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amateur

(Encyclopedia) amateur, in sports, one who engages in athletic competition without material recompense. Upper-class Englishmen in the 19th cent. used the concept to help define their social status,…

Top 10 Standings 1896 Olympics

National medal standings are not recognized by the IOC. The unofficial point totals are based on 3 points for a gold medal, 2 for a silver and 1 for a bronze.     Gold Silver Bronze…

Summer 1896 Olympics Leading Medal Winners

Number of individual medals won on the left; gold, silver and bronze breakdown to the right. No   Sport G-S-B 6 Hermann Weingärtner, GER Gymnastics 3-2-1 4 Karl Schuman,…

Top 10 Standings 1900 Olympics

National team medal standings are not recognized by the IOC. The unofficial point totals are based on 3 points for a gold medal, 2 for a silver and 1 for a bronze.     Gold Silver…

Top 10 Standings 1904 Olympics

National medal standings are not recognized by the IOC. The unofficial point totals are based on 3 points for a gold medal, 2 for a silver and 1 for a bronze.     Gold Silver Bronze…

Summer 1904 Olympics Leading Medal Winners

Number of individual medals won on the left; gold, silver and bronze breakdown to the right. Men No   Sport G-S-B 6 Anton Heida, USA Gymnastics 5-1-0 6 George Eyser, USA…

1904 Olympics Swimming Medalists

Event   Time 50yd Free Zoltán Halmay, HUN 28.0   Scott Leary, USA 28.6   Charles Daniels, USA   100yd Free Zoltán Halmay, HUN 1:02.8   Charles Daniels,…