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This television miniseries tells the story of the founding of the modern Olympics by focusing on individuals in several countries and their preparations and eventual competition in Athens in 1896. The two-part mini-series originally aired in the United States on May 20 and 21, 1984.
- Period Drama Sports Miniseries
The 1896 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the I Olympiad (Greek: Αγώνες της 1ης Ολυμπιάδας, romanized: Agónes tis 1is Olympiádas) and commonly known as Athens 1896 (Greek: Αθήνα 1896), was the first international Olympic Games held in modern history.
May 31, 2024 · Athens 1896 Olympic Games, athletic festival held in Athens that took place April 6–15, 1896. The Athens Games were the first occurrence of the modern Olympic Games. The inaugural Games of the modern Olympics were attended by as many as 280 athletes, all male, from 12 countries.
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The First Olympics: Athens 1896: With David Ogden Stiers, Hunt Block, David Caruso, Alex Hyde-White. This movie describes the founding of the modern Olympics and concentrates on the creation of the American team and their trials in getting to the Olympics in Athens.
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- 1984-05-20
- Drama, History, Sport
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First Modern Champion. On 6 April 1896, the American James Connolly won the triple jump to become the first Olympic champion in more than 1,500 years. He also finished second in the high jump and third in the long jump.
Nov 24, 2009 · This Day In History. April | 6. Choose another date. 1896. First modern Olympic Games. On April 6, 1896, the Olympic Games, a long-lost tradition of ancient Greece, are reborn in Athens...
At Athens 1896, the first competitive Olympic marathon was run over that distance, and was won by Spyridon "Spyros" Louis of the host country, who immediately became a national hero. In fact, Louis had not even won his Greek selection race, placing only fifth.
