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) competed at the

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. It was the second appearance of the European nation, after having missed the 1904 Games.

Late arrival of the shooting team

Some sources claim that the Russian shooting team was 13 days late to the Olympics due to the Russian Empire still using the

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as opposed to the rest of Europe, which used the Gregorian system. The official report does not mention Russia, and it does mention Italy and Australia as "absent". Other authors doubt of this claim, and underlie that Russia had been living next to Gregorian-calendar Europe for two centuries and was used to the difference

Medalists

Results by event

Athletics

Russia had one track & field athlete compete in 1908. Lind took 19th place of 27 finishers in the marathon.

Figure skating

Wrestling

Notes

Sources

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Russian Empire at the Olympics