Russian Empire at the 1912 Summer Olympics
Russian Empire at the 1912 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | RU1 |
NOC | Russian Olympic Committee |
in Stockholm | |
Competitors | 159 in 15 sports |
Medals Ranked 16th |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Other related appearances | |
Soviet Union (1952–1988) Unified Team (1992) Russia (1994–2016) ROC (2020) Individual Neutral Athletes (2024) |
The Russian Empire (Russia) competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. 159 competitors took part in 62 events in 15 sports.[1]
Medalists
[edit]Silver
[edit]- Amos Kash, Nikolai Melnitsky, Pavel Voyloshnikov and Grigori Panteleimonov — Shooting, Men's Team 30m rapid fire pistol
- Martin Klein — Wrestling, Greco-Roman middleweight
Bronze
[edit]- Mart Kuusik — Rowing, Men's single sculls
- Esper Beloselsky, Ernest Brasche, Nikolai Puschnitsky, Aleksandr Rodionov, Joseph Schomacker, Philipp Strauch and Karl Lindholm — Sailing, Men's 10m class
- Haralds Blaus — Shooting, Men's Trap
Aquatics
[edit]Swimming
[edit]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
Swimmer | Events | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Pavel Avksentyev | 400 m freestyle | N/A | Did not finish | Did not advance | |||||
1500 m freestyle | N/A | Did not finish | Did not advance | ||||||
Georgy Baimakov | 200 m breaststroke | N/A | 3:29.0 | 5 | Did not advance | ||||
400 m breaststroke | N/A | 7:28.6 | 2 Q | Did not start | Did not advance | ||||
Herbert von Kuhlberg | 100 m freestyle | Unknown | 4 | Did not advance | |||||
Nikolai Voronkov | 400 m freestyle | N/A | Did not finish | Did not advance |
Athletics
[edit]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.
Athlete | Events | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Aleksis Aide | 10 km walk | N/A | 59:24.4 | 9 | Did not advance | ||
Alfreds Alslebens | Decathlon | N/A | 5294.615 | 12 | |||
Ulrich Baasch | Pole vault | N/A | 3.40 | 16 | Did not advance | ||
Herberts Baumanis | 200 m | Did not finish | Did not advance | ||||
Pyotr Gayevsky | 400 m | ? | 4 | Did not advance | |||
Haralds Hahne | 200 m | ? | 4 | Did not advance | |||
Arnolds Indriksons | 1500 m | N/A | ? | 6 | Did not advance | ||
Andrejs Kapmals | Marathon | N/A | Did not finish | ||||
Nikolay Khorkov | 1500 m | N/A | ? | 7 | Did not advance | ||
Marathon | N/A | Did not start | |||||
Alexandre Kracheninin | Marathon | N/A | Did not start | ||||
Andrejs Krūkliņš | 1500 m | N/A | ? | 5-6 | Did not advance | ||
Marathon | N/A | Did not finish | |||||
Leopolds Lēvenšteins | 100 m | ? | 6 | Did not advance | |||
Kaarel Lukk | 10 km walk | N/A | Did not finish | Did not advance | |||
Eduard Hermann[2] | 10 km walk | N/A | Disqualified | Did not advance | |||
Johann Martin | Pole vault | N/A | 1.70 | 25 | Did not advance | ||
Vasily Molokanov | 2 hand discus | N/A | 47.37 | 19 | Did not advance | ||
Dmitry Nazarov | 800 m | ? | 5 | Did not advance | |||
1500 m | N/A | Did not finish | Did not advance | ||||
Nikolai Neklapayev | Discus throw | N/A | 32.59 | 35 | Did not advance | ||
Javelin throw | N/A | 44.98 | 17 | Did not advance | |||
Mikhail Nikolsky | 5000 m | N/A | 17:21.7 | 4 | Did not advance | ||
