Gymnastics at the 1896 Summer Olympics - Men's parallel bars
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The men's parallel bars was one of eight gymnastics events on the Gymnastics at the 1896 Summer Olympics programme. The parallel bars event was held on 10 April, the seventh gymnastics event to be held. 18 gymnasts from five nations competed, with the judges announcing Alfred Flatow as the winner and Louis Zutter as the runner-up.
[edit] Results
| Place | Athlete | Nation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alfred Flatow |  Germany |
| 2 | Louis Zutter |  Switzerland |
| Also competed |
Konrad Böcker | Germany |
| Charles Champaud | Switzerland |
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| Gustav Flatow | Germany |
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| Alphonse Grisel |  France |
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| Georg Hillmar | Germany |
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| Gyula Kakas |  Hungary |
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| Filippos Karvelas |  Greece |
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| Fritz Manteuffel | Germany |
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| Ioannis Mitropoulos | Greece |
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| Karl Neukirch | Germany |
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| Antonios Papaigannou | Greece |
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| Richard Röstel | Germany |
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| Gustav Schuft | Germany |
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| Carl Schuhmann | Germany |
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| Desiderius Wein | Hungary |
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| Hermann Weingärtner | Germany |
[edit] References
- 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 [1])
- 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 [2])
- Smith, Michael Llewellyn (2004). Olympics in Athens 1896. The Invention of the Modern Olympic Games. London: Profile Books. ISBN 1-86197-342-X.
| The 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens Games of the I Olympiad |
| Gymnastics at the 1896 Summer Olympics |
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parallel bars | horizontal bar | vault | pommel horse | rings | rope climbing |
