Men's pommel horse at the Games of the I Olympiad
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Venue | Panathinaiko Stadium | ||||||
Date | April 9 | ||||||
Competitors | 14 from 5 nations | ||||||
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Louis Zutter Switzerland |
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Hermann Weingärtner Germany |
The men's pommel horse was one of eight gymnastics events on the Gymnastics at the 1896 Summer Olympics programme. The pommel horse was the fourth event held on 9 April. 14 athletes from five nations started the pommel horse exercise. Zutter won Switzerland's first gold medal in this event, with Weingärtner taking the silver.