Cycling at the 1896 Summer Olympics
Appearance
Cycling at the Games of the I Olympiad | |
Venues | Athens and surrounding area Neo Phaliron Velodrome |
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Date | 8, 11–13 April 1896 |
Competitors | 19 from 5 nations |
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Cycling at the 1896 Summer Olympics | |
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Road cycling | |
Road race | men |
Track cycling | |
Time trial | men |
Sprint | men |
10 km | men |
100 km | men |
12 hour | men |
At the 1896 Summer Olympics, there were 6 cycling events at the Neo Phaliron Velodrome. They were prepared by the Sub-Committee for Cycling. The events were held on 8 April, 11 April, 12 April and 13 April 1896. 19 cyclists from 5 nations competed.[1]
Medal summary
[change | change source]The table shows the medals that were given afterwards by the International Olympic Committee. At the time, the winners were given a silver medal. The rest of the athletes were not given any award. Of the 5 nations, every nation won at least a silver medal or better. Three nations won a gold medal.
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Road race |
Aristidis Konstantinidis Greece |
August von Gödrich Germany |
Edward Battell Great Britain |
Track time trial |
Paul Masson France |
Stamatios Nikolopoulos Greece |
Adolf Schmal Austria |
Sprint |
Paul Masson France |
Stamatios Nikolopoulos Greece |
Léon Flameng France |
10 kilometres |
Paul Masson France |
Léon Flameng France |
Adolf Schmal Austria |
100 kilometres |
Léon Flameng France |
Georgios Kolettis Greece |
none awarded |
12-hour race |
Adolf Schmal Austria |
Frederick Keeping Great Britain |
none awarded |
Participating nations
[change | change source]19 cyclists from 5 nations competed at the Athens Games:
- Austria (1)
- France (2)
- Germany (5)
- Great Britain (2)
- Greece (9)(*)
(*) NOTE: Also had one cyclist (Nikos Loverdos) from Smyrna. Loverdos competed for Greece.
Medal table
[change | change source]Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | France | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
2 | Greece | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
3 | Austria | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
4 | Great Britain | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
5 | Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Totals (5 entries) | 6 | 6 | 4 | 16 |
Sub-Committee for Cycling
[change | change source]- Nicolas Vlangalis, president
- Const. Bellinis, secretary
- S. Mavros
- Nic. Kontojiannis
- Mar Philipp
- Jac. Theophilas
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Cycling: 1896 Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2013-05-01.
Other websites
[change | change source]- 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] Archived 2008-05-27 at the Wayback Machine)
- 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] Archived 2008-04-11 at the Wayback Machine)
- 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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