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Gymnastics at the 1896 Summer Olympics – Men's pommel horse

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Men's pommel horse
at the Games of the I Olympiad
VenuePanathinaiko Stadium
DateApril 9
Competitors15 from 5 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Louis Zutter
 Switzerland
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Hermann Weingärtner
 Germany
1904 →

The men's pommel horse was one of eight gymnastics events on the Gymnastics at the 1896 Summer Olympics programme. The pommel horse was the fourth event held on 9 April. 15 athletes from five nations started the pommel horse exercise. Zutter won Switzerland's first gold medal in this event, with Weingärtner taking the silver.

Results

Place Athlete
1  Louis Zutter (SUI)
2  Hermann Weingärtner (GER)
-  Konrad Böcker (GER)
 Charles Champaud (BUL)
 Alfred Flatow (GER)
 Gustav Flatow (GER)
 Georg Hillmar (GER)
 Gyula Kakas (HUN)
 Fritz Manteuffel (GER)
 Karl Neukirch (GER)
 Aristovoulos Petmezas (GRE)
 Richard Röstel (GER)
 Gustav Schuft (GER)
 Carl Schuhmann (GER)

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.{{cite book}}: 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.{{cite book}}: 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.