| 1896 Summer Olympics medals | |
|---|---|
| Location | Athens,  Greece |
| Highlights | |
| Most gold medals |  United States (11) |
| Most total medals | Greece (47) |
| Medalling NOCs | 11 |
The 1896 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the I Olympiad, were a summer multi-sport event held in Athens, the capital of Greece, from 6 to 15 April 1896, and were the first Olympic Games of the Modern era.
A total of 241 athletes from 14 nations participated in 43 events in nine sports at these games.[1]
Ten of the fourteen participating nations earned medals, in addition to three medals won by mixed teams, i.e. teams made up of athletes from multiple nations. The United States won the most gold medals (11) with 14 athletes participating, while host nation, Greece with 169 athletes participating, won the most medals overall (47) as well as the most silver (18) and bronze (19) medals, finishing with one less gold medal than the United States, having 155 athletes more than the U.S.[2]
- ^ "Athens 1896–Games of the I Olympiad". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 6 May 2008. Retrieved 5 May 2008.
- ^ "Athens 1896–Medal Table". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 8 May 2008. Retrieved 5 May 2008.