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{{Infobox Olympic event {{Infobox Olympic event
|event = Figure Skating | event = Figure Skating
|games = 1908 Summer | games = 1908 Summer
|image = ] | image = ]
|venue = ]<br>], ],<br>], ] | venue = ] <br> ], ]
|dates = 28-29 October 1908 | dates = 28–29 October 1908
|competitors = 21 | competitors = 21
|nations = 6 | nations = 6
|next = ] | next = ]
}} }}

{{FigureskatingAt1908SummerOlympics}} {{FigureskatingAt1908SummerOlympics}}

At the ] in ], four ] events were contested. This took place at the ], in the district of ]. It was the first time that a type of winter sport was ever introduced in the Olympic Games, 16 years before the ] in ]. At the ] in ], four ] events were contested. This took place at the ], in the district of ]. It was the first time that a type of winter sport was ever introduced in the Olympic Games, 16 years before the ] in ].


The competition took place on October 28 and 29, 1908. The competition took place on October 28 and 29, 1908.


The number of competitors was very low, with 2 events having only 3 entrants, guaranteeing a medal for participation. The number of competitors was very low, with 2 events having only 3 entrants, guaranteeing a medal for participation.


==Medal summary== ==Medal summary==
===Medalists===
{| {{MedalistTable|type=Event}} {| {{MedalistTable|type=Event}}
|- |-
| ]<br/>9 competitors | ]
| {{flagIOCmedalist|]|SWE|1908 Summer}} | {{flagIOCathlete|]|SWE|1908 Summer}}
| {{flagIOCmedalist|]|SWE|1908 Summer}} | {{flagIOCathlete|]|SWE|1908 Summer}}
| {{flagIOCmedalist|]|SWE|1908 Summer}} | {{flagIOCathlete|]|SWE|1908 Summer}}
|- |-
| ]<br/>3 competitors | ]
| {{flagIOCmedalist|]|RU1|1908 Summer}} | {{flagIOCathlete|]|RU1|1908 Summer}}
| {{flagIOCmedalist|]|GBR|1908 Summer}} | {{flagIOCathlete|]|GBR|1908 Summer}}
| {{flagIOCmedalist|]|GBR|1908 Summer}} | {{flagIOCathlete|]|GBR|1908 Summer}}
|- |-
| ]<br/>5 competitors | ]
| {{flagIOCmedalist|]|GBR|1908 Summer}} | {{flagIOCathlete|]|GBR|1908 Summer}}
| {{flagIOCmedalist|]|GER|1908 Summer}} | {{flagIOCathlete|]|GER|1908 Summer}}
| {{flagIOCmedalist|]|GBR|1908 Summer}} | {{flagIOCathlete|]|GBR|1908 Summer}}
|- |-
| ]<br/>3 competitors | ]
| {{flagIOCmedalist|]<br />and ]|GER|1908 Summer}} | {{flagIOCathlete|] <br> / ]|GER|1908 Summer}}
| {{flagIOCmedalist|]<br />and ]|GBR|1908 Summer}} | {{flagIOCathlete|] <br> / ]|GBR|1908 Summer}}
| {{flagIOCmedalist|]<br />and ]|GBR|1908 Summer}} | {{flagIOCathlete|] <br> / ]|GBR|1908 Summer}}
⚫ |}

===Medal table===
⚫ {| {{RankedMedalTable}}
⚫ |-
⚫ | 1 || align=left | {{flagIOC|GBR|1908 Summer}} || 1 || 2 || 3 || 6
⚫ |-
⚫ | 2 || align=left | {{flagIOC|SWE|1908 Summer}} || 1 || 1 || 1 || 3
⚫ |-
⚫ | 3 || align=left | {{flagIOC|GER|1908 Summer}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 2
⚫ |-
⚫ | 4 || align=left | {{flagIOC|RU1|1908 Summer}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1
|} |}


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* {{flagIOC|USA|1908 Summer|1}} * {{flagIOC|USA|1908 Summer|1}}


