1908 Olympics in London

1908 Olympics in London. Russia won there the first gold in our history. Figure skater Nikolai Kolomenkin (Panin) distinguished himself. Figure skating was included in the program of the Summer Games (they lasted until the end of October). Subsequently, Kolomenkin became an Honored Master of Sports of the USSR and a judge of the All-Union category in figure skating. Also at the London Olympics, heavyweight wrestler Alexander Petrov won silver. Subsequently he became one of the founders of Soviet sports medicine. Wrestler Nikolai Orlov earned another silver medal for Russia in the lightweight division. Source: Wartime Media - Ukraine / Russia / China / Etc