10000 m | N/A | Did not finish | Did not advance | ||||
Marathon | N/A | Did not start | |||||
Arvīds Ozols-Berne | Shot put | N/A | 10.33 | 21 | Did not advance | ||
Yevgeni Petrov | 1500 m | N/A | ? | 5 | Did not advance | ||
Nikolajs Rasso | Marathon | N/A | Did not finish | ||||
Elmar Reiman | Marathon | N/A | ? | 35 | |||
Alfrēds Ruks | 1500 m | N/A | ? | 7 | Did not advance | ||
Alfred Schwarz | Standing high jump | N/A | 1.40 | 13 | Did not advance | ||
Richard Schwarz | 100 m | ? | 5 | Did not advance | |||
Aleksandr Schultz | Long jump | N/A | 6.15 | 22 | Did not advance | ||
Decathlon | N/A | 6134.470 | 11 | ||||
Pavel Shtiglits | 100 m | ? | 4 | Did not advance | |||
Nikolajs Švedrēvics | Javelin throw | N/A | 43.21 | 20 | Did not advance | ||
Aleksandrs Upmals | Marathon | N/A | Did not finish | ||||
Ēriks Vanags | Shot put | N/A | 10.44 | 20 | Did not advance | ||
Discus throw | N/A | 31.34 | 39 | Did not advance | |||
Johannes Leopold Villemson | 800 m | Did not finish | Did not advance | ||||
Rūdolfs Vītols | 1500 m | N/A | ? | 4-5 | Did not advance | ||
René Wilde | Marathon | N/A | Did not start | ||||
Aleksandr Elizarov | 800 m | ? | 5-7 | Did not advance | |||
1500 m | N/A | ? | 6 | Did not advance | |||
Joseph Zaitsev | Marathon | N/A | Did not start |
Cycling
[edit]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
[edit]Cyclist | Events | Final | |
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Result | Rank | ||
Andrejs Apsītis | Ind. time trial | 12:18:20.6 | 60 |
Fiodor Borisow | Ind. time trial | Did not finish | |
Fridrihs Bošs | Ind. time trial | Did not finish | |
Jēkabs Bukse | Ind. time trial | Did not finish | |
Augusts Kepke | Ind. time trial | Did not finish | |
Kārlis Kepke | Ind. time trial | Did not finish | |
Jānis Līvens | Ind. time trial | Did not finish | |
Sergey Pesteryev | Ind. time trial | Did not finish | |
Jānis Prātnieks | Ind. time trial | Did not finish | |
Edgars Rihters | Ind. time trial | Did not finish | |
Andrejs Apsītis No other finishers |
Team time trial | Did not finish |
Diving
[edit]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.
Diver | Events | Heats | Final | ||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Viktor Baranov | Plain high diving | Did not finish | Did not advance |
Equestrian
[edit]- Dressage
Rider | Horse | Event | Final | |
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Penalties | Rank | |||
Mikhail Yekimov | Tritonych | Individual | 62 | 9 |
- Jumping
(Team score is the sum of the top three individual scores.)
Rider | Horse | Event | Final | |
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Penalties | Rank | |||
Dmitri Pavlovich | Unité | Individual | 10 | 9 |
Mikhail Plechkov | Yvette | Individual | 17 | 21 |
Aleksandr Rodzyanko | Eros | Individual | 14 | 16 |
Karol Rómmel | Siablik | Individual | 12 | 15 |
Sergey Zagorsky | Bandoura | Individual | 16 | 18 |
Aleksey Selikhov | Tugela | Individual | 20 | 22 |
Mikhail Plechkov Aleksandr Rodzyanko Aleksey Selikhov Dmitri Pavlovich |
Yvette Eros Tugela Unité |
Team | 50 | 5 |
Fencing
[edit]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.
