Olympic medal began in 1896 medals started to be given to successful olympian competitors. However, gold medals were not awarded at the inaugural Olympics in 1896 in Athens, Greece. The winners were instead given a silver medal and an olive branch, while runners-up received a laurel branch and a copper or bronze medal. In 1900, most winners received cups or trophies instead of medals. The custom of the sequence of gold, silver, and bronze for the first three places dates from the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis, Missouri in the United States. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has retroactively assigned gold,
Tennis at the 1896 Summer Olympics for Petrokokkinos give it as Greek. Kasdaglis, a Greek national residing in Alexandria after years in Great Britain, is listed as Egyptian or as British in some sources. Competitors from Australia and Germany won medals only as a part of a mixed team in the doubles event. A total of 15 tennis players from 6 nations competed at the Athens Games: The International Society of Olympic Historians gives only thirteen players; according to them British players Frank and George Marshall did not participate. Tennis at the 1896 Summer Olympics At the 1896 Summer Olympics, two tennis events were contested, both