Cycling at the 1896 Summer Olympics

Cycling at the Games of the I Olympiad
Venues
Road cycling	Athens and surrounding area
Track cycling	Neo Phaliron Velodrome
Dates	8 April
Cyclists	19 from 5 countries
Top ranked countries
France:			4	1	1
Greece:			1	3	0
Austria:			1	0	2
»	1900 »

At the 1896 Summer Olympics, six cycling events were contested at the Neo Phaliron Velodrome. They were organized and prepared by the Sub-Committee for Cycling. Events were held on 8 April, 11 April, 12 April and 13 April 1896. Nineteen cyclists, all men, from five nations competed.^[1]

Medal summary

Léon Flameng and Paul Masson, the French cyclists who combined for six medals, four of them gold

These medals were retroactively assigned by the International Olympic Committee; at the time, winners were given a silver medal and subsequent places received no award. Every nation won at least a silver medal, with three winning golds.

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Road race	Aristidis Konstantinidis (GRE)	August von Gödrich (GER)	Edward Battel (GBR)
Sprint	Paul Masson (FRA)	Stamatios Nikolopoulos (GRE)	Léon Flameng (FRA)
Time trial	Paul Masson (FRA)	Stamatios Nikolopoulos (GRE)	Adolf Schmal (AUT)
10 kilometres	Paul Masson (FRA)	Léon Flameng (FRA)	Adolf Schmal (AUT)
100 kilometres	Léon Flameng (FRA)	Georgios Kolettis (GRE)	none awarded
12-hour race	Adolf Schmal (AUT)	Frederick Keeping (GBR)	none awarded

Participating nations

A total of 19 cyclists from 5 nations competed at the Athens Games:

• Austria (1)
• France (2)
• Germany (5)
• Great Britain (2)
• Greece (9)(*)

(*) NOTE: Including one cyclist (Nikos Loverdos) from Smyrna who competed for Greece.

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	France	4	1	1	6
2	Greece	1	3	0	4
3	Austria	1	0	2	3
4	Great Britain	0	1	1	2
5	Germany	0	1	0	1

Sub-Committee for Cycling

• Nicolas Vlangalis, president
• Const. Bellinis, secretary
• S. Mavros
• Nic. Kontojiannis
• Mar Philipp
• Jac. Theophilas

See also

• List of Olympic medalists in cycling (men)
• List of Olympic medalists in cycling (women)

References

1. "Cycling: 1896 Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2013-05-01.

External links

• Lampros, S.P.; Polites, N.G.; De Coubertin, Pierre; Philemon, P.J.; & Anninos, C. (1897). The Olympic Games: BC 776 – AD 1896. Athens: Charles Beck. (Digitally available at )
• Mallon, Bill; & Widlund, Ture (1998). The 1896 Olympic Games. Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary. Jefferson: McFarland. ISBN 0-7864-0379-9. (Excerpt available at )
• Smith, Michael Llewellyn (2004). Olympics in Athens 1896. The Invention of the Modern Olympic Games. London: Profile Books. ISBN 1-86197-342-X.