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The entrance of the ancient Olympic Stadium in Olympia, Greece.

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The official poster of the First Olympic Games. [ATHENS 1896]

 

 

 

A lithograph used as the cover for an album published by V. Gavriilidis. [DESCRIPTION OF THE GAMES]

 

 

 

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 The "tholos" at the ancient site of Delphi to which Greeks converged from every corner of the ancient world for the help of the oracles.

 

 

 

[AWARDS] This depicts a wild olive wreath which was awarded to the victors of the ancient Olympic Games.

 

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Champions of 1896 Olympics

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1. ATHLETIC CONTESTS

CONTEST WINNER COUNTRY

STATS
100 Metres race F. E. Burke U.S.A.

12s
400 Metres race F.E. Burke U.S.A.

54.2s
800 Metres race E. Flack Australia

2m1s
1500 Metres race E. Flack Australia

4m35.2s
110 Metres with hurdles T.P. Curtis U.S.A.

17.75s
Marathon Race Spyridon Louis Greece

2h58m50s
High Jump E. H. Clark U.S.A.

1.81m
Pole Vault Taylor U.S.A.

3.30m
Long Jump E. H. Clark U.S.A.

6.35m
Triple Jump I. B. Connolly U.S.A.

13.71m
Discus Throwing R. Garrett U.S.A.

29.15m
Putting the weight R. Garrett U.S.A.

11.22m
Wrestling K. Schumann Germany

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2. GYMNASTICS

CONTEST WINNER COUNTRY

STATS
Parallel Bars by Teams Germany -
The Horizontal Bar by Teams Germany -
Parallel Bars, Individuals A. Flatow Germany -
Horizontal Bar, Individuals H. Weingaertner Germany -
Vaulting Horse K. Schumann Germany -
Pommelled Horse L. Zutter Switzerland -
Rings I. Mitropoulos Greece -
Climbing the rope N. Andriakopoulos Greece -

3. SWIMMING

CONTEST WINNER COUNTRY

STATS
100 Metre Free Style A. Hajos Guttman Hungary 1m22.2s
100 metres for Sailors I. Malokinis Greece 2m20.4s
500 Metre Free Style P. Neuman Austria 8m12.75s
1.200 Metres A. Hajos Guttman Hungary 18m22.5s

4.SHOOTING

CONTEST WINNER COUNTRY

STATS
Army Guns at 300 metres G. Orfanidis Greece 35 success,
1583 marks
Army Guns at 200 metres P. Karasevdas Greece 40 success,
2320 marks
Service revolver contest at 25 metres I. Paine U.S.A.

25 success,
442 marks
Contest of free revolvers at 30 metres S. Paine U.S.A. 24 success,
442 marks
Contest for pistols at 30 metres I. Frangoudis Greece 23 success,
344 marks

5. WEIGHT LIFTING

CONTEST WINNER COUNTRY

STATS
Lifting the Weight with One Hand L. Elliot England

71k
Lifting the Weight with Both Hands W. Jensen Denmark

111.5k

 

6. FENCING

CONTEST WINNER COUNTRY

STATS
Amateur Fencing Gravellote France 3-2
Sabres, Amateurs I. Georgiadis Greece 3-0
Foils for Fencing Masters A. Pyrgos Greece 3-1

7. CYCLING CONTEST

CONTEST WINNER COUNTRY

STATS
100 kilometres L. Flameng France 3h8m19.5s
2 Kilometres P. Masson France 4m58.2s
10 kilometres P. Masson France 17m54.2s
Contest for One Lap P. Masson France

24s
Marathon Cycle Race A. Constantinidis Greece 3h2m31s
Twelve Hour Race Ad. Schmal Austria 295.3k

8. BOAT RACES

Bad weather continued with greater violence, and the boats and barges were swept ashore.
The contests both of rowing and of the naval boats were cancelled.
(Read more here).

9. TENNIS

CONTEST WINNER COUNTRY

STATS
Lawn Tennis Singles J.P. Boland England -
Lawn Tennis Doubles J.P. Boland
F. Traun		 England
Germany		 -