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Ten athletes from the United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Ireland competed in seven sports at the ''' 1896 Summer Olympics '''. The British and Irish athletes were the fifth most successful in terms of overall medals (7) and tied for fifth in Gold Medal s (2). The 7 medals came on 23 entries in 14 events. Two British tennis players also played in Mixed Team squads, contributing to a gold and a bronze medal. These medals are not counted as part of the British total. MEDALS Gold
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RESULTS BY EVENT Athletics See Also: Athletics at the 1896 Summer Olympics The British athletes took two medals and a fourth-place finish in athletics. The 100 metres and the 800 metres were the two events in which they had little success. Cycling See Also: Cycling at the 1896 Summer Olympics Battel and Keeping each won a medal in the cycling program, earning a 4th place and a 5th place finish as well. Gymnastics See Also: Gymnastics at the 1896 Summer Olympics Elliot finished in last place in the rope climbing competition. He did not make it all the way up the 14-metre rope, retiring at some point below 12.5 metres (the distance of the bronze medallist). Shooting See Also: Shooting at the 1896 Summer Olympics Merlin and Machonet were unable to win any medals in the shooting events. Tennis See Also: Tennis at the 1896 Summer Olympics Boland was by far the best player in the tennis competition, amassing a 6-0 record over both events and two gold medals, though one of them was as part of a Mixed Team . He defeated Traun in the first round of the singles competition, then teamed up with him for the doubles competition. Robertson was much less successful, losing both of the matches he played, though he was awarded a retroactive bronze medal by the International Olympic Committee as his bye in the doubles quarterfinals put him in third place in that event. Like Boland's doubles gold medal, Robertson's bronze is not counted as part of the British total because the two played on mixed teams. Weightlifting See Also: Weightlifting at the 1896 Summer Olympics Elliot lifted the same amount as Viggo Jensen in the two handed lift, but was declared by Prince George Of Greece to have taken second place based on lifting form. In the one handed lift, he easily defeated Jensen, who lifted only 57 kilograms. Wrestling See Also: Wrestling at the 1896 Summer Olympics Elliot was defeated by eventual champion Carl Schuhmann in the first round of the wrestling competition, tying for 4th and last place. REFERENCES
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