==Medal table== ==External links==
⚫ * {{cite book | last = Cook | first = Theodore Andrea | year = 1908 | title = The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report | url = http://library.la84.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1908/1908.pdf | publisher = ] | location = London | pages = 284-295 | accessdate = 4 April 2014}} (courtesy ] )
⚫ {| {{RankedMedalTable}}
⚫ * {{cite web | url = http://www.olympic.org/content/results-and-medalists/gamesandsportsummary/?sport=31759&games=1908%2F1 | title = London 1908 Figure Skating | website = Olympic.org | publisher = ] | accessdate = 4 April 2014}}
⚫ |-
⚫ * {{cite web | url = http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1908/FSK/ | title = Figure Skating at the 1908 London Summer Games | website = SR/Olympic Sports | publisher = ] | accessdate = 4 April 2014}}
⚫ | 1 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|GBR|1908 Summer}} || 1 || 2 || 3 || 6
⚫ * {{cite web | url = http://www.winter-olympic-memories.com/html/results/results_top_en.htm | title = Results of the Olympic Winter Games | website = Memories of the Olympic Winter Games | accessdate = 4 April 2014}}
⚫ |-
⚫ | 2 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|SWE|1908 Summer}} || 1 || 1 || 1 || 3
⚫ |-
⚫ | 3 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|GER|1908 Summer}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 2
⚫ |-
⚫ | 4 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|RU1|1908 Summer}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1
⚫ |}

==References==
⚫ {{Commons category|Figure skating at the 1908 Summer Olympics}}
⚫ * {{cite book |last=Cook |first=Theodore Andrea |year=1908 |title=The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report |url=http://library.la84.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1908/1908.pdf |publisher=] |location=London |pages=284-295 |accessdate=4 April 2014}} (courtesy ] )
⚫ * {{cite web |url=http://www.olympic.org/content/results-and-medalists/gamesandsportsummary/?sport=31759&games=1908%2F1 |title=London 1908 Figure Skating |website=Olympic.org |publisher=] |accessdate=4 April 2014}}
⚫ * {{cite web |url=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1908/FSK/ |title=Figure Skating at the 1908 London Summer Games |website=SR/Olympic Sports |publisher=] |accessdate=4 April 2014}}
⚫ * {{cite web |url=http://www.winter-olympic-memories.com/html/results/results_top_en.htm |title=Results of the Olympic Winter Games |website=Memories of the Olympic Winter Games |accessdate=4 April 2014}}


{{EventsAt1908SummerOlympics}} {{EventsAt1908SummerOlympics}}
{{Olympic Games Figure skating}} {{Olympic Games Figure skating}}


⚫ {{Commons category|Figure skating at the 1908 Summer Olympics}}
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Revision as of 10:44, 15 December 2014

Figure Skating
at the Games of the IV Olympiad
VenuePrince's Skating Club
London, United Kingdom
Dates28–29 October 1908
Competitors21 from 6 nations
1920 →
Figure skating at the
1908 Summer Olympics
Singlesmenladies
Special figuresmen
Pairsmixed

At the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, four figure skating events were contested. This took place at the Prince's Skating Club, in the district of Knightsbridge. It was the first time that a type of winter sport was ever introduced in the Olympic Games, 16 years before the first Winter Olympics in Chamonix.

The competition took place on October 28 and 29, 1908.

The number of competitors was very low, with 2 events having only 3 entrants, guaranteeing a medal for participation.

Medal summary

Medalists

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's singles  Ulrich Salchow (SWE)  Richard Johansson (SWE)  Per Thorén (SWE)
Men's special figures  Nikolai Panin (RU1)  Arthur Cumming (GBR)  Geoffrey Hall-Say (GBR)
Ladies' singles  Madge Syers (GBR)  Elsa Rendschmidt (GER)  Dorothy Greenhough-Smith (GBR)
Pair skating  Anna Hübler
/ Heinrich Burger (GER) 		 Phyllis Johnson
/ James H. Johnson (GBR) 		 Madge Syers
/ Edgar Syers (GBR)

Medal table

1  Great Britain 1 2 3 6
2  Sweden 1 1 1 3
3  Germany 1 1 0 2
4  Russian Empire 1 0 0 1

Participating nations

21 figure skaters from 6 nations competed.

External links

Events at the 1908 Summer Olympics (London)
Figure skating at the Olympic Games
Summer
Winter
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