Russian Empire
The Russian Empire was an empire and the final period of the Russian monarchy from 1721 to 1917, ruling across large parts of Eurasia. It succeeded the Tsardom of Russia following the Treaty of Nystad, which ended the Great Northern War. ...
(Russia) competed at the
1912 Summer Olympics in
Stockholm,
Sweden. 159 competitors took part in 62 events in 15 sports.
Medalists
Silver
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Amos Kash,
Nikolai Melnitsky
Nikolai Melnitsky (russian: Николай Мельницкий, 26 April 1887 ( OS)/9 May 1887( NS), Kyiv, Russian Empire – 7 November 1965) was a sport shooter who competed for the Russian Empire
The Russian Empire was an empire a ...
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Pavel Voyloshnikov and
Grigori Panteleimonov
Grigori Panteleimonov (russian: Григорий Пантелеймонов, 17 December 1885 – 31 October 1934) was a Russian sport shooter
Shooting sports is a group of competitive and recreational sporting activities involving proficienc ...
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Shooting
Shooting is the act or process of discharging a projectile from a ranged weapon (such as a gun, bow, crossbow, slingshot, or blowpipe). Even the acts of launching flame, artillery, darts, harpoons, grenades, rockets, and guided missiles ...
, Men's Team 30m military pistol
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Martin Klein —
Wrestling
Wrestling is a series of combat sports involving grappling-type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. Wrestling techniques have been incorporated into martial arts, combat ...
, Greco-Roman middleweight
Bronze
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Mart Kuusik
Hugo-Maksimilian "Mart" Kuusik (9 December 1877 – 24 August 1965) was a Russian later Estonian rower who competed for the Russian Empire in the 1912 Summer Olympics.
Representing Russia, he won a bronze medal in a single sculls event.
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Rowing
Rowing is the act of propelling a human-powered watercraft using the sweeping motions of oars to displace water and generate reactional propulsion. Rowing is functionally similar to paddling, but rowing requires oars to be mechanically ...
, Men's single sculls
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Esper Beloselsky,
Ernest Brasche,
Nikolai Puschnitsky,
Aleksandr Rodionov
Aleksandr Diomidovich Rodionov (russian: Александр Диомидович Родионов) was a sailor from Russia. He died before 1910. Who represented his native country at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Nynäshamn, Sweden
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Iosif Schomaker,
Philipp Strauch and
Karl Lindholm —
Sailing
Sailing employs the wind—acting on sails, wingsails or kites—to propel a craft on the surface of the ''water'' (sailing ship, sailboat, raft, windsurfer, or kitesurfer), on ''ice'' (iceboat) or on ''land'' (land yacht) over a chosen cou ...
, Men's 10m class
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Haralds Blaus
Harald "Harry" Blau (German: ''Harald "Harry" Carl Adolf Blau'', Latvian: ''Haralds Kārlis Ādolfs Blaus'', russian: Гарольд Карлович Блау; 6 February 1885 – 4 June 1944) was a Latvian sport shooter of Baltic German origin ...
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Shooting
Shooting is the act or process of discharging a projectile from a ranged weapon (such as a gun, bow, crossbow, slingshot, or blowpipe). Even the acts of launching flame, artillery, darts, harpoons, grenades, rockets, and guided missiles ...
, Men's
Trap
A trap is a mechanical device used to capture or restrain an animal for purposes such as hunting, pest control, or ecological research.
Trap or TRAP may also refer to:
Art and entertainment Films and television
* ''Trap'' (2015 film), Fil ...
Aquatics
Swimming
Four swimmers competed for Russia at the 1912 Games. It was the nation's debut in swimming. None of the Russian swimmers took part in the semifinals of any event; Baimakov had advanced unopposed from the quarterfinals in the 400 metre breaststroke, but did not start in the semifinals.
''Ranks given for each swimmer are within the heat.''
; Men
Athletics
35 athletes competed for Russia. It was the second appearance of the nation in athletics, after having a single marathon runner in 1908.
Aleksandr Schultz's 11th-place finish in the decathlon was Russia's best placement.
Ranks given are within that athlete's heat for running events.
Cycling
Ten cyclists represented Russia. It was the first appearance of the nation in cycling.
Andrejs Apsītis was the only cyclist to finish the time trial, the only race held, placing 60th. Because only Apsītis finished the time trial, the team received no ranking in the four-man team competition.
Road cycling
Diving
A single diver represented Russia. It was Russia's debut in diving.
Viktor Baranov, the sole Russian diver, did not finish the competition in the first round of the plain high diving event.
Rankings given are within the diver's heat.
Equestrian
; Dressage
; Jumping
(Team score is the sum of the top three individual scores.)
Fencing
Twenty-four fencers represented Russia. It was the second appearance of the nation in fencing, which had previously competed in 1900. Because both fencers in 1900 had been professionals, the 1912 team was the first Russian team to feature amateurs. None of the Russian fencers in 1912 advanced to the finals, though four sabrists reached the semifinals.
Football
Quarterfinals
Consolation quarterfinals
;Final rank: 9th place
Gymnastics
Four gymnasts represented Russia. It was the debut of the nation in gymnastics. All four of the Russian gymnasts finished in the bottom five. Russia did not send any teams in the team competitions.
Artistic
Modern pentathlon
Russia had five competitors in the first Olympic pentathlon competition. Two of the Russians were among the ten pentathletes to retire early. The others placed 15th, 20th, and 21st among the 22 finishers.
(The scoring system was point-for-place in each of the five events, with the smallest point total winning.)
Rowing
One rower represented Russia. It was the nation's first appearance in rowing. Kuusik advanced to the semifinals in the single sculls before being defeated, taking the bronze medal.
(Ranks given are within each crew's heat.)
Sailing
Seventeen sailors represented Russia. It was the nation's first appearance in sailing. Neither of Russia's eight metre boats were able to score any points, but the nation's ten metre boat finished in the top three of both races; that boat lost the race-off for second place and settled for the bronze medal.
(7 points for 1st in each race, 3 points for 2nd, 1 point for 3rd. Race-off to break ties in total points if necessary for medal standings.)
Shooting
Twenty six shooters competed for Russia. It was the first appearance of the nation in shooting. The Russian shooters won a pair of medals—a silver in the team military pistol and Blau's bronze in the trap—in their debut performance in the sport.
Tennis
Two tennis players represented Russia at the 1912 Games. It was the nation's debut in tennis.
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Wrestling
Greco-Roman
Russia was represented by 11 wrestlers at its second Olympic wrestling appearance. Klein was able to match Russia's best performance from 1908, taking the silver medal in the middleweight class. The team went a combined 17–22.
The bout between Klein and Asikainen turned out to be the last match, which lasted 11 hours and forty minutes, which is the world's longest wrestling match.
The World's Longest Wrestling Match
(thelongestlistofthelongeststuffatthelongestdomainnameatlonglast.com)
After Klein finally claimed victory, he was completely exhausted and was ruled unfit to compete in the final. Thus Johanson, whose only loss in the elimination rounds had been via a double loss to Asikainen, became the gold medalist.
Art Competitions
References
External links
International Olympic Committee results database
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Sport in the Russian Empire