Fencer | Event | Round 1 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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Record | Rank | Record | Rank | Record | Rank | Record | Rank | ||
Vladimir Andreyev | Sabre | 2 wins | 3 Q | 2 losses | 3 Q | Did not start | Did not advance | ||
Boris Arsenyev | Sabre | Bye | 2 losses | 3 Q | 1 win | 5 | Did not advance | ||
Gavriil Bertrain | Foil | 2 losses | 4 | Did not advance | |||||
Épée | 1 loss | 2 Q | 4 losses | 5 | Did not advance | ||||
Vladimir Danich | Sabre | 1 win | 3 Q | Did not start | Did not advance | ||||
Pavel Filatov | Sabre | 1 win | 4 | Did not advance | |||||
Nikolay Goredetsky | Foil | 6 losses | 7 | Did not advance | |||||
Leonid Grinev | Foil | 4 losses | 5 | Did not advance | |||||
Apollon Guiber von Greifenfels | Sabre | Bye | 2 losses | 2 Q | 2 wins | 4 | Did not advance | ||
Pavel Guvorsky | Foil | 4 losses | 5 | Did not advance | |||||
Épée | 6 losses | 7 | Did not advance | ||||||
Anatoly Zhakovlev | Foil | 4 losses | 5 | Did not advance | |||||
Vladimir Keyser | Foil | 5 losses | 7 | Did not advance | |||||
Épée | 4 losses | 4 | Did not advance | ||||||
Dmitry Knyazhevich | Foil | 3 losses | 4 | Did not advance | |||||
Nikolay Kuznetsov | Sabre | Bye | 3 losses | 4 | Did not advance | ||||
Feliks Leparsky | Foil | 3 losses | 4 | Did not advance | |||||
Lev Martyushev | Foil | 3 losses | 4 | Did not advance | |||||
Épée | 4 losses | 5 | Did not advance | ||||||
Aleksandr Mordovin | Foil | 3 losses | 4 | Did not advance | |||||
Sabre | 1 win | 4 | Did not advance | ||||||
Boris Nepokupnoy | Sabre | 0 wins | 4 | Did not advance | |||||
Georgy Zakyrich | Sabre | 1 win | 4 | Did not advance | |||||
Vladimir Samoylov | Foil | 4 losses | 5 | Did not advance | |||||
Vladimir de Sarnavsky | Foil | 4 losses | 5 | Did not advance | |||||
Épée | 4 losses | 4 | Did not advance | ||||||
Aleksandr Shkylev | Sabre | 1 win | 4 | Did not advance | |||||
Aleksandr Soldatenkov | Épée | 4 losses | 5 | Did not advance | |||||
Anatoly Timofeyev | Sabre | 1 win | 3 Q | 2 losses | 3 Q | Did not start | Did not advance | ||
Konstantin Vaterkampf | Sabre | 1 win | 4 | Did not advance | |||||
Gavril Bertrain Pavel Guvorsky Vladimir Keyser Dmitry Knyazhevich Lev Martyushev Vladimir Sarnavsky Aleksandr Soldatenkov |
Team épée | N/A | 0–2 | 3 | Did not advance | ||||
Vladimir Andreyev Vladimir Danich Apollon Guiber von Greifenfels Nikolay Kuznetsov Aleksandr Mordovin Georgy Zakyrich Aleksandr Shkylev Anatoly Timofeyev |
Team sabre | N/A | 0–2 | 3 | Did not advance |
Football
[edit]Quarterfinals
Finland | 2 – 1 | Russian Empire |
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Wiberg 30' Öhman 80' |
Butusov 72' |
Consolation quarterfinals
Germany | 16 – 0 | Russian Empire |
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Fuchs 2' 9' 21' 28' 34' 46' 51' 55' 65' 69' Förderer 6' 27' 53' 66' Burger 30' Oberle 58' |
- Final rank
- 9th place
Gymnastics
[edit]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
[edit]Gymnast | Events | Final | |
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Result | Rank | ||
Aleksandr Akhun | All-around | 87.75 | 39 |
Semyon Kulikov | All-around | 79.50 | 41 |
Pavel Kushnikov | All-around | 90.00 | 38 |
Fyodor Zabelin | All-around | 76.25 | 42 |
Modern pentathlon
[edit]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.)
Athlete | Shooting | Swimming | Fencing | Riding | Running | Total points | Rank | |||||||
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Score | Points | Time | Points | Wins | Touches | Points | Penalties | Time | Points | Time | Points | |||
Carl Aejemelaeus | 151 | 19 | 8:59.8 | 25 | Did not start | Retired | Did not finish | |||||||
Aarno Almqvist | 143 | 24 | 6:06.0 | 11 | 3 | ? | 27 | 0 | 12:03.4 | 13 | 23:16.1 | 16 | 90 | 20 |
Weli Hohenthal | 159 | 17 | 7:38.8 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 2 | 11:11.8 | 16 | 23:28.6 | 17 | 94 | 21 |
Boris Nepokupnoy | 185 | 6 | 8:16.6 | 24 | Did not start | Retired | Did not finish | |||||||
Oskar Wilkman | 176 | 11 | 8:11.6 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 10:34.2 | 5 | 22:57.8 | 15 | 73 | 15 |
Rowing
[edit]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.)
Rower | Event | Heats | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Mart Kuusik | Single sculls | 7:45.2 | 1 Q | 7:45.0 | 1 Q | Unknown | 2 | Did not advance () |
Sailing
[edit]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.)
