1896 Summer Olympics / Swimming
Swimming at the 1896 Olympic Games |
|
---|---|
information | |
venue | Piraeus |
Competition venue | Bay of Zea |
Nations | 4th |
Athletes | 13 (13 ) |
date | April 11, 1896 |
decisions | 4th |
At the 1st Olympic Games in Athens in 1896 , four swimming competitions were held.
Balance sheet
Medal table
space | country | Third | total | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Hungary | 2 | - | - | 2 |
2 | Greece | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7th |
3 | Austria | 1 | 1 | - | 2 |
total | 4th | 4th | 3 | 11 |
Medalist
Results
100 m freestyle
space | country | athlete | time |
---|---|---|---|
1 | HUN | Alfréd Hajós | 1: 22.2 min |
2 | AUT | Otto Herschmann | 1: 23.0 min |
- | GRE | Efstathios Chorafas | k. A. |
- | GRE | Georgios Anninos | k. A. |
- | GRE | Alexandros Chrysafos | k. A. |
- | United States | Gardner Williams | k. A. |
500 m freestyle
space | country | athlete | time |
---|---|---|---|
1 | AUT | Paul Neumann | 8: 12.6 min |
2 | GRE | Antonios Pepanos | 30 m back |
3 | GRE | Efstathios Chorafas | k. A. |
1200 m freestyle
space | country | athlete | time |
---|---|---|---|
1 | HUN | Alfréd Hajós | 18: 22.2 min |
2 | GRE | Joannis Andreou | 21: 03.4 min |
3 | GRE | Efstathios Chorafas | k. A. |
100 m sailor swimming
space | country | athlete | time |
---|---|---|---|
1 | GRE | Ioannis Malokinis | 2: 20.4 min |
2 | GRE | Spyridon Chazapis | k. A. |
3 | GRE | Dimitrios Drivas | k. A. |
Only sailors from the warships in the port of Piraeus were allowed to take part in this competition. Of eleven registered "athletes" only three competed.