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Weightlifting at the 1906 Intercalated Games

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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
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 Bar bell lifting with 2 hands
  • Steinbach, winner in weight lifting Steinbach, winner in weight lifting
  • Weight lifting with 2 hands. Tofalos winner Weight lifting with 2 hands. Tofalos winner

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Austria1102
2 Greece1001
3 Italy0101
4 Germany0033
5 France0011
Totals (5 entries)2248

References

  1. "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)
Weightlifting at the Summer Olympics
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