Gymnastics at the 1896 Summer Olympics – Men's vault
| Men's vault at the Games of the I Olympiad
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Carl Schuhmann on the vault
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| Venue | Panathinaiko Stadium | |||||||||
| Date | April 9 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 15 from 5 nations | |||||||||
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Carl Schuhmann Germany
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Louis Zutter Switzerland
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Hermann Weingärtner Germany
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The men's vault was one of the eight gymnastics events on the Gymnastics at the 1896 Summer Olympics programme. The third event, it was held on 9 April. 15 athletes from five nations competed. The Germans captured the gold and bronze medals, while Zutter won the silver for Switzerland.
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