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
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