greco-Roman lightweight
WrestlingMen's Greco-Roman super heavyweight

Results by event

Athletics

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

Figure skating

See main article: article and Figure skating at the 1908 Summer Olympics.

Event Place Skater Score
Did not finish
bgcolor=gold1st Nikolai Panin 43.8

Wrestling

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=silver2nd Bye Lost to
Porro
9th Bye Did not advance
9th Bye Did not advance
bgcolor=silver2nd 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

Notes

  1. Keown . Eric . Lemon . Mark . Punch . 1949 . 217 . 35. [unknown]]. 28 June 2024.
  2. Web site: Official Report 1908 page 295. 2022-01-27. digital.la84.org. en.
  3. Web site: Was Russia really late for the Olympics in 1908? (It won medals anyway!). 2022-01-27. www.rbth.com.
  4. [Georg Lind]

Sources