Figure skating at the 1908 Summer Olympics
Four figure skating events were contested at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, but they were held in October 1908, six months after most of the other Olympic events at the 1908 Games. The figure skating competition took place at the Prince's Skating Club, in the district of Knightsbridge. It was the first time that a winter sport had ever been included in the Olympic Games, sixteen years before the first Winter Olympics in Chamonix. The number of competitors was very low, with two events having only three entrants, guaranteeing a medal for participation.[1]
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| Venue | Prince's Skating Club London, United Kingdom |
| Dates | 28–29 October 1908 |
| Competitors | 21 from 6 nations |
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| Singles | men | ladies |
| Special figures | men | |
| Pairs | mixed | |
Medal summary
Medalists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Men's singles |
Ulrich Salchow |
Richard Johansson |
Per Thorén |
| Men's special figures |
Nikolai Panin |
Arthur Cumming |
Geoffrey Hall-Say |
| Ladies' singles |
Madge Syers |
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Dorothy Greenhough-Smith |
| Pairs |
Anna Hübler and Heinrich Burger |
Phyllis Johnson and James H. Johnson |
Madge Syers and Edgar Syers |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (4 nations) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
Participating nations
21 figure skaters from 6 nations competed.
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References
- "Figure Skating at the 1908 Summer Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
Sources
- Cook, Theodore Andrea (1908). The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report (PDF). London: British Olympic Association. pp. 284–295. Retrieved 4 April 2014. (courtesy LA84 Foundation Sports Library)
- "London 1908 Figure Skating". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
- "Figure Skating at the 1908 London Summer Games". SR/Olympic Sports. Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
- "Results of the Olympic Winter Games". Memories of the Olympic Winter Games. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
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