Wrestling at the 1896 Summer Olympics
Wrestling at the Games of the I Olympiad | |
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Venue | Panathinaiko Stadium |
Dates | 10–11 April 1896 |
No. of events | 1 (1 men, 0 women) |
Competitors | 5 from 4 nations |
Wrestling at the 1896 Summer Olympics | |
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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
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 |
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Greco-Roman |
Carl Schuhmann Germany |
Georgios Tsitas Greece |
Stephanos Christopoulos Greece |
Participating nations
A total of 5 wrestlers from 4 nations competed at the Athens Games:
- Germany (1)
- Great Britain (1)
- Greece (2)
- Hungary (1)
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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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
- Joan. Phokianos, president
- George Streit, secretary
- Joan. Yenissarlis
- Loukas Belos
- Nic. Politis
- Chas. Waldstein
- Dimitri Aighinitis
- Dim. Sekkeris
- Spiridon Comoundouros
- Const. Manos
- Sp. Antonopoulos