Olympic Intermediate Games 1906 / Athletics

Athletics at the Olympic Intermediate Games
information
Attendees:	233 athletes
Date:	April 25th - May 1st
Competition location:	Athens
Decisions:	21st

Olympic Intermediate Games 1906 (athletics medal table)
space	team				Total
01	United States	11	11	6th	28
02	Great Britain	3	5	1	9
03	Sweden	2	4th	5	11
04th	Hungary	1	3	1	5
05	Greece	1	2	3	6th
06th	Canada	1	1	-	2
07th	Finland	1	-	1	2
08th	France	1	-	-	1
09	German Empire	-	1	1	2
10	Belgium	-	1	-	1
11	Australia	-	-	2	2

At the Olympic Intermediate Games in Athens in 1906 , 21 competitions in athletics including stone throwing took place. According to the official program, athletics was embedded in the superordinate sport of athletics, which also combined tug-of-war and rope-hanging , as well as today's sports of weightlifting and wrestling .

Men

100 m

→ Main article: 1906 Olympic Intermediate Games / Athletics - 100 m (men)

space	athlete	country	Time (s)
1	Archie Hahn	United States	11.2
2	Fay Moulton	United States	11.4
3	Nigel Barker	OUT	11.4
4th	William Eaton	United States	11.5
5	Lawson Robertson	United States	11.5
6th	Knut Lindberg	SWE	11.8

Final: April 27th

400 m

→ Main article: Olympic intermediate games 1906 / athletics - 400 m (men)

space	athlete	country	Time (s)
1	Paul Pilgrim	United States	53.2
2	Wyndham neck shaft	GBR	53.8
3	Nigel Barker	OUT	54.1
4th	Harry Hillman	United States	k. A.
5	Charles Bacon	United States	k. A.
6th	Fay Moulton	United States	k. A.
7th	William Anderson	GBR	k. A.
8th	Marc Bellin du Coteau	FRA	k. A.

Final: April 29th

800 m

→ Main article: Olympic Intermediate Games 1906 / Athletics - 800 m (men)

space	athlete	country	Time (min)
1	Paul Pilgrim	United States	2: 01.5
2	James Lightbody	United States	2: 01.6
3	Wyndham neck shaft	GBR	2: 03.0
4th	Percy Crabbe	GBR	k. A.
5	Kristian Hellström	SWE	k. A.
6th	Charles Bacon	United States	k. A.
7th	Eli Parsons	United States	k. A.
	Johannes Runge	GER	DNF

Final: April 30th

1500 m

→ Main article: Olympic Intermediate Games 1906 / Athletics - 1500 m (men)

space	athlete	country	Time (min)
1	James Lightbody	United States	4: 12.0
2	John McGough	GBR	4: 12.6
3	Kristian Hellström	SWE	4: 13.4
4th	Greg Wheatley	OUT	4: 15.6
5	James Sullivan	United States	4: 25.0
6th	George Bonhag	United States	4: 26.0
AC	Percy Crabbe	GBR	k. A.
	Harvey Cohn	United States	k. A.

Final: April 30th

5 miles (8047 m)

→ Main article: 1906 Intermediate Olympic Games / Athletics - 5 miles (men)

space	athlete	country	Time (min)
1	Henry Hawtrey	GBR	26: 11.8
2	John Svanberg	SWE	26: 19.4
3	Edward Dahl	SWE	26: 26.2
4th	George Bonhag	United States	k. A.
5	Pericle Pagliani	ITA	k. A.
6th	George Blake	OUT	k. A.

April 25

John Daly ( GBR ) finished in third place but was disqualified for obstructing Dahl (apparently not on purpose, but because he swayed exhausted).

marathon

→ Main article: 1906 Olympic Intermediate Games / Athletics - marathon (men)

Crossing the finish line at the marathon

space	athlete	country	Time (h)
1	Billy Sherring	CAN	2:51:24
2	John Svanberg	SWE	2:58:21
3	William Frank	United States	3:00:47
4th	Gustaf Törnros	SWE	3:01:00
5	Ioannis Alepous	GRE	3:09:26
6th	George Blake	OUT	3:09:35
7th	Konstantinos Karvelas	GRE	3:15:54
8th	André Roffi	FRA	3:17:50

1st of May

Route length: 41.86 km

For the first time, German athletes started an Olympic marathon. Hermann Müller was ninth (time not exactly recorded) of 15 athletes who finished the run, Robert Sennecke gave up.

