olympic timeline

By Amanda_Kodhelaj

  • the first olympics

    the first Olympics were started April 6th 1896 by Pierre De Coubertin. the first games were held in Athens Greece, Greece overall won the most medals but U.S.A won the the most gold medals

  • the first US Olympics

    The first US Olympics were held in st. Louis, Missouri. The location for this Olympic game was unusual and unlikely.

  • the Olympics were canceled

    the Olympics, in the year 1940 were canceled because of the outbreak of the war, it was unsafe.

  • the 1992 Olympics

    the 1992 Olympics were held in Barcelona, Spain. a fun fact about the games is, a girl from china from the age of 13 is the 2nd youngest girl to receive a gold medal in gymnastics

  • 1996 Olympics

    the 1996 Olympics were held in Atlanta, Georgia. a fun fact about the games is that it had the most nations competing, 197 it is currently a record.

  • the 2000 Olympics

    the 2000 Olympics were hosted at Sydney, Australia. a fun fact about the games is that there is a record of 10,651 athletes.

  • the 2004 Olympics

    the 2004 Olympics were held in Athens, Greece. a fun fact about the games is, 301 medal ceremonies are taken place over a period of 16 days.

  • the 2008 Olympics

    The 2008 Olympics were held in Beijing, china a fun fact about the games is, the total cost for the olympics was 43 billion dollars.

  • the 2012 Olympics

    the 2012 Olympics were held in London. a fun fact about the games is, its London's 3rd time hosting the games.

  • The 2016 Olympics

    The 2016 Olympics were held in rio, a fun fact about the games is, around 85,000 soldiers and police officers are going to be deployed to rio to help with security