Cycling at the 1896 Summer Olympics
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At the 1896 Summer Olympics
, six cycling
events were contested at the Neo Phaliron Velodrome
. They were organized and prepared by the Sub-Committee for Cycling. Events were held on 8 April, 11 April, 12 April and 13 April 1896. Nineteen cyclists, all men, from five nations competed.
These medals were retroactively assigned by the International Olympic Committee
; at the time, winners were given a silver medal and subsequent places received no award. Every nation won at least a silver medal, with three winning golds.
(*)
(*) NOTE: Including one cyclist (Loverdos
) from Smyrna who competed for Greece.
1896 Summer Olympics
The 1896 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the I Olympiad, was a multi-sport event celebrated in Athens, Greece, from April 6 to April 15, 1896. It was the first international Olympic Games held in the Modern era...
, six cycling
Cycling
Cycling, also called bicycling or biking, is the use of bicycles for transport, recreation, or for sport. Persons engaged in cycling are cyclists or bicyclists...
events were contested at the Neo Phaliron Velodrome
Neo Phaliron Velodrome
The Neo Phaliron Velodrome was a velodrome and sports arena in Athens, Greece, used for the cycling events at the 1896 Summer Olympics, which was later to be the Karaiskakis Stadium.-Reference:...
. They were organized and prepared by the Sub-Committee for Cycling. Events were held on 8 April, 11 April, 12 April and 13 April 1896. Nineteen cyclists, all men, from five nations competed.
Medal summary
International Olympic Committee
The International Olympic Committee is an international corporation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin on 23 June 1894 with Demetrios Vikelas as its first president...
; at the time, winners were given a silver medal and subsequent places received no award. Every nation won at least a silver medal, with three winning golds.
| Road race |
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| Sprint |
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| Time trial |
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| 10 kilometres |
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| 100 kilometres |
none | ||
| 12 hour race |
none |
Participating nations
A total of 19 cyclists from 5 nations competed at the Athens Games:(*)
(*) NOTE: Including one cyclist (Loverdos
Loverdos
Nikos Loverdos was an Ottoman racing cyclist from the Greek community in Smyrna. He competed as a Greek at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens.Loverdos competed in the 12 hours race, but did not finish.-External links:...
) from Smyrna who competed for Greece.
Medal table
| 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Sub-Committee for Cycling
- Nicolas Vlangalis, president
- Const. Bellinis, secretary
- S. Mavros
- Nic. Kontojiannis
- Mar Philipp
- Jac. Theophilas
See also
- List of Olympic medalists in cycling (men)
- List of Olympic medalists in cycling (women)