Gymnastics at the 1896 Summer Olympics – Men's horizontal bar

The men's horizontal bar was one of eight gymnastics events on the Gymnastics at the 1896 Summer Olympics programme. It was held on 9 April, as the sixth gymnastics event. 16 athletes from four nations 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.[1]

Men's horizontal bar
at the Games of the I Olympiad
Hermann Weingärtner (gold)
Alfred Flatow (silver)
VenuePanathinaiko Stadium
DateApril 9
Competitors16 from 4 nations
Medalists
Hermann Weingärtner
 Germany
Alfred Flatow
 Germany
Gymnastics at the
1896 Summer Olympics
Parallel barsmen
Horizontal barmen
Vaultmen
Pommel horsemen
Ringsmen
Rope climbingmen
Team parallel barsmen
Team horizontal barmen

Results
RankAthleteNation
Hermann Weingärtner Germany
Alfred Flatow Germany
-Konrad Böcker Germany
-Gustav Flatow Germany
-Georg Hilmar Germany
-Gyula Kakas Hungary
-Fritz Manteuffel Germany
-Karl Neukirch Germany
-Antonios Papaigannou Greece
-Richard Röstel Germany
-Gustav Schuft Germany
-Carl Schuhmann Germany
-Leonidas Tsiklitiras Greece
-Desiderius Wein Hungary
-Louis Zutter Switzerland

References
  1. "Gymnastics at the 1896 Athina Summer Games: Men's Horizontal Bar". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2019.

Sources
  • 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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