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1941:, who competed for the nation at the 1896 Summer Olympics. This makes Chile one of the 14 nations to appear at the inaugural Summer Olympic Games. Subercaseaux's results are not listed in the official report, though that report typically includes only winners and Subercaseaux won no medals. Some sources claim that he was entered to compete in the 100m, 400m and 800m events but did not start. An appraisal of a famous photo of series 2 of the 100 meters sprint, performed by facial recognition experts of the
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Constantine, businessman
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507:. According to Coubertin, "the Crown Prince Constantine learned with great pleasure that the Games will be inaugurated in Athens." Coubertin went on to confirm that, "the King and the Crown Prince will confer their patronage on the holding of these games." Constantine later conferred more than that; he eagerly assumed the presidency of the 1896 organising committee.
2383:, who won the event, had been entered in the competition by a fellow-student of his at Oxford; the Greek, Konstantinos Manos. As a member of the Athens Lawn Tennis sub-committee, Manos had been trying, with the assistance of Boland, to recruit competitors for the Athens Games from among the sporting circles of Oxford University. In the first round, Boland defeated
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Ioannou, a classical scholar and professor, criticised the games, and attacked the ideal of amateurism. His contention was that they were a parody, because people from the working class had taken part in the games. Ioannou suggested that only young people from the upper class should be accepted in the following Olympiad –
2541:, a friend of Coubertin, who had conceived the marathon event. Louis then led the medalists on a lap of honour around the stadium, while the Olympic Hymn was played again. The King then formally announced that the first Olympiad was at an end and left the Stadium, while the band played the Greek national hymn and the crowd cheered.
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2683:, compete in the 100, 400, and 800-meter races in the athletics programme. If so, he was 13 years old at the Olympics. No further details are given, and no mention is made of Subercaseaux in de Wael, or the Official Report. Olympedia claims that he was entered to compete in the 100m, 400m and 800m events but did not start.
2764:, following which the organisers apologised and agreed to prepare an Irish flag. While historian Kevin MacCarthy is sceptical of this story, by 1906, Boland was crediting his medals to Ireland. On the IOC website, his singles gold is credited to Great Britain, although a photograph captioned his nationality as "IRL/GBR".
2216:"After the official salutation and presentation in the Court Loge, where many of the attendees could not hide a laugh about my clothing, Prince George, President of the Committee, praised me for our appearance at the racing track and presented me with the winners medal in bronze. At the same time he also gave me one for
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Officially, she was rejected because the deadline for participation had expired; however, as
Olympic historians David Martin and Roger Gynn point out, the real problem was her gender. Greek participants had been chosen through two trial national races, which had taken place on 10 and 24 March .
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The first regulation voted on by the new IOC in 1894 was to allow only amateur athletes to participate in the
Olympic Games. The various contests were thus held under amateur regulations with the exception of fencing matches. The rules and regulations were not uniform, so the Organising Committee had
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Like the Greek king, many others supported the idea of holding the next Games in Athens; most of the
American competitors signed a letter to the Crown Prince expressing this wish. Coubertin, however, was heavily opposed to this idea, as he envisioned international rotation as one of the cornerstones
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event, which was held immediately after the two-handed one. Jensen had been slightly injured during his last two-handed attempt and was no match for Elliot, who won the competition easily. The Greek audience was charmed by the
Scottish victor, whom they considered very attractive. A curious incident
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event. He further wrote that "The double scull would be the first to start because the wind had become much stronger. On a fishing boat we took our double scull to the starting line. We already had problems getting into the double scull because of the swells. From our opponents no one had appeared –
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The regatta was therefore postponed to three o'clock in the afternoon. In the afternoon however the storm was still on the increase, some of the lighter embarkations were thrown on the shore by the violence of the waves, and the elements continued to rage with such fury that every idea of a boatrace
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International Olympic Committee, is open to interpretation and could be between 10 and 15. There are numerous reasons for the disparity: national teams hardly existed at the time, with most athletes representing themselves or their clubs, and countries were not
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With the prospect of reviving the
Olympic games very much in doubt, Coubertin and Vikelas commenced a campaign to keep the Olympic movement alive. Their efforts culminated on 7 January 1895 when Vikelas announced that crown prince Constantine would assume the presidency of the organising committee.
