Gymnastics at the 1896 Summer Olympics
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At the 1896 Summer Olympics, eight gymnastics events, all for men, were contested in Panathinaiko Stadium. They were organized and prepared by the Sub-Committee for Wrestling and Gymnastics. Events took place on 9 April, 10 April, and 11 April 1896. 71 competitors from 9 nations (including 52 from Greece) took part in gymnastics.
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Medal summary
These medals are retroactively assigned by the International Olympic Committee; at the time, winners were given a silver medal and subsequent places received no award.
Participating nations
A total of 71 gymnasts from 9 nations competed at the Athens Games:
- Bulgaria (1)
- Denmark (1)
- France (1)
- Germany (11)
- Great Britain (1)
- Greece (52)
- Hungary (2)
- Sweden (1)
- Switzerland (1)
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Germany | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
2 | Greece | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
3 | Switzerland | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Sub-Committee for Wrestling and Gymnastics
- Joan. Phokianos, president
- George Streit, secretary
- Joan. Yenissarlis
- Loukas Belos
- Nic. Politis
- Chas. Waldstein
- Dimitri Aighinitis
- Dim. Sekkeris
- Spiridon Comoundouros
- Const. Manos
- Sp. Antonopoulos
See also
References
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