Английская Википедия:Great Britain at the 1896 Summer Olympics
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Ten athletes from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland competed in seven sports at the 1896 Summer Olympics. The Great Britain athletes were the fifth most successful in terms of overall medals (7) and tied for fifth in gold medals (2). The 7 medals came on 23 entries in 14 events.
Two tennis players (one English, one Irish) also played in mixed team squads, contributing to a gold and a bronze medal. These medals are not counted as part of the Great Britain total.
Medallists
Шаблон:Further The following competitors won medals at the games. In the discipline sections below, the medalists' names are bolded. Medals awarded to participants of mixed-NOC teams are represented in italics. These medals are not counted towards the individual NOC medal tally.
| Medals by sport | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Шаблон:Gold01 | Шаблон:Silver02 | Шаблон:Bronze03 | Total |
| Athletics | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Cycling | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Tennis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Weightlifting | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
Multiple medalists
The following competitors won multiple medals at the 1896 Olympic Games.
| Name | Medal | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Шаблон:Sortname | Шаблон:Gold medal Шаблон:Silver medal |
Weightlifting | Men's one hand lift Men's two hand lift |
Competitors
Шаблон:Col-begin | width=78% align=left valign=top | The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Cycling | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Gymnastics | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Shooting | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Tennis | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Weightlifting | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Wrestling | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 10[1] | 0 | 10 |
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| Medals by day | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Шаблон:Gold01 | Шаблон:Silver02 | Шаблон:Bronze03 | Total |
| 1 | 6 April | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 7 April | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | 8 April | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 9 April | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 10 April | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 11 April | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 12 April | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | 13 April | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
Athletics
Track & road events
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Launceston Elliot | 100 m | 12.9 | 3 | Did not advance | |
| Charles Gmelin | 12.9 | 3 | Did not advance | ||
| George Marshall | Unknown | 5 | Did not advance | ||
| Launceston Elliot | 400 m | Шаблон:Abbr | Did not advance | ||
| Charles Gmelin | 1:00.5 | 2 Q | 56.7 | Шаблон:Bronze03 | |
| Grantley Goulding | Шаблон:Abbr | Did not advance | |||
| George Marshall | Шаблон:Abbr | Did not advance | |||
| George Marshall | 800 m | Unknown | 4 | Did not advance | |
| George Marshall | 1500 m | colspan=2 Шаблон:N/A | Шаблон:Abbr | ||
| Grantley Goulding | 110 m hurdles | 18.4 | 1 Q | 17.7 | Шаблон:Silver02 |
Field events
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | ||
| George S. Robertson | Men's shot put | Шаблон:Abbr | |
| George S. Robertson | Men's discus throw | 25.20 | 4 |
Cycling
Track
| Athlete | Event | Time / Distance | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Battell | Men's time trial | 26.2 | 4 |
| Frederick Keeping | 27.0 | =5 | |
| Edward Battell | 100 km | Шаблон:Abbr | |
| Frederick Keeping | Men's 12 hour race | 294.946 km | Шаблон:Silver02 |
Road
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Battell | Men's road race | Unknown | Шаблон:Bronze03 |
| Frederick Keeping | Шаблон:Abbr | ||
Gymnastics
- Individual
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Launceston Elliot | Men's rope climbing | Unknown | 5 |
Fencing
| Athlete | Event | Record | Touches | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins | Losses | For | Against | |||
| Edgar Seligman | Sabre | Шаблон:Abbr | ||||
Shooting
Merlin and Machonet were unable to win any medals in the shooting events.
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | ||
| Machonet | Men's 200 m military rifle | Unknown | 14-41 |
| Sidney Merlin | 1156 | 10 | |
| Sidney Merlin | Men's 300 m free rifle | Unknown | 6-18 |
| Sidney Merlin | Men's 25 m military pistol | Шаблон:Abbr | |
| Sidney Merlin | Men's 25 m rapid fire pistol | Шаблон:Abbr | |
Swimming
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| H.F Suter | 100 m freestyle | Шаблон:Abbr | |
| H.F Suter | 500 m freestyle | Шаблон:Abbr | |
Tennis
Boland (later best known as an Irish nationalist politician) was by far the best player in the tennis competition, amassing a 6-0 record over both events and two gold medals, though one of them was as part of a mixed team. He defeated Traun in the first round of the singles competition, then teamed up with him for the doubles competition. Robertson was much less successful, losing both of the matches he played, though he was awarded a retroactive bronze medal by the International Olympic Committee as his bye in the doubles quarterfinals put him in third place in that event. Like Boland's doubles gold medal, Robertson's bronze is not counted as part of the British total because the two played on mixed teams. Some sources include George Marshall and his brother Frank; the two were entered but appear to have not competed.
| Athlete | Event | First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
| John Boland | Singles | Шаблон:FlagIOCathlete W 6–0, 2–6, 6–2 |
Шаблон:FlagIOCathlete W |
Шаблон:FlagIOCathlete W |
Шаблон:FlagIOCathlete W 6-3, 6,1 |
Шаблон:Gold01 |
| George S. Robertson | Шаблон:FlagIOCathlete L |
Did not advance | ||||
| Frank Marshall | Шаблон:Abbr | |||||
| George Marshall | Шаблон:Abbr | |||||
| Шаблон:FlagIOCathlete Шаблон:FlagIOCathlete |
Doubles | Шаблон:N/A | Шаблон:FlagIOCathlete W | Шаблон:Bye | Шаблон:FlagIOCathlete W 5-7, 6-4, 6-1 |
Шаблон:Gold01 |
| Шаблон:FlagIOCathlete Шаблон:FlagIOCathlete |
Шаблон:N/A | Шаблон:Bye | Шаблон:FlagIOCathlete L |
Did not advance | Шаблон:Bronze03 | |
Weightlifting
Elliot (born in British India of Scottish ancestry) lifted the same amount as Viggo Jensen in the two handed lift, but was declared by Prince George of Greece to have taken second place based on lifting form. In the one handed lift, he easily defeated Jensen, who lifted only 57 kilograms.
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Launceston Elliot | Men's one hand lift | 71.0 | Шаблон:Gold01 |
| Launceston Elliot | Men's two hand lift | 111.5 | Шаблон:Silver02 |
Wrestling
Elliot was defeated by eventual champion Carl Schuhmann in the first round of the wrestling competition, tying for 4th and last place.
| Athlete | Event | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Launceston Elliot | Men's Greco-Roman | Шаблон:FlagIOCathlete L |
Did not advance | =4 | |
References
Шаблон:Commonscat Шаблон:Reflist
- Шаблон:Cite book (Digitally available at [1])
- Шаблон:Cite book (Excerpt available at [2])
- Шаблон:Cite book
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- ↑ Launceston Elliot competed in athletics, gymnastics, weightlifting and wrestling while George S. Robertson competed in athletics and tennis.
