At the 1906 Summer Olympics in Athens, 21 competitive events in athletics were held.[1] A total of 65 medals (21 gold, 23 silver, 21 bronze) were awarded. Now called the Intercalated Games, the 1906 Games are no longer considered as an official Olympic Games by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
The marathon distance was 41.775 km according to a contemporary Greek newspaper. The pentathlon event in the 1906 Games consisted of a standing long jump, discus throw (ancient style), javelin throw, 192 metre run, and a Greco-Roman wrestling match. A stone throw was held with a 6.4 kg weight.
Medal summary
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Postcards of athletics 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.
Medal table
edit| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States | 11 | 6 | 6 | 23 |
| 2 |  Great Britain | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
| 3 |  Sweden | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 |
| 4 |  Hungary | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 |  Greece | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 6 |  Canada | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 |  Finland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 |  France | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 |  Germany | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 |  Belgium | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 |  Australia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (11 entries) | 21 | 23 | 21 | 65 | |
References
edit- ^ "Athletics: 1906 Intercalated Games Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2014-01-28.