United States at the 1896 Summer Olympics information
Sporting event delegation
United States at the 1896 Summer Olympics
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IOC code
USA
NOC
United States Olympic Committee
in Athens, Greece April 6, 1896 – April 15, 1896
Competitors
14 in 3 sports and 16 events
Medals Ranked 1st
Gold
11
Silver
7
Bronze
2
Total
20
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games
Fourteen competitors from the United States competed in three sports at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. The Americans were the most successful athletes in terms of gold medals, beating host nation Greece, 11 to 10, despite fielding only 14 competitors compared to an estimated 169 Greek entrants. However, the Greeks' 46 total medals dwarfed the Americans' 20.
The United States team had 27 entries in 16 events, with 20 of the 27 resulting in top-three finishes.
Most of the American competitors were students at Harvard University or Princeton University or members of the Boston Athletic Association. The team trained at The Pennington School, in Pennington, New Jersey, while preparing for the first modern Olympic Games.
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