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Athletics At The 1906 Intercalated Games
At the 1906 Summer Olympics in Athens, 21 competitive events in athletics (sport), athletics were held. A total of 65 medals (21 gold, 23 silver, 21 bronze) were awarded. Now called the ''Intercalated Games'', the 1906 Games are no longer considered as an official Olympic Games by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The marathon distance was 41.775 km according to a contemporary Greek newspaper. The pentathlon event in the 1906 Games consisted of a standing long jump, discus throw (ancient style), javelin throw, 192 metre run, and a Greco-Roman wrestling match. A stone throw was held with a 6.4 kg weight. Medal summary Medal table References {{Athletics at the Summer Olympics Athletics at the 1906 Intercalated Games, 1906 Intercalated Games events Athletics at the Summer Olympics, 1906 1906 in athletics (track and field) International athletics competitions hosted by Greece, 1906 Olympics Athletics in Athens, 1906 Intercalated Games ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1906 Summer Olympics
The 1906 Intercalated Games or 1906 Olympic Games was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated in Athens, Greece. They were at the time considered to be Olympic Games and were referred to as the "Second International Olympic Games in Athens" by the International Olympic Committee.Journal of Olympic History, Volume 10, December 2001/January 2002, ''The 2nd International Olympic Games in Athens 1906'', by Karl Lennartz However, the medals that were distributed to the participants during these games are not officially recognised by the and are not displaye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Sherring
William John Sherring (September 18, 1877 – September 5, 1964) was a Canadian athlete of English and Irish descent, winner of the marathon race at the 1906 Intercalated Games (or 1906 Olympic Games, as they were at the time considered to be). During the decade of the early 1900s, Sherring, from Hamilton, Ontario was acknowledged to be a world class marathoner. He had won a second place behind a fellow countryman Jack Caffery at the Boston Marathon in 1900. He also had won the Hamilton Around the Bay Road Race on two occasions. In 1906, Sherring – an athlete of St. Patrick's Athletic Club – was chosen to represent Canada in the Athens Olympic Games. However, it was left up to him, a working man with meager resources (he was a brakeman at the Grand Trunk Railway), to finance his journey to Athens. Sherring managed to collect an amount claimed to be between $45 and $90 (a clearly insufficient amount to travel to Athens), which he then bet on a horse named ''Cicel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Themistoklis Diakidis
Themistoklis Diakidis ( el, Θεμιστοκλής Διακίδης; August 22, 1882 – May 8, 1944) was a Greek track and field athlete who competed in the high jump. Diakidis was a member of Gymnastiki Etaireia Patron, that merged in 1923 with Panachaikos Gymnastikos syllogos to become Panachaiki Gymnastiki Enosi. He competed for Greece in the 1906 Intercalated Games held in Athens, Greece Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders ..., where he won the bronze medal jointly with the American Bert Kerrigan. References External links * 1882 births 1944 deaths Greek male high jumpers Athletes (track and field) at the 1906 Intercalated Games Olympic athletes of Greece Olympic bronze medalists for Greece Medalists at the 1906 Intercalated Games Sportspeople ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lajos Gönczy
Lajos Gönczy (24 February 1881 – 3 December 1915)Lajos Gönczy's profile at the Hungarian Olympic Committee was a Hungarian er. He participated in in , the |
Con Leahy
Cornelius "Con" Leahy (27 April 1876 – 18 December 1921) was an Irish athlete, who won medals at the 1906 Intercalated Games and the 1908 Olympic Games for Great Britain. Biography Leahy was born in Creggane, outside Bruree, on the County Limerick-County Cork border, to Thomas Leahy and Mary McDonough. He was one of seven brothers, all of whom were sportsmen. His brother Patrick won the British high jump record in 1898 and went on to win Olympic medals in 1900. Another brother, Timothy, also jumped competitively. In 1906, Leahy, Peter O'Connor and John Daly, were entered for the Intercalated Games in Athens by the Irish Amateur Athletic Association (IAAA) and Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA), representing Ireland. However, the rules of the games were changed so that only athletes nominated by National Olympic Committees were eligible. Ireland did not have an Olympic Committee, and the British Olympic Council claimed the three. On registering for the Games, Leahy and hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgios Saridakis
