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which year was the first olympic held? is it on 1898 or 1896 or 1894? give me the correct answer no guesses plz,

Answer 1

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hahah wow the first olympics were held in ANCIENT GREECE!!! in 776 BC u were wayy off

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympics

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Answer 2

ATHENS, GREECE

GAMES OF THE Ist OLYMPIAD

April 6 - 15, 1896

Mascot - none

14 countries, 311 athletes - 230 Greek (no women)

9 sports, 43 events

Opening - King George Ist of Greece

Torch lit by - none

Assigned during the 1st IOC Session 1894

Pierre de Coubertin was fascinated in particular by the scale and beauty of the archaeological discoveries made in Greece in 1880. In June 1894, in his capacity as general secretary of the Union of French Societies of Athletic Sports, he convened a congress at the Sorbonne in Paris. The eighth item on the agenda of this meeting was the study of the "possibility of reviving the Olympic Games". Another article suggested the creation of an international Olympic committee responsible for implementing this project. At 31, Pierre de Coubertin, having fought for a long time for the introduction of sport at schools, saw the triumph of his second great idea. Coubertin had initially proposed that the first Games should be held in his home city of Paris in 1900. However, the first Games took place in Greece in 1896. Given that Olympia was remote and undeveloped, the Games were awarded to Athens.

There were no gold medals in 1896 and only the first two finishers in each event received prizes: A silver medal and a crown of olive branches for first place, a bronze medal and crown of laurel for second. On April 6, 1896, the American James Connolly won the triple jump to become the first Olympic champion in more than 1500 years.

Even gives you the events, medallists and much more historical info

Source(s): http://www.kiat.net/olympics/history/01athens.html

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Answer 3

1896

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Answer 4

1894

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Answer 5

1896 because the centenial was in Atlanta in 1996 Yup im a genuis

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Answer 6

LOOP IS A SCAM OR A SPAM.

1896 - MODERN OLYMPICS

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Answer 7

I CANT HELP IT, I'M GREEK

(1896 FIRST MODERN OLYMPICS)

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Answer 8

IGNORE

LOOP

IT IS OBVIOUSLY A

SCAM

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