thumb|right|250px| O alemão [[Carl Schuhmann competiu no cavalo com alças nos Jogos de Atenas 1896]]
Nos '''9 a 11 de abril com 71 ginastas (52 da Grécia) de oito países.
 
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==Eventos da ginástica==
'''Masculino:''' Barras paralelas | Barra fixa | Salto sobre o cavalo | Cavalo com alças | Argolas | Escalada | Barras paralelas por equipe | Barra fixa por equipe

==Barras paralelas==
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{| 
!width=30|Pos.
!width=70 align=left|País
!width=200 align=left|Atletas
|- bgcolor="gold"
|align=center|| '''[[Image:Flag of the German Empire.svg|20px Alemanha''' ||'''Alfred Flatow'''
|- bgcolor="silver"
|align=center|Imagem:Med 2.png || '''''' ||'''Louis Zutter'''
|- bgcolor="#CC9966"
|align=center|image:Med 3.png || '''-''' ||''nenhum''
|}

'''Resultados'''
thumb|right|200px| O alemão [[Alfred Flatow venceu a prova de barras paralelas em Atenas 1896]]
{| class=wikitable
! Pos. || Ginasta || País
|- 
|align=center bgcolor=gold| 1 
| | [[Image:Flag of the German Empire.svg|25px| Alemanha

|- 
|align=center bgcolor=silver| 2 || | [[Image:Flag of Switzerland.svg|25px| Suíça

|-
|rowspan=16 align=center| 3-18 || | [[Image:Flag of the German Empire.svg|25px| Alemanha
|-
| | [[Image:Flag of Switzerland.svg|25px| Suíça
|-
| | [[Image:Flag of the German Empire.svg|25px| Alemanha
|-
| | [[Image:Flag of France.svg|25px| França
|-
| | [[Image:Flag of the German Empire.svg|25px| Alemanha
|-
| | [[Image:Hungary flag 1867.png|25px| Hungria
|-
| | [[Image:Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg|25px| Grécia
|-
| | [[Image:Flag of the German Empire.svg|25px| Alemanha
|-
| | [[Image:Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg|25px| Grécia
|-
| | [[Image:Flag of the German Empire.svg|25px| Alemanha
|-
| | [[Image:Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg|25px| Grécia
|-
| | [[Image:Flag of the German Empire.svg|25px| Alemanha
|-
| | [[Image:Flag of the German Empire.svg|25px| Alemanha
|-
| | [[Image:Flag of the German Empire.svg|25px| Alemanha
|-
| | [[Image:Hungary flag 1867.png|25px| Hungria
|-
| | [[Image:Flag of the German Empire.svg|25px| Alemanha
|}

==Barras fixa==
{| 
!width=30|Pos.
!width=70 align=left|País
!width=200 align=left|Atletas
|- bgcolor="gold"
|align=center|| '''[[Image:Flag of the German Empire.svg|20px Alemanha''' ||'''Hermann Weingärtner'''
|- bgcolor="silver"
|align=center|| '''[[Image:Flag of the German Empire.svg|20px Alemanha''' ||'''Alfred Flatow'''
|- bgcolor="#CC9966"
|align=center|image:Med 3.png || '''-''' ||''nenhum''
|}

'''Resultados'''
{| class=wikitable
! Pos. || Ginasta || País

|- 
|align=center bgcolor=gold| 1 
| | [[Image:Flag of the German Empire.svg|25px| Alemanha

|- 
|align=center bgcolor=silver| 2 
| | [[Image:Flag of the German Empire.svg|25px| Alemanha

|-
|rowspan=13 align=center| 3-15 
| | [[Image:Flag of the German Empire.svg|25px| Alemanha
|-
| | [[Image:Flag of the German Empire.svg|25px| Alemanha
|-
| | [[Image:Flag of the German Empire.svg|25px| Alemanha
|-
| | [[Image:Hungary flag 1867.png|25px| Hungria
|-
| | [[Image:Flag of the German Empire.svg|25px| Alemanha
|-
| | [[Image:Flag of the German Empire.svg|25px| Alemanha
|-
| | [[Image:Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg|25px| Grécia
|-
| | [[Image:Flag of the German Empire.svg|25px| Alemanha
|-
| | [[Image:Flag of the German Empire.svg|25px| Alemanha
|-
| | [[Image:Flag of the German Empire.svg|25px| Alemanha
|-
| | [[Image:Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg|25px| Grécia
|-
| | [[Image:Hungary flag 1867.png|25px| Hungria
|-
| | [[Image:Flag of Switzerland.svg|25px| Suíça
|}

==Salto sobre o cavalo==
{| 
!width=30|Pos.
!width=70 align=left|País
!width=200 align=left|Atletas
|- bgcolor="gold"
|align=center|| '''[[Image:Flag of the German Empire.svg|20px Alemanha''' ||'''Carl Schuhmann'''
|- bgcolor="silver"
|align=center|Imagem:Med 2.png || '''''' ||'''Louis Zutter'''
|- bgcolor="#CC9966"
|align=center|| '''[[Image:Flag of the German Empire.svg|20px Alemanha''' ||'''Hermann Weingärtner'''
|}

