Wrestling at the 1896 Summer Olympics
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Wrestling at the Olympics
| Wrestling at the Games of the I Olympiad | |
|---|---|
| Wrestling pictogram | |
| Venue | Panathinaiko Stadium |
| Dates | 10–11 April 1896 |
| No. of events | 1 (1 men, 0 women) |
| Competitors | 5 from 4 nations |
1904 → | |
| Wrestling at the 1896 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
| Greco-Roman | men |
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.
Medal summary
[edit ]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.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greco-Roman details |
Carl Schuhmann Germany |
Georgios Tsitas Greece |
Stephanos Christopoulos Greece |
Participating nations
[edit ]A total of 5 wrestlers from 4 nations competed at the Athens Games:
- Germany (1)
- Great Britain (1)
- Greece (2)
- Hungary (1)
Medal table
[edit ]| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Greece | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Totals (2 entries) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Sub-Committee for Wrestling and Gymnastics
[edit ]- 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
[edit ]- List of World and Olympic Champions in men's freestyle wrestling
- List of World and Olympic Champions in Greco-Roman wrestling
References
[edit ]- Lampros, S.P.; Polites, N.G.; De Coubertin, Pierre; Philemon, P.J. & Anninos, C. (1897). The Olympic Games: BC 776 – AD 1896. Athens: Charles Beck. (Digitally available at [1])
- Mallon, Bill & Widlund, Ture (1998). The 1896 Olympic Games. Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary . Jefferson: McFarland. ISBN 0-7864-0379-9. (Excerpt available at [2])
- Smith, Michael Llewellyn (2004). Olympics in Athens 1896. The Invention of the Modern Olympic Games. London: Profile Books. ISBN 1-86197-342-X.
