Wrestling at the 1896 Summer Olympics
- Wrestling at the 1896 Summer Olympics
At the 1896 Summer Olympics, one wrestling event was contested. It was organized and prepared by the Sub-Committee for Wrestling and Gymnastics. Five competitors from four nations competed.
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.
Participating nations
A total of 5 wrestlers from 4 nations competed at the Athens Games:
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Medal table
Great Britain and Hungary had wrestlers compete, but won no medals.
ub-Committee for Wrestling and Gymnastics
* Joan. Phokianos, president
* George Streit, secretary
* Joan. Yenissarlis
* Loukas Belos
* Nic. Politis
* Chas. Waldstein
* Dimitri Aighinitis
* Dim. Sekkeris
* Spiridon Comoundouros
* Const. Manos
* Sp. Antonopoulos
References
* (Digitally available at [http://www.aafla.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1896/1896.pdf] )
* (Excerpt available at [http://www.aafla.org/6oic/OfficialReports/Mallon/1896.pdf] )
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