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The men’s horizontal bar was one of eight gymnastics events on the Gymnastics at the 1896 Summer Olympics programme. It was held on 9 April as the sixth gymnastics event. 16 athletes from four nations entered the competition. Two winners were announced with Hermann Weingärtner winning his first individual gold medal which was added to his two team gold medals and his three other individual medals. His countryman Alfred Flatow won his first individual medal.
