First modern Olympic Games | April 6, 1896 - HISTORY
2009年11月24日 · 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.
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 inaugural Games of the modern Olympics were attended by as many as 280 athletes, all male, from 12 countries.
The History of the Olympic Games
2024年1月11日 · The first Olympic Games of the modern era took place in Athens, in the country where the original Games took place in Antiquity, in April 1896. Paris hosted the second Games in 1900. The Paris 1900 Olympic Games saw women compete for the first time.
The Modern Summer Olympic Games: A Timeline | HISTORY
2021年7月19日 · After a 1,500-year hiatus, the Games return to Athens, the ancient birthplace of the Olympic Games, where 14 nations are represented by all-male athletes. The highlight of the first modern...
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 της 1ης Ολυμπιάδας, romanized: Agónes tis 1is Olympiádas) and commonly known as Athens 1896 (Greek: Αθήνα 1896), were ...
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 Olympic Games have been held...
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 high jump and third in the long jump.
1896 Summer Olympics Overview - Olympedia
The first event of the modern Olympics was the first heat of the 100 metres, won by American Frank Lane, a student at Princeton. But the first championship decided was that of the triple jump, won by James Connolly, a Harvard student, who left the …
Revival and Reinvention: the Olympic Games, Athens 1896 - Origins
In April 1896, participants from 14 countries converged on Athens to compete in a festival that was simultaneously ancient and modern. An artist's impression of ancient Olympia, where the ancient Olympic games were held beginning in 776 BCE.
6 April 1896: the 100m opens the first Olympic Games of the modern …
2017年9月21日 · Francis Lane and Tom Burke: two pioneers of the great Olympic adventure of the modern era. On 6 April 1896, in Athens, Lane won the first ever event: one of the 100m heats. Burke went on to win the final, paving the way for the …