Wrestling at the 1896 Summer Olympics

At the 1896 Summer Olympics
1896 Summer Olympics
The 1896 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the I Olympiad, was a multi-sport event celebrated in Athens, Greece, from April 6 to April 15, 1896. It was the first international Olympic Games held in the Modern era...

, one wrestling
Amateur wrestling
Amateur wrestling is the most widespread form of sport wrestling. There are two international wrestling styles performed in the Olympic Games under the supervision of FILA : Greco-Roman and freestyle. Freestyle is possibly derived from the English Lancashire style...

event was contested. It was organized and prepared by the Sub-Committee for Wrestling and Gymnastics. Five competitors from four nations competed.

Medal summary

These medals are retroactively assigned by the International Olympic Committee

International Olympic Committee

The International Olympic Committee is an international corporation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin on 23 June 1894 with Demetrios Vikelas as its first president...

; at the time, winners were given a silver medal and subsequent places received no award.

Greco-Roman

Medal table

1		1	0	0	1
2		0	1	1	2

Great Britain and Hungary

Hungary at the 1896 Summer Olympics

Hungary competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.Austrian and Hungarian results at early Olympic Games are generally kept separate despite the union of the two nations as Austria-Hungary at the time....

had wrestlers compete, but won no medals.

Sub-Committee for Wrestling and Gymnastics

Joan. Phokianos, president
George Streit, secretary
Joan. Yenissarlis
Loukas Belos
Nic. Politis
Chas. Waldstein
Dimitri Aighinitis
Dim. Sekkeris
Spiridon Comoundouros
Const. Manos
Sp. Antonopoulos

Medal summary

Medal table

Sub-Committee for Wrestling and Gymnastics

See also