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The first modern Olympic Games started about 1,500 years ago. It stated at 6th April to April 15th
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THe women sporting begun and first man to win gold medal
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only 13 contries show up.
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The 1906 eruption of Mt. Vesuvius requires the Games to move from Rome to London. For the first time, athletes march into the stadium behind their nations' flags. There are more than 2,000 competitors in more than 100 events
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Finland begins its domination of long-distance running events, as Hannes Kolehmainen picks up three gold medals and a silver.
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Games cancelled due to World War I.
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Figure-skating events are held for the second time, and ice hockey for the first
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Originally planned to take place in Amsterdam, the Games are moved to Paris at the urging of Baron de Coubertin. He's about to retire, and wants to see them in his homeland one last time
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The Winter Games are plagued with warm weather, slowing some events and cancelling the 10,000-meter speed-skating race.
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Canada continues to be undefeated in hockey, taking home the gold for the fourth time. America's bobsleigh team, led by Billy Fiske, wins the gold; the team includes Eddie Eagan, who was a boxing champion in the 1920 Games. Eagan remains the only person to have won gold medals in both the Summer and Winter Games.
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The first-ever relay of the Olympic torch. The Games are the first to be televised, being shown on large screens around Berlin.
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Games called off due to.
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Games called off due to World War II.
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The first Games to be shown on home television.
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Melbourne Summer Games
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The Soviets break Canada's gold-medal monopoly in ice hockey, and win more medals than anybody else. Toni Sailer of Austria becomes the first skier to sweep all three Alpine events. The U.S. sweep five of the six medals in individual figure skating, the lone exception being Austria's Ingrid Wendl's bronze.
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The first Summer Games covered by television worldwide.
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The only Winter Games ever not to include bobsledding, as the organizing committee refuses to build an expensive bobsled run for the mere nine nations that would use it. Walt Disney is in charge of pageantry, including the Opening and Closing Ceremonies.
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Abebe Bikila again wins the marathon, this time less than six weeks after having his appendix removed.
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These Games are controversially held at the highest altitude ever: 7,349 feet. The thin air is bad for athletes in endurance events, but it leads to records in short races, relays, and jumping events.
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Canada boycotts the Games, in protest of Eastern European "state amateurs."
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These were originally planned for Denver, but Colorado residents voted against spending money on them. Ice dancing makes its debut.
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The first Games to be held in a communist country.
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In a compromise with FIFA, professional soccer players are allowed to compete, but only if they haven't been part of a World Cup event
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The Winter Games are spread over 16 days for the first time. East German figure skater Katarina Witt defends her title, while American Brian Boitano gets the gold in the men's event.
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For the first time in decades, every single nation with an Olympic Committee shows up, even Cuba, North Korea, and South Africa. A record 172 nations participate, represented by 10,563 athletes
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A pipe bomb in Centennial Olympic Park kills one person and injures 111, but the Games go on.
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10,651 athletes (4,069 of them women) from 199 nations participate; the only nation excluded is Afghanistan. North and South Korea enter the stadium under one flag.
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The Games return to Greece.
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On Aug. 8, 2008, the 2008 Summer Games commenced in Beijing with music, dancing, and fireworks at the opening ceremony.
