Russia at the 1912 Summer Olympics
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Russian Empire (Russia) competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden.
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.
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.
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Medalists
Silver
- Amos Kash, Nikolai Melnitsky, Pavel Voyloshnikov and Grigori Panteleimonov — Shooting, Men's Team 30m military pistol
- Martin Klein — Wrestling, Greco-Roman middleweight
Bronze
- Mart Kuusik — Rowing, Men's single sculls
- Esper Beloselsky, Ernest Brasche, Nikolai Puschnitsky, Aleksandr Rodionov, Iosif Schomaker, Philip Strauch and Karl Lindblom — Sailing, Men's 10m class
- Harry Blau — Shooting, Men's Trap
Aquatics
Swimming
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
Athletics
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...
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