Athletics at the 1896 Olympics | |||||
Events |
Olympic Champions |
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100 m M | USA | Thomas Burke | |||
400 m M | USA | Thomas Burke | |||
800 m M | AUS | Edwin Flack | |||
1500 m M | AUS | Edwin Flack | |||
Marathon M | GRE | Spyridon Louis | |||
110 m hurdles M | USA | Thomas Curtis | |||
High jump M | USA | Ellery Clark | |||
Long jump M | USA | Ellery Clark | |||
Triple jump M | USA | James Connolly | |||
Pole vault M | USA | William Hoyt | |||
Discus throw M | USA | Robert Garrett | |||
Shot put M | USA | Robert Garrett | |||
These facts about olympic Athletics and the Athens 1896 Athletics events are based on the official olympic reports and the Olympian Database | |||||