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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)
  • 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
  • References

    Gymnastics at the 1896 Summer Olympics Wikipedia


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