1896 Olympics men’s 100 metre freestyle

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The 1896 Olympics men’s 100 metre freestyle was the inaugural Olympic swimming sprint event, held in open water during the first modern Games in Athens.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 100 metre freestyle event
Olympic swimming event
men’s swimming event
bronzeMedalist Franz Neumann NERFINISHED
bronzeMedalistNationality Hungary NERFINISHED
bronzeMedalistNOC HUN NERFINISHED
city Piraeus NERFINISHED
competitionFormat single final
country Greece
courseType open sea
dateEnd 1896-04-11
dateStart 1896-04-11
distance 100 metres
finishLocation shore
followedBy 1900 Olympics men’s 200 metre freestyle NERFINISHED
gamesOf I Olympiad NERFINISHED
gender men
goldMedalist Alfréd Hajós NERFINISHED
goldMedalistNationality Hungary NERFINISHED
goldMedalistNOC HUN NERFINISHED
heldIn open water
hostCity Athens NERFINISHED
location Bay of Zea NERFINISHED
notableFor first Olympic 100 metre freestyle event
first Olympic swimming sprint event
numberOfCompetitors 10
numberOfNations 4
organizedBy Hellenic Olympic Committee NERFINISHED
International Olympic Committee NERFINISHED
partOf 1896 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED
precededBy none
silverMedalist Otto Herschmann NERFINISHED
silverMedalistNationality Austria NERFINISHED
silverMedalistNOC AUT
sport swimming
startMethod from boat
stroke freestyle
waterBody Mediterranean Sea NERFINISHED
winner Alfréd Hajós NERFINISHED
winningTime 1:22.2
year 1896

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Alfréd Hajós eventWon 1896 Olympics men’s 100 metre freestyle