Figure skating at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's singles

Men's singles figure skating
at the Games of the IV Olympiad
Dates October 28–29
Competitors 9 from 5 nations
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Ulrich Salchow  Sweden
2nd, silver medalist(s) Richard Johansson  Sweden
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Per Thorén  Sweden

Sweden's Ulrich Salchow, who had won several World Figure Skating Championships, easily won the gold medal after his main rival, Russia's Nikolai Panin, withdrew in protest over what he considered unfair judging.

Results

Rank Name Nation CF FS Total points Places
1 Ulrich Salchow Sweden12377.37
2 Richard Johansson Sweden41365.210
3 Per Thorén Sweden63357.414
4 J. Keiller Greig Great Britain54310.919
5 Albert March Great Britain67232.029
6 Irving Brokaw United States85232.030
7 Horatio Torromé Argentina76228.931
WD Nikolai Panin Russian Empire2
WD Herbert Yglesias Great Britain9

Referee:

  • United Kingdom Herbert G. Fowler

Judges:

Sources

  • Cook, Theodore Andrea (1908). The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report. London: British Olympic Association.
  • De Wael, Herman. Herman's Full Olympians: "Figure skating 1908". Accessed 2 May 2006. Available electronically at .
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