Russian Empire at the 1900 Summer Olympics

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.

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 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
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)

Results by event

Equestrian

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
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

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
		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

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

• De Wael, Herman. Herman's Full Olympians: "Equestrian 1900". Accessed 19 January 2006. Available electronically at 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.