Figure skating at the 1908 Summer Olympics
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| Figure Skating at the Games of the IV Olympiad | |
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| File:Figure skating pictogram.svg | |
| Venue | Prince's Skating Club London, United Kingdom |
| Dates | 28–29 October |
| Competitors | 21 from 6 nations |
| Figure skating at the 1908 Summer Olympics | ||
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| File:Figure skating pictogram.svg | ||
| 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 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]
Medal summary
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Medal table
[edit | edit source]| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Great Britain | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | File:Flag of the German Empire.svg Germany | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | File:Flag of Russia.svg Russian Empire | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
Participating nations
[edit | edit source]21 figure skaters from 6 nations competed.
- File:Flag of Argentina (1861–2010).svg Argentina (1)
- File:Flag of the German Empire.svg Germany (3)
- File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Great Britain (11)
- File:Flag of Russia.svg Russian Empire (1)
- File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden (4)
- File:US flag 45 stars.svg United States (1)
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References
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