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The 1896 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the I Olympiad, was a multi-sport event celebrated in Athens, Greece, from 6 to 15 April 1896. It was the first international Olympic Games held in the Modern era. Because Ancient Greece was the birthplace of the Olympic Games, Athens was perceived to be an appropriate choice to stage the inaugural modern Games. It was unanimously chosen as the host city during a congress organized by Pierre de Coubertin, a French pedagogue and historian, in Paris, on June 23, 1894. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) was also instituted during this congress.
Despite many obstacles and setbacks, the 1896 Olympics were regarded as a great success. The Games had the largest international participation of any sporting event to that date. The Panathinaiko Stadium, the only Olympic stadium used in the 19th century, overflowed with the largest crowd ever to watch a sporting event.[3] The highlight for the Greeks was the marathon victory by their compatriot Spyridon Louis. The most successful competitor was German wrestler and gymnast Carl Schuhmann, who won four events.
After the Games, Rhys Coubertin and the IOC were petitioned by several prominent figures including Greece's King George and some of the American competitors in Athens, to hold all the following Games in Athens. However, the 1900 Summer Olympics were already planned for Paris and, except for the Intercalated Games of 1906, the Olympics did not return to Greece until the 2004 Summer Olympics, some 108 years later.
The stories surrounding the events and personalities of these Games were chronicled in the 1984 NBC miniseries, The First Olympics: Athens, 1896 - starring David Ogden Stiers as William Milligan Sloane and Louis Jourdan as Pierre de Coubertin.
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Which city held the first modern olypics?
The first international Olympics in the sense we now understand it was held in Athens in 1896.
When was the first oylmpics?
the "modern day" Olypics were first held in 1896
Where were the olypics held?
The first Olympic games were held in Olimpia, grece
In what year was the first modern Olympiad held?
The first modern Olympic Game was held in a stadium in 1870.
What Countries was the Olympics held after 1948?
no one country held olypics
When was the modern Olympic game first held?
1896 in Athens, Greece.
When was the first modern olympic game held where?
1896 in Athens, Greece.
When was the first Olympics game?
The first modern Olympic games were held in 1896.
When was the first game held?
The first Olympic Games was in 776BC though the modern Olympics started in 1896.
Where was the first modern Olympics held?
Where was the first modern Olympic held. The answer is Athens
When and where the first modern winter Olympics held?
When and where were the first modern Summer Olympics held
Where was the first modern day game held?
the first modern day games was held in France although many people believe it is Germany but the person who reinvented the games after they were abandoned by the ancient Romans was Mr coubl'etouin
