1896 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia
The 1896 Summer Olympics (Greek: Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 1896, romanized: Therinoí Olympiakoí Agónes 1896), officially known as the Games of the I Olympiad (Greek: Αγώνες …
Athens 1896 Olympic Games | Venue, Events, & Winners | Britannica
2024年10月30日 · Athens 1896 Olympic Games, athletic festival held in Athens that took place April 6–15, 1896. The Athens Games were the first occurrence of the modern Olympic Games. …
The History of the Olympic Games
2024年1月11日 · The first written evidence of the official Games dates from 776 BC, when the Greeks began measuring time in Olympiads, or the duration between each edition of the …
Olympic Games - Wikipedia
Their creation was inspired by the ancient Olympic Games, held in Olympia, Greece from the 8th century BC to the 4th century AD. Baron Pierre de Coubertin founded the International …
Athens 1896 Summer Olympics - Athletes, Medals & Results
First Modern Champion. On 6 April 1896, the American James Connolly won the triple jump to become the first Olympic champion in more than 1,500 years. He also finished second in the …
Ancient Olympic Games - Wikipedia
The ancient Olympic Games (Ancient Greek: τὰ Ὀλύμπια, ta Olympia [1]), or the ancient Olympics, were a series of athletic competitions among representatives of city-states and one …
Let the Games Begin: The First Olympics - National Geographic Kids
The first known Olympics were held in the summer of 776 B.C. at Olympia, a site in southern Greece where people went to worship their gods. In fact, the Olympics were created in honor of...
The Olympic Games ‑ Locations, Facts, Ancient & Modern - HISTORY
2010年1月6日 · The first modern Olympics took place in 1896 in Athens, and featured 280 participants from 12 nations, competing in 43 events. Since 1994, the Summer and Winter …
First modern Olympic Games | April 6, 1896 - HISTORY
2009年11月24日 · First modern Olympic Games. On April 6, 1896, the Olympic Games, a long-lost tradition of ancient Greece, are reborn in Athens 1,500 years after being banned by …
Welcome to the Ancient Olympic Games
The first ancient Olympic Games can be traced back to Olympia in 776 BC. Full passion and extraordinary feats of athletic endeavour, the Olympic Games were the sporting, social and …