At the 1896 Summer Olympics, one wrestling 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; at the time, winners were given a silver medal and subsequent places received no award.

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Participating nations

A total of 5 wrestlers from 4 nations competed at the Athens Games:

Medal table

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

See also

  • List of World and Olympic Champions in men's freestyle wrestling
  • List of World and Olympic Champions in Greco-Roman wrestling

References

  • (Digitally available at [http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1896/1896.pdf] )
  • (Excerpt available at [http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/Mallon/1896.pdf] )