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At the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, four figure skating events were contested. This took place at the Prince's Skating Club, in the district of Knightsbridge. It was the first time that a type of winter sport was ever introduced in the Olympic Games, 16 years before the first Winter Olympics in Chamonix.
The competition took place on October 28 and 29, 1908.
No event had more than 7 competitors, with 2 having only 3 entrants.

Contents

Medal summary

Medal table

References

Medal summary

Men's singles
Men's special figures
Ladies' singles
Pairs

Medal table

1		1	2	3	6
2		1	1	1	3
3		1	1	0	2
4		1	0	0	1

Argentina and the United States had skaters compete, but won no medals.

References

★ The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report, , Theodore Andrea, Cook, British Olympic Association, 1908,

★ De Wael, Herman. ''Herman's Full Olympians'': "Figure skating 1908". Accessed 2 May 2006. Available electronically at .