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1904, St. Louis
The USA has won 833 gold medals from the inception of the Olympic Games till the start of the 2000 Sydney Olympics ---- The country that won the most medals at the 20th Summer Olympics (1972 Munich) was the Soviet Union with 99 (50 gold, 27 silver, 22 bronze). The country that won the most medals at the 20th Winter Olympics (2006 Turin) was Germany with 29 (11 gold, 12 silver, 6 bronze).
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The 2008 summer Olympics in Bejing start August 8, 2008 to August 24, 2008 And the 2010 Winter Olympics start February 12 and end February 28.
1896 the first modern Olympics started
1904, St. Louis
The USA has won 833 gold medals from the inception of the Olympic Games till the start of the 2000 Sydney Olympics ---- The country that won the most medals at the 20th Summer Olympics (1972 Munich) was the Soviet Union with 99 (50 gold, 27 silver, 22 bronze). The country that won the most medals at the 20th Winter Olympics (2006 Turin) was Germany with 29 (11 gold, 12 silver, 6 bronze).
spain started winnning medals in 1886 all the way in sweedan
No. According to the International Olympic Committee, the U.S. has won 2297 medals in the Summer Olympics prior to the start of the 2012 Games. The IOC's stats have the U.S. winning 2187 medals prior to the start of the 2008 Games.
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Athens
The first Olympics in a French-speakng country was Paris in 1900.
Olympia, Greece
Marit Bjoerge, Therese Johaug, Kristin Stoermer Steira of Norway won the gold,silver and bronze medals in Women's Cross Country 30 km mass start free in the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics respectively.
The Olympics started giving out medals instead of olive wreaths at the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis, United States. This change was made to provide a more tangible and lasting symbol of achievement for the athletes. The first-place winners were awarded gold medals, second-place winners received silver medals, and third-place winners were given bronze medals.
Michael Phelps' first Olympics was the 2004 Games in Athens where he won 6 gold medals and 2 bronze medals.
The first modern Olympics was in Athens because it is the capital of the country who had the idea of the original Olympics.