Swimming at the 1896 Summer Olympics
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At the 1896 Summer Olympics, four swimming events were contested, all for men. They were planned and organized by the Sub-Committee for Nautical Sports. All events took place on 11 April in the Bay of Zea. 19 swimmers from four nations competed.
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[edit] 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 |
| 100 metre freestyle details | Image:Hungary flag 1867.png Alfréd Hajós Hungary (HUN) | Image:Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy.svg Otto Herschmann Austria (AUT) | none |
| 500 metre freestyle details | Image:Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy.svg Paul Neumann Austria (AUT) | Image:Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg Antonios Pepanos Greece (GRE) | Image:Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg Efstathios Chorophas Greece (GRE) |
| 1200 metre freestyle details | Image:Hungary flag 1867.png Alfréd Hajós Hungary (HUN) | Image:Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg Joannis Andreou Greece (GRE) | Image:Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg Efstathios Chorophas Greece (GRE) |
| Sailors 100 metre freestyle details | Image:Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg Ioannis Malokinis Greece (GRE) | Image:Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg Spiridon Chasapis Greece (GRE) | Image:Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg Dimitrios Drivas Greece (GRE) |
[edit] Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | Image:Hungary flag 1867.png Hungary | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Image:Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg Greece | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | Image:Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy.svg Austria | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
The United States had swimmers compete, but won no medals.
[edit] Sub-Committee for Nautical Sports
- HRH Prince George of Greece, president
- Paul Damalas, secretary
- Dimitri Kriezis
- K. Sachtouris
- George Coundouriotis
- Dimitri Arghyropoulos
- Constantinos Kanaris
- K. Arghyrakis
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- 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.
Events at the 1896 Summer Olympics (Athens) |
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| Athletics • Cycling • Fencing • Gymnastics • Shooting • Swimming • Tennis • Weightlifting • Wrestling |
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| List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men) • List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women) | |
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