Georgios Saridakis ( el, Γεώργιος Σαριδάκης, born 1885, date of death unknown) was a Greek athlete who competed mainly in the 3000 metre walk. He competed for a Greece in the 1906 Intercalated Games held in Athens, Greece Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders with ... in the 3000 metre walk where he won the bronze medal. References List of Greek athletes 1885 births Year of death missing Greek male racewalkers Olympic athletes of Greece Olympic bronze medalists for Greece Medalists at the 1906 Intercalated Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1906 Intercalated Games Sportspeople from İzmir Smyrniote Greeks {{Greece-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hermann Müller (athlete)
Hermann Müller (18 April 1885 in Berlin – January 21, 1947 in Berlin) was a German athlete, who won the silver medal in the 3000 metre walk at the 1906 Intercalated Games held in Athens, Greece Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders with .... 1885 births 1947 deaths German male racewalkers Olympic athletes of Germany Olympic silver medalists for Germany Medalists at the 1906 Intercalated Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1906 Intercalated Games Athletes from Berlin World record setters in athletics (track and field) {{Germany-athletics-Olympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
György Sztantics
György Sztantics ( sh, Đuro Stantić) (Subotica, Szabadka, 19 August 1878 – Subotica, Szabadka, 10 July 1918) was a Hungary, Hungarian athlete (ethnic Bunjevci, Bunjevac from today's Serbia) who competed mainly in the 3000 metre walk. He competed for Hungary at the Athletics at the 1906 Intercalated Games, 1906 Intercalated Games held in Athens, Greece in the 3000 metre walk where he won the gold medal. References 1878 births 1918 deaths Hungarian male racewalkers Medalists at the 1906 Intercalated Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1906 Intercalated Games Bunjevci Sportspeople from Subotica {{Hungary-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Konstantinos Spetsiotis
Konstantinos Spetsiotis ( el, Κωνσταντίνος Σπετσιώτης, 1883 – March 5, 1966) was a Greek track and field athlete who competed mainly in the 1500 metre walk. He competed for Greece in the 1906 Intercalated Games held in Athens, Greece Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders with ... in the 1500 metre walk where he won the bronze medal. References list of Greek athletes 1883 births 1966 deaths Greek male racewalkers Olympic athletes of Greece Olympic bronze medalists for Greece Medalists at the 1906 Intercalated Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1906 Intercalated Games {{Greece-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donald Linden
Donald Stacey "Don" Linden (March 3, 1877 – March 13, 1964) was a Canadian athlete who competed mainly in the 1500 metre walk. He competed for Canada in the 1906 Intercalated Games held in Athens, Greece Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders with ... in the 1500 metre walk where he won the silver medal. References * 1877 births 1964 deaths Canadian male racewalkers Olympic track and field athletes of Canada Olympic silver medalists for Canada Medalists at the 1906 Intercalated Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1906 Intercalated Games {{Canada-Olympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Bonhag
George Valentine Bonhag (January 31, 1882 – October 30, 1960) was an American athlete and a member of the Irish American Athletic Club and the New York City Police Department. He competed in distance events, both racewalking and running, at the 1904, 1908 and 1912 Olympics and at the 1906 Intercalated Games. An announcement in the August 6, 1904, issue of ''The New York Times'' indicated that the Metropolitan Association of the Amateur Athletic Union The Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) is an amateur sports organization based in the United States. A multi-sport organization, the AAU is dedicated exclusively to the promotion and development of amateur sports and physical fitness programs. It h ... would hold a "special five-mile race" at Celtic Park on August 13, 1904, with the eight top finishers receiving a paid trip to compete in the marathon at the Olympic Games in St. Louis on August 30, 1904. Bonhag, listed as representing the Greater New York Irish Athletic Associat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vincent Duncker
Vincent Duncker (9 November 1884 – unknown) was a German athlete who competed mainly in the 110 metre hurdles. He competed for Germany in the 1906 Intercalated Games held in Athens, Greece Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders with ... in the 110 metre hurdles where he won the Bronze medal. 1884 births Year of death missing German male hurdlers Olympic athletes of Germany Olympic bronze medalists for Germany Medalists at the 1906 Intercalated Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1906 Intercalated Games Place of birth missing {{Germany-athletics-Olympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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