Swimming at the 1896 Summer Olympics
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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. Nineteen swimmers from four nations competed.
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[edit] 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.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 100 m freestyle details |
 Alfréd HajósHungary (HUN) |
 Otto HerschmannAustria (AUT) |
none |
| 500 m freestyle details |
Paul Neumann Austria (AUT) |
.svg/22px-Flag_of_Greece_(1828-1978).svg.png){kind=small} Antonios PepanosGreece (GRE) |
Efstathios Chorophas Greece (GRE) |
| 1200 m freestyle details |
Alfréd Hajós Hungary (HUN) |
Joannis Andreou Greece (GRE) |
Efstathios Chorophas Greece (GRE) |
| Sailors 100 m freestyle details |
Ioannis Malokinis Greece (GRE) |
Spiridon Chasapis Greece (GRE) |
Dimitrios Drivas Greece (GRE) |
[edit] Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungary (HUN) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Greece (GRE) |
1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | Austria (AUT) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
The United States was the fourth participating nation in swimming events, but won no medals.
[edit] Sub-Committee for Nautical Sports
- HRH Prince George of Greece, president
- Paul Damalas, secretary
- Dimitri Kriezis
- K. Sachtouris
- George Coundouriotis
- Dimitri Arghyropoulos
- Constantinos Kanaris
- K. Arghyrakis
[edit] References
- De Coubertin, Pierre; Philemon, Timolean; Politis, N.G.; Anninos, Charalambos (1897). "Second Part: The Olympic Games in 1896", The Olympic Games: BC 776 – AD 1896 (PDF), Athens: Charles Beck. Retrieved on 2008-03-19.
- Mallon, Bill; Widlund, Ture (1998). "1896 Olympic Games — Analysis and Summaries", The 1896 Olympic Games: Results for All Competitors in All Events, With Commentary. McFarland. ISBN 0-7864-0379-9. Retrieved on 2008-03-19.
- 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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