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The First Ever Summer Olympics
The first ever Olympics was held in Athens, Greece from April 6 - 15 in 1896.
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The Second Summer Olympics was held in Paris, France from May 20 - October 28 in 1900.
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The third Summer Olympics was held in St. Louis, Missouri, USA from July 1 - November 23, in 1904.
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The third Summer Olympics was held in London, England from
April 27 - October 31, in 1908.
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The next Summer Olympics was held in Stockholm, Sweden
May 5 - July 22, in 1912.
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The previous Olympics which were meant to be in Berlin, Germany were cancelled in 1916, so the 1920 Olympics were held in Antwerp, Belgium April 20 - September 12, in 1920.
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This Summer Olympics was held in Paris, France
May 4 - July 27, in 1924.
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This Summer Olympics was held in Amsterdam, Netherlands
May 17 - August 12, in 1928.
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This Summer Olympics was held in Los Angeles, California, USA from July 30 - August 14, in 1932.
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This Olympics was held in Berlin, Germany from
August 1-16, in 1936.
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The next Olympics was 12 years later held in London, England from
July 29 - August 14, in 1948.Seventeen year old American Bob Mathias won the decathlon only four months after taking up the sport. He remains the youngest athlete in Olympic history to win a men’s athletics event. The dominant woman of the Games was sprinter Fanny Blankers-Koen of the Netherlands. She entered four sprint events and won all four. -
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This years Olympics was held in Helsinki, Finland
from July 19 - August 3, in 1952. Czech long-distance runner Emil Zatopek produced a brilliant display of running. He won the 5,000m, successfully defended his 10,000m title and then took his third gold medal in his first-ever marathon to complete a triple that remains unique in Olympic history. -
Summer Olympics #13 (My Lucky Number) :)
This years Summer Olympics was held in Melbourne, Australia
from November 22 - December 8, in 1956. Betty Cuthbert, an 18-year-old from Sydney, won the 100- and 200-meter dashes and ran a great final leg in the 4 x 100-meter relay to overcome Great Britain's lead and claim her third gold medal. -
Summer Olympics #14
This years Summer Olympics was held in Rome, Italy
from August 25 - September 11, in 1960. Running barefoot, the Ethiopian runner Abebe Bikila did not go unnoticed when he entered the marathon. He refused to be daunted by condescending remarks, however, leaving all his opponents behind and crossing the finishing line victorious under Constantine's triumphal arch. In doing so, he became the first Black African Olympic champion. -
Summer Olympics #15
This years Summer Olympics was held in Tokyo, Japan from
October 10 - 24, in 1964. Abebe Bikila of Ethiopia became the first athlete to win the marathon twice, whilst Soviet gymnast Larysa Latynina brought her career medal total to an incredible 18. It also proved the fourth time lucky for Greco-Roman wrestler Imre Polyak, who finally won gold after finishing second in the same division at the previous three Olympic Games. -
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The next Summer Olympics was held in Mexico City, Mexico from
October 12 - 27, in 1968. Mexican hurdler Enriqueta Basilio became the first woman to light the cauldron at the Opening Ceremony. Wyomia Tyus of the U.S. became the first athlete to win the 100m twice. Dick Fosbury won the men’s high jump with a new jumping style now known as the “Fosbury Flop.” -
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This next Summer Olympics was held in Munich, Germany
from August 26 - September 10, in 1972. The Olympic Games were suspended for 34 hours, and a mass was held in the main stadium to commemorate the victims. In defiance of the terrorists, the Games continued at the insistence of the IOC President Avery Brundage, who famously said, "The Games must go on!" -
Summer Olympic #18
This years Summer Olympics was held in Montreal, Canada from
July 17 - August 1, in 1976. Alberto Juantorena of Cuba completed the first 400m and 800m double victory. The Japanese women’s volleyball team proved untouchable, winning all their matches in straight sets, and Miklos Németh of Hungary won the javelin to become the first son of an athletics gold medalist to win a gold of his own. -
Summer Olympics #19
This Summer Olympics was held in Moscow, Soviet Union from
July 19 - August 3, in 1980. Aleksandr Dityatin of Russia earned medals in every men's gymnastics event to become the first athlete to win eight medals at one Olympic Games. Super-heavyweight Teófilo Stevenson of Cuba became the first boxer to win the same division three times, and Gerd Wessig of East Germany became the first male high jumper to break the world record at the Olympic Games. -
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This next Summer Olympics was held in Los Angeles, California, USA from July 28 - August 12, in 1984. Archer Neroli Fairhall of New Zealand was the first paraplegic athlete to take part in a medal event, competing in a wheelchair.
