Russian Empire at the 1900 Summer Olympics

Sporting event delegation

Russian Empire at the
1900 Summer Olympics

Flag of the Russian Empire

IOC code| RU1
NOC| Russian Olympic Committee
in Paris
Competitors| 4 in 2 sports
Medals|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

* 1900
* 1904
* 1908
* 1912

Other related appearances
Soviet Union (1952–1988)
Unified Team (1992)
Russia (1994–2016)
ROC (2020)
Individual Neutral Athletes (2024)

The Russian Empire competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris. It was the first appearance of the European nation, which had entered the names of competitors for the first modern Olympics in 1896 but had failed to appear.

## Results by event

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### Equestrian

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Main article: Equestrian at the 1900 Summer Olympics

The Russian team had two riders in the initial Olympic equestrian competitions. Both men competed in the long jump and in the mail coach and de Polyakov competed in the hacks and hunter combined event. One of the two competed in the high jump, though it is not clear which. Similarly, it is not clear which of the two men entered the jumping competition; further, for this event, it is not clear whether the Russian entrant actually competed.

Equestrian | Event | Time, height,
or distance | Rank

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Unknown[1] | Jumping | Unknown | 4–37
Unknown[2] | High jump | Unknown | 7–19
Vladimir Nikolayevich Orlov | Long jump | Unknown | 9–17
Élie de Polyakov | Unknown | 9–17
Élie de Polyakov | Hacks and hunter combined | Unknown | 5–51
Vladimir Nikolayevich Orlov | Mail coach | Unknown | 5–31
Élie de Polyakov | Unknown | 5–31

### Fencing

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Main article: Fencing at the 1900 Summer Olympics

Russia competed in fencing in the nation's first Olympic appearance. The nation sent 3 fencers; all were sabre professionals.[3] Only two competed.[4]

Fencer | Event | Round 1 | Quarterfinals | Repechage | Semifinals | Final

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Result | Rank  | Result | Rank  | Result | Rank  | Result | Rank  | Result | Rank
Julian Michaux | Men's masters sabre | Unknown | 1–4 Q | — | 6–1 | 2 Q | 3–4 | 5
Petro Zakovorot | Unknown | 1–4 Q | 5–2 | 3 Q | 2–5 | 7

## Notes

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1. ^ Either Orloff or de Poliakov entered, and is assumed to have competed. No record exists of which it was, and the official report indicates numbers of entrants per nation rather than competitors. Since not all entrants competed, it is uncertain if a Russian actually competed.
2. ^ Again, this was either Orloff or de Poliakov. De Wael indicates that all entrants competed in this event, so whichever Russian entered did compete.
3. ^ Official report 1900 Page 165
4. ^ Russia Fencing at the 1900 Paris Summer Games

## References

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* De Wael, Herman. Herman's Full Olympians: "Equestrian 1900". Accessed 19 January 2006. Available electronically at [1] Archived 2012-07-16 at the Wayback Machine.
* Mallon, Bill (1998). The 1900 Olympic Games, Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. ISBN 0-7864-0378-0.

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