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First Modern Olympics- Athens, Greece
Medal TallyThe Offical Game report-Estabishment of the International Olympic Committee
-Althletes from 14 nations and 43 events
-The games lasted 10 days, the shortest Olympics of the Modern era
-American James Connolly won the triple jump making him the first Olympic champion in more than 1500 years
-Karl Schumann of Germany finished in the top 4 in 4 different events
-Paul Masson of France won 3 of 6 cycling events
-U.S dominated track and field, winning 9 of 12 events
-Featured the first marathon, won by Spiridon Louys -
Summer Olympics- Paris, France
Comparison of Medals from 1896 & 1900Game Results-All events held in Paris' Velodrome de Vincennes stadium
-no opening or closing ceromonies were held and no gold medals were given out
-The games were held as a part of the 1900 World Fair
-Due to the immense size of the fair, the games were poorly orginized and poorly publicized
-over a thousand competitors took place in 19 different sports
-Women took part in the games for the first time
-Alvin Kraenzelin, Irving Baxter, Ray Ewry and John Tewksbury dominated 23 track and field events -
Summer Olympics, St. Louis
-First Olympics in the United States
-First Olympics to implement the medal system with gold, silver, and bronze given to first, second, and third, respecitvely.
-Only 13 countries
-500 out of 687 competitors are American
-Fred Lorz, a marathon runner, travels 11 miles in a car
-Games almost long amongst hype of World's Fair, which was in celebration of the U.S.'s centennial celebration of the Louisiana Purchase
-Boxing, freestyle wrestling, the decathlon, and dumbbells were introduced -
Summer Olympics, Los Angeles, California
-Held during worldwide depression
-Many Nations couldn't afford trip
-Lowest amount of competitiors since 1904
-Indroduced the Olympic Village
-First to use the victory podium
-Largest stadium used for an Olympics with the Los Angelos Collesium
-United States had most medals with 103 while Italy was second with only 36 -
Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany
-First Olympics with live television coverage.
-First Olympics with basketball as an event.
-49 nations competed in the games.
-Afghanistan, Bermuda, Bolivia, Costa Rice, Liechtenstein, and Peru’s first Olympic appearances.
-The Aryan race proved not to be the dominate race. -
Mexico City Summer Olympics
-First Olympics held in Latin America, as well as first Olympics held in developing country
-Norma Enriqueta Basilio de Sotelo lights Olympic cauldron
-First doping tests, leading to first doping disqualification
-Closing ceremonies broadcasted in color worldwide
-Tommie Smith and John Carlos Black Power salute
-Altitude over 2,240 meters
-World records in all track events under 1,500 meters, as well as long jump and other events
-Debbie Meyer wins 3 individual gold medals in swimming -
Summer Olympics, Muncih, Germany
-First Olympics held in Germany since 1936
-Olympics were themed to be the "Happy Games"
-On September 5th Arab terrorists killed 2 Israeli athletes and took 9 others hostage in the Olympic village
-On September 6th the 9 hostages were killed
-The Games continued 4 days after the incident
-First time Games had been used in a violent way
-Mark Spitz won 7 Gold Medals for the Americans
-Soviet Union won the most medals with 99 -
Winter Olympics-Lake Placid, New York
Miracle on Ice-37 nations competing in 38 different events
-Transportation and Communication was unacceptable
-Faced Problem with the "Two China" issue, and Taiwen withdrew from the games in protest
-President Jimmy Carter called for a U.S led boycott of the Moscow Olympics
-Artificial Snow was used for the first time
-Eric Heiden, won 5 gold medals, set 4 Olympic records and 1 world record in the 10,000m
-"Miracle on Ice" where the U.S hockey team beat the Soviet Union and later won the gold medal -
Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States
-Record 197 nations competed
-1.8 billion dollars spent by US
-Wasn’t called “greatest Olympics ever”
-79 nations received medals.
-Muhammad Ali receives replacement medal
