| Men's vault at the Games of the I Olympiad |
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Carl Schuhmann on the vault |
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| Venue | Panathinaiko Stadium | ||||||
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| Date | April 9 | ||||||
| Competitors | 15 from 5 nations | ||||||
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| Gymnastics at the 1896 Summer Olympics |
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| Parallel bars | men | |
| Horizontal bar | men | |
| Vault | men | |
| Pommel horse | men | |
| Rings | men | |
| Rope climbing | men | |
| Team parallel bars | men | |
| Team horizontal bar | men | |
The men's vault was one of the eight gymnastics events on the Gymnastics at the 1896 Summer Olympics programme. The third event, it was held on 9 April. 15 athletes from five nations competed. The Germans captured the gold and bronze medals, while Zutter won the silver for Switzerland.
| Place | Athlete |
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| 1 | Carl Schuhmann (GER) |
| 2 | Louis Zutter (SUI) |
| 3 | Hermann Weingärtner (GER) |
| - | Konrad Böcker (GER) |
| Charles Champaud (BUL) | |
| Alfred Flatow (GER) | |
| Gustav Flatow (GER) | |
| Georg Hillmar (GER) | |
| Gyula Kakas (HUN) | |
| Fritz Manteuffel (GER) | |
| Karl Neukirch (GER) | |
| Richard Röstel (GER) | |
| Gustav Schuft (GER) | |
| Henrik Sjöberg (SWE) | |
| Desiderius Wein (HUN) |