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Before 776 BCE
The sports are held at the Olympia every four years in between August 6 and September 19. The first records of the game that we still have are taken from 776 BCE but it is belived that the Olympics were a part of the world centuries before. These games only consisted of foot races, but over time the race accepted other sports such as wrestling. -
394 AD
The games are abolished by Roman Emperor, Theodosius, because he thought the Olympics lead to pagan parctices. -
Baron Pierre de Coubertin, a young frenchman, founded the IOC (International Olympic Comitee). He declared himself president and proposed that the Olympics be held every four years in a diffrent country each time.
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The first modern Olympic games are finally held in Athens, Greece. There was a total of 43 events and 243 men competed. No women competed becaues the IOC found it unexciting and injust. 14 countries participated in these Olympics.
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The Olympics take place in Paris Farnce. Women are allowed to compete for the first time in these games. Only 11 women compete ,and they only particpate in tennis and golf.
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St. Louis USA
Medals are introduced to the Olylpic games.
Gold medals for first place, silver medals for second, and bronze medals for third. -
The fisrt Olympic games to be held in an Olympic stadium
Astralia and New Zeland compete together as Australasia.
Figure skating is introduced.
The game now has more than 100 events -
Competitors from all five contenents participate in the 1912 Olympic games.
Women compete in the swimming events for the first time -
This is the first Olympic game to use the Olympic flag (the five rings)
This is also the first game to start the games with the realeasing of doves -
This is the second time that the games are held in Paris
Germany is banned from these Olympics because of The Great World War -
The Olympic flame countinues to burn throughout the Olympic games for the first time
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Canada remains undefeated in hockey
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First televised Olympics
Basketball is introduced, USA wins the basketball game -
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After forty years of not participating, Russia competes
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Liechtenstein, the Netherlands, Spain, and Sweden boycott the games in protest of the Soviet invasion of Hungary. Egypt, Lebanon, and Iraq don't show up either because of the Suez crisis. The People's Republic of China refuses to participate because of the inclusion of Taiwan.
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The first Summer Games covered by television worldwide.
Muhammad Ali is the light wieght champion -
Japan spends 3 billion dollars rebuilding it's country for the Olympic games
25 records are broken -
First Olympics to be held in Central America
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Terroist attack games killing 11 people
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31 countries boycotted the games
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61 countries refuse to compete because Russia invaded Afghanistan
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The boycott countinues
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Usa recives 94 medals
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Coca Cola was a major sponser of these games
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There are 165 events for men, 135 for women, and 12 mixed events. Women are excluded from boxing and baseball; men are excluded from synchronized swimming, rhythmic gymnastics, and softball.
The United States, the Russian Federation, and the People's Republic of China lead the medal-winners. -
Games return to Athens
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43 world records and 132 Olympic records were broken during the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing.
Michael Phelps won 8 gold medals in swimming the most ever at a single Olympics -
Games retun to London for the third time making it the first city to host hte Olympics three times
