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Literature — Literature, Epic Works, Open (discontinued)

Times held 3
Total participants 49
Total countries 15

Participants

Year Event Status Participants NOCs
1928 Literature, Epic Works, Open Olympic 15 7
1936 Literature, Epic Works, Open Olympic 21 10
1948 Literature, Epic Works, Open Olympic 13 8

Medal winners

Year Gold Silver Bronze
1928 Ferenc MezőHUN Ernst WeißGER NetherlandsNED
1936 Urho KarhumäkiFIN Wilhelm EhmerGER Jan ParandowskiPOL
1948 Giani StùparichITA Josef PetersenDEN Éva FöldesHUN

Medals by country

NOC Gold Silver Bronze Total
Hungary HUN 1 0 1 2
Finland FIN 1 0 0 1
Italy ITA 1 0 0 1
Germany GER 0 2 0 2
Denmark DEN 0 1 0 1
Netherlands NED 0 0 1 1
Poland POL 0 0 1 1

Top medallists

Athlete Nat Gold Silver Bronze Total
Urho Karhumäki FIN 1 0 0 1
Ferenc Mező HUN 1 0 0 1
Giani Stùparich ITA 1 0 0 1
Josef Petersen DEN 0 1 0 1
Wilhelm Ehmer GER 0 1 0 1
Ernst Weiß GER 0 1 0 1

Best performance by country

Olympic and Intercalated results only.
Country Games Athlete/Team Placement
Austria AUT 1948 Summer Olympics Hans Breidbach-Bernau HM See all
Belgium BEL 1928 Summer Olympics Maurice Carême AC See all
Canada CAN 1948 Summer Olympics Doris Hedges AC See all
Czechoslovakia TCH 1936 Summer Olympics Jerry AC See all
Denmark DEN 1948 Summer Olympics Josef Petersen 2 Silver See all
Finland FIN 1936 Summer Olympics Urho Karhumäki 1 Gold See all
Germany GER 1928 Summer Olympics Ernst Weiß 2 Silver See all
1936 Summer Olympics Wilhelm Ehmer 2 Silver
Greece GRE 1936 Summer Olympics Takis Sakellariou AC See all
Hungary HUN 1928 Summer Olympics Ferenc Mező 1 Gold See all
Ireland IRL 1948 Summer Olympics Stanislaus Lynch HM See all
Italy ITA 1948 Summer Olympics Giani Stùparich 1 Gold See all
Netherlands NED 1928 Summer Olympics Margo Scharten-Antink / Carel Scharten 3 Bronze See all
Poland POL 1936 Summer Olympics Jan Parandowski 3 Bronze See all
Switzerland SUI 1928 Summer Olympics Louis Grivel AC See all
1928 Summer Olympics Voittout AC
1936 Summer Olympics Jack Schumacher AC
1936 Summer Olympics Günter Oskar Dyhrenfurth AC
1936 Summer Olympics Paul Martin AC
1948 Summer Olympics Max Ehinger AC
United States USA 1936 Summer Olympics Anne Lindbergh AC See all
1936 Summer Olympics Francis Magoun AC
1936 Summer Olympics MacKinlay Kantor AC