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 Austria
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Tullio Camillotti Italy
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Heinrich Schneidereit Germany
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| Two hand lift | Dimitrios Tofalos Greece
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Josef Steinbach Austria
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Alexandre Maspoli France
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| Heinrich Schneidereit Germany
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| Heinrich Rondl Germany
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Postcards of weight lifting in the 1906 Olympics
[edit]A 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 | 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
[edit]- ^ "Weightlifting: 1906 Intercalated Games Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2014-01-28.