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10 years later, though many sources list the nationality of competitors in 1896 and give medal counts. There are significant conflicts with regard to which nations competed. The
International Olympic Committee gives a figure of 14, but does not list them. The following 14 are most likely the ones
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would offer recollections of the selection process that contradicted the official minutes of the congress. Most accounts hold that several congressmen first proposed London as the location, but
Coubertin dissented. After a brief discussion with Vikelas, who represented Greece, Coubertin suggested
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of Paris. Concerned that a six-year waiting period might lessen public interest, congress members opted instead to hold the inaugural Games in 1896. With a date established, members of the congress turned their attention to the selection of a host city. It remains a mystery how Athens was finally
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The 1896 Olympics were regarded as a great success. The Games had the largest international participation of any sporting event to that date. The Panathenaic Stadium overflowed with the largest crowd ever to watch a sporting event. After the Games, Coubertin and the IOC were petitioned by several
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On the morning of Sunday 12 April (or 31 March, according to the Julian calendar then used in Greece), King George organised a banquet for officials and athletes (even though some competitions had not yet been held). During his speech, he made clear that, as far as he was concerned, the Olympics
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had given to revive the ancient Olympic Games, had never seen any athletic contests before. Unlike other sports (in which only amateurs were allowed to take part at the Olympics), professionals were authorised to compete in fencing, though in a separate event. These professionals were considered
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Professionalism vs amateurism was one of the dominant themes of the 19th century regarding athletics. In Greece the amateurism of athletes debate was taken a step further to encompass the question of the participation of the lower classes in the Games. In 1870, during the Zappian Olympic Games,
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of Denmark. Both of them lifted the same weight, but the jury, with Prince George as the chairman, ruled that Jensen had done so in a better style. The British delegation, unfamiliar with this tie-breaking rule, lodged a protest. The lifters were eventually allowed to make further attempts, but
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event. The city of Marathon itself served as the starting point for both marathon events during the 2004 Games. The Zappeion served as the first home of the organizing committee (ATHOC) for the 2004 Games from 1998 to 1999, and served as the main communications center during those Games.
481:, Paris, to present his plans to representatives of sports societies from 11 countries. Following his proposal's acceptance by the congress, a date for the first modern Olympic Games needed to be chosen. Coubertin suggested that the Games be held concurrently with the 1900
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occurred during the weightlifting event: a servant was ordered to remove the weights, which appeared to be a difficult task for him. Prince George came to his assistance; he picked up the weight and threw it a considerable distance with ease, to the delight of the crowd.
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The United States won the most gold medals (11), while host nation Greece won the most medals overall (47), as well as the most silver (18) and bronze (19) medals, finishing with one fewer gold medal than the United States, though having 155 athletes more than the U.S.
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Some scholars allege that during the Sorbonne congress Coubertin was led by tactical considerations, and used the amateur requirement only as a bait in order to realize his actual aim—namely the reintroduction of the Olympic Games—more quickly (Lennartz–Wassong ),
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agreed to pay for the restoration of the Panathenaic Stadium. Averoff would donate 920,000 drachmas to this project. As a tribute to his generosity, a statue of Averoff was constructed and unveiled on 5 April 1896 outside the stadium. It stands there to this day.
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of Hungary, this meant he could only compete in two of the events, as they were held too close together, which made it impossible for him to adequately recuperate. Nevertheless, he won the two events in which he swam, the 100 and 1200 meter
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Athens. Vikelas made the Athens proposal official on 23 June, and since Greece had been the original home of the Olympics, the congress unanimously approved the decision. Vikelas was then elected the first president of the newly established
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recognised by the IOC. Olympedia lists 13, excluding Chile; other sources list 12, excluding Chile and Bulgaria; others list 13, including those two but excluding Italy. Egypt is also sometimes included because of the participation of
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presented a report that the cost of the Games would be three times higher than originally estimated by Coubertin. They concluded the Games could not be held and offered their resignation. The total cost of the Games was 3,740,000 gold
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should be held in Athens permanently. The official closing ceremony was held the following Wednesday after being postponed from Tuesday due to rain. Again, the royal family attended the ceremony, which was opened by the
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The first official announcements regarding the sporting events to be held featured sports such as football and cricket, but these plans were not finalised, and these sports did not make the final program for the Games.
2391:, who had been eliminated in the 100-meter sprint competition. Boland and Traun decided to team up for the doubles event, in which they reached the final and defeated their Greek opponents after losing the first set.
