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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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| Figure skating at the 1908 Summer Olympics | ||
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| Singles | men | ladies |
| Special figures | men | |
| Pairs | mixed | |
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. 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.
Medal summary
Medalists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Men's singles details |
Ulrich Salchow Sweden
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Richard Johansson Sweden
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Per Thorén Sweden
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| Men's special figures details |
Nikolai Panin Russian Empire
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Arthur Cumming Great Britain
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Geoffrey Hall-Say Great Britain
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| Ladies' singles | Madge Syers Great Britain
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Elsa Rendschmidt Germany
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Dorothy Greenhough-Smith Great Britain
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| Pair skating | Anna Hübler / Heinrich Burger Germany
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Phyllis Johnson / James H. Johnson Great Britain
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Madge Syers / Edgar Syers Great Britain
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Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 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 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
Participating nations
21 figure skaters from 6 nations competed.
Argentina (1)- Germany (3)
- Great Britain (11)
- Russian Empire (1)
- Sweden (4)
United States (1)
References
- 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. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
- "Results of the Olympic Winter Games". Memories of the Olympic Winter Games. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
| Events at the 1908 Summer Olympics (London) | |
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 Figure skating at the Olympic Games | ||
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