Russia at the 1908 Summer Olympics

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Russia at the Olympic Games

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IOC code  RUS
NOC Russian Olympic Committee
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At the 1908 Summer Olympics in London
Competitors
Medals Gold
1		 Silver
2		 Bronze
0		 Total
3
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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.

Contents

[edit] Medals

[edit] Gold

[edit] Silver

  • Nikolay Orlov — Wrestling, Greco-Roman lightweight
  • Aleksandr Petrov — Wrestling, Greco-Roman heavyweight

[edit] Results by event

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[edit] Athletics

Main article: 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
Men's marathon 19th Georg Lind [1] None held 3:26:38.8

[edit] Figure skating

Main article: Figure skating at the 1908 Summer Olympics
Event Place Skater Score
Men's individual — Nikolai Panin Did not finish
Men's special figures 1st Nikolai Panin 43.8

[edit] Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1908 Summer Olympics
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

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Georg Lind was actually an Estonian living in London.

[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 10 June 2006.
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