1648:, since which time the Samaras/Palamas composition has become the official Olympic Anthem (decision taken by the IOC Session in 1958). Other elements of current Olympic opening ceremonies were initiated later: the
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Some of the athletes would take part in the Games because they happened to be in Athens at the time the Games were held, either on holiday or for work (e.g., some of the British competitors worked for the British
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No weight classes existed for the wrestling competition, held in the Panathenaic Stadium, which meant that there would only be one winner among competitors of all sizes. The rules used were similar to modern
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The gymnastics competition was carried out on the infield of the Panathinaiko Stadium. Germany sent an 11-man team, which won five of the eight events, including both team events: in the team event on the
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was competing as a Bulgarian. Champaud was a Swiss national living in Bulgaria. Mallon and de Wael both list Champaud as Swiss. Olympedia listed him as a member of the Bulgarian team of Swiss nationality.
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were set, as few top international competitors had elected to compete. In addition, the curves of the track were very tight, making fast times in the running events virtually impossible. Despite this,
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events were also scheduled but were cancelled on the planned days of competition: sailing due to a lack of special boats in Greece and no foreign entries, and rowing due to poor weather.
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With deep feeling towards Baron de Coubertin's courteous petition, I send him and the members of the Congress, with my sincere thanks, my best wishes for the revival of the Olympic Games.
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The swimming competition was held in the open sea because the organizers had refused to spend the money necessary for a specially constructed stadium. Nearly 20,000 spectators lined the
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Although tennis was already a major sport by the end of the 19th century, none of the top players turned up for the tournament in Athens. The competition was held at the courts of the
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always as well-defined as they are today. The number of countries here reflects the number used by most modern sources, including the International Olympic Committee website. See
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Women were not entitled to compete at the 1896 Summer Olympics, because de Coubertin felt that their inclusion would be "impractical, uninteresting, unaesthetic and incorrect".
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Fourteen nations were represented – Australia, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, Chile, Denmark, Egypt, USA, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Italy, Sweden and Switzerland
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in the Athens area; it was used as the swimming venue because the organizers of the Games wanted to avoid spending money on constructing a special purpose swimming venue.
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Apart from the two Greek contestants, all the competitors had previously been active in other sports. Weightlifting champion Launceston Elliot faced gymnastics champion
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then in use in Greece), the games of the First Olympiad were officially opened. The Panathenaic Stadium was filled with an estimated 80,000 spectators, including King
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The German rower, Berthold Küttner, wrote several articles about the 1896 Games that were published in his Berlin rowing club's magazine in 1936 and reprinted in the
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Across the field, in answer to the Herald's trumpet, come two Hungarians, a Chilian, a Frenchman, a German, an Englishman and an American, to run the 100-meters race
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A regatta of sailing boats was on the program of the Games of the First Olympiad for 31 March 1896 (Julian calendar). However this event had to be given up.
460:. The Greek government did this despite the cost of refurbishing the stadium in marble already being funded in full by Evangelis Zappas forty years earlier.
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The sport of weightlifting was still young in 1896, and the rules differed from those in use today. Competitions were held outdoors, in the infield of the
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to choose among the codes of the various national athletic associations. The jury, the referees and the game director bore the same names as in antiquity (
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although both Greeks and Italians had applied. Because a longer wait for them seemed pointless, the starter told us to sail without competition.
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frequently during the last years of the 19th century. Because of this financial and political instability, both prime minister Trikoupis and
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coast to watch the events. The water in the bay was cold, and the competitors suffered during their races. There were three open events (
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of the modern Olympics. According to his wish, the next Games were held in Paris, although they would be somewhat overshadowed by the
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won the most gold medals, 11, while host nation Greece won the most medals overall, 47. The highlight for the Greeks was the
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Afterwards, the king awarded prizes to the winners. Unlike today, the first-place winners received a silver medal, an
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Jäger. The commemorative medal, which each of the participants received, had already been presented to us earlier."
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to third-placed athletes. Ten of the 14 participating nations earned medals. On April 6, 1896, American
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5684:Matthews, George R. (2005). "The Ghost of Plato".
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4702:. Ancient Olympia: International Olympic Academy.
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2019:to fix a mechanical problem. The Austrian fencer
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4780:Coubertin–Philemon–Politis–Anninos (1897), 70–71
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5109:"Athens 1896; Tennis Singles Men Results"
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5523:"Olympic Tennis: Some Afterthoughts"
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1984:Cycling at the 1896 Summer Olympics
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679:would be renovated into a
366:Intercalated Games of 1906
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6560:Pierre de Coubertin Medal
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6202:
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6120:
6112:
6105:
6017:. London: Profile Books.
