Athletics at the 1906 Summer Olympics

At the 1906 Summer Olympics
1906 Summer Olympics
The 1906 Intercalated Games or 1906 Olympic Games were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in Athens, Greece. They were at the time considered to be Olympic Games and were referred to as the "Second International Olympic Games in Athens" by the International Olympic Committee...

in Athens

Athens

Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...

, 21 events in athletics were contested. Now called the Intercalated Games, the 1906 Games are no longer considered as an official Olympic Games by the International Olympic Committee

International Olympic Committee

The International Olympic Committee is an international corporation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin on 23 June 1894 with Demetrios Vikelas as its first president...

Medal summary

100 metres
400 metres
800 metres
1500 metres
5 miles
Marathon
110 metre hurdles
1500 metre walk
3000 metre walk
High jump
High jump
Standing high jump			none awarded


Pole vault
Long jump
Standing long jump
Triple jump
Shot put
Discus throw
Discus throw, ancient style
Javelin throw
Stone throw (6.4 kg)
Pentathlon

Medal table

1		11	6	6	23
2		3	5	1	9
3	Sweden	2	4	5	11
4	Hungary	1	3	1	5
5	Greece	1	2	4	7
6	Canada	1	1	0	2
7	Finland	1	0	1	2
8	France	1	0	0	1
9	Germany	0	1	1	2
10	Belgium	0	1	0	1
11	Australia	0	0	2	2

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