Russian Empire at the 1900 Summer Olympics
| Russian Empire at the 1900 Summer Olympics |
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| IOC code | RU1 | ||||||||
| NOC | Russian Olympic Committee | ||||||||
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| Competitors | 4 in 2 sports | ||||||||
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 Soviet Union (1952–1988) Unified Team (1992) Russia (1994–) |
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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.
The Russian team had two riders in the initial Olympic equestrian competitions.
Russia competed in fencing in the nation's first Olympic appearance. The nation sent 3 fencers; all were sabre professionals. Only two competed.
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