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Athletics at the 1896 Summer Olympics
At the 1896 Summer Olympics, twelve athletics events were contested.
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100 m, Men
| Pos | Athlete |
| 1 | Tom Burke (USA) |
| 2 | Fritz Hofmann[?] (GER) |
| 3 | Alajos Szokolyi[?] (HUN) |
| 3 | & Francis Lane[?] (USA) |
400 m, Men
| Pos | Athlete |
| 1 | Tom Burke (USA) |
| 2 | Herbert Jamison[?] (USA) |
| 3 | Charles Gmelin[?] (GBR) |
800 m, Men
| Pos | Athlete |
| 1 | Teddy Flack (AUS) |
| 2 | Nándor Dáni[?] (HUN) |
| 3 | Dimitrios Golemis[?] (GRE) |
1500 m, Men
| Pos | Athlete |
| 1 | Teddy Flack (AUS) |
| 2 | Arthur Blake[?] (USA) |
| 3 | Albin Lermusiaux[?] (FRA) |
Marathon, Men
| Pos | Athlete |
| 1 | Spiridon Louis[?] (GRE) |
| 2 | Kharilaos Vasilakos[?] (GRE) |
| 3 | Gyula Kellner[?] (HUN) |
110 m hurdles, Men
| Pos | Athlete |
| 1 | Tom Curtis[?] (USA) |
| 2 | Grantley Goulding[?] (GBR) |
No other athletes started in the final.
High jump, Men
| Pos | Athlete |
| 1 | Ellery Clark (USA) |
| 2 | Robert Garrett (USA) |
| 2 | James Connolly (USA) |
Pole vault, Men
| Pos | Athlete |
| 1 | Welles Hoyt[?] (USA) |
| 2 | Albert Tyler[?] (USA) |
| 3 | Evangelos Damaskos[?] (GRE) |
| 3 | Ioannis Theodoropoulos[?] (GRE) |
Long jump, Men
| Pos | Athlete |
| 1 | Ellery Clark (USA) |
| 2 | Robert Garrett (USA) |
| 3 | James Connolly (USA) |
Triple jump, Men
| Pos | Athlete |
| 1 | James Connolly (USA) |
| 2 | Alexandre Tuffèri[?] (FRA) |
| 3 | Ioannis Persakis[?] (GRE) |
Shot put, Men
| Pos | Athlete |
| 1 | Robert Garrett (USA) |
| 2 | Miltiades Gouskos[?] (GRE) |
| 3 | Georgios Papsideris[?] (GRE) |
Discus throw, Men
| Pos | Athlete |
| 1 | Robert Garrett (USA) |
| 2 | Panagiotis Paraskevopoulos[?] (GRE) |
| 3 | Sotirios Versis[?] (GRE) |
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