6004:MacAloon, John J (1982).
5908:"A Look at Olympic Costs"
5848:Toohey, Kristine (2007).
5258:"Athens 1896 Medal Table"
5053:MacCarthy, Kevin (2010).
4768:Gillmeister (1995), 23–24
4681:The Female Spiridon Loues
4477:21 September 2008 at the
4238:29 September 2010 at the
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2513:national anthem of Greece
2364:
2331:men's 500-metre freestyle
2327:men's 100-metre freestyle
1667:
1577:Baron Pierre de Coubertin
1564:
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472:of Greece (21 June 1894).
316:. The main venue was the
224:
212:Agónes tis 1is Olympiádas
201:Αγώνες της 1ης Ολυμπιάδας
200:
176:
151:
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90:
78:
70:
60:
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7124:2034 Salt Lake City–Utah
6570:Olympic Diploma of Merit
5941:Greenberg, Stan (1996).
5815:Running through the Ages
5651:Running through the Ages
5556:Guttmann, Allen (1994).
4719:Running through the Ages
4673:Running through the Ages
4589:"Luis Subercaseaux (II)"
4531:"The ignorant Olympians"
3994:Young, David C. (1996).
3859:
2061:was won by a Frenchman,
2025:Aristidis Konstantinidis
454:crown prince Constantine
338:Crown Prince Constantine
243:, the event was held in
215:) and commonly known as
7795:Summer Olympics by year
7785:Olympic Games in Greece
7659:Athens Lawn Tennis Club
6067:Randall, David (2011).
5972:. Berlin: Sportverlag.
5915:Citius, Altius, Fortius
5530:Citius, Altius, Fortius
5158:Gillmeister (1998), 364
4192:2027/coo.31924083647069
4072:Zarnowski (1992), 16–32
2802:Demetrios Petrokokkinos
2561:Participating countries
2515:and an ode composed in
2488:Stephanos Christopoulos
2377:Athens Lawn Tennis Club
2143:were victorious in the
2141:Nikolaos Andriakopoulos
2063:Eugène-Henri Gravelotte
1943:Chilean forensic police
1903:won four cycling events
721:Athens Lawn Tennis Club
659:Athens Lawn Tennis Club
396:and historian, adopted
305:, who won four events.
193:Games of the I Olympiad
33:Games of the I Olympiad
18:Summer Olympics in 1896
7770:19th century in Athens
7679:Neo Phaliron Velodrome
7019:1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo
7003:1944 Cortina d'Ampezzo
6698:Olympic Esports Series
6647:Participation of women
5968:Kluge, Volker (1997).
5398:Architecture of Greece
4958:"1896 Athens Olympics"
4927:Guttmann (1994), 128;
4843:"1896 Summer Olympics"
4243:(in English and Greek)
2588:Participating Nations
2570:
2562:
2507:
2467:
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2151:events, respectively.
2007:, who won the one lap
1998:Neo Phaliron Velodrome
1931:
1916:
1904:
1630:
1601:
802:Neo Phaliron Velodrome
621:served as host to the
610:
546:
475:
418:Wenlock Olympian Games
322:Neo Phaliron Velodrome
6718:Ancient Olympic Games
6548:summer (2000-present)
6288:Incentives by country
5945:. Enfield: Guinness.
5873:. Oxford: Blackwell.
5453:"George Averoff Dead"
5202:22 April 2021 at the
5145:on 7 September 2012.
4101:"George Averoff Dead"
3222:Further information:
2568:
2560:
2553:Participating nations
2501:
2473:Greco-Roman wrestling
2458:
2408:
2355:artistic competitions
2309:
2278:25-meter pistol event
2197:
2186:
2172:
2162:
1922:
1910:
1891:
1640:, with words by poet
1626:
1599:
605:
541:
520:Theodoros Deligiannis
462:
398:William Penny Brookes
382:Ancient Olympic Games
314:Ancient Olympic Games
7765:1896 Summer Olympics
7643:1896 Summer Olympics
7536:1896 Summer Olympics
7390:1896 Summer Olympics
6254:All-time medal table
5364:Coubertin, Pierre De
5347:The Century Magazine
5338:Coubertin, Pierre De
5216:"Giuseppe Rivabella"
4647:Las Últimas Noticias
4502:The Century Magazine
3876:for further details.
