At the 1906 Summer Olympics in Athens, two weightlifting events were contested. Now called the Intercalated Games, the 1906 Games are no longer considered as an official Olympic Games by the International Olympic Committee.
Medal summary
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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One hand lift | Josef Steinbach Austria |
Tullio Camillotti Italy |
Heinrich Schneidereit Germany |
Two hand lift | Dimitrios Tofalos Greece |
Josef Steinbach Austria |
Alexandre Maspoli France |
Heinrich Schneidereit Germany | |||
Heinrich Rondl Germany |
Postcards of weight lifting in the 1906 Olympics
A number of postcards, then at its peak, were published by various printhouses. The following were printed in Corfu, Greece, by the Aspiotis brothers.
- Bar bell lifting with 2 hands
- Steinbach, winner in weight lifting
- Weight lifting with 2 hands. Tofalos winner
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Austria | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
2 | Greece | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
3 | Italy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
4 | Germany | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
5 | France | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (5 entries) | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
References
- "Weightlifting: 1906 Intercalated Games Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2014-01-28.
Events at the 1906 Intercalated Games (Athens) | |
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Weightlifting at the Summer Olympics | |||
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