Swimming at the 1896 Summer Olympics
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.
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| Venue | Bay of Zea |
| Dates | 11–19 August |
| No. of events | 4 |
| Competitors | 13 from 4 nations |
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| Freestyle | |
| 100 m | men |
| 500 m | men |
| 1200 m | men |
| 100 m sailors | men |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Hungary (HUN) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Greece (GRE) | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 |  Austria (AUT) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals (3 nations) | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | |
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.
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m freestyle |
Alfréd Hajós Hungary |
Otto Herschmann Austria |
none awarded |
| 500 m freestyle |
Paul Neumann Austria |
Antonios Pepanos Greece |
Efstathios Chorafas Greece |
| 1200 m freestyle |
Alfréd Hajós Hungary |
Ioannis Andreou Greece |
none awarded[1] |
| Sailors 100 m freestyle |
Ioannis Malokinis Greece |
Spyridon Chazapis Greece |
Dimitrios Drivas Greece |
Participating nations
A total of 13 swimmers from 4 nations competed at the Athens Games:
- Austria (2)
- Greece (9)
- Hungary (1)
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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
- "1200m-freestyle-men". Olympics.com. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
External links
- 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" (PDF). The 1896 Olympic Games: Results for All Competitors in All Events, With Commentary. McFarland. ISBN 0-7864-0379-9. Retrieved 2008-03-19.
- Smith, Michael Llewellyn (2004). Olympics in Athens 1896. The Invention of the Modern Olympic Games. London: Profile Books. ISBN 1-86197-342-X.
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