Gymnastics at the 1896 Summer Olympics
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At the 1896 Summer Olympics, eight gymnastics events were contested. They were organized and prepared by the Sub-Committee for Wrestling and Gymnastics.
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Events
Parallel bars
| Pos | Athlete |
| 1 |  Alfred Flatow (GER) |
| 2 | Missing image Switzerland_flag_large.png Louis Zutter (SUI) |
| AC | Karl Neukirch (GER)
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| AC | Hermann Weingärtner (GER) |
The seventh gymnastics event, the parallel bars, was postponed until the morning of 10 April. 18 gymnasts competed, with the judges announcing Alfred Flatow as the winner and Louis Zutter as the runner-up.
Parallel bars, team
| Pos | Athlete |
| 1 | Germany |
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Fritz Hofmann, Konrad Böcker, Alfred Flatow, Gustav Felix Flatow, Georg Hilmar, Fritz Manteuffel, Karl Neukirch, Richard Röstel, Gustav Schuft, Carl Schuhmann, Hermann Weingärtner | |
| 2 | Missing image Greece_flag_1828.png Panellinios Gymnastikos Syllogos (GRE) |
| Spyros Athanasopoulos, Nicolaos Andriakopoulos, Petros Persakis, Thomasios Xenakis | |
| 3 | Missing image Greece_flag_1828.png Ethnikos Gymnastikos Syllogos (GRE) |
| Ioannis Chrysaphis, Ioannis Mitropoulos, Dimitrios Loundras, Phillippos Karvelas | |
The first gymnastics event, the team parallel bars, was held on 9 April. Three teams took part, one German and two Greek. The German team won the competition.
Horizontal bar
| Pos | Athlete |
| 1 | Hermann Weingärtner (GER) |
| 2 | Alfred Flatow (GER) |
| AC | Karl Neukirch (GER)
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| AC | Missing image Switzerland_flag_large.png Louis Zutter (SUI) |
The sixth gymnastic event was the horizontal bars, held on 9 April. 16 athletes entered the competition. Two winners were announced, with Hermann Weingärtner winning his first individual gold medal, which was added to his two team gold medals and his three other individual medals. His countryman, Alfred Flatow, won his first individual medal.
Horizontal bar, team
| Pos | Athlete |
| 1 | Germany |
| Fritz Hofmann, Konrad Böcker, Alfred Flatow, Gustav Felix Flatow, Georg Hilmar, Fritz Manteuffel, Karl Neukirch, Richard Röstel, Gustav Schuft, Carl Schuhmann, Hermann Weingärtner | |
The second gymnastics event, the team horizontal bar, was held on 9 April. Only one team, Germany, competed.
Vaulting horse
| Pos | Athlete |
| 1 | Carl Schuhmann (GER) |
| 2 | Missing image Switzerland_flag_large.png Louis Zutter (SUI) |
| 3 | Hermann Weingärtner (GER) |
| AC | Karl Neukirch (GER)
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The vaulting horse, the third event, was held on 9 April. 17 athletes competed, including the Greek Petmezas, the Bulgarian Champoff, the Swiss Louis Zutter, and members of the Hungarian and German teams. The Germans captured the gold and bronze medals, while Zutter won the silver for Switzerland.
Pommel horse
| Pos | Athlete |
| 1 | Missing image Switzerland_flag_large.png Louis Zutter (SUI) |
| 2 | Hermann Weingärtner (GER) |
| AC | Karl Neukirch (GER)
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The pommel horse was the fourth event held on 9 April. The same 17 athletes that had competed in the vaulting horse started the pommel horse exercise. Zutter won Switzerland's first gold medal in this event, with Weingärtner taking the silver.
Rings
| Pos | Athlete |
| 1 | Missing image Greece_flag_1828.png Ioannis Mitropoulos (GRE) |
| 2 | Hermann Weingärtner (GER) |
| 3 | Missing image Greece_flag_1828.png Petros Persakis (GRE) |
The fifth event, the rings, was held on 9 April. The Greeks won the gold and bronze medals, with Hermann Weingärtner winning his fifth medal.
Rope climbing
| Pos | Athlete |
| 1 | Missing image Greece_flag_1828.png Nicolaos Andriakopoulos (GRE) |
| 2 | Missing image Greece_flag_1828.png Thomasios Xenakis (GRE) |
| 3 | Fritz Hofmann (GER) |
The eighth and final event in the gymnastics competition was rope climbing, held on 10 April. Five competitors entered, with the two Greeks taking top honors. The German Fritz Hofmann won the bronze medal, while the weightlifting champions Viggo Jensen and Launceston Elliot were unable to win medals.
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
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