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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.
The number of competitors was very low, with 2 events having only 3 entrants, guaranteeing a medal for participation.
Medal summary
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Men's singles 9 competitors |
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 3 competitors |
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 5 competitors |
Madge Syers Great Britain
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Elsa Rendschmidt Germany
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Dorothy Greenhough-Smith Great Britain
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| Pairs 3 competitors |
Anna Hübler and Heinrich Burger Germany
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Phyllis Johnson and James H. Johnson Great Britain
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Madge Syers and Edgar Syers Great Britain
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Participating nations
21 figure skaters from 6 nations competed.
Argentina (1)
Germany (3)
Great Britain (11)
Russian Empire (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 | Russian Empire (RU1) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
References
- Cook, Theodore Andrea (1908). The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report (PDF). London: British Olympic Association. Retrieved 4 April 2014. (courtesy LA84 Foundation Sports Library)
- De Wael, Herman. Herman's Full Olympians: "Figure skating 1908". Accessed 2 May 2006. Available electronically at .
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 Figure skating at the Olympic Games | ||
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