Gymnastics at the 1896 Summer Olympics – Men's horizontal bar

Men's horizontal bar at the Games of the I Olympiad
[[File:The two medalists during the competition: Hermann Weingärtner Alfred Flatow |220px]]
Venue	Panathinaiko Stadium
Date	April 9
Competitors	16 from 4 nations
Medalists
01 ! Hermann Weingärtner  Germany 02 ! Alfred Flatow  Germany
1904 →

01 !		Hermann Weingärtner  Germany
02 !		Alfred Flatow  Germany

The men's horizontal bar was one of eight gymnastics events on the Gymnastics at the 1896 Summer Olympics programme. It was held on 9 April, as the sixth gymnastics event. 16 athletes from four nations entered the competition. Two winners were announced, with Hermann Weingärtner winning his first individual gold medal, which was added to his two team gold medals and his three other individual medals. His countryman, Alfred Flatow, won his first individual medal.