The games of the I (first) Olympiad held in Athens Greece in the year 1896.
The 2004 Olympic Games were held in the first year of the 28th Olympiad, which ended in 2007. The Beijing Games were held in the first year of the 29th Olympiad, and so on.
1896 in Athens, Greece.
The first modern Olympic Game was held in a stadium in 1870.
The XXX Olympiad will be held in the Summer of 2012.
1947
Are you referring to an Olympiad?
776 b.C.
The first games of the Olympiad.
An Olympiad, usually marked with celebrations, signifies the four year interval between Olympic Games. The Greeks used it mainly to measure dates.
Women were officially first allowed to compete in Olympic sports in the Second Olympiad, held in 1900 in Paris, France.
* 1896 - Games of the I Olympiad - Athens, Greece * 1900 - Games of the II Olympiad - Paris, France * 1904 - Games of the III Olympiad - St. Louis, Missouri, United States * 1906 - Intercalated Games - Athens, Greece * 1908 - Games of the IV Olympiad - London, United Kingdom * 1912 - Games of the V Olympiad - Stockholm, Sweden * 1916 - Games of the VI Olympiad - Berlin, Germany - Cancelled due to World War I * 1920 - Games of the VII Olympiad - Antwerp, Belgium * 1924 - Games of the VIII Olympiad - Paris, France * 1928 - Games of the IX Olympiad - Amsterdam, Netherlands * 1932 - Games of the X Olympiad - Los Angeles, California, United States * 1936 - Games of the XI Olympiad - Berlin, Germany * 1940 - Games of the XII Olympiad - Helsinki, Finland - Cancelled due to World War II * 1944 - Games of the XIII Olympiad - London, United Kingdom- Cancelled due to World War II * 1948 - Games of the XIV Olympiad - London, United Kingdom * 1952 - Games of the XV Olympiad - Helsinki, Finland * 1956 - Games of the XVI Olympiad - Melbourne, Australia / Stockholm, Sweden (Equestrian events) * 1960 - Games of the XVII Olympiad - Rome, Italy * 1964 - Games of the XVIII Olympiad - Tokyo, Japan * 1968 - Games of the XIX Olympiad - Mexico City, Mexico * 1972 - Games of the XX Olympiad - Munich, West Germany (now Munich, Germany) * 1976 - Games of the XXI Olympiad - Montréal, Quebec, Canada * 1980 - Games of the XXII Olympiad - Moscow, Soviet Union (now Moscow, Russia) * 1984 - Games of the XXIII Olympiad - Los Angeles, California, United States * 1988 - Games of the XXIV Olympiad - Seoul, South Korea * 1992 - Games of the XXV Olympiad - Barcelona, Spain * 1996 - Games of the XXVI Olympiad - Atlanta, Georgia, United States * 2000 - Games of the XXVII Olympiad - Sydney, Australia * 2004 - Games of the XXVIII Olympiad - Athens, Greece * 2008 - Games of the XXIX Olympiad - Beijing, China / Hong Kong, China (Equestrian events)