At the 1896 Summer Olympics, two weightlifting events were contested. The top two places were won by the same two men in each event, though their order was reversed for the two events. The bronze medals were split by the two Greek weightlifters. A total of seven men from five nations competed.

Medal table

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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.

Denmark || 1 || 1 || 0 || 2 Great Britain || 1 || 1 || 0 || 2 Greece || 0 || 0 || 2 || 2

Germany || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 Hungary || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0

Position	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total

Medal summary

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Launceston Elliot
Great BritainViggo Jensen,
DenmarkAlexandros Nikolopoulos,
Greece Viggo Jensen,
Denmark Launceston Elliot,
Great Britain Sotirios Versis,
Greece

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's one hand lift
Men's two hand lift

References

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1896 Summer Olympics events | Weightlifting at the Olympics

Olympische Sommerspiele 1896/Gewichtheben | Tõstmine 1896. aasta suveolümpiamängudel | Haltérophilie aux jeux Olympiques de 1896 | Sollevamento pesi alle olimpiadi estive 1896