Gymnastics at the 1896 Summer Olympics – Men's vault
| Men's vault at the Games of the I Olympiad | ||||||||||
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 Carl Schuhmann on the vault | ||||||||||
| Venue | Panathinaiko Stadium | |||||||||
| Date | April 9 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 15 from 5 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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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 vault was one of the eight gymnastics events on the Gymnastics at the 1896 Summer Olympics programme. The third event, it was held on 9 April. 15 athletes from five nations competed. The Germans captured the gold and bronze medals, while Zutter won the silver for Switzerland.
Results
| Place | Athlete |
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| 1 |  Carl Schuhmann (GER)
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| 2 |  Louis Zutter (SUI)
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| 3 | Hermann Weingärtner (GER)
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| - | Konrad Böcker (GER)
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 Charles Champaud (BUL)
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| Alfred Flatow (GER)
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| Gustav Flatow (GER)
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| Georg Hilmar (GER)
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 Gyula Kakas (HUN)
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| Fritz Manteuffel (GER)
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| Karl Neukirch (GER)
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| Richard Röstel (GER)
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| Gustav Schuft (GER)
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 Henrik Sjöberg (SWE)
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| Desiderius Wein (HUN)
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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. (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. (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.