United States at the 1896 Summer Olympics

United States at the; 1896 Summer Olympics
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IOC code	USA
NOC	United States Olympic Committee
in Athens
Competitors	14 in 3 sports
Medals; Ranked 1st	Gold 11 Silver 7 Bronze 2 Total 20
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Other related appearances
	1906 Intercalated Games

Fourteen competitors from the United States competed in three sports at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. The Americans were the most successful athletes in terms of gold medals, beating host nation Greece, 11 to 10, despite fielding only 14 competitors compared to an estimated 169 Greek entrants. However, the Greeks' 46 total medals dwarfed the Americans' 20.

The United States team had 27 entries in 16 events, with 20 of the 27 resulting in top-three finishes.

Most of the American competitors were students at Harvard University or Princeton University or members of the Boston Athletic Association. The team trained at The Pennington School, in Pennington, New Jersey, while preparing for the first modern Olympic Games.

Medalists

Of the 14 Americans at the Athens Games, 12 won medals. Charles Waldstein, a shooter, and Gardner Williams, a swimmer, were the two who did not win any medals.

Several members of America's first Olympic team in 1896. Standing: T.E. Burke, Thomas P. Curtis, Ellery H. Clark. Seated: W.W. Hoyt, Sumner Paine, Trainer John Graham, John B. Paine, Arthur C. Blake

Several members of America's first Olympic team

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
Gold	Thomas Burke	Athletics	Men's 100 metres
Gold	Thomas Curtis	Athletics	Men's 110 metre hurdles
Gold	Thomas Burke	Athletics	Men's 400 metres
Gold	Ellery Clark	Athletics	Men's high jump
Gold	Ellery Clark	Athletics	Men's long jump
Gold	James Connolly	Athletics	Men's triple jump
Gold	William Hoyt	Athletics	Men's pole vault
Gold	Robert Garrett	Athletics	Men's discus throw
Gold	Robert Garrett	Athletics	Men's shot put
Gold	John Paine	Shooting	Men's 25 metre military pistol
Gold	Sumner Paine	Shooting	Men's 30 metre free pistol
Silver	Herbert Jamison	Athletics	Men's 400 metres
Silver	Arthur Blake	Athletics	Men's 1500 metres
Silver	James Connolly	Athletics	Men's high jump
Silver	Robert Garrett	Athletics	Men's high jump
Silver	Robert Garrett	Athletics	Men's long jump
Silver	Albert Tyler	Athletics	Men's pole vault
Silver	Sumner Paine	Shooting	Men's 25 metre military pistol
Bronze	Francis Lane	Athletics	Men's 100 metres
Bronze	James Connolly	Athletics	Men's long jump

Athletics

Thomas Curtis

US athletic team

The United States squad of 11, which featured only one national champion, won nine gold medals in the twelve athletics events, with contributions from six different athletes. Six silver medals and two bronze medals also went to the Americans in athletics.

Track & road events

Athlete	Events	Heat		Final
Athlete	Events	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Thomas Burke	100 m	11.8	1 Q	12.0
Francis Lane		12.2	1 Q	12.6
Thomas Curtis		12.2	1 Q	Did not start
Thomas Burke	400 m	58.4	1 Q	54.2
Herbert Jamison	400 m	56.8	1 Q	55.2
Arthur Blake	1500 m	n/a		4:34.0
Thomas Curtis	110 m hurdles	18.0	1 Q	17.6
William Hoyt	110 m hurdles	Unknown	2 Q	Did not start
Arthur Blake	Marathon	n/a		Did not finish

James Connolly

Field events

Athlete	Events	Final
Athlete	Events	Result	Rank
Ellery Clark	Long jump	6.35
Robert Garrett		6.00
James Connolly		5.84
James Connolly	Triple jump	13.71
Ellery Clark	High jump	1.81
James Connolly		1.65
Robert Garrett		1.65
William Hoyt	Pole vault	3.30
Albert Tyler	Pole vault	3.20
Robert Garrett	Shot put	11.22
Ellery Clark	Shot put	Unknown	Unknown
Robert Garrett	Discus throw	29.15

Shooting

The Paine brothers contested only two events, taking the top two spots in the event in which they both competed, the military pistol. Sumner was the only one of the two to enter the free pistol, which he won. Waldstein was the third member of the American shooting contingent, competing in the military rifle event.

Athlete	Event	Hits	Score
John Paine	25 m military pistol	25	442
Sumner Paine	25 m military pistol	23	380
Sumner Paine	30 m free pistol	24	442
Charles Waldstein	200 m military rifle	Unknown

Swimming

Williams competed in two swimming events, placing in neither.

Men

Athlete	Event	Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Gardner Williams	100 metre freestyle	Unknown
Gardner Williams	1200 metre freestyle	Unknown

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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 )
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 )
Smith, Michael Llewellyn (2004). Olympics in Athens 1896. The Invention of the Modern Olympic Games. London: Profile Books. ISBN 1-86197-342-X.

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