Gymnastics at the 1896 Summer Olympics – Men's horizontal bar
Appearance
Men's horizontal bar at the Games of the I Olympiad | |||||||
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Hermann Weingärtner on horizontal bar during the competition | |||||||
Venue | Panathinaiko Stadium | ||||||
Date | April 9 | ||||||
Competitors | 16 from 4 nations | ||||||
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Gymnastics at the 1896 Summer Olympics | |
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Vault | men |
Pommel horse | men |
Rings | men |
Parallel bars | men |
Horizontal bar | men |
Rope climbing | men |
Team parallel bars | men |
Team horizontal bar | men |
The men's horizontal bar was one of eight gymnastics events on the Gymnastics at the 1896 Summer Olympics programme. It was held on 9 April, as the sixth gymnastics event. 16 athletes from four nations entered the competition. Two winners were announced, with Hermann Weingärtner winning his first individual gold medal, which was added to his two team gold medals and his three other individual medals. His countryman, Alfred Flatow, won his first individual medal.
Results
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References
- 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.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) (Digitally available at [1]) - 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.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) (Excerpt available at [2]) - Smith, Michael Llewellyn (2004). Olympics in Athens 1896. The Invention of the Modern Olympic Games. London: Profile Books. ISBN 1-86197-342-X.