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Wrestling at the 1896 Summer Olympics

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At the 1896 Summer Olympics, one wrestling event was contested. It was organized and prepared by the Sub-Committee for Wrestling and Gymnastics. Five competitors from four nations competed.

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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 5 wrestlers from 4 nations competed at the Athens Games:

  •  Germany (1)
  •  Great Britain (1)
  •  Greece (2)
  •  Hungary (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

    Wrestling at the 1896 Summer Olympics Wikipedia