Finland at the 1908 Summer Olympics having entered the trap event: Robert Huber, Axel Fredrik Londen and Karl Fazer, and are suggested as having been eliminated in the first round of the event. However, Bill Mallon and Ian Buchanan in modern research argue that they never started the event. Unless otherwise specified, results are lifted from: Ledend: W = win, L = loss Finland at the 1908 Summer Olympics Finland competed at the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom. The Grand Duchy of Finland was part of the Russian Empire at the time, but Finland had
Summer Olympic Games the marathon course on her own, saying "If the committee doesn't let me compete I will go after them regardless". The 1896 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in Athens, Greece, from 6 to 15 April 1896. It was the first Olympic Games held in the Modern era. About 100,000 people attended for the opening of the games. The athletes came from 14 nations, with most coming from Greece. Although Greece had the most athletes, the U.S. finished with the most champions. 11 Americans placed first in their