Gymnastics at the 1896 Summer Olympics - Men's vault
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| Gymnastics at the 1896 Summer Olympics |
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| Artistic | ||
| Parallel bars | men | |
| Horizontal bar | men | |
| Vault | men | |
| Pommel horse | men | |
| Rings | men | |
| Rope climbing | men | |
| Team parallel bars | men | |
| Team horizontal bar | men | |
The men's vault was one of the eight gymnastics events on the Gymnastics at the 1896 Summer Olympics programme. The third event, it was held on 9 April. 15 athletes from four nations competed. The Germans captured the gold and bronze medals, while Zutter won the silver for Switzerland.
[edit] Results
| Place | Athlete | Nation |
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| 1 | Carl Schuhmann |  Germany |
| 2 | Louis Zutter |  Switzerland |
| 3 | Hermann Weingärtner | Germany |
| Also competed |
Konrad Böcker | Germany |
| Charles Champaud | Switzerland |
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| Alfred Flatow | Germany |
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| Gustav Flatow | Germany |
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| Georg Hillmar | Germany |
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| Gyula Kakas |  Hungary |
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| Fritz Manteuffel | Germany |
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| Karl Neukirch | Germany |
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| Richard Röstel | Germany |
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| Gustav Schuft | Germany |
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| Henrik Sjöberg |  Sweden |
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| Desiderius Wein | Hungary |
[edit] References
- Lampros, S.P.; Polites, N.G.; De Coubertin, Pierre; Philemon, P.J.; & Anninos, C. (1897). The Olympic Games: BC 776 – AD 1896. Athens: Charles Beck. (Digitally available at [1])
- Mallon, Bill; & Widlund, Ture (1998). The 1896 Olympic Games. Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary. Jefferson: McFarland. ISBN 0-7864-0379-9. (Excerpt available at [2])
- Smith, Michael Llewellyn (2004). Olympics in Athens 1896. The Invention of the Modern Olympic Games. London: Profile Books. ISBN 1-86197-342-X.
