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The International Olympic Committee reports that 14 nations participated at the 1896 Games in Athens, the first Modern Olympics: 1) Australia
2) Austria
3) Bulgaria
4) Chile
5) Denmark
6) France
7) Germany
9) Greece
10) Hungary
11) Italy
12) Sweden
13) Switzerland
14) United States
There were 43 events in 9 sports and all of the events were for men only
Athletics: 100m, 400m, 800m, 1500m, 110m hurdles, Marathon, High Jump, Pole Vault, Long Jump, Triple Jump, Shot Put, Discus
Cycling: Road Race, Sprint, Time Trial, 10km, 100km, 12 hour race
Fencing: Foil, Masters Foil, Sabre
Gymnastics, Horizontal Bar, Parallel Bars, Pommel Horse, Rings, Rope Climbing, Vault, Team Parallel Bars, Team Horizontal Bar
Shooting: Military Rifle, Free Rifle, 25m Military, 25m Rapid Fire, Free Pistol
Swimming: 100m Freestyle, 500m Freestyle, 1200m Freestyle, Sailors 100m Freestyle
Tennis: Singles, Doubles
Weightlifting: One Hand Lift, Two Hand Lift
Wrestling: Greco-Roman
The International Olympic Committee states that 241 athletes from 14 countries participated in the first Olympics.
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Did they have the same events in ancient Olympics?
Most of the events from the Modern Olympics originally came from the Ancient Olympics but many more events have been added to the Modern Olympics...
How many events in modern Olympics?
30
How many events were in the first Winter Olympics?
There was 18 events.
What was the only athletic event in the first modern Olympics?
The question is impossible to answer, since there were many athletic events in the fisrt MODERN Olympics. The question would be plausible if pertaining to the first Olympic Games of the antiquity (776 BC). The answer is: One event - the stadium race.
How many year have the modern Olympics have been held for?
In Greece, 1896, was when the first "modern" Olympics were held.
How many years passed between the end Olympics and the beginning of modern Olympics?
the first winter Olympics were held on 1924 the first winter Olympics were in 1924 in chamonix,France
How many events were there in the first Olympics?
One - sprint foot race.
How many events were in the first Olympics?
Sorry I donor know but you can do it can't you
What date was the first ancient Olympics?
the date of the first olimpycs were on 776 bc
How many athletes were in the first modern Olympics?
69 mayyyun
How many team events are in the Olympics this year?
how many team events are there in te olympics?
How many medals have Hungarian fencers won in the Olympics?
Throughout the history of the modern Olympics, Hungary has won a total of 83 medals in fencing events.
