Cycling at the 1896 Summer Olympics

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.

Medal summary

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.

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Participating nations

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

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

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

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)

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 [1])
• 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 [2])
• Smith, Michael Llewellyn (2004). Olympics in Athens 1896. The Invention of the Modern Olympic Games. London: Profile Books. ISBN 1-86197-342-X.