Gymnastics at the 1896 Summer Olympics - Men's team parallel bars

The men's team parallel bars was the first of eight gymnastics

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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 held on 9 April. Three teams took part, one German and two Greek. The German team won the competition.

Results

Place	Team	Team leader	Gymnasts
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...
2	Greece Greece at the 1896 Summer Olympics Greece was the host nation of the 1896 Summer Olympics held in Athens. The number of Greek contestants is commonly cited as 169, but as many as 176 Greeks contested events in all nine sports. The Greeks were by far the most successful nation in terms of total medals with 46, 26 more than the... - Panellinios Panellinios Gymnastikos Syllogos -Depth Chart:-Honors and titles:Total National Titles: 6Greek Championships : 1929, 1939, 1940, 1953, 1955, 1957Runners up : 1935, 1950, 1951, 1954Greek Cup Runners up : 1987*Greek A2 Championships : 1987, 2004...	Sotirios Athanasopoulos Sotirios Athanasopoulos Spyridon Athanasopoulos was a Greek gymnast. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens.Athanasopoulos was the team leader of the Panellinios Gymnastikos Syllogos team that placed second of the three teams in the event, giving him a silver medal.-References:*...	Nikolaos Andriakopoulos Nikolaos Andriakopoulos Nikolaos Andriakopoulos was a Greek gymnast. He was a member of Panachaikos Gymnastikos Syllogos, that merged in 1923 with Gymnastiki Etaireia Patron to become Panachaiki Gymnastiki Enosi.-Olympics performances:... , Petros Persakis Petros Persakis Petros Persakis was a Greek gymnast. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens.Persakis competed in the individual rings and team parallel bars events. He placed third in the rings event... , Thomas Xenakis Thomas Xenakis Thomas Xenakis was a Greek gymnast. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens.He was born in Greece and died in Orange, California, United States.... , 29 others, names unknown
3	Greece - Ethnikos Ethnikos Gymnastikos Syllogos Ethnikos Gymnastikos Syllogos or Ethnikos Athens is one of the oldest sports clubs in Greece. It was founded in 1893.It had a team of gymnasts competing at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens.The team's leader was Ioannis Chrysafis...	Ioannis Chrysafis Ioannis Chrysafis Ioannis Chrysafis was a Greek gymnast. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens.Chrysafis was the team leader of the Ethnikos Gymnastikos Syllogos team that placed third of the three teams in the event, giving the members of the team bronze medals....	Ioannis Mitropoulos Ioannis Mitropoulos Ioannis Mitropoulos was a Greek gymnast. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens.Mitropoulos competed in both the individual and team events of the parallel bars, and the individual rings event. In the rings event, he gave Greece its first gold medal in gymnastics... , Dimitrios Loundras Dimitrios Loundras Dimitrios Loundras was a Greek gymnast who competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens.Loundras competed in the team parallel bars event. In that competition, Loundras was a member of the Ethnikos Gymnastikos Syllogos team that placed third of the three teams in the event, giving him a bronze... , Filippos Karvelas Filippos Karvelas Filippos Karvelas was a Greek gymnast. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens.Karvelas competed in both the individual and team events of the parallel bars. He did not win a medal in the individual event, though his ranking is unknown... , 15 others, names unknown

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