Gymnastics at the 1896 Summer Olympics – Men's rings

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.[1]

Men's rings
at the Games of the I Olympiad
Weingärtner competing in the rings event
VenuePanathinaiko Stadium
DateApril 9
Competitors15 from 5 nations
Medalists
Ioannis Mitropoulos
 Greece
Hermann Weingärtner
 Germany
Petros Persakis
 Greece
Gymnastics at the
1896 Summer Olympics
Parallel barsmen
Horizontal barmen
Vaultmen
Pommel horsemen
Ringsmen
Rope climbingmen
Team parallel barsmen
Team horizontal barmen

Results
RankGymnastNation
Ioannis Mitropoulos Greece
Hermann Weingärtner Germany
Petros Persakis Greece
5 Carl Schuhmann Germany
-Konrad Böcker Germany
-Alfred Flatow Germany
-Gustav Flatow Germany
-Desiderius Wein Hungary

References
  1. "Gymnastics at the 1896 Athina Summer Games: Men's Rings". 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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