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Games of the I Olympiad - Athens 1896
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Date: 6 - 15 April.
Nations: 14.
Athletes: 241 (241 men, 0 women).
Sports: 9.
Events: 43.
Official opening of the Games by:
His Majesty King George I.
Olympic flame: -
(first time in Amsterdam in 1928).
Olympic oath: -
(first time in Antwerp in 1920).
Official oath: - (first time in Munich in 1972).
Number of medal winning-nations:
10 and 3 mixed teams.
National medal total:
1. USA 20 (11, 7, 2).
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Summer Olympic Games
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The first Olympic champion was
James Brendan Connolly (USA) who won the triple jump with 13,71m.
The winners were awarded silver medals and certificates and “crowned”
with olive wreaths; the runner-ups were awarded bronze medals,
certificates and laurel wreaths; all the other participants were
presented with copper participation medals.The athletes of Serbia and
Montenegro did not participate in the Games. However, king Aleksandar
Obrenović and his entourage attended the first Games at the invitation
of king George I of Greece.
However, one athlete originating from these parts,
Momčilo Tapavica from the village of Nadalj
near Novi Sad, took part in the Games. He won the bronze medal in tennis
for Hungary, and also took part in greco-roman wrestling and
weightlifting tournaments.
At the first IOC Session held from 22 to 23 June 1894 it had been
decided that the Games of the first Olympiad would be held in Athens. |
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The Hero of
the Games:
Greece’s Spiridon Louis, the marathon winner |
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- Aquatics1
- Athletics
- Cycling
- Weightlifting
- Gymnastics
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- Fencing
- Wrestling
- Shooting
- Tennis
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1 - Aquatics
swimming, diving, water polo and starting with 1984, synchronized
swimming |
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Country |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronye |
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USA |
11 |
7 |
1 |
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GREECE |
10 |
17 |
22 |
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GERMANY |
7 |
5 |
4 |
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FRANCE |
5 |
4 |
2 |
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HUNGARY |
2 |
1 |
4 |
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AUSTRIA |
2 |
1 |
2 |
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AUSTRALIA |
2 |
0 |
1 |
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DENMARK |
1 |
2 |
3 |
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SWITZERLAND |
1 |
2 |
0 |
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EGYPT |
0 |
2 |
0 |
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MIXED TEAMS |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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