At the
1896 Summer Olympics
The 1896 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 1896, Therinoí Olympiakoí Agónes 1896), officially known as the Games of the I Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 1ης Ολυμπιάδας, Agónes tis 1is Ol ...
, two
weightlifting
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events were contested (men's one hand lift and two hand lift). The top two places were won by the same two men in each event, though their order was reversed for the two events. The
bronze medal
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s were split by the two
Greek
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weightlifters. A total of seven men from five nations competed.
Medal summary
These medals are retroactively assigned by the
International Olympic Committee
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; at the time, winners were given a silver medal and subsequent places received no award.
Participating nations
A total of 7 weightlifters from 5 nations competed at the Athens Games:
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Medal table
These medals are retroactively assigned by the
International Olympic Committee
The International Olympic Committee (IOC; french: link=no, Comité international olympique, ''CIO'') is a non-governmental sports organisation based in Lausanne, Switzerland. It is constituted in the form of an association under the Swis ...
; at the time, winners were given a silver medal and subsequent places received no award.
See also
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List of Olympic medalists in weightlifting
References
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