At the 1906 Summer Olympics in Athens, two weightlifting events were contested.[1] Now called the Intercalated Games, the 1906 Games are no longer considered as an official Olympic Games by the International Olympic Committee.

Medal summary

Event Gold Silver Bronze
One hand lift  Josef Steinbach (AUT)  Tullio Camillotti (ITA)  Heinrich Schneidereit (GER)
Two hand lift  Dimitrios Tofalos (GRE)  Josef Steinbach (AUT)  Alexandre Maspoli (FRA)
 Heinrich Schneidereit (GER)
 Heinrich Rondl (GER)

Postcards of weight lifting in the 1906 Olympics

A 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

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Austria (AUT)1102
2 Greece (GRE)1001
3 Italy (ITA)0101
4 Germany (GER)0033
5 France (FRA)0011
Totals (5 entries)2248

References

  1. "Weightlifting: 1906 Intercalated Games Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2014-01-28.
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