Gymnastics at the 1896 Summer Olympics – Men's vault

Men's vault at the Games of the I Olympiad
Carl Schuhmann on the vault
Venue	Panathinaiko Stadium
Date	April 9
Competitors	15 from 5 nations
Medalists
Carl Schuhmann Germany   Louis Zutter Switzerland   Hermann Weingärtner Germany

Gymnastics at the 1896 Summer Olympics
Parallel bars		men
Horizontal bar		men
Vault		men
Pommel horse		men
Rings		men
Rope climbing		men
Team parallel bars		men
Team horizontal bar		men

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.

Results

Place	Athlete
1	Carl Schuhmann (GER)
2	Louis Zutter (SUI)
3	Hermann Weingärtner (GER)
-	Konrad Böcker (GER)
	Charles Champaud (BUL)
	Alfred Flatow (GER)
	Gustav Flatow (GER)
	Georg Hillmar (GER)
	Gyula Kakas (HUN)
	Fritz Manteuffel (GER)
	Karl Neukirch (GER)
	Richard Röstel (GER)
	Gustav Schuft (GER)
	Henrik Sjöberg (SWE)
	Desiderius Wein (HUN)

References

• Lampros, S.P.; Polites, N.G.; De Coubertin, Pierre; Philemon, P.J.; Anninos, C. (1897). The Olympic Games: BC 776 – AD 1896. Athens: Charles Beck.  (Digitally available at )
• Mallon, Bill; Widlund, Ture (1998). The 1896 Olympic Games. Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary. Jefferson: McFarland. ISBN 0-7864-0379-9.  (Excerpt available at )
• Smith, Michael Llewellyn (2004). Olympics in Athens 1896. The Invention of the Modern Olympic Games. London: Profile Books. ISBN 1-86197-342-X.