Olympics History Timeline 1891 - 1900 |
| Year | Venue and Date | Medal count | Records | Nations participating | Athletes participating | No. of Events | News | Main Events |
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| 1894 | International Athletic Congress - International Olympic Committee (IOC) founded | 
The Olympic Flame Burns in the Reconstructed Roman Stadium, Athens, Attica, Greece Photographic Print Setchfield, Neil Buy at AllPosters.com |
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| 1896 | Athens, Greece April 6 - April 15 |
United States finished in first position in the final
medal rankings, with 11 gold medals and 20 medals overall. Greece finished in second position in the final medal rankings, with 10 gold medals and 46 medals overall. |
14 | 241 | 43 in 9 sports | The 1896 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the I Olympiad, were held in 1896 in Athens, Greece. These games were the first modern Olympic Games and the first Games since Roman emperor Theodosius I banned the Ancient Olympic Games in 393 as part of the Christian campaign against paganism. They | Women were not allowed to compete at the 1896 Summer Olympics. | |
| 1897 | 
The Olympics: Athens to Athens 1896-2004 |
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| 1899 | 
Olympic Games Athens 1896 - Athens 2004 |
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| 1900 | Paris, France May 14 - October 28 |
France finished in first position in the final medal
rankings, with 26 gold medals and 92 medals overall. United States finished in second position in the final medal rankings, with 19 gold medals and 47 medals overall. |
Alvin Kraenzlein won the 60 metres (he was one of two people to win this event), the 110 metres, the 220 metre hurdles, and the long jump events; as of 2005, these four individual gold medals are still a record for a track and field athlete. | 24 | 997 | 95 in 19 sports | The 1900 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the II Olympiad, were held in 1900 in Paris, France. United States Olympic Committee (USOC ) founded, Head Quarters located in Colorado Springs, Colorado |
Three marathon runners from the United States contested the result saying the French runners who got first and second places took a short cut, and the proof was they were the only contestants not spattered with mud. The IOC only confirmed the results twelve years later. |
| Year | Venue and Date | Medal count | Records | Nations participating | Athletes participating | No. of Events | News | Main Events |
Olympics History Timeline upto 1890 |
Olympics History Timeline 1901 - 1910 |
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