Gymnastics at the 1896 Summer Olympics – Men's rings
| Men's rings at the Games of the I Olympiad | ||||||||||
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 Weingärtner competing in the rings event | ||||||||||
| Venue | Panathinaiko Stadium | |||||||||
| Date | April 9 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 15 from 5 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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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 rings was one of eight gymnastics events on the Gymnastics at the 1896 Summer Olympics programme. The fifth event, it was held on 9 April. The Greeks won the gold and bronze medals, with Hermann Weingärtner winning his fifth medal. Places 1-3 and 5 are known, but 4 is not - any of the four athletes whose places are not known may have occupied the fourth position.
Results
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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 )
- 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 )
- Smith, Michael Llewellyn (2004). Olympics in Athens 1896. The Invention of the Modern Olympic Games. London: Profile Books. ISBN 1-86197-342-X.
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