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Olympic Games 1894-2015
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IOC Founded
The International Olympic Committee was founded by Baron Pierre de Coubertin -
First modern Olympic Games
The first modern Olympic games was held in Athens, Greece. All winners were presented with an olive branch and a silver medal. -
Women competed for the first time
Paris hosted these games without a stadium. Most events were held in the Bois de Boulogne and swimming events were held in the river Seine. Women competed for the first time. -
Gold, Silver, Bronze Medals were established
Gold, silver and bronze medals were introduced. Winners of events were given a gold medal, second place a silver medal and third place a bronze medal. -
All 5 Continents competeded
Athletes from all 5 continents take part. A public address system and electric timing devices were used for the first time. The Decathlon and Pentathlon were introduced for the first time. -
first Winter Games
The first Winter Olympics were held in Chamonix France -
Photo-finish Camera
First use of a photo finish camera. First time winners stood on a tiered stand with national flags raised above them -
NO Games
Cancelled due to World War Two -
Games got political
Many Nations boycotted Games -
Olympic Games in Australia
We will look at the budget used, the consecuences for the environment and all the special Things that happened in this event -
Sochi
We will look at the budget used, the consecuenses for the enviroment and the people who live their and the sport events.
We will also compare this to the Games of Australia in 2000