It was the second time an all-around event was held at the Olympics.

[1] The event was won by Julius Lenhart, an Austrian gymnast living in the United States and competing under the auspices of his Philadelphia-based club.

[2] Silver went to Wilhelm Weber of Germany, with bronze to Adolf Spinnler of Switzerland.

Germany and Switzerland each made their second appearance, the only two nations to have competed at both editions of the event to that point.

[3] In the athletics triathlon, the three events were the 100 yards, the long jump, and the shot put.