1500 m walking distance

→ Main article: 1906 Olympic Intermediate Games / Athletics - 1500 m walking (men)

space	athlete	country	Time (min)
1	George Bonhag	United States	7: 12.6
2	Donald Linden	CAN	7: 19.8
3	Konstandinos Spetsiotis	GRE	7: 22.0
4th	Georgios Saridakis	GRE	k. A.
5	Charilaos Vasilakos	GRE	k. A.
6th	Alexandros Kouris	GRE	k. A.
7th	György Sztantics	HUN	k. A.

April, 30th

3000 m walking by train

→ Main article: 1906 Olympic Intermediate Games / Athletics - 3000 m walking (men)

space	athlete	country	Time (min)
1	György Sztantics	HUN	15: 13.2
2	Hermann Muller	GER	15: 20.0
3	Georgios Saridakis	GRE	15: 33.0
4th	Pandelis Ektoros	GRE	k. A.
5	Ioannis Panagoulopoulos	GRE	k. A.

Final: May 1st

110 m hurdles

→ Main article: 1906 Olympic Intermediate Games / Athletics - 110 m hurdles (men)

space	athlete	country	Time (s)
1	Robert Leavitt	United States	16.2
2	Alfred Healey	GBR	16.2
3	Vincenz Duncker	GER	16.3
4th	Hugo Friend	United States	16.4
5	Henri Molinié	FRA	k. A.

Final: May 1st

high jump

→ Main article: 1906 Olympic Intermediate Games / Athletics - high jump (men)

space	athlete	country	Height (m)
1	Con Leahy	GBR	1.775
2	Lajos Gönczy	HUN	1.75
3	Herbert Kerrigan	United States	1.725
	Themistoklis Diakidis	GRE	1.725
5	Gunnar Roenström	SWE	1.70
6th	Bruno Söderström	SWE	1.675
	Halfdan Bjølgerud	NOR	1.675
8th	Paul Weinstein	GER	1.65

April 30th and May 1st

The measurement (increase) took place at a distance of two and a half centimeters.

Standing vault

→ Main article: 1906 Olympic Intermediate Games / Athletics - Standing Vault (Men)

space	athlete	country	Height (m)
1	Ray Ewry	United States	1.56
2	Martin Sheridan	United States	1.40
	Léon Dupont	BEL	1.40
	Lawson Robertson	United States	1.40
5	Lajos Gönczy	HUN	1.35
6th	Kostas Tsiklitiras	GRE	1.30
7th	Themistoklis Diakidis	GRE	1.25
	Paul Weinstein	GER	1.25

1st of May

Pole vault

→ Main article: 1906 Olympic Intermediate Games / Athletics - pole vault (men)

space	athlete	country	Height (m)
1	Fernand Gonder	FRA	3.50
2	Bruno Söderström	SWE	3.40
3	Edward Glover	United States	3.35
4th	Theodoros Makris	GRE	3.25
5	Heikki Åhlman	FIN	3.00
	Georgios Banikas	GRE	3.00
	Otto Haug	NOR	3.00
	Imre Kiss	HUN	3.00
	Stefanos Koundouriotis	GRE	3.00

April 25

Long jump

→ Main article: 1906 Olympic Intermediate Games / Athletics - long jump (men)

space	athlete	country	Width (m)
1	Meyer Prinstein	United States	7.20
2	Peter O'Connor	GBR	7.025
3	Hugo Friend	United States	6.96
4th	Hjalmar Mellander	SWE	6,585
5	Sidney Abrahams	GBR	6.21
6th	Thomas Cronan	United States	6.185
7th	Gunnar Roenström	SWE	6.15
8th	István Somodi	HUN	6.045

Final: April 27th

It was measured to within half a centimeter.

Stand long jump

→ Main article: 1906 Olympic Intermediate Games / Athletics - Standing Long Jump (Men)

space	athlete	country	Width (m)
1	Ray Ewry	United States	3.30
2	Martin Sheridan	United States	3.095
3	Lawson Robertson	United States	3.05
4th	Léon Dupont	BEL	2.975
5	Axel Ljung	SWE	2.955
6th	István Somodi	HUN	2.86
7th	Alexandros Touferis	GRE	2,855
8th	Kostas Tsiklitiras	GRE	2.84

April 27

It was measured to within half a centimeter.

