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x px5 Pictures | 1 Video | 6. April 1896
Since the Games were not well publicized internationally, contestants were not nationally chosen but rather came individually and at their own expense.
Some contestants were tourists who happened to be in the area during the Games. Athletes wore their athletic club uniform rather than a national team one.
Last photo: The German individual gymnastics champions: Schuhmann, Flatow, and Weingärtner.
The Panathinaiko Stadium was filled with an estimated 80,000 spectators, including King George I of Greece, his wife Olga, and their sons. Most of the competing athletes were aligned on the infield, grouped by nation.
Sources: http://history1900s.about.com/od/fadsfashion/a/olympics1896.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1896_Summer_Olympics
http://bodybuilding.about.com/od/olympicweightlifting/ig/Olympic-Weightlifting-History/1896_Olympics.htm
http://gymnastics.about.com/od/olympicgymnastics/ig/Illustrated-Gymnastics-History/Carl-Schuhmann-Photo--Vault-.htm
