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MEDALS COUNT

  • United States : 11 gold, 6 silver and 6 bronze (23 total)

  • United Kingdom : 2 gold, 4 silver and 1 bronze (7 total)

  • Sweden : 2 gold, 4 silver and 5 bronze (11 total)

  • Hungary : 1 gold, 3 silver and 1 bronze (5 total)

  • Greece : 1 gold, 2 silver and 4 bronze (7 total)

  • Ireland : 1 gold and 1 silver (2 total)

  • Canada : 1 gold and 1 silver (2 total)

  • Finland : 1 gold and 1 bronze (2 total)

  • France : 1 gold (1 total)

  • Belgium : 1 silver (1 total)

  • Germany : 1 silver and 1 bronze (2 total)

  • Australia : 2 bronze (2 total)

  • Total: 21 gold, 23 silver and 21 bronze



EVENTS

100 m
  • Gold: Archie Hahn (USA)

  • Silver: Fay Moulton (USA)

  • Bronze: Nigel Barker (AUS)


400 m
  • Gold: Paul Pilgrim (USA)

  • Silver: Wyndham Halswelle (UK)

  • Bronze: Nigel Barker (AUS)


800 m
  • Gold: Paul Pilgrim (USA)

  • Silver: James Lightbody (USA)

  • Bronze: Wyndham Halswelle (UK)


1 500 m
  • Gold: James Lightbody (USA)

  • Silver: John McGough (UK)

  • Bronze: Kristian Hellström (SWE)


5 miles
  • Gold: Henry Hawtrey (UK)

  • Silver: John Svanberg (SWE)

  • Bronze: Edward Dahl (SWE)


Marathon
  • Gold: Billy Sherring (CAN)

  • Silver: John Svanberg (SWE)

  • Bronze: William Frank (USA)


110 m Hurdles
  • Gold: Robert Leavitt (USA)

  • Silver: Alfred Healey (UK)

  • Bronze: Vincent Duncker (GER)


1 500 m Walk
  • Gold: George Bonhag (USA)

  • Silver: Donald Linden (CAN)

  • Bronze: Konstantinos Spetsiotis (GRE)


3 000 m Walk
  • Gold: György Sztantics (HUN)

  • Silver: Hermann Müller (GER)

  • Bronze: Georgios Saridakis (GRE)


High Jump
  • Gold: Con Leahy (UK)

  • Silver: Lajos Gönczy (HUN)

  • Bronze: Themistoklis Diakidis (GRE) and Herbert Kerrigan (USA)


High Jump Standing
  • Gold: Ray Ewry (USA)

  • Silver: Léon Dupont (BEL), Lawson Robertson (USA) and Martin Sheridan (USA)

  • Bronze: ''Not awarded''


Pole Vault
  • Gold: Fernand Gonder (FRA)

  • Silver: Bruno Söderström (SWE)

  • Bronze: Edward Glover (USA)


Long Jump
  • Gold: Myer Prinstein (USA)

  • Silver: Peter O'Connor (IRE)

  • Bronze: Hugo Friend (USA)


Long Jump Standing
  • Gold: Ray Ewry (USA)

  • Silver: Martin Sheridan (USA)

  • Bronze: Lawron Robertson (USA)


Triple Jump
  • Gold: Peter O'Connor (IRE)

  • Silver: Con Leahy (UK)

  • Bronze: Thomas Cronan (USA)


Shot Put
  • Gold: Martin Sheridan (USA)

  • Silver: Mihály Dávid (HUN)

  • Bronze: Eric Lemming (SWE)


Discus Throw
  • Gold: Martin Sheridan (USA)

  • Silver: Nikolaos Georgantas (GRE)

  • Bronze: Verner Järvinen (FIN)


Discus Throw Ancient Style
  • Gold: Verner Järvinen (FIN)

  • Silver: Nikolaos Georgantas (GRE)

  • Bronze: István Mudin (HUN)


Javelin Throw Freestyle
  • Gold: Eric Lemming (SWE)

  • Silver: Knut Lindberg (SWE)

  • Bronze: Bruno Söderström (SWE)


Stone Throw (6.4 kg)
  • Gold: Nikolaos Georgantas (GRE)

  • Silver: Martin Sheridan (USA)

  • Bronze: Michalis Dorizas (GRE)


Pentathlon (consisted of a long jump standing, a discus throw ancient style, a javelin throw, a 192 m run and a wrestling match Greek-Roman style)
  • Gold: Hjalmar Mellander (SWE)

  • Silver: István Mudin (HUN)

  • Bronze: Eric Lemming (SWE)