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Organised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), which had been created by French aristocrat Pierre de Coubertin, the event was held in Athens, Greece, from 6 to 15 April 1896.
Jul 24, 2024 · 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 inaugural Games of the modern Olympics were attended by as many as 280 athletes, all male, from 12 countries.
This television miniseries tells the story of the founding of the modern Olympics by focusing on individuals in several countries and their preparations and eventual competition in Athens in 1896. The two-part mini-series originally aired in the United States on May 20 and 21, 1984.
The First Olympics: Athens 1896: With David Ogden Stiers, Hunt Block, David Caruso, Alex Hyde-White. It describes the founding of the modern Olympic Games and focuses on the creation of the American team and its tests to reach the Athens Olympics.
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 high jump and third in the long jump.
Nov 24, 2009 · 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 Roman Emperor Theodosius I.
Jan 6, 2010 · 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 Olympic Games have been held...
Feb 15, 2021 · The first modern Olympic Games took place in Athens in 1896 two years after Pierre Baron de Coubertin formed the International Olympic Committee in Paris. There had already been local attempts to revive the Olympics in various countries, including Greece and Britain.
Official list of medal winners and results by sport at the Athens 1896 Olympic Games. Celebrate medal-winning moments by the world's top athletes.
The Games of the Olympiad in Athens were financed by a donation of approximately one million drachmas from businessman Georges Averof and by the sale of souvenir stamps and medals. American James Connolly became the first Olympic champion of the modern era, winning the triple jump on 6 April 1896 (13.71 metres).
