Swimming at the 1896 Summer Olympics
Appearance
Swimming at the Games of the I Olympiad | |
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Venue | Bay of Zea |
Dates | 11–19 August |
No. of events | 4 |
Competitors | 13 from 4 nations |
Swimming at the 1896 Summer Olympics | |
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Freestyle | |
100 m | men |
500 m | men |
1200 m | men |
100 m sailors | men |
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.
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
2 | ![]() | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
3 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Totals (3 entries) | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
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 |
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100 m freestyle |
Alfréd Hajós![]() |
Otto Herschmann![]() |
none awarded |
500 m freestyle |
Paul Neumann![]() |
Antonios Pepanos![]() |
Efstathios Chorafas![]() |
1200 m freestyle |
Alfréd Hajós![]() |
Ioannis Andreou![]() |
Efstathios Chorafas![]() |
Sailors 100 m freestyle |
Ioannis Malokinis![]() |
Spyridon Chazapis![]() |
Dimitrios Drivas![]() |
Participating nations
A total of 13 swimmers from 4 nations competed at the Athens Games:
Austria (2)
Greece (9)
Hungary (1)
United States (1)
Sub-Committee for Nautical Sports
- Prince George of Greece, president
- Pavlos Damalas, secretary
- Dimitrios Kriezis
- Konstantinos Sachtouris
- Georgios Koundouriotis
- Dimitrios Argyropoulos
- Konstantinos Kanaris
- K. Argyrakis
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 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 2008-03-19.
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