Nikolai Panin

Nikolai Panin
Nikolai Panin

Panin in 1908.
Personal information
Full name Nikolay Aleksandrovich Panin-Kolomenkin
Born January 8, 1872(1872-01-08)
Khrenovoye, near Voronezh
Died January 19, 1956(1956-01-19) (aged 83)
Leningrad
Olympic medal record
Competitor for  Russia
Men's Figure skating
Gold 1908 London Special figures

Nikolay Aleksandrovich Panin-Kolomenkin, (Russian: Николай Александрович Панин-Коломенкин, 8 January 1872 [27 December 1871 O.S.] – 19 January 1956 in Leningrad) was a Russian figure skater and coach. He won the gold medal in special figures in the 1908 Summer Olympics. Panin was Russia's first Olympic champion.[1][2] He was inducted into the World Figure Skating Hall of Fame in 2009.[3]

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Biography

Panin was born in Khrenovoye, Voronezh and died in St. Petersburg.

Despite having a weak constitution, Panin was very active and took part in rowing, cycling, athletics and gymnastics. While studying mathematics at Saint Petersburg University in 1897, he took part in a figure skating competition, albeit unsuccessfully. To improve, he developed a technique of wrapping towels around his feet to weigh them down and improve his balance, thus preventing falls. It was at this time that he took the nickname "Panin" on to evade the mockery of his fellow students, at a time when many athletes were adopting nicknames. He competed under the name "Nikolay Panin", though most Russian sources now hyphenate his surname to "Panin-Kolomenkin".

Two men's skating events were contested at the 1908 Summer Olympics: single skating and special figures. Panin won the special figures event and competed, but did not finish, in the singles event. 1908 was the only year in which special figures was an Olympic event. Panin also competed in the 1903 World Championships, placing second behind Salchow.

Panin was a prominent figure skating coach both before and after his win at the Olympics. He even helped train his rivals during his own competitive career. He wrote several biographical and reference books, the first of which appeared in 1910. He was also a judge at international competitions.

Panin also competed as a shooter. At the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm he placed 8th in 50 metre pistol competition.

Panin was also one of the first to be ranked in a sport classification system, a precursor to the Unified Sports Classification System of the USSR. Several of his students also won ratings.[4]

In 1993 Russia issued a 50 ruble gold coin commemorating Russia's first gold medal. Panin appears alongside the Olympic rings and flame, a laurel branch, and a winged ice skate.[5]

2008 Cup of Russia poster: "100 years since the first gold Olympic medal".

Competitive highlights

Illustration of special figures by Panin

Single skating highlights

Event 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908
Olympic Games DNF
World Championships 2nd
European Championships 3rd 2nd
Russian Championships 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st
  • DNF = Did not finish

Special figures highlights

Event 1908
Olympic Games 1st

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