The first horse's to enter the Olympic was in 776BC in the ancient games, this was the first recorded Olympic event. In modern day Olympics, the first equestrian events (horse events) were held in Hong Kong in 1952.
In the modern Olympics, that was 1896.
Modern Olympics: first medal awarded was in the Men's Triple Jump in 1896.
The first recorded race in the world was the stadion race, a sprinting event in ancient Greece that was part of the ancient Olympic Games.
First recorded games were 776BC. First modern games in 1896
The first modern Olympic games was held in Athens in the early 1900's
Triple jump for men was an event at the first modern Olympics in 1896.
the first modern Olympic games was held in Athens in 8196
As far as the Modern Olympics, the 100 meter dash has been an event since the first Modern Games in 1896.
Women were first allowed to participate in the 1900 Olympic Games in Paris and Charlotte Cooper was the first woman gold medalist, winning the ladies singles event in tennis.
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No part of America invented athletics.Athletics were invented (or first recorded as a competitive event) in ancient Greece, the most famous event being the Ancient Olympic games.