Great Britain at the 1896 Summer Olympics
- Great Britain at the 1896 Summer Olympics
Infobox Olympics Great Britain
games=1896 Summer
competitors=10
sports=7
flagbearer=
gold=2
silver=3
bronze=2
total=7
Ten athletes from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland competed in seven sports at the 1896 Summer Olympics. The British and Irish 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 British tennis players also played in mixed team squads, contributing to a gold and a bronze medal. These medals are not counted as part of the British total.
Medalists
Gold
* John Pius Boland - tennis, singles
* Launceston Elliot - weightlifting, one-handed
ilver
* Grantley Goulding - athletics, 110 metres hurdles
* Frank Keeping - cycling, 12 hour race
* Launceston Elliot - weightlifting, two-handed
Bronze
* Edward Battel - cycling, road race
* Charles Gmelin - athletics, 400 metres
Results by event
Athletics
The British athletes took two medals and a fourth-place finish in athletics. The 100 metres and the 800 metres were the two events in which they had little success.
Gymnastics
Elliot finished in last place in the rope climbing competition. He did not make it all the way up the 14-metre rope, retiring at some point below 12.5 metres (the distance of the bronze medallist).
References
* (Digitally available at [http://www.aafla.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1896/1896.pdf] )
* (Excerpt available at [http://www.aafla.org/6oic/OfficialReports/Mallon/1896.pdf] )
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