1896 Summer Olympics medal table an athlete of Greek origins living in Alexandria, Egypt, is listed by the IOC as Greek during his competition in the singles tennis competition but Kasdaglis and his doubles tennis teammate, Greek athlete Demetrios Petrokokkinos, are listed a mixed team. During these inaugural Olympics, winners were given a silver medal and an olive branch, while runners-up received a copper medal and a laurel branch. The IOC has retroactively assigned gold, silver and bronze medals to the three best placed athletes in each event to comport with more recent traditions. Three ties resulted in medals being shared between athletes, increasing the
Austria at the 1896 Summer Olympics race-off between the two broke the tie in favor of the Greek athlete. Schmal also competed in the sabre fencing tournament, placing fourth in the five-man round robin. Two Austrian swimmers competed in 1896. One of the two competed in each of the three open events, and each swimmer won one medal. Austria at the 1896 Summer Olympics Three sportsmen from Austria competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics. Though Austria was then a part of Austria-Hungary, most sources separate Austrian competitors from the Hungarians at the 1896 Games. Austria finished in seventh position in the final medal rankings, with two