The Olympics: Then and Now

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The Olympics Then and Now
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776 B.C.

• The earliest recorded date in history for the
  Olympics.
• Ancient Olympic Games lasted from around 776 B.C.
  until 394 A.D. At this time, the Olympics were
  ended by the Roman emperor Theodosius.

Archaeological site at
Olympia
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684 B.C.

• In 684 B.C., the Ancient Olympics were changed
  from a one day event to a three day event.
• Eventually, the Olympics were extended to five
  days in the fifth century.

Two discus throwers and a javelin thrower
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1896

• The Olympic Games were revived because Pierre de
  Coubertin helped to start them up again.
• A council was formed at this time and decided the
  Olympics would move to other great cities in the
  world every four years.

Pierre de Coubertin
Pan-Athenian stadium in Athens - 1896
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1908

• The number of competitors went from 311 to 2,082.

London Olympic Stadium - 1908
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1924

• A Winter Olympics was included to the Olympic
  Games.
• During this time, Winter Olympics were held in
  the same year as the Summer Games.

The first Winter Olympic Games in Chamonix.
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1936

• Nazi Germany used the Olympics to try and prove
  Adolf Hitlers theories of Aryan racial
  superiority.
• Jesse Owens was the hero of the games. He won
  four gold medals.

Adolf Hitler at the opening
ceremonies
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1968

• The Olympics were held in Mexico.
• The high altitudes of the land caused
  controversy.
• Records were made in all of the mens races that
  were 400m or shorter.

James Ray Hines (USA) at the finish of the 100m
in Mexico City -1968
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1994

• Winter Games were now held two years after the
  Summer Games.
• At this time, the Winter Games included Alpine
  and Nordic skiing, biathlon, ice hockey, figure
  skating, speed skating, bobsledding, and the luge.

February 1994 A skier.
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1996

• This year marked the Centenary Games for the
  Olympics.
• A terrorist bomb killed one person at the
  Centennial Olympic Park.
• A record was set because 79 nations won medals.

The Centenary Games in Atlanta
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2004

• The Olympics are again held in Athens.
• This event is significant because Greece is the
  birthplace of the ancient Olympic Games.

Olympic Stadium Athens, Greece 2004
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Images Reference List

• Slide One Olympic Logo. Retrieved October 7,
  2004 from http//www.olympic.org/uk/index_uk.asp.
• Slide Two Chevalley, A. (2002). Olympic Museum
  collections. Archaeological site at Olympia.
  Retrieved October 7, 2004 from http//www.olympic.
  org/uk/games/ancient/index_uk.asp.
• Slide Three Olympic Museum Collections. Two
  discus throwers and a javelin thrower in between.
  Retrieved October 7, 2004 from
  http//www.olympic.org/uk/games/ancient/index_uk.a
  sp.
• Slide Four Olympic Museum Collections. (1896).
  Pierre de Coubertin and the Pan-Athenian stadium.
  Retrieved October 7, 2004 from
  http//www.olympic.org/uk/games/past/index_uk.asp?
  OLGT1OLGY1896.
• Slide Five Olympic Museum Collections. (1908).
  Olympic Stadium London. Retrieved October 7,
  2004 from http//www.olympic.org/uk/games/past/ind
  ex_uk.asp?OLGT1OLGY1908.
• Slide Six Olympic Museum Collections. (1924).
  The first Winter Olympics. Retrieved October 7,
  2004 from http//www.olympic.org/uk/games/index_uk
  .asp?OLGT2OLGY1924.
• Slide Seven Olympic Museum Collections. (1936).
  IOC members and Chancellor Adolf Hitler at the
  Olympic Stadium for the Opening Ceremony of the
  Games of the XI Olympiad. Retrieved October 7,
  2004 from http//www.olympic.org/uk/games/index_uk
  .asp?OLGT1OLGY1936.
• Slide Eight Olympic Museum Collections. (1968).
  Athletics, men's 100m, at the finish. James Ray
  Hines (USA) 1st. Retrieved October 7, 2004 from
  http//www.olympic.org/uk/games/index_uk.asp?OLGY
  1OLGY1968.
• Slide Nine Olympic Museum Collections. (1994).
  A skier. Retrieved October 7, 2004 from
  http//www.olympic.org/uk/games/index_uk.asp?OLGY
  2OLGY1994.
• Slide Ten Olympic Museum Collections. (1996).
  Centenary Games. Retrieved October 7, 2004 from
  http//www.olympic.org/uk/games/index_uk.asp?OLGY
  1OLGY1996.
• Slide Eleven Vergas, K. (2004). Athens Olympic
  Stadium. Retrieved October 7, 2004 from
  http//www.olympic.org/uk/games/athens/index_uk.as
  p.