3874:the relevant section
2796:competition and the
2659:claims that gymnast
2337:), in addition to a
2109:horizontal bar event
1954:Panathinaiko Stadium
1937:claims one athlete,
1658:1920 Summer Olympics
817:Panathinaiko Stadium
789:Individual road race
664:The Bay of Zea is a
627:individual road race
569:1932 Summer Olympics
528:Stephanos Skouloudis
483:Universal Exposition
370:2004 Summer Olympics
362:1900 Summer Olympics
169:1896 Summer Olympics
7775:1896 in Greek sport
7684:Panathenaic Stadium
7145:Youth Olympic Games
7110:2026 Milano Cortina
5904:Zarnowski, C. Frank
5779:on 18 February 2011
5767:Mullins, Samuel P.
5439:on 30 November 2007
5031:on 27 November 2011
4964:on 28 November 2012
4694:The Female Olympian
4679:, 55; Tarasouleas,
4675:, 22; Tarasouleas,
4671:Martin & Gynn,
4617:"Luis Subercaseaux"
4090:Darling (2004), 135
4018:Bijkerk (2004), 457
3756:Pantelis Karasevdas
3663:
3639:Totals (11 entries)
3262:
2748:became a prominent
2580:Dimitrios Kasdaglis
2521:George S. Robertson
2290:Georgios Orphanidis
2282:Ioannis Phrangoudis
2255:Pantelis Karasevdas
2249:. The first event,
2241:Held at a range at
2200:had to be given up.
2179:Charalambos Anninos
2137:Ioannis Mitropoulos
2105:Hermann Weingärtner
881:Event competitions
685:Karaiskakis Stadium
615:Panathenaic Stadium
608:Panathenaic Stadium
524:Stephanos Dragoumis
516:Charilaos Trikoupis
514:alternated between
458:Panathenaic Stadium
446:Konstantinos Zappas
406:La Revue Athlétique
390:Pierre de Coubertin
372:, 108 years later.
318:Panathenaic Stadium
241:Pierre de Coubertin
235:. Organised by the
146:Panathenaic Stadium
34:
7825:George I of Greece
6090:on 9 December 2011
5654:. Human Kinetics.
5543:on 24 January 2012
5460:The New York Times
4907:"Charles Champaud"
4266:on 10 January 2019
4109:The New York Times
3662:
3261:
2841:Giuseppe Rivabella
2786:Anastasios Andreou
2575:Intercalated Games
2571:
2563:
2508:
2504:1906 Olympic Games
2468:
2414:
2315:
2251:the military rifle
2165:
2155:Sailing and rowing
1932:
1917:
1905:
1662:1972 Olympic Games
1614:George I of Greece
1602:
1439:Daily final events
611:
547:
376:Reviving the Games
253:United States team
111:Gregorian Calendar
95:Gregorian Calendar
32:
7820:April 1896 events
7706:
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7600:
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7497:
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7297:
7296:
7286:COVID-19 pandemic
7272:Cancelled due to
7253:Cancelled due to
7170:2018 Buenos Aires
7134:
7133:
7024:1960 Squaw Valley
6726:
6725:
6543:summer (pre-2000)
6513:Songs and anthems
6141:
6140:
6132:Succeeded by
6080:978-0-9570591-0-8
5859:978-1-84593-355-5
5462:. 4 August 1899.
5431:De Wael, Herman.
5135:"Photos RAAEE042"
4713:Another athlete,
4696:, 314, who cites
4653:on 5 October 2018
4577:Sears (2001), 159
4472:Zappeion history.
4367:on 19 August 2008
4260:World Port Source
4112:. 4 August 1899.
