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At the 1896 Summer Olympics , eight Gymnastics events, all for men, were contested in Panathinaiko Stadium . They were organized and prepared by the Sub-Committee for Wrestling and Gymnastics. Events took place on 9 April , 10 April , and 11 April 1896 . 71 competitors from 8 nations (including 52 from Greece ) took part in gymnastics.



MEDAL SUMMARY

These medals are retroactively assigned by the International Olympic Committee ; at the time, winners were given a silver medal and subsequent places received no award.


MEDAL TABLE


Denmark , France , Great Britain , Hungary , and Sweden had gymnasts compete, but won no medals.


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