Athina (Athens) 1906 - Athletics

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Men: 100m
Date: 25 April 1906 / 27 April 1906

Rank	Name	Nation	Time
1	Archie Hahn	USA	11.2
2	Fay Moulton	USA
3	Nigel Barker	AUS
4	William Eaton	USA
5	Lawson Robertson	USA
6	Knut Lindberg	SWE
Semi-finals
7	Wyndham Halswelle	GBR
7	William Schick	USA
7	Otto Bock	DEN

Men: 400m
Date: 27 April 1906 / 30 April 1906

Rank	Name	Nation	Time
1	Paul Pilgrim	USA	53.2
2	Wyndham Halswelle	GBR
3	Nigel Barker	AUS
4	Harry Hillman	USA
5	Charles Bacon	USA
6	Fay Moulton	USA
7	William Anderson	GBR
8	Marc Belin du Coteau	FRA

Men: 800m
Date: 25 April 1906 / 1 May 1906

Rank	Name	Nation	Time
1	Paul Pilgrim	USA	2:01.5
2	Jim Lightbody	USA
3	Wyndham Halswelle	GBR
4	Reginald Crabbe	GBR
5	Kristian Hellström	SWE
6	Charles Bacon	USA
7	Eli Parsons	USA
8	Johannes Runge	GER

Men: 1500m
Date: 27 April 1906 / 30 April 1906

Rank	Name	Nation	Time
1	Jim Lightbody	USA	4:12.0
2	John McGough	GBR	4:12.6
3	Kristian Hellström	SWE	4:13.4
4	Greg Wheatley	AUS
5	James Sullivan	USA
6	George Bonhag	USA
7	Reginald Crabbe	GBR
8	Harvey Cohn	USA

Men: 5 miles
Date: 25 April 1906

Rank	Name	Nation	Time
1	Henry Hawtrey	GBR	26:11.8
2	John Svanberg	SWE	26:19.4
3	Edward Dahl	SWE	26:26.2
4	George Bonhag	USA
5	Pericle Pagliani	ITA
6	George Blake	AUS

Men: 110m Hurdles
Date: 30 April 1906 / 1 May 1906

Rank	Name	Nation	Time
1	Bob Leavitt	USA	16.2
2	Alfred Healey	GBR
3	Vincent Duncker	GER
4	Hugo Friend	USA
5	Henri Molinie	FRA
Semi-finals
6	Georgios Isigonis	GRE
Heats
7	Wallis Walters	GBR
7	Axel Ljung	SWE

Men: 1500m Walk
Date: 30 April 1906

Rank	Name	Nation	Time
1	George Bonhag	USA	7:12.6
2	Don Linden	CAN	7:19.8
3	Konstantinos Spetsiotis	GRE	7:22.0
4	Georgios Saridakis	GRE
5	Kharilaos Vasilakos	GRE
6	Alexandros Kouris	GRE
7	Gyorgy Sztantics	HUN

Men: 3000m Walk
Date: 2 May 1906

Rank	Name	Nation	Time
1	Gyorgy Sztantics	HUN	15:13.2
2	Hermann Muller	GER	15:20.0
3	Georgios Saridakis	GRE	15:33.0
4	Pantelis Ektoros	GRE
5	Ioannis Panagoulopoulos	GRE

Men: Marathon
Date: 1 May 1906

Rank	Name	Nation	Time
1	Billy Sherring	CAN	2:51:23.6
2	John Svanberg	SWE	2:58:20.8
3	William Frank	USA	3:00:46.8
4	Gustaf Törnros	SWE	3:01:00.0
5	Ioannis Alepous	GRE	3:09:25.4
6	George Blake	AUS	3:09:35.0
7	Konstantinos Karvelas	GRE	3:15:54.0
8	Andre Roffi	FRA	3:17:49.8

Men: High Jump
Date: 30 April 1906 / 1 May 1906

Rank	Name	Nation	Distance
1	Cornelius "Con" Leahy	GBR	1.77m [5' 10"]
2	Lajos Gonczy	HUN	1.75m [5' 9"]
3	Bert Kerrigan	USA	1.73m [5' 8"]
3	Themistoklis Diakidis	GRE	1.73m [5' 8"]
5	Gunnar Ronström	SWE	1.70m [5' 7"]
6	Bruno Söderström	SWE	1.68m [5' 6"]
6	Halfdan Bjolgerud	NOR	1.68m [5' 6"]
8	Paul Weinstein	GER	1.65m [5' 5"]

Men: Pole Vault
Date: 25 April 1906

Rank	Name	Nation	Distance
1	Fernand Gonder	FRA	3.50m [11' 5 ¾"]
2	Bruno Söderström	SWE	3.40m [11' 1 ¾"]
3	Ed Glover	USA	3.35m [11' 0"]
4	Theodoros Makris	GRE	3.25m [10' 8"]
5	Heikki Ahlman	FIN	3.00m [9' 10"]
5	Otto Haug	NOR	3.00m [9' 10"]
5	Imre Kiss	HUN	3.00m [9' 10"]
5	Georgios Banikas	GRE	3.00m [9' 10"]
5	Stefanos Kountouriotis	GRE	3.00m [9' 10"]

