Olympic Games - 1896 Athens
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The 1896 Summer Olympics, conceived by Pierre de Coubertin, was held in Athens from 6-15 April 1896. It attracted 245 competitors (some 200 Greek) from 14 countries. Female athletes were not allowed to compete. Panathinaiko Stadium, then the biggest in the world, held the largest crowd ever to watch a sporting event. The highlight for Greeks was the marathon victory by compatriot Spiridon Louis. The most successful competitor was German wrestler and gymnast Carl Schuhmann with four gold medals
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1896 Olympics Athens
Θερινοί ολυμπιακοί αγώνες 1896-Αθήνα....Με φωτογραφικοϊστορικη ματια![Olympic games-1896-Athens]
Οι Αγώνες της Ι Ολυμπιάδας, κοινώς γνωστοί ως Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 1896, διοργανώθηκαν στην Αθήνα (Ελλάδα) από τις 6 Απριλίου έως τις 15 Απριλίου 1896. Το 1894 σε συνέδριο που οργάνωσε ο βαρόνος Πιερ ντε Κουμπερτέν στο Παρίσι ιδρύθηκε η Διεθνής Ολυμπιακή Επιτροπή και αποφασίστηκε η αναβίωση των Ολυμπιακών αγώνων. Έπειτα από πρόταση του Έλληνα εκπροσώπου Δημητρίου Βικέλα ως τόπος διεξαγωγής των Ι Ολυμπιακών Αγώνων ορίστηκε η Αθήνα.[The 1st Olympic games mounted in Athens from 6 to 15…
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Dimitrios Loundras, center, at the 1896 Olympics, a Greek gymnast won a bronze at the age of 10 years and 218 days.
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Andre Castaigne King George I Of Greece Presenting Awards At The 1896 Olympics
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Leonidas Pyrgos, Greek fencer - The First Greek Olympic medallist; 1896.
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Panathinaiko Stadium - host of first modern Olympic Games in 1896