Athletics at the 1896 Olympics | ![]() |
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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 | |||||