At the 1906 Summer Olympics in Athens, two weightlifting events were contested. [1] Now called the Intercalated Games, the 1906 Games are no longer considered as an official Olympic Games by the International Olympic Committee.
Medal summary
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| One hand lift | 
Josef Steinbach (
AUT)
|
Tullio Camillotti (
ITA)
|
Heinrich Schneidereit (
GER)
|
| Two hand lift | 
Dimitrios Tofalos (
GRE)
|
Josef Steinbach (
AUT)
|
Alexandre Maspoli (
FRA)
|
|
Heinrich Schneidereit (
GER)
| |||
|
Heinrich Rondl (
GER)
|
Postcards of weight lifting in the 1906 Olympics
A number of postcards, then at its peak, were published by various printhouses. The following were printed in Corfu, Greece, by the Aspiotis brothers.
-
Bar bell lifting with 2 hands -
Steinbach, winner in weight lifting -
Weight lifting with 2 hands. Tofalos winner
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Austria (AUT) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 |
Greece (GRE) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 |
Italy (ITA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 |
Germany (GER) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 |
France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | |
References
- ^ "Weightlifting: 1906 Intercalated Games Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2014-01-28.
