# Athletics at the 1906 Intercalated Games

At the 1906 Summer Olympics in Athens, 21 competitive events in athletics were held. A total of 65 medals (21 gold, 23 silver, 21 bronze) were awarded. Now called the Intercalated Games, the 1906 Games are no longer considered as an official Olympic Games by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
The marathon distance was 41.775 km according to a contemporary Greek newspaper. The pentathlon event in the 1906 Games consisted of a standing long jump, discus throw (ancient style), javelin throw, 192 metre run, and a Greco-Roman wrestling match. A stone throw was held with a 6.4 kg weight.

## Medal summary

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres details | Archie Hahn United States | 11.2 | Fay Moulton United States | 1 yd behind winner | Nigel Barker Australia | 1 ft behind runner-up |
| 400 metres details | Paul Pilgrim United States | 53.2 | Wyndham Halswelle Great Britain | 4 yd behind winner | Nigel Barker Australia | 2 yd behind runner-up |
| 800 metres details | Paul Pilgrim United States | 2:01.5 | Jim Lightbody United States | 2 ft behind winner | Wyndham Halswelle Great Britain | 10 yd behind runner-up |
| 1500 metres details | Jim Lightbody United States | 4:12.0 | John McGough Great Britain | 4:12.6 | Kristian Hellström Sweden | 4:13.4 |
| 5 miles details | Henry Hawtrey Great Britain | 26:11.8 | John Svanberg Sweden | 26:19.4 | Edward Dahl Sweden | 26:26.2 |
| Marathon details | Billy Sherring Canada | 2:51:23.6 | John Svanberg Sweden | 2:58:20.8 | William Frank United States | 3:00:46.8 |
| 110 metre hurdles details | Robert Leavitt United States | 16.2 | Alfred Healey Great Britain | 1 ft behind winner | Vincent Duncker Germany | almost same time as runner-up |
| 1500 metres walk details | George Bonhag United States | 7:12.6 | Donald Linden Canada | 7:19.8 | Konstantinos Spetsiotis Greece | 7:22.0 |
| 3000 metres walk details | György Sztantics Hungary | 15:13.2 | Hermann Müller Germany | 15:20.0 | Georgios Saridakis Greece | 15:33.0 |
| High jump details | Con Leahy Great Britain | 1.775 m | Lajos Gönczy Hungary | 1.750 m | Themistoklis Diakidis GreeceHerbert Kerrigan United States | 1.725 m |
| Standing high jump details | Ray Ewry United States | 1.560 m | Léon Dupont BelgiumLawson Robertson United StatesMartin Sheridan United States | 1.400 m | Not awarded | Not awarded |
| Pole vault details | Fernand Gonder France | 3.500 m OR | Bruno Söderström Sweden | 3.400 m | Edward Glover United States | 3.350 m |
| Long jump details | Myer Prinstein United States | 7.200 m | Peter O'Connor Ireland | 7.025 m | Hugo Friend United States | 6.960 m |
| Standing long jump details | Ray Ewry United States | 3.300 m | Martin Sheridan United States | 3.095 m | Lawson Robertson United States | 3.050 m |
| Triple jump details | Peter O'Connor Ireland | 14.075 m | Con Leahy Ireland | 13.980 m | Thomas Cronan United States | 13.700 m |
| Shot put details | Martin Sheridan United States | 12.325 m | Mihály Dávid Hungary | 11.830 m | Eric Lemming Sweden | 11.260 m |
| Discus throw details | Martin Sheridan United States | 41.460 m WR | Nikolaos Georgantas Greece | 38.060 m | Verner Järvinen Finland | 36.820 m |
| Greek discus throw details | Verner Järvinen Finland | 35.170 m | Nikolaos Georgantas Greece | 32.800 m | István Mudin Hungary | 31.910 m |
| Javelin throw details | Eric Lemming Sweden | 53.900 m | Knut Lindberg Sweden | 45.170 m | Bruno Söderström Sweden | 44.920 m |
| Stone throw details | Nikolaos Georgantas Greece | 19.925 m | Martin Sheridan United States | 19.035 m | Michalis Dorizas Greece | 18.585 m |
| Pentathlon details | Hjalmar Mellander Sweden | 24 pts | István Mudin Hungary | 25 pts | Eric Lemming Sweden | 29 pts |

## Postcards of athletics in the 1906 Olympics

A number of postcards, then at its peak, were published by various printhouses. The following were printed in Corfu, Greece, by the Aspiotis brothers.
* 100 metres run
* 800 metres run. Winner Pilgrim
* 1000 metres run
* 1500 metres run
* Pole vault
* Pole vault winner Gonder
* Long jump
* Long jump
* Shot Put. Sheridan winner
* Javelin

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | United States | 11 | 6 | 6 | 23 |
| 2 | Great Britain | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
| 3 | Sweden | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 |
| 4 | Hungary | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Greece | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 6 | Canada | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Finland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | France | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Germany | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Belgium | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Australia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (11 entries) | Totals (11 entries) | 21 | 23 | 21 | 65 |