Gymnastics at the Games of the I Olympiad | |
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Venue | Panathinaiko Stadium |
Dates | 9–11 April 1896 |
No. of events | 8 (8 men, 0 women) |
Competitors | 71 from 9 nations |
Gymnastics at the 1896 Summer Olympics | |
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Vault | men |
Pommel horse | men |
Rings | men |
Parallel bars | men |
Horizontal bar | men |
Rope climbing | men |
Team parallel bars | men |
Team horizontal bar | men |
At the 1896 Summer Olympics, eight gymnastics events, all for men, were contested in Panathinaiko Stadium. They were organized and prepared by the Sub-Committee for Wrestling and Gymnastics. Events took place on April 9, April 10, and April 11, 1896. There were 71 competitors from 9 nations (including 52 from Greece) that took part in gymnastics.[1]