Men: Long Jump
Date: 27 April 1906

Rank	Name	Nation	Distance
1	Meyer Prinstein	USA	7.20m [23' 7 ½"]
2	Peter O'Connor	GBR	7.03m [23' ½"]
3	Hugo Friend	USA	6.96m [22' 10"]
4	Hjalmar Mellander	SWE	6.58m [21' 7 ¼"]
5	Sidney Abrahams	GBR	6.21m [20' 4 ½"]
6	Tom Cronan	USA	6.18m [20' 3 ½"]
7	Gunnar Ronström	SWE	6.15m [20' 2 ¼"]
8	István Somodi	HUN	6.04m [19' 10"]

Men: Triple Jump
Date: 30 April 1906

Rank	Name	Nation	Distance
1	Peter O'Connor	GBR	14.07m [46' 2 ¼"]
2	Cornelius "Con" Leahy	GBR	13.98m [45' 10 ½"]
3	Tom Cronan	USA	13.70m [44' 11 ¼"]
4	Oscar Guttormsen	NOR	13.34m [43' 9 ¼"]
5	Dimitrios Muller	GRE	13.13m [43' ¾"]
6	Francis Connolly	USA	12.75m [41' 10"]
7	Vasilios Stournaras	GRE	12.72m [41' 9"]
8	Carl Alfred Pedersen	NOR	12.68m [41' 7 ¼"]

Men: Standing High Jump
Date: 1 May 1906

Rank	Name	Nation	Distance
1	Ray Ewry	USA	1.56m [5' 1 ½"]
2	Martin Sheridan	USA	1.40m [4' 7"]
2	Léon Dupont	BEL	1.40m [4' 7"]
2	Lawson Robertson	USA	1.40m [4' 7"]
5	Lajos Gonczy	HUN	1.35m [4' 5 ¼"]
6	Kostas Tsiklitiras	GRE	1.30m [4' 3 ¼"]
7	Themistoklis Diakidis	GRE	1.25m [4' 1 ¼"]
7	Paul Weinstein	GER	1.25m [4' 1 ¼"]

Men: Standing Long Jump
Date: 25 April 1906

Rank	Name	Nation	Distance
1	Ray Ewry	USA	3.30m [10' 10"]
2	Martin Sheridan	USA	3.10m [10' 1 ¾"]
3	Lawson Robertson	USA	3.05m [10' 0"]
4	Léon Dupont	BEL	2.98m [9' 9 ¼"]
5	Axel Ljung	SWE	2.96m [9' 8 ¼"]
6	István Somodi	HUN	2.86m [9' 4 ½"]
7	Alexandre Tufferi	GRE	2.85m [9' 4 ½"]
8	Kostas Tsiklitiras	GRE	2.84m [9' 3 ¾"]

Men: Shot Put
Date: 27 April 1906

Rank	Name	Nation	Distance
1	Martin Sheridan	USA	12.32m [40' 5 ¼"]
2	Mihaly David	HUN	11.83m [38' 9 ¾"]
3	Eric Lemming	SWE	11.26m [36' 11 ¼"]
4	André Tison	FRA	11.02m [36' 1 ¾"]
5	Vasilios Papageorgiou	GRE	11.00m [36' 1"]

Men: Discus Throw
Date: 25 April 1906

Rank	Name	Nation	Distance
1	Martin Sheridan	USA	41.46m [136' ¼"]
2	Nikolaos Georgantas	GRE	38.06m [124' 10 ½"]
3	Verner Jarvinen	FIN	36.82m [120' 9 ½"]
4	Eric Lemming	SWE	35.62m [116' 10 ¼"]
5	André Tison	FRA	34.81m [114' 2 ½"]

Men: Discus Throw (Greek style)
Date: 1 May 1906

Rank	Name	Nation	Distance
1	Verner Jarvinen	FIN	35.17m [115' 4 ¾"]
2	Nikolaos Georgantas	GRE	32.80m [107' 7 ¼"]
3	István Mudin	HUN	31.91m [104' 8 ¼"]
4	Martin Sheridan	USA	31.50m [103' 4 ¼"]
5	György "Juraj" Luntzer	HUN	30.26m [99' 3 ¼"]
6	František Soucek	BOH	27.55m [90' 4 ¾"]
7	Miroslav Šustera	BOH	27.08m [88' 10 ¼"]

Men: Javelin Throw
Date: 26 April 1906

Rank	Name	Nation	Distance
1	Eric Lemming	SWE	53.90m [176' 10"]
2	Knut Lindberg	SWE	45.17m [148' 2 ¼"]
3	Bruno Söderström	SWE	44.92m [147' 4 ½"]
4	Hjalmar Mellander	SWE	44.30m [145' 4"]
5	Verner Jarvinen	FIN	44.25m [145' 2 ¼"]
6	Heikki Ahlman	FIN	44.00m [144' 4 ¼"]
7	Arne Halse	NOR	43.60m [143' ½"]
8	Conrad Carlsrud	NOR

Men: Stone Throw
Date: 27 April 1906

Rank	Name	Nation	Distance
1	Nikolaos Georgantas	GRE	19.93m [65' 4 ½"]
2	Martin Sheridan	USA	19.04m [62' 5 ½"]
3	Mikhail Dorizas	GRE	18.59m [60' 11 ¾"]
4	Eric Lemming	SWE	18.21m [59' 9"]

Men: Pentathlon
Date: 27 April 1906 / 28 April 1906

Rank	Name	Nation	Points
1	Hjalmar Mellander	SWE	24
2	István Mudin	HUN	25
3	Eric Lemming	SWE	29
4	Uno Haggman	FIN	34
5	Knut Lindberg	SWE	37
6	Lawson Robertson	USA	38
7	Edward Archibald	CAN	33
8	Julius Wagner	GER	37