Weightlifting at the 1896 Summer Olympics – Men's two hand lift
| Two hand lift at the Games of the I Olympiad | |||||||
 Viggo Jensen (gold)  Launceston Elliot (silver) | |||||||
| Venue | Panathinaiko Stadium | ||||||
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| Date | April 7 | ||||||
| Competitors | 6 from 5 nations | ||||||
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| Weightlifting at the 1896 Summer Olympics  | ||
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| One hand | men | |
| Two hands | men | |
The men's two hand lift was one of two weightlifting events held as part of the Weightlifting at the 1896 Summer Olympics program. Lifters received three attempts. Each lifter performed one attempt before any began their second attempts. After each had lifted three times, the top three received three more attempts.
The two-handed lift was the first weightlifting event on 7 April. Six athletes took part. The type of lift used was similar to the modern clean and jerk. Viggo Jensen of Denmark and Launceston Elliot of the United Kingdom both lifted 111.5 kilograms, and the tie was broken by a determination by Prince George that Jensen had performed the lift with better form than had Elliot. A protest by the British delegation resulted in each athlete being given further attempts to improve their scores. Neither did, and the results stood as originally declared with Jensen taking the gold medal. Jensen had, however, suffered from the extra lifts in that he experienced a slight injury in trying to lift more than he was able.
Results
| Place | Lifter | Weight |
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| 1 |  Viggo Jensen (DEN) |
111.5 kg |
| 2 |  Launceston Elliot (GBR) |
111.5 kg |
| 3 | .svg.png){kind=small} Sotirios Versis (GRE) |
90.0 kg |
| 4 | Georgios Papasideris (GRE) |
90.0 kg |
 Carl Schuhmann (GER) |
90.0 kg | |
| 6 | .svg.png){kind=small} Momcsilló Tapavicza (HUN) |
80.0 kg |
References
- Lambros, S. P.; Polites, N.G.; De Coubertin, Pierre; Philemon, Timoleon J.; and Anninos, C. (1896–1897). The Olympic Games: BC 776 – AD 1896. Athens and London: Charles Beck; H. Grevel. OCLC 64612505.
- Mallon, Bill; Widlund, Ture (1998). The 1896 Olympic Games: Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary. Jefferson, NC: McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-0379-0. Excerpt available at .
- Smith, Michael Llewellyn (2004). Olympics in Athens 1896: The Invention of the Modern Olympic Games. London: Profile Books. ISBN 978-1-86197-342-9.