1896 Summer Olympics

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Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 30. Chapters: Constantine I of Greece, George I of Greece, Demetrius Vikelas, Stamata Revithi, Evangelos Zappas, Prince George of Greece and Denmark, List of 1896 Summer Olympics medal winners, 1896 Summer Olympics medal table,... Viac o knihe

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Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 30. Chapters: Constantine I of Greece, George I of Greece, Demetrius Vikelas, Stamata Revithi, Evangelos Zappas, Prince George of Greece and Denmark, List of 1896 Summer Olympics medal winners, 1896 Summer Olympics medal table, Stephanos Skouloudis, Prince Nicholas of Greece and Denmark, Spyridon Samaras, Kostis Palamas, Konstantinos Zappas, Michel Bréal, George Averoff. Excerpt: The 1896 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the I Olympiad, was a multi-sport event celebrated in Athens, Greece, from April 6 to April 15, 1896. It was the first international Olympic Games held in the Modern era. Because Ancient Greece was the birthplace of the Olympic Games, Athens was perceived to be an appropriate choice to stage the inaugural modern Games. It was unanimously chosen as the host city during a congress organized by Pierre de Coubertin, a French pedagogue and historian, in Paris, on June 23, 1894. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) was also established during this congress. Despite many obstacles and setbacks, the 1896 Olympics were regarded as a great success. The Games had the largest international participation of any sporting event to that date. The Panathinaiko Stadium, the only Olympic stadium used in the 19th Century, overflowed with the largest crowd ever to watch a sporting event. The highlight for the Greeks was the marathon victory by their compatriot Spiridon Louis. The most successful competitor was German wrestler and gymnast Carl Schuhmann, who won four events. After the Games, Coubertin and the IOC were petitioned by several prominent figures including Greece's King George and some of the American competitors in Athens, to hold all the following Games in Athens. However, the 1900 Summer Olympics were already planned for Paris and, except for the Intercalated Games of 1906, the Olympics did not return to Greece until the 2004 Summer Olympics, some 108 years later. The stories surrounding the events and personalities of these Games were chronicled in the 1984 NBC miniseries, The First Olympics: Athens, 1896 - starring David Ogden Stiers as William Milligan Sloane and Louis Jourdan as Pierre de Coubertin. During the 18th century, several small-scale sports festivals across Europe were named after the Ancient Olympic Games. The 1870 Olympics at the Panathenaic stadium, which had been refurbished for the occasion,

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