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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.
No event had more than 7 competitors, with 2 having only 3 entrants.
Medal summary
Participating nations
21 figure skaters from 6 nations competed.
Argentina (1)
Germany (3)
Great Britain (11)
Russia (1)
Sweden (4)
United States (1)
Medal table
| 1 | Great Britain (GBR) |
1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | Sweden (SWE) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Germany (GER) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Russia (RUS) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Argentina and the United States had skaters compete, but won no medals.
References
- Cook, Theodore Andrea (1908). The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report. London: British Olympic Association.
- De Wael, Herman. Herman's Full Olympians: "Figure skating 1908". Accessed 2 May 2006. Available electronically at .
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