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1896 (Athens) Olympic Games - some results
Track Events - MEN
EventGoldTimeSilverTimeBronzeTime
100 metresThomas Burke
USA
12.0sFritz Hofman
Germany
12.2sAlajos Szokolye
Hungary
12.6s
200 metres
NOT held

400 metresThomas Burke
USA
54.2sHerbert Jameson
USA
55.2sG. Gmelin (?)
GB
800 metresEdwin Flack
Australia
2m 11.0sNandor Dani
Hungary
2m 11.8sDemetrius Golemis
Greece
1500 metresEdwin Flack
Australia
4m 33.2sArthur Blake
USA
4m 35.4sA. Lermusiaux
France
4m 36.0s
5000 metres
NOT held

10000 metres
NOT held

MarathonSpyros Louis
Greece
2h 58m 50sCharilaos Vassilakos
Hungary
3h 6m 3sGyula Kellner
Hungary
3h 6m 35s
Steeplechase
NOT held

Field Events - MEN
Ht/Dist Ht/Dist Ht/Dist
High JumpEllery Clark
USA
1.81 mJames Connolly
USA
1.76 mRobert Garrett
USA
1.76 m
Long JumpEllerly Clark
USA
6.35 mRobert Garrett
USA
6.00 mJames Connolly
USA
5.84 m
Pole VaultWilliam Hoyt
USA
3.30 mAlbert Tyler
USA
3.25 mAngelos Damaskos
Greece
2.90 m
ShotRobert Garrett
USA
11.22 mMiltiades Guskos
Greece
11.20 mGeorges Papasideris
Greece
10.36 m
DiscusRober Garrett
USA
29.15 mPanagiotis Paraskevopulos
Greece
28.96 mSotirios Versis
Greece
28.78 m
Javelin
NOT held

Some of the place-times for events in these games have been lost.
Also there is sometimes disagreement about times (and lengths) given by different authorities for the Silver and Bronze, but not for the Gold.

There were NO Women's events in these Games
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