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Cycling at the 1896 Summer Olympics

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Cycling
at the Games of the I Olympiad
VenuesAthens and surrounding area
Neo Phaliron Velodrome
Date8, 11–13 April 1896
Competitors19 from 5 nations
 1900»

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

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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
Road race
details
Aristidis Konstantinidis
 Greece
August von Gödrich
 Germany
Edward Battell
 Great Britain
Track time trial
details
Paul Masson
 France
Stamatios Nikolopoulos
 Greece
Adolf Schmal
 Austria
Sprint
details
Paul Masson
 France
Stamatios Nikolopoulos
 Greece
Léon Flameng
 France
10 kilometres
details
Paul Masson
 France
Léon Flameng
 France
Adolf Schmal
 Austria
100 kilometres
details
Léon Flameng
 France
Georgios Kolettis
 Greece
none awarded
12-hour race
details
Adolf Schmal
 Austria
Frederick Keeping
 Great Britain
none awarded

Participating nations

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Léon Flameng and Paul Masson won 6 medals for France. 4 of these medals were gold medals.

19 cyclists from 5 nations competed at the Athens Games:

(*) NOTE: Also had one cyclist (Nikos Loverdos) from Smyrna. Loverdos competed for Greece.

Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 France4116
2 Greece1304
3 Austria1023
4 Great Britain0112
5 Germany0101
Totals (5 entries)66416

Sub-Committee for Cycling

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References

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  1. "Cycling: 1896 Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2013-05-01.

Other websites

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