I think the earliest that China was in the olympic games was in 1956. go search wikipedia for it and scroll down to the list of participating countries.
Australia was involved in the very first of the modern Olympic games in 1896 (although this is a debatable point). They have participated in every Olympics since, one of only a couple of countries to do so.
1896.
1896
The People's Republic of China first competed at the 1952 Summer Games in Helsinki. They sent one athlete, a swimmer that did not medal. They would not go to another Summer Olympics until the 1984 Games in Los Angeles.
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2000 Was his first Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
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in 1948
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turkey toke participate in the 1912 Olympics
no he was the first blackman to win the olympics in berlyn
At the first Olympics, women were not allowed to participate. The games were dedicated to Zeus, and were therefore meant for men. Now, women certainly do participate in the Olympics.
1974