Gymnastics at the 1896 Summer Olympics – Men's parallel bars
Olympic gymnastics event
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The men's parallel bars was one of eight gymnastics events on the Gymnastics at the 1896 Summer Olympics programme. The parallel bars event was held on 10 April, the seventh gymnastics event to be held. 18 gymnasts from six nations competed, with the judges announcing Alfred Flatow as the winner and Louis Zutter as the runner-up.[1]
| Men's parallel bars at the Games of the I Olympiad | |||||||
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Alfred Flatow competing on the parallel bars | |||||||
| Venue | Panathinaiko Stadium | ||||||
| Date | April 10, 1896 | ||||||
| Competitors | 18 from 6 nations | ||||||
| Medalists | |||||||
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Background
Competition format
Schedule
The men's parallel bars was held in the morning of the fifth day of events, having been moved from the fourth day as the other gymnastics events went too long to finish the full programme.[4]
| Date | Time | Round | |
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| Gregorian | Julian | ||
| Friday, 10 April 1896 | Friday, 29 March 1896 | 10:00 | Final |
