This article lists the athletes who won a medal (awarded retrospectively by the International Olympic Committee) to 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens (Greece).
| Contents | ||
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Road race | Aristidis Konstantinidis  Greece | August von Gödrich  Germany | Edward Battell  Great Britain |
| Sprint | Paul Masson  France | Stamatios Nikolopoulos Greece | Léon Flameng France |
| Time trial | Paul Masson France | Stamatios Nikolopoulos Greece | Adolf Schmal  Austria |
| 10 km | Paul Masson France | Léon Flameng France | Adolf Schmal Austria |
| 100 km | Léon Flameng France | Georgios Kolettis Greece | not awarded |
| 12 hour race | Adolf Schmal Austria | Frederick Keeping Great Britain | not awarded |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foil | Eugène-Henri Gravelotte France | Henri Callot France | Periklis Pierrakos-Mavromichalis Greece |
| Athanasios Vouros [1] Greece | |||
| Masters foil | Leonidas Pyrgos Greece | Joanni Perronet France | not awarded |
| Sabre | Ioannis Georgiadis Greece | Telemachos Karakalos Greece | Holger Nielsen  Denmark |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 200 metre military rifle | Pantelis Karasevdas Greece | Pavlos Pavlidis Greece | Nikolaos Trikoupis Greece |
| 300 metre free rifle, three positions | Georgios Orphanidis Greece | Ioannis Frangoudis Greece | Viggo Jensen Denmark |
| 25 metre military pistol | John Paine  United States | Sumner Paine United States | Nikolaos Morakis Greece |
| 25 metre rapid fire pistol | Ioannis Frangoudis Greece | Georgios Orfanidis Greece | Holger Nielsen Denmark |
| 30 metre free pistol | Sumner Paine United States | Holger Nielsen Denmark | Ioannis Frangoudis Greece |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m freestyle | Alfréd Hajós  Hungary | Otto Herschmann Austria | not awarded |
| 500 m freestyle | Paul Neumann Austria | Antonios Pepanos Greece | Efstathios Chorafas Greece |
| 1200 m freestyle | Alfréd Hajós Hungary | Ioannis Andreou Greece | none awarded [2] |
| Sailors 100 m freestyle | Ioannis Malokinis Greece | Spyridon Chazapis Greece | Dimitrios Drivas Greece |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men’s singles | John Pius Boland Great Britain | Dionysios Kasdaglis Greece | Konstantinos Paspatis Greece |
| Momcsilló Tapavicza Hungary | |||
| Men's doubles |  Mixed team (ZZX)John Pius Boland Great Britain Friedrich Traun Germany |  Greece (GRE)Demetrios Petrokokkinos Dionysios Kasdaglis | Mixed team (ZZX) Teddy Flack Australia George S. Robertson Great Britain |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| One hand lift | Launceston Elliot Great Britain | Viggo Jensen Denmark | Alexandros Nikolopoulos Greece |
| Two hand lift | Viggo Jensen Denmark | Launceston Elliot Great Britain | Sotirios Versis Greece |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greco-Roman | Carl Schuhmann Germany | Georgios Tsitas Greece | Stefanos Christopoulos Greece |
The 1896 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the I Olympiad and commonly known as Athens 1896, was the first international Olympic Games held in modern history. Organised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), which had been created by French aristocrat Pierre de Coubertin, it was held in Athens, Greece, from 6 to 15 April 1896.
At the 1896 Summer Olympics, two weightlifting events were contested. 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.
At the 1896 Summer Olympics, two tennis events were contested, both for men. They began on 8 April and continued on 9 April, 10 April, and 11 April. 13 or 15 competitors from six nations, including seven Greeks, took part in the tennis competition. Many of the doubles teams were of mixed nationality, including all three medalist pairs. None of the leading players of the time such as Wimbledon champion Harold Mahony, U.S champion Robert Wrenn, William Larned or Wilfred Baddeley participated. To strengthen the field, the organization added sportsmen from other Olympic events, including weightlifter Momčilo Tapavica, hammer thrower George S. Robertson and 800-metres runners Edwin Flack and Friedrich Traun.
At the 1896 Summer Olympics, four swimming events were contested, all for men. They were planned and organized by the Sub-Committee for Nautical Sports. All events took place on 11 April in the Bay of Zea. There was a total of 13 participants from 4 countries competing.
At the 1896 Summer Olympics, eight gymnastics events, all for men, were contested in Panathinaiko Stadium. They were organized and prepared by the Sub-Committee for Wrestling and Gymnastics. Events took place on April 9, April 10, and April 11, 1896. There were 71 competitors from 9 nations that took part in gymnastics.
