Nikolai Panin
| Nikolai Panin | |
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Panin in 1908 | |
| Full name | Nikolai Aleksandrovich Panin-Kolomenkin |
| Other names | birth name: Nikolai Aleksandrovich Kolomenkin alternative spelling: Nikolay, Nicolai, Nicholas |
| Born | 8 January 1872 Khrenovoye, Voronezh Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | 19 January 1956 (aged 83) Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | Russian Empire |
Nikolai Aleksandrovich Panin-Kolomenkin (Russian: Николай Александрович Панин-Коломенкин; 8 January 1872 [O.S. 27 December 1871] – 19 January 1956) was a Russian figure skater and coach. He won the gold medal in special figures in the 1908 Summer Olympics, became one of the oldest figure skating Olympic champions. Panin was Russia's first Olympic champion.