Athletics at the 1906 Summer Olympics
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21 events, all men only, were disputed.
[edit] Medals count
- United States: 11 gold, 6 silver and 6 bronze (23 total)
- Great Britain and Ireland: 3 gold, 5 silver and 1 bronze (9 total)
- Sweden: 2 gold, 4 silver and 5 bronze (11 total)
- Hungary: 1 gold, 3 silver and 1 bronze (5 total)
- Greece: 1 gold, 2 silver and 4 bronze (7 total)
- Canada: 1 gold and 1 silver (2 total)
- Finland: 1 gold and 1 bronze (2 total)
- France: 1 gold (1 total)
- Belgium: 1 silver (1 total)
- Germany: 1 silver and 1 bronze (2 total)
- Australia: 2 bronze (2 total)
- Total: 21 gold, 23 silver and 21 bronze
[edit] Events
100 m
- Gold: Archie Hahn (USA)
- Silver: Fay Moulton (USA)
- Bronze: Nigel Barker (AUS)
400 m
- Gold: Paul Pilgrim (USA)
- Silver: Wyndham Halswelle (GB & IRE)
- Bronze: Nigel Barker (AUS)
800 m
- Gold: Paul Pilgrim (USA)
- Silver: James Lightbody (USA)
- Bronze: Wyndham Halswelle (GB & IRE)
1 500 m
- Gold: James Lightbody (USA)
- Silver: John McGough (GB & IRE)
- Bronze: Kristian Hellström (SWE)
5 miles
- Gold: Henry Hawtrey (GB & IRE)
- Silver: John Svanberg (SWE)
- Bronze: Edward Dahl (SWE)
Marathon
- Gold: Billy Sherring (CAN)
- Silver: John Svanberg (SWE)
- Bronze: William Frank (USA)
110 m Hurdles
- Gold: Robert Leavitt (USA)
- Silver: Alfred Healey (GB & IRE)
- Bronze: Vincent Duncker (GER)
1 500 m Walk
- Gold: George Bonhag (USA)
- Silver: Donald Linden (CAN)
- Bronze: Konstantinos Spetsiotis (GRE)
3 000 m Walk
- Gold: György Sztantics (HUN)
- Silver: Hermann Müller (GER)
- Bronze: Georgios Saridakis (GRE)
High Jump
- Gold: Con Leahy (GB & IRE)
- Silver: Lajos Gönczy (HUN)
- Bronze: Themistoklis Diakidis (GRE) and Herbert Kerrigan (USA)
High Jump Standing
- Gold: Ray Ewry (USA)
- Silver: Léon Dupont (BEL), Lawson Robertson (USA) and Martin Sheridan (USA)
- Bronze: Not awarded
Pole Vault
- Gold: Fernand Gonder (FRA)
- Silver: Bruno Söderström (SWE)
- Bronze: Edward Glover (USA)
Long Jump
- Gold: Myer Prinstein (USA)
- Silver: Peter O'Connor (GB & IRE)
- Bronze: Hugo Friend (USA)
Long Jump Standing
- Gold: Ray Ewry (USA)
- Silver: Martin Sheridan (USA)
- Bronze: Lawron Robertson (USA)
Triple Jump
- Gold: Peter O'Connor (GB & IRE)
- Silver: Con Leahy (GB & IRE)
- Bronze: Thomas Cronan (USA)
Shot Put
- Gold: Martin Sheridan (USA)
- Silver: Mihály Dávid (HUN)
- Bronze: Eric Lemming (SWE)
Discus Throw
- Gold: Martin Sheridan (USA)
- Silver: Nikolaos Georgantas (GRE)
- Bronze: Verner Järvinen (FIN)
Discus Throw Ancient Style
- Gold: Verner Järvinen (FIN)
- Silver: Nikolaos Georgantas (GRE)
- Bronze: István Mudin (HUN)
Javelin Throw Freestyle
- Gold: Eric Lemming (SWE)
- Silver: Knut Lindberg (SWE)
- Bronze: Bruno Söderström (SWE)
Stone Throw (6.4 kg)
- Gold: Nikolaos Georgantas (GRE)
- Silver: Martin Sheridan (USA)
- Bronze: Michalis Dorizas (GRE)
Pentathlon (consisted of a long jump standing, a discus throw ancient style, a javelin throw, a 192 m run and a wrestling match Greek-Roman style)
- Gold: Hjalmar Mellander (SWE)
- Silver: István Mudin (HUN)
- Bronze: Eric Lemming (SWE)
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