Gymnastics at the 1896 Summer Olympics - Men's team horizontal bar

The men's team horizontal bar was the second of eight gymnastics

Gymnastics

Gymnastics is a sport involving performance of exercises requiring physical strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, and balance. Internationally, all of the gymnastic sports are governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique with each country having its own national governing body...

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Gymnastics at the 1896 Summer Olympics

At the 1896 Summer Olympics, eight gymnastics events, all for men, were contested in Panathinaiko Stadium. They were organized and prepared by the Sub-Committee for Wrestling and Gymnastics. Events took place on 9 April, 10 April, and 11 April 1896...

programme. It was conducted on 9 April. Only one team, from Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

, competed.

Results

Place	Team	Team leader	Athletes
1	Germany Germany at the 1896 Summer Olympics Germany competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.The Germans were the third most successful nation in terms of both gold medals and total medals . Gymnastics was the sport in which Germany excelled. The German team had 19 athletes...	Fritz Hofmann	Konrad Böcker Konrad Böcker Conrad Böcker was a German gymnast. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens.Böcker had little success in individual events. He competed in the parallel bars, horizontal bar, vault, pommel horse, and rings events... , Alfred Flatow Alfred Flatow Alfred Flatow was a German gymnast. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens. He was Jewish.... , Gustav Flatow Gustav Flatow Gustav Felix Flatow was a German gymnast. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens and at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris.... , Georg Hillmar Georg Hillmar Georg Hillmar was a German gymnast. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens.Hillmar won two gold medals as a member of the German team that won both of the team events, the parallel bars and the horizontal bar. He had less success in the individual events, contesting the parallel bars,... , Fritz Manteuffel Fritz Manteuffel Fritz Manteuffel was a German gymnast. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens.Manteuffel was a member of the German team that won two gold medals by placing first in both of the team events, the parallel bars and the horizontal bar... , Karl Neukirch Karl Neukirch Karl Neukirch was a German gymnast. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens.Neukirch was a member of the German team that won two gold medals by placing first in both of the team events, the parallel bars and the horizontal bar... , Richard Röstel Richard Röstel Richard Röstel was a German gymnast. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens.Röstel was a member of the German team that won two gold medals by placing first in both of the team events, the parallel bars and the horizontal bar. He also competed in the parallel bars, horizontal bar,... , Gustav Schuft Gustav Schuft Gustav Schuft was a German gymnast. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens.Schuft was a member of the German team that won two gold medals by placing first in both of the team events, the parallel bars and the horizontal bar... , Carl Schuhmann Carl Schuhmann Carl Schuhmann was a German athlete, who was born in Münster and won four Olympic titles in gymnastics and wrestling at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens, becoming the most successful athlete at the inaugural Olympics of the modern era... , Hermann Weingärtner Hermann Weingärtner Hermann Weingärtner was a German gymnast.He was born and died in Frankfurt .He started his career in his hometown at the local gymnastics club Frankfurter Turnverein 1860. Later on he moved to Berlin to compete for the Deutsche Turnerschaft.He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens...

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