Triple jump

→ Main article: 1906 Olympic Intermediate Games / Athletics - Triple Jump (Men)

space	athlete	country	Width (m)
1	Peter O'Connor	GBR	14.075
2	Con Leahy	GBR	13.98
3	Thomas Cronan	United States	13.70
4th	Oscar Guttormsen	NOR	13.34
5	Dimitrios Müller	GRE	13.125
6th	Francis Connolly	United States	12.75
7th	Vasilios Stournaras	GRE	12.725
8th	Carl Alfred Pedersen	NOR	12.68

Final: April 30th

It was measured to within half a centimeter.

Shot put

→ Main article: 1906 Olympic Intermediate Games / Athletics - Shot Put (Men)

space	athlete	country	Width (m)
1	Martin Sheridan	United States	12.325
2	Mihály Dávid	HUN	11.83
3	Eric Lemming	SWE	11.26
4th	André Tison	FRA	11.02
5	Vasilios Papageorgiou	GRE	11.00

April 27

It was measured to within half a centimeter. The push-off ring was raised six centimeters and had a diameter of two meters. The iron ball weighed 7.25 kilograms.

Discus throw

→ Main article: Olympic Intermediate Games 1906 / Athletics - Discus throw free style (men)

space	athlete	country	Width (m)
1	Martin Sheridan	United States	41.46 (OR)
2	Nikolaos Georgandas	GRE	38.06
3	Verner Järvinen	FIN	36.82
4th	Eric Lemming	SWE	35.62
5	André Tison	FRA	34.81

April 25

The drop ring was raised six centimeters and was 2.50 meters in diameter.

Discus throw (greek style)

→ Main article: 1906 Olympic Intermediate Games / Athletics - Greek style discus throw (men)

space	athlete	country	Width (m)
1	Verner Järvinen	FIN	35.17
2	Nikolaos Georgandas	GRE	32.80
3	Istvan Mudin	HUN	31.91
4th	Martin Sheridan	United States	31.50
5	György Luntzer	HUN	30.26
6th	František Souček	BOH	27.55
7th	Miroslav Šustera	BOH	27.08

1st of May

The throw had to be done from a standing position (looking in the direction of the throw). After the drop, a forward jump had to be made. The drop was carried out from a raised and sloping podium with a size of 80 centimeters by 70 centimeters. The iron-filled wooden disc weighed two kilograms. All athletes had to throw with the same device.

Javelin throw

→ Main article: 1906 Olympic Intermediate Games / Athletics - Javelin Throw (Men)

space	athlete	country	Width (m)
1	Eric Lemming	SWE	53.90 (WR)
2	Knut Lindberg	SWE	45.17
3	Bruno Söderström	SWE	44.92
4th	Hjalmar Mellander	SWE	44.30
5	Verner Järvinen	FIN	44.25
6th	Arne Halse	NOR	43.60
7th	Conrad Carlsrud	NOR	k. A.

26th of April

Stone throwing

→ Main article: 1906 Olympic Intermediate Games / Athletics - Stone throwing (men)

space	athlete	country	Width (m)
1	Nikolaos Georgandas	GRE	19.925
2	Martin Sheridan	United States	19.035
3	Michalis Dorizas	GRE	18,585
4th	Eric Lemming	SWE	18.21

On April 27th a stone throwing competition was held. A total of 16 athletes from eight countries took part. It was measured to within half a centimeter. The "stone", an iron block weighing 6.4 kilograms, could be thrown at a running start, whereby the release had to take place in front of the throwing line, but this could then be crossed without penalty.

It was the first and so far last time that a stone throwing competition was held at the Olympic Games.

Pentathlon

→ Main article: 1906 Olympic Intermediate Games / Athletics - Pentathlon (men)

space	athlete	country	Points
1	Hjalmar Mellander	SWE	24
2	Istvan Mudin	HUN	25th
3	Eric Lemming	SWE	29
4th	Uno Haggman	FIN	34
5	Lawson Robertson	United States	36
6th	Knut Lindberg	SWE	37
7th	Edward Archibald	CAN	k. A.
8th	Julius Wagner	GER	k. A.

The competition consisted of standing long jump, discus throw (Greek), javelin throw, 192-meter run and wrestling (in that order). Only the best eight athletes from three disciplines were allowed to take part in the run. The six fastest runners then contested the wrestling the next day.

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1. ↑ Athletics at the 1906 Athina Summer Games on Sports-Reference.com