4027:Toohey (2007), 20
3857:
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3847:Spyridon Chazapis
3842:Ioannis Malokinis
3766:Nicolaos Trikupis
3655:
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2912:
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2750:Irish nationalist
2681:Luis Subercaseaux
2426:Launceston Elliot
2410:Launceston Elliot
2017:Georgios Kolettis
1988:The rules of the
1939:Luis Subercaseaux
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1652:was first lit in
1569:
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901:Closing ceremony
875:Opening ceremony
858:
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697:athletic marathon
543:Demetrius Vikelas
488:Demetrius Vikelas
402:multi-sport event
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7117:2030 French Alps
7099:2018 PyeongChang
7069:1994 Lillehammer
7064:1992 Albertville
7049:1980 Lake Placid
7004:
6997:
6985:1932 Lake Placid
6959:
6924:2028 Los Angeles
6868:1984 Los Angeles
6848:1968 Mexico City
6818:
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6799:1932 Los Angeles
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6708:Special Olympics
6663:Paralympic Games
6331:tropical nations
6221:Olympic Congress
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2047:Evangelis Zappas
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1592:Opening ceremony
1477:Cumulative total
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2013:Léon Flameng
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4619:. Olympedia
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2868:Switzerland
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2614:Edwin Flack
2462:(left) and
2271:free pistol
2005:Paul Masson
1929:Weingärtner
1901:Paul Masson
1616:, his wife
1512:April 1896
910:April 1896
821:Athletics,
470:King George
392:, a French
384:. The 1870
358:King George
277:triple jump
217:Athens 1896
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7567:Gymnastics
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7094:2014 Sochi
6918:2024 Paris
6913:2020 Tokyo
6873:1988 Seoul
6843:1964 Tokyo
6810:1940 Tokyo
6789:1924 Paris
6757:1900 Paris
6436:Television
6390:Ceremonies
6283:Medal ties
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4849:31 January
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4721:, 12, 21).
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4371:9 February
4331:9 February
4270:9 February
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4155:www.fhw.gr
3891:References
3617:Mixed team
2900:Mixed team
2790:Alexandria
2758:Union Jack
2319:Bay of Zea
2286:free rifle
2085:Gymnastics
2059:foil event
2009:time trial
1892:Frenchmen
1752:Gymnastics
1188:Gymnastics
823:Gymnastics
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635:Bay of Zea
414:Shropshire
225:Αθήνα 1896
156:Paris 1900
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7592:Wrestling
7552:Athletics
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6838:1960 Rome
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6271:Medalists
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3817:11 April
3776:Athletics
3772:10 April
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6451:American
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3860:Notes
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3667:Date
3621:(ZZX)
3589:(SUI)
3557:(DEN)
3525:(AUS)
3493:(AUT)
3461:(HUN)
3429:(GBR)
3397:(FRA)
3365:(GER)
3332:(GRE)
3300:(USA)
3281:Total
3205:Total
3157:Chile
3138:Italy
3104:2/3
2926:Abbr.
2829:Italy
2778:(169)
2673:Chile
2528:olive
2145:rings
2125:vault
2071:sabre
1935:Chile
1717:Road
1622:Greek
1583:Note:
715:Ref.
577:Ephor
310:Paris
221:Greek
197:Greek
173:Greek
7232:2028
7183:2030
6640:WWII
6518:Hymn
6508:Oath
6356:Bids
6096:2016
6075:ISBN
6056:OCLC
6046:ISBN
6029:OCLC
6019:ISBN
5984:OCLC
5974:ISBN
5957:OCLC
5947:ISBN
5934:2007
5896:2016
5885:OCLC
5875:ISBN
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5830:OCLC
5820:ISBN
5805:2008
5785:2008
5760:2008
5741:OCLC
5731:ISBN
5713:2016
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5692:ISBN
5677:2016
5666:OCLC
5656:ISBN
5641:2016
5630:OCLC
5620:ISBN
5605:2008
5585:2016
5574:OCLC
5564:ISBN
5549:2008
5514:2016
5503:OCLC
5493:ISBN
5475:2008
5445:2008
5424:2016
5413:OCLC
5403:ISBN
5388:2008
5356:2008
5326:OCLC
5316:ISBN
5269:2021
5232:2009
5183:2021
5121:2024
5095:2024
5063:ISBN
5037:2011
5007:2011
4994:ISBN
4970:2011
4942:2006
4915:2022
4881:2008
4851:2022
4829:2023
4659:2021
4625:2022
4600:2016
4459:2023
4406:2023
4373:2023
4333:2023
4303:OCLC
4293:ISBN
4272:2023
4217:2016
4162:2023
4125:2024
4000:ISBN
3950:2021
3923:2018
3676:NOC
3272:Gold
3266:Rank
3199:0/1
2952:169
2887:(14)
2742:(10)
2727:(19)
2712:(12)
2428:and
2344:For
2265:and
2263:John
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1702:(12)
1680:and
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1535:10th
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1527:Wed
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960:Wed
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3251:Key
3210:243
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3071:DEN
3052:AUT
3033:HUN
3028:10
3014:GBR
3009:12
2995:FRA
2990:14
2976:USA
2971:19
2957:GER
2938:GRE
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2857:(1)
2833:(1)
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