Athletics at the 1906 Intercalated Games

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At the 1906 Summer Olympics in Athens, 21 competitive events in athletics were held. [1] A total of 65 medals (21 gold, 23 silver, 21 bronze) were awarded. Now called the Intercalated Games, the 1906 Games are no longer considered as an official Olympic Games by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

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The marathon distance was 41.775 km according to a contemporary Greek newspaper. The pentathlon event in the 1906 Games consisted of a standing long jump, discus throw (ancient style), javelin throw, 192 metre run, and a Greco-Roman wrestling match. A stone throw was held with a 6.4 kg weight.

Medal summary

EventGoldSilverBronze
100 metres
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Archie Hahn
US flag 45 stars.svg  United States
11.2 Fay Moulton
US flag 45 stars.svg  United States
1 yd behind winner Nigel Barker
Flag of Australia (1903-1908).svg  Australia
1 ft behind runner-up
400 metres
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Paul Pilgrim
US flag 45 stars.svg  United States
53.2 Wyndham Halswelle
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
4 yd behind winner Nigel Barker
Flag of Australia (1903-1908).svg  Australia
2 yd behind runner-up
800 metres
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Paul Pilgrim
US flag 45 stars.svg  United States
2:01.5 Jim Lightbody
US flag 45 stars.svg  United States
2 ft behind winner Wyndham Halswelle
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
10 yd behind runner-up
1500 metres
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Jim Lightbody
US flag 45 stars.svg  United States
4:12.0 John McGough
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
4:12.6 Kristian Hellström
Flag of Sweden (pre-1906).svg  Sweden
4:13.4
5 miles
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Henry Hawtrey
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
26:11.8 John Svanberg
Flag of Sweden (pre-1906).svg  Sweden
26:19.4 Edward Dahl
Flag of Sweden (pre-1906).svg  Sweden
26:26.2
Marathon
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Billy Sherring
Flag of Canada (1868-1921).svg  Canada
2:51:23.6 John Svanberg
Flag of Sweden (pre-1906).svg  Sweden
2:58:20.8 William Frank
US flag 45 stars.svg  United States
3:00:46.8
110 metre hurdles
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Robert Leavitt
US flag 45 stars.svg  United States
16.2 Alfred Healey
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
1 ft behind winner Vincent Duncker
Flag of the German Empire.svg  Germany
almost same time as runner-up
1500 metres walk
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George Bonhag
US flag 45 stars.svg  United States
7:12.6 Donald Linden
Flag of Canada (1868-1921).svg  Canada
7:19.8 Konstantinos Spetsiotis
Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Greece
7:22.0
3000 metres walk
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György Sztantics
Flag of Hungary (1867-1918).svg  Hungary
15:13.2 Hermann Müller
Flag of the German Empire.svg  Germany
15:20.0 Georgios Saridakis
Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Greece
15:33.0
High jump
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Con Leahy
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
1.775 m Lajos Gönczy
Flag of Hungary (1867-1918).svg  Hungary
1.750 m Themistoklis Diakidis
Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Greece
Herbert Kerrigan
US flag 45 stars.svg  United States
1.725 m
Standing high jump
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Ray Ewry
US flag 45 stars.svg  United States
1.560 m Léon Dupont
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Lawson Robertson
US flag 45 stars.svg  United States
Martin Sheridan
US flag 45 stars.svg  United States
1.400 mNot awarded
Pole vault
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Fernand Gonder
Flag of France.svg  France
3.500 m OR Bruno Söderström
Flag of Sweden (pre-1906).svg  Sweden
3.400 m Edward Glover
US flag 45 stars.svg  United States
3.350 m
Long jump
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Myer Prinstein
US flag 45 stars.svg  United States
7.200 m Peter O'Connor
Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg  Ireland
7.025 m Hugo Friend
US flag 45 stars.svg  United States
6.960 m
Standing long jump
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Ray Ewry
US flag 45 stars.svg  United States
3.300 m Martin Sheridan
US flag 45 stars.svg  United States
3.095 m Lawson Robertson
US flag 45 stars.svg  United States
3.050 m
Triple jump
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Peter O'Connor
Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg  Ireland
14.075 m Con Leahy
Green harp flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
13.980 m Thomas Cronan
US flag 45 stars.svg  United States
13.700 m
Shot put
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Martin Sheridan
US flag 45 stars.svg  United States
12.325 m Mihály Dávid
Flag of Hungary (1867-1918).svg  Hungary
11.830 m Eric Lemming
Flag of Sweden (pre-1906).svg  Sweden
11.260 m
Discus throw
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Martin Sheridan
US flag 45 stars.svg  United States
41.460 m WR Nikolaos Georgantas
Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Greece
38.060 m Verner Järvinen
Flag of Russia.svg  Finland
36.820 m
Greek discus throw
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Verner Järvinen
Flag of Russia.svg  Finland
35.170 m Nikolaos Georgantas
Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Greece
32.800 m István Mudin
Flag of Hungary (1867-1918).svg  Hungary
31.910 m
Javelin throw
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Eric Lemming
Flag of Sweden (pre-1906).svg  Sweden
53.900 m Knut Lindberg
Flag of Sweden (pre-1906).svg  Sweden
45.170 m Bruno Söderström
Flag of Sweden (pre-1906).svg  Sweden
44.920 m
Stone throw
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Nikolaos Georgantas
Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Greece
19.925 m Martin Sheridan
US flag 45 stars.svg  United States
19.035 m Michalis Dorizas
Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Greece
18.585 m
Pentathlon
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Hjalmar Mellander
Flag of Sweden (pre-1906).svg  Sweden
24 pts István Mudin
Flag of Hungary (1867-1918).svg  Hungary
25 pts Eric Lemming
Flag of Sweden (pre-1906).svg  Sweden
29 pts

Postcards of athletics in the 1906 Olympics

A number of postcards, then at its peak, were published by various printhouses. The following were printed in Corfu, Greece, by the Aspiotis brothers.

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1US flag 45 stars.svg  United States 116623
2Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 3519
3Flag of Sweden (pre-1906).svg  Sweden 24511
4Flag of Hungary (1867-1918).svg  Hungary 1315
5Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Greece 1247
6Flag of Canada (1868-1921).svg  Canada 1102
7Flag of Russia.svg  Finland 1012
8Flag of France.svg  France 1001
9Flag of the German Empire.svg  Germany 0112
10Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 0101
11Flag of Australia (1903-1908).svg  Australia 0022
Totals (11 entries)21232165

References

  1. "Athletics: 1906 Intercalated Games Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2014-01-28.