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Literature — Literature, Lyric Works, Open (discontinued)

Times held 3
Total participants 48
Total countries 17

Participants

Year Event Status Participants NOCs
1928 Literature, Lyric Works, Open Olympic 19 9
1936 Literature, Lyric Works, Open Olympic 14 8
1948 Literature, Lyric Works, Open Olympic 16 9

Medal winners

Year Gold Silver Bronze
1928 Kazimierz WierzyńskiPOL Rudolf BindingGER Johannes WeltzerDEN
1936 Felix DhünenGER Bruno FattoriITA Hans Helmut StoiberAUT
1948 Aale TynniFIN Ernst Van HeerdenRSA Gilbert ProuteauFRA

Medals by country

NOC Gold Silver Bronze Total
Germany GER 1 1 0 2
Finland FIN 1 0 0 1
Poland POL 1 0 0 1
Italy ITA 0 1 0 1
South Africa RSA 0 1 0 1
Austria AUT 0 0 1 1
Denmark DEN 0 0 1 1
France FRA 0 0 1 1

Top medallists

Athlete Nat Gold Silver Bronze Total
Aale Tynni FIN 1 0 0 1
Franz Sondinger GER 1 0 0 1
Kazimierz Wierzyński POL 1 0 0 1
Rudolf Binding GER 0 1 0 1
Bruno Fattori ITA 0 1 0 1
Ernst Van Heerden RSA 0 1 0 1

Best performance by country

Olympic and Intercalated results only.
Country Games Athlete/Team Placement
Austria AUT 1936 Summer Olympics Hans Helmut Stoiber 3 Bronze See all
Belgium BEL 1928 Summer Olympics Maurits Verdonck AC See all
1928 Summer Olympics Tony Schaller AC
1928 Summer Olympics Het Lichtet Overal AC
1936 Summer Olympics Paul Dresse AC
Canada CAN 1948 Summer Olympics Geraldine Wright AC See all
1948 Summer Olympics Gérard Bessette AC
1948 Summer Olympics François Hertel AC
Denmark DEN 1928 Summer Olympics Johannes Weltzer 3 Bronze See all
Finland FIN 1948 Summer Olympics Aale Tynni 1 Gold See all
France FRA 1948 Summer Olympics Gilbert Prouteau 3 Bronze See all
Germany GER 1936 Summer Olympics Felix Dhünen 1 Gold See all
Great Britain GBR 1948 Summer Olympics Walter Roberts HM See all
Hungary HUN 1936 Summer Olympics Klára Marik AC See all
Ireland IRL 1948 Summer Olympics Stanislaus Lynch AC See all
1948 Summer Olympics Flora Vere O'Brien AC
Italy ITA 1936 Summer Olympics Bruno Fattori 2 Silver See all
Latvia LAT 1936 Summer Olympics Wilfried Strik-Strikfeldt AC See all
Netherlands NED 1928 Summer Olympics Edward Koster AC See all
Poland POL 1928 Summer Olympics Kazimierz Wierzyński 1 Gold See all
South Africa RSA 1948 Summer Olympics Ernst Van Heerden 2 Silver See all
Switzerland SUI 1928 Summer Olympics Willy Favez AC See all
1928 Summer Olympics Voittout AC
1936 Summer Olympics Fred Jent AC
1936 Summer Olympics Hans Schöchlin AC
1948 Summer Olympics Benoît Bickel AC
1948 Summer Olympics Ferdinand Schell AC
1948 Summer Olympics René Borchanne AC
United States USA 1936 Summer Olympics Avery Brundage AC See all
1936 Summer Olympics Theron Newell AC