Weightlifting at the 1896 Summer Olympics

Weightlifting at the Olympics

Weightlifting

at the Games of the I Olympiad

Weightlifting pictogram

Venue| Panathinaiko Stadium
Date| 7 April 1896
No. of events| 2 (2 men, 0 women)
Competitors| 7 from 5 nations

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Weightlifting at the
1896 Summer Olympics

One hand| men
Two hands| men

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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]

## Medal summary

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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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One hand lift
details | Launceston Elliot
Great Britain | Viggo Jensen
Denmark | Alexandros Nikolopoulos
Greece
Two hand lift
details | Viggo Jensen
Denmark | Launceston Elliot
Great Britain | Sotirios Versis
Greece

## Participating nations

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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

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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

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1|  Denmark| 1| 1| 0| 2
Great Britain| 1| 1| 0| 2
3|  Greece| 0| 0| 2| 2
Totals (3 entries)| 2| 2| 2| 6

## See also

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* List of Olympic medalists in weightlifting

## References

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1. ^ "Weightlifting at the 1896 Athina Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2019.

## Sources

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* 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.

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Events at the 1896 Summer Olympics (Athens)

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* Cycling
* Fencing
* Gymnastics
* Shooting
* Swimming
* Tennis
* Weightlifting
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