'''Resultados'''
{| class=wikitable
! Pos. || Ginasta || País

|- 
|align=center bgcolor=gold| 1 
| | [[Image:Flag of the German Empire.svg|25px| Alemanha

|- 
|align=center bgcolor=silver| 2 
| | [[Image:Flag of Switzerland.svg|25px| Suíça

|- 
|align=center bgcolor=cc9966| 3 
| | [[Image:Flag of the German Empire.svg|25px| Alemanha

|-
|rowspan=12 align=center| 4-15 
| | [[Image:Flag of the German Empire.svg|25px| Alemanha
|-
| | [[Image:Flag of Switzerland.svg|25px| Suíça
|-
| | [[Image:Flag of the German Empire.svg|25px| Alemanha
|-
| | [[Image:Flag of the German Empire.svg|25px| Alemanha
|-
| | [[Image:Flag of the German Empire.svg|25px| Alemanha
|-
| | [[Image:Hungary flag 1867.png|25px| Hungria
|-
| | [[Image:Flag of the German Empire.svg|25px| Alemanha
|-
| | [[Image:Flag of the German Empire.svg|25px| Alemanha
|-
| | [[Image:Flag of the German Empire.svg|25px| Alemanha
|-
| | [[Image:Flag of the German Empire.svg|25px| Alemanha
|-
| | [[Image:Swedish_norwegian_union_flag.svg|25px|Sweden Suécia
|-
| | [[Image:Hungary flag 1867.png|25px| Hungria
|}

==Cavalo com alças==
{| 
!width=30|Pos.
!width=70 align=left|País
!width=200 align=left|Atletas
|- bgcolor="gold"
|align=center|Imagem:Med 1.png || '''''' ||'''Louis Zutter'''
|- bgcolor="silver"
|align=center|| '''[[Image:Flag of the German Empire.svg|20px Alemanha''' ||'''Hermann Weingärtner'''
|- bgcolor="#CC9966"
|align=center|image:Med 3.png || '''-''' ||''nenhum''
|}

'''Resultados'''
{| class=wikitable
! Pos. || Ginasta || País

|- 
|align=center bgcolor=gold| 1 
| | [[Image:Flag of Switzerland.svg|25px| Suíça

|- 
|align=center bgcolor=silver| 2 
| | [[Image:Flag of the German Empire.svg|25px| Alemanha

|-
|rowspan=12 align=center| 3-14 
| | [[Image:Flag of the German Empire.svg|25px| Alemanha
|-
| | [[Image:Flag of Switzerland.svg|25px| Suíça
|-
| | [[Image:Flag of the German Empire.svg|25px| Alemanha
|-
| | [[Image:Flag of the German Empire.svg|25px| Alemanha
|-
| | [[Image:Flag of the German Empire.svg|25px| Alemanha
|-
| | [[Image:Hungary flag 1867.png|25px| Hungria
|-
| | [[Image:Flag of the German Empire.svg|25px| Alemanha
|-
| | [[Image:Flag of the German Empire.svg|25px| Alemanha
|-
| | [[Image:Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg|25px| Grécia
|-
| | [[Image:Flag of the German Empire.svg|25px| Alemanha
|-
| | [[Image:Flag of the German Empire.svg|25px| Alemanha
|-
| | [[Image:Flag of the German Empire.svg|25px| Alemanha
|}

==Argolas==
{| 
!width=30|Pos.
!width=70 align=left|País
!width=200 align=left|Atletas
|- bgcolor="gold"
|align=center|| '''[[Image:Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg|20px| Grécia''' ||'''Ioannis Mitropoulos'''
|- bgcolor="silver"
|align=center|| '''[[Image:Flag of the German Empire.svg|20px Alemanha''' ||'''Hermann Weingärtner'''
|- bgcolor="#CC9966"
|align=center|| '''[[Image:Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg|20px| Grécia''' ||'''Petros Persakis'''
|}

thumb|right|150px| [[Ioannis Mitropoulos, da Grécia, foi o melhor nas argolas em Atenas]]
'''Resultados'''
{| class=wikitable
! Pos. || Ginasta || País

<div class="tleft">100px|border|Gymnastics</div>
At the 1896 Summer Olympics, eight gymnastics events, all for men, were contested in Panathinaiko Stadium.  They were organized and prepared by the Sub-Committee for Wrestling and Gymnastics.  Events took place on 9 April, 10 April, and 11 April 1896.  71 competitors from 8 nations (including 52 from Greece) took part in gymnastics.<br clear=all>

==Medal summary==
These medals are retroactively assigned by the International Olympic Committee; at the time, winners were given a silver medal and subsequent places received no award.

{| 
|-
| Horizontal bar<br />
|
|
|''none''
|-
| Parallel bars<br />
|
|
|''none''
|-
| Pommel horse<br />
|
|
|''none''
|-
| Rings<br />
|
|
|
|-
| Rope climbing<br />
|
|
|
|-
| Vault<br />
|
|
|
|-
| Team parallel bars<br />
|valign=top| <br>Konrad Böcker<br>Alfred Flatow<br>Gustav Flatow<br>Georg Hillmar<br>Fritz Hoffmann<br>Fritz Manteuffel<br>Karl Neukirch<br>Richard Röstel<br>Gustav Schuft<br>Carl Schuhmann<br>Hermann Weingärtner
|valign=top| <br>Spyros Athanasopoulos<br>Petros Persakis<br>Thomas Xenakis
|valign=top| <br>Ioannis Chrysafis<br>Ioannis Mitropoulos<br>Dimitrios Loundras<br>Filippos Karvelas
|-
| Team horizontal bar<br />
|valign=top| <br>Konrad Böcker<br>Alfred Flatow<br>Gustav Flatow<br>Georg Hillmar<br>Fritz Hoffmann<br>Fritz Manteuffel<br>Karl Neukirch<br>Richard Röstel<br>Gustav Schuft<br>Carl Schuhmann<br>Hermann Weingärtner
| ''none''
| ''none''
|}

==Medal table==
{| 
|-
| 1 ||align=left|  || 5 || 3 || 2 || 10
|-
| 2 ||align=left|  || 2 || 2 || 2 || 6
|-
| 3 ||align=left|  || 1 || 2 || 0 || 3
|}

Bulgaria, Denmark, France, Great Britain, Hungary, and Sweden had gymnasts compete, but won no medals.