1896 Summer Olympics / Participant (United States)
United States
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The United States of America participated in the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens , Greece , with a delegation of 14 athletes.
Medalist
Olympic champion
medal | Surname | sport | competition | date |
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Thomas Burke | athletics | 100 meters | April 6th |
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400 meters | 7th of April | ||
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Thomas Curtis | athletics | 110 meter hurdles | 10th of April |
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Ellery Clark | athletics | Long jump | 7th of April |
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high jump | 10th of April | ||
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James Connolly | athletics | Triple jump | April 6th |
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high jump | 10th of April | ||
Third | Long jump | 7th of April | ||
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William Hoyt | athletics | Pole vault | 10th of April |
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Robert Garrett | athletics | Discus throw | April 6th |
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Shot put | 7th of April | ||
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Long jump | 7th of April | ||
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high jump | 10th of April | ||
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John Paine | shoot | Service revolver | 10th of April |
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Sumner Paine | shoot | revolver | 11 April |
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Service revolver | 10th of April | ||
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Herbert Jamison | athletics | 400 meters | 7th of April |
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Arthur Blake | athletics | 1500 meters | 7th of April |
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Albert Tyler | athletics | Pole vault | 10th of April |
Third | Francis Lane | athletics | 100 meters | April 6th |
Participants by sport
athletics
Athletes | competition | leader | final | rank | ||
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time | rank | time | rank | |||
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Thomas Burke | 100 m | 11.8 s (OR) | 1 | 12.0 s | 1 | silver ![]() |
400 m | 58.4 s | 1 | 54.2 s (OR) | 1 | silver ![]() |
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Francis Lane | 100 m | 12.2 s (OR) | 1 | 12.6 s | 3 | 3 |
Thomas Curtis | 100 m | 12.2 s (OR) | 1 | DNS | 6th | 6th |
110 m hurdles | 17.6 s ( OR) | 1 | silver ![]() |
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Herbert Jamison | 400 m | 56.8 s (OR) | 1 | 55.2 s | 2 | bronze ![]() |
shoot
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Charles Waldstein
- Military rifle (200 m): ??
swim
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Gardner Williams
- 100 meter freestyle: DNF (final)
- 1200 meters freestyle: 4th place
Web links
- American Olympic team from 1896 in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )