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