Cycling at the 1896 Summer Olympics
At the 1896 Summer Olympics, six cycling events were contested at the Neo Phaliron Velodrome. They were organized and prepared by the Sub-Committee for Cycling. Events were held on 8 April, 11 April, 12 April and 13 April 1896. Nineteen cyclists, all men, from five nations competed.[1]
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| Venues | Athens and surrounding area Neo Phaliron Velodrome |
| Date | 8 April |
| Competitors | 19 from 5 nations |
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| Road race | men |
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| Time trial | men |
| Sprint | men |
| 10 km | men |
| 100 km | men |
| 12 hour | men |
Medal summary
Léon Flameng and Paul Masson, the French cyclists who combined for six medals, four of them gold
These medals were retroactively assigned by the International Olympic Committee; at the time, winners were given a silver medal and subsequent places received no award. Every nation won at least a silver medal, with three winning golds.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Road race |
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Edward Battell Great Britain |
| Track time trial |
Paul Masson France |
Stamatios Nikolopoulos Greece |
Adolf Schmal Austria |
| Sprint |
Paul Masson France |
Stamatios Nikolopoulos Greece |
Léon Flameng France |
| 10 kilometres |
Paul Masson France |
Léon Flameng France |
Adolf Schmal Austria |
| 100 kilometres |
Léon Flameng France |
Georgios Kolettis Greece |
none awarded |
| 12-hour race |
Adolf Schmal Austria |
Frederick Keeping Great Britain |
none awarded |
Participating nations
A total of 19 cyclists from 5 nations competed at the Athens Games:
- Austria (1)
- France (2)
- Germany (5)
- Great Britain (2)
- Greece (9)(*)
(*) NOTE: Including one cyclist (Nikos Loverdos) from Smyrna who competed for Greece.
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | France | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | Greece | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Austria | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Great Britain | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (5 nations) | 6 | 6 | 4 | 16 | |
Sub-Committee for Cycling
- Nicolas Vlangalis, president
- Const. Bellinis, secretary
- S. Mavros
- Nic. Kontojiannis
- Mar Philipp
- Jac. Theophilas
References
- "Cycling: 1896 Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
External links
- Lampros, S.P.; Polites, N.G.; De Coubertin, Pierre; Philemon, P.J.; Anninos, C. (1897). The Olympic Games: BC 776 – AD 1896. Athens: Charles Beck. (Digitally available at )
- Mallon, Bill; Widlund, Ture (1998). The 1896 Olympic Games. Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary. Jefferson: McFarland. ISBN 0-7864-0379-9. (Excerpt available at )
- 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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