Sailors | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | ||||||
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Time | Points | Rank | Time | Points | Rank | Points | Race-off | Rank | ||
Johan Farber Vladimir Ilyevich Vladimir Lurasov Nikolay Podgornov Herman von Adlerberg |
8 metre class | 2:27:59 | 0 | 7 | 2:21:43 | 0 | 7 | 0 | N/A | 5 |
Yevgeny Kuhn Ventseslav Kuzmichev Yevgeny Lomach Viktor Markov Pavel Pavlov |
8 metre class | 2:18:52 | 0 | 4 | 2:16:15 | 0 | 5 | 0 | N/A | 5 |
Esper Beloselsky Ernest Brasche Karl Lindblom Nikolay Pushnitsky Aleksandr Rodionov Iosif Shomaker Philipp Strauch |
10 metre class | 3:59:20 | 1 | 3 | 3:45:38 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4:23:17 |
Shooting
[edit]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 rapid fire pistol and Blau's bronze in the trap—in their debut performance in the sport.
Tennis
[edit]Two tennis players represented Russia at the 1912 Games. It was the nation's debut in tennis.
- Men
Athlete | Event | Round of 128 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
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Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
Mikhaił Sumarakow-Elston | Outdoor singles | Bye | Bye | Setterwall (SWE) W 6-2, 6-3, 11-13, 6-2 |
Kreuzer (GER) L 6-2, 10-12, 6-4, 6-0 |
Did not advance | 9 | ||
Aleksandr Alejnicyn Mikhaił Sumarakow-Elston |
Outdoor doubles | N/A | Bye | Hansen & Rovsing (DEN) W 2-6, 6-3, 7-5, 6-3 |
Canet & Mény (FRA) L 6-3, 6-0, 6-1 |
Did not advance | 5 |
Wrestling
[edit]Greco-Roman
[edit]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.[3][4]
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.
Wrestler | Class | First round | Second round | Third round | Fourth round | Fifth round | Sixth round | Seventh round | Final | |||
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Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Match A Opposition Result |
Match B Opposition Result |
Match C Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
Aleksandr Ankondinow | Featherweight | Kangas (FIN) L |
Stein (GER) W |
Larsson (SWE) L |
Did not advance | 19 | ||||||
Georg Baumann | Lightweight | Väre (FIN) L |
Salonen (FIN) L |
Did not advance | 31 | |||||||
Nikolajs Farnest | Heavyweight | Neser (GER) L |
Barrett (GBR) L |
Did not advance | N/A | Did not advance | 12 | |||||
Oskar Kaplur | Lightweight | Hayes (GBR) W |
Covre (ITA) W |
Salonen (FIN) W |
Väre (FIN) L |
Tanttu (FIN) W |
Kolehmainen (FIN) L |
Did not advance | 6 | |||
August Kippasto | Lightweight | Radvány (HUN) L |
Halík (BOH) L |
Did not advance | 31 | |||||||
Martin Klein | Middleweight | Somogyi (HUN) W |
Bergqvist (SWE) W |
Miskey (HUN) W |
Merkle (GER) W |
Westerlund (FIN) L |
Åberg (FIN) W |
Jokinen (FIN) W |
Asikainen (FIN) W |
Bye | Johansson (SWE) L/WO |
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Aleksanders Meesits | Featherweight | MacKenzie (GBR) L |
Hetmar (DEN) L |
Did not advance | 26 | |||||||
Paweł Pawłowicz | Featherweight | Karlsson (SWE) W |
Arneson (NOR) W |
Beránek (BOH) L |
Öberg (SWE) L |
Did not advance | 12 | |||||
Augusts Pikker | Light heavyweight | Barl (AUT) W |
Andersson (SWE) L |
Did not start | Did not advance | N/A | Did not advance | 19 | ||||
Jānis Polis | Middleweight | Bacon (GBR) W |
Jokinen (FIN) L |
Kokotowitsch (AUT) L |
Did not advance | 20 | ||||||
Aleksandr Siewierow | Middleweight | Frank (SWE) L |
Dahlberg (SWE) W |
Johansson (SWE) L |
Did not advance | 20 |
Art Competitions
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Russia at the 1912 Stockholm Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2012-06-24.
- ^ Mens Kilometres Walk Round One at Sports Reference
- ^ Ancient art back in Athens BBC story, 16 March 2004
- ^ The World's Longest Wrestling Match Archived 2009-12-31 at the Wayback Machine (thelongestlistofthelongeststuffatthelongestdomainnameatlonglast.com)