1896 Simmer Olympics

Gemmes o the I Olympiad
Host ceety	Athens , Greece
Naitions pairteecipatin	14
Athletes pairteecipatin	241
Events	43 in 9 sports
Appenin ceremony	Aprile 6
Closin ceremony	Apryle 15
Offeecially appened bi	Keeng George I
Stadium	Panathinaiko Stadium
Simmer

The 1896 Simmer Olympics , offeecially kent as the Gemmes o the I Olympiad , wis a multi-sport event held in Athens , Greece, frae 6 tae 15 Aprile 1896. It wis the first internaitional Olympic Gemmes held in the Modren era . Acause Auncient Greece wis the birthplace o the Olympic Gemmes , Athens wis considered tae be an appropriate choice tae stage the inaugural modren Gemmes. It wis unanimously chosen as the host ceety during a congress organized bi Pierre de Coubertin , a French pedagogue an historian, in Paris, on 23 Juin 1894. The Internaitional Olympic Committee (IOC) wis an aa institutit during this congress.

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↑ The nummer, gien bi the Internaitional Olympic Committee, is appen tae interpretation an coud be as few as 10 an as mony as 15. Thare are numerous raisons for the disparity: Naitional teams haurdly existit at the time, an maist athletes representit themsels or thair clubs. In addeetion, kintras war nae ayeweys as weel-defined as thay are the day. The nummer o kintras here reflects the nummer uised bi maist modren soorces.
↑ This nummer o competitors is accordin tae the Internaitional Olympic Committee. The identities o 179 competitors are kent. Mallon & Widlund calculate 245 athletes, while De Wael finds 246.

[countries-1] The nummer, gien bi the Internaitional Olympic Committee, is appen tae interpretation an coud be as few as 10 an as mony as 15. Thare are numerous raisons for the disparity: Naitional teams haurdly existit at the time, an maist athletes representit themsels or thair clubs. In addeetion, kintras war nae ayeweys as weel-defined as thay are the day. The nummer o kintras here reflects the nummer uised bi maist modren soorces.

[athletes-2] This nummer o competitors is accordin tae the Internaitional Olympic Committee. The identities o 179 competitors are kent. Mallon & Widlund calculate 245 athletes, while De Wael finds 246.

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Sports Venues Ceremonies Medals Medal tables Medallists Bidding IOC NOCs Kintra codes Seembols Torch relays Auncient Olympic Gemmes
Simmer Gemmes	1896 1900 1904 1906 ¹ 1908 1912 1916 ² 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1940 ³ 1944 ³ 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024 2028
Winter Gemmes	1924 1928 1932 1936 1940 ³ 1944 ³ 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026
¹ Discountit ex post facto bi the IOC. ² Cancelled due tae Warld War I . ³ Cancelled due tae Warld War II .