Tennis at the 1896 Summer Olympics
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At the 1896 Summer Olympics
, two tennis
events were contested, both for men. They were begun on 8 April and continued on 9 April, 10 April, and 11 April. 13 competitors from 6 nations, including 7 Greeks
, took part in the tennis competition. Many of the doubles teams were of mixed nationality, including all three medalist pairs.
; at the time, winners were given a silver medal and runners-up bronze medals. Athletes coming third received no award.
The doubles team of Kasdaglis and Petrokokkinos appears in the IOC results database as a mixed team. Kasdaglis is listed as Greek in the database for the singles event. Petrokokkinos, not having won a singles medal, is not identified with any nation in the IOC database; however, all sources which do give a nationality for Petrokokkinos give it as Greek. Kasdaglis, a Greek national residing in Alexandria, is listed as Egyptian in some sources.
France
had a tennis player compete but he won no medals.
Competitors from Australia
and Germany
won medals only as a part of a mixed team in the doubles event.
1896 Summer Olympics
The 1896 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the I Olympiad, was a multi-sport event celebrated in Athens, Greece, from April 6 to April 15, 1896. It was the first international Olympic Games held in the Modern era...
, two tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
events were contested, both for men. They were begun on 8 April and continued on 9 April, 10 April, and 11 April. 13 competitors from 6 nations, including 7 Greeks
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
, took part in the tennis competition. Many of the doubles teams were of mixed nationality, including all three medalist pairs.
Medal summary
These medals are retroactively assigned by the International Olympic CommitteeInternational 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...
; at the time, winners were given a silver medal and runners-up bronze medals. Athletes coming third received no award.
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| Men's doubles |
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The doubles team of Kasdaglis and Petrokokkinos appears in the IOC results database as a mixed team. Kasdaglis is listed as Greek in the database for the singles event. Petrokokkinos, not having won a singles medal, is not identified with any nation in the IOC database; however, all sources which do give a nationality for Petrokokkinos give it as Greek. Kasdaglis, a Greek national residing in Alexandria, is listed as Egyptian in some sources.
Medal table
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
France
France at the 1896 Summer Olympics
Thirteen athletes from France competed in six sports at the 1896 Summer Olympics. France won the fourth-most gold medals with 5 and the fourth-most total medals with 11. Cycling was the sport in which the French competitors had the most success, as they completely dominated the field...
had a tennis player compete but he won no medals.
Competitors from Australia
Australia at the 1896 Summer Olympics
One athlete from Victoria, a British colony which later formed part of Australia, competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. Edwin Flack was born in England and was resident in London in 1896, but spent most of his life in Australia and so is considered an Australian athlete by the...
and Germany
Germany at the 1896 Summer Olympics
Germany competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.The Germans were the third most successful nation in terms of both gold medals and total medals . Gymnastics was the sport in which Germany excelled. The German team had 19 athletes...
won medals only as a part of a mixed team in the doubles event.