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6-15 April 1896
summer Olympics began -
April 6 1896 in athens
date and place the games were first held. Athens won the most gold medals. -
1904, st. louis missouri
The summer Olympics were held in the U.S for the first time -
1916
the games were cancelled -
Barcelona 1992
This was also the year the IOC threw open the gates to professional athletes after 96 years of high-minded opposition. Basketball was the chief beneficiary as America's popular “Dream Team” of NBA All-Stars easily won the gold. -
Atlanta 1996
The Atlanta Games were certainly the largest a record 197 nations competed -
Sydney 2000
17-year-old Ian thorpe of Australia won four medals (three gold) in swimming, breaking his own world record in the 400m freestyle -
Athens 2004
Athens was chosen over the cities of Rome, Cape Town, Stockholm, and Buenos Aires. -
Beijing 2008
This was the last time that baseball and softball were played as Olympic sports -
london 2012
Nur Suryani Mohamed Taibi will be the only Olympic athlete who is expecting. The Malaysian athlete will be eight months into her pregnancy during the time of her event, rifle shooting! -
Rio 2016
Seven most recent summer olypics . A team of athletes who have been forced to flee their countries will be allowed to compete for the first time.