At the 1896 Summer Olympics, three fencing events were contested at the Zappeion. They were prepared and organized by the Sub-Committee for Fencing. The épée event for men was cancelled. All fencing was done to three touches. Events were held on 7 April and 9 April 1896. 15 athletes from four nations competed; 8 fencers from 3 nations won one medal each.
At the 1896 Summer Olympics, six cycling events were contested at the Neo Phaliron Velodrome. They were organized and prepared by the Sub-Committee for Cycling. Events were held on 8 April, 11 April, 12 April and 13 April 1896. Nineteen cyclists, all men, from five nations competed.
At the 1896 Summer Olympics, the first modern Olympiad, twelve athletics events were contested. A total of 25 medals were awarded. The medals were later denoted as 37 modern medals. All of the events except the marathon were held in the Panathinaiko Stadium, which was also the finish for the marathon. Events were held on 6 April, 7 April, 9 April, and 10 April 1896. Altogether, 63 athletes, all men, from nine nations competed. This made athletics the most international of the nine sports at the 1896 Games.
An Olympic medal is awarded to successful competitors at one of the Olympic Games. There are three classes of medal to be won: gold, silver, and bronze, awarded to first, second, and third place, respectively. The granting of awards is laid out in detail in the Olympic protocols.
The 2004 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, were a summer multi-sport event held in Athens, the capital city of Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. A total of 10,625 athletes from 201 countries represented by National Olympic Committees participated in these games, competing in 301 events in 28 sports. Kiribati and Timor Leste competed for the first time in these Olympic Games.
The 1900 Summer Olympics were held in Paris, France, from May 14 to October 28, 1900, as part of the 1900 World's Fair.
The 1896 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the I Olympiad, were a summer multi-sport event held in Athens, the capital of Greece, from 6 to 15 April 1896, and were the first Olympic Games of the Modern era.
Since the Olympic Games began in Athens in 1896, wrestling became a focus of the Games, with the exception of the 1900 Summer Olympics when wrestling did not appear on the program. Freestyle wrestling and weight classes both made their first appearance in 1904. The women's competition was introduced in 2004.
Greece has a long presence at the Olympic Games, as they have competed at every Summer Olympic Games, one of only five countries to have done so, and most of the Winter Olympic Games. Greece has hosted the Games twice, both in Athens. As the home of the Ancient Olympic Games it was a natural choice as host nation for the revival of the modern Olympic Games in 1896, while Greece has also hosted the 2004 Summer Olympics. During the parade of nations at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, Greece always enters the stadium first and leads the parade to honor its status as the birthplace of the Olympics, with the notable exception of 2004 when Greece entered last as the host nation. Before the Games the Olympic Flame is lit in Olympia, the site of the Ancient Olympic Games, in a ceremony that reflects ancient Greek rituals and initiates the Olympic torch relay. The flag of Greece is always hoisted in the closing ceremony, along with the flags of the current and the next host country.
The all-time medal table for all Olympic Games from 1896 to 2022, including Summer Olympic Games, Winter Olympic Games, and a combined total of both, is tabulated below. These Olympic medal counts do not include the 1906 Intercalated Games which are no longer recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as official Games. The IOC itself does not publish all-time tables, and publishes unofficial tables only per single Games. This table was thus compiled by adding up single entries from the IOC database.
Early Olympic Games allowed for individuals in a team to be from different nations. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) now groups their results together under the mixed team designation. At the 1896 Summer Olympics, two of three of the medalling pairs in the doubles event in tennis were of mixed nationality.
Early modern Olympic Games allowed for individuals in a team to be from different nations. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) grouped their results together under the mixed team designation. A total of 25 medals were won by mixed teams in the first three modern Games, from 1896 to 1904.
Greece, the birthplace of the Ancient Olympic Games that hosted the inaugural 1896 Summer Olympics, did not compete in the Summer Paralympics until 1976 and in the Winter Paralympics until 2002, but since then the Greeks have taken part in every edition of both events. Although the Greek delegation traditionally enters first during the parade of nations at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, this tradition does not apply to the Paralympics, where Greece enters within alphabetical order. The National Paralympic Committee for Greece is the Hellenic Paralympic Committee.
The marathon at the Summer Olympics is the only road running event held at the multi-sport event. The men's marathon has been present on the Olympic athletics programme since 1896. Nearly ninety years later, the women's event was added to the programme at the 1984 Olympics.
