Weightlifting at the 1896 Summer Olympics
At the 1896 Summer Olympics, two weightlifting events were contested (men's one hand lift and two hand lift). The top two places were won by the same two men in each event, though their order was reversed for the two events. The bronze medals were split by the two Greek weightlifters. A total of seven men from five nations competed.[1]
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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.
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
One hand lift |
Launceston Elliot![]() |
Viggo Jensen![]() |
Alexandros Nikolopoulos![]() |
Two hand lift |
Viggo Jensen![]() |
Launceston Elliot![]() |
Sotirios Versis![]() |
Participating nations
A total of 7 weightlifters from 5 nations competed at the Athens Games:
Denmark (1) Germany (1) Great Britain (1) Greece (3) Hungary (1)
Medal table
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.
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
3 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Totals (3 nations) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
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References
- "Weightlifting at the 1896 Athina Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
Sources
- 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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