Olympics

First recorded oylmpics

Dec 4, 776

First recorded olympics in Olmpia, greece.It was played only by greek men.

International Olympic Comittee was founded

Dec 5, 1894

They're was originally 14 members. The IOC is based in Lausanne, Switzerland.

First Modern-day olympics

Jul 27, 1896

First modern-day olympics in Athens, Greece.A hundred meter dash as the first even to kick it off.

First women competeted

Jul 5, 1900

First women competed in the olympics in Paris. Her name was Bilistiche, she competed in tennis.

First Black Athlete

Jul 5, 1900

First Black athlete to compete in olympics is Constantin Henriquez de Zubieta of France.

Gold medals were solid gold until 1912

Jul 5, 1912

Now they are silver with a thin layer of gold painted on top.

Olympic rings came about

Jul 5, 1913

The 5 olympic rings were made to symbolize the 5 continents.

Olympics skipped because world war I

Jul 5, 1916

First Olmpic Oath introduced

Dec 5, 1920

First Olympic winter games introduced

Dec 5, 1924

They were held in Chamonix, France.

Idea of olympic flame introduced

Jul 5, 1932

First live television coverage of a sports event in world history

Jul 5, 1936

First olympic torch relay introduced

Jul 5, 1936

Happened in the olympics in Berlin.

First black athlete to recieve gold medal

Jul 28, 1960

First black athlete to recieve gold medal was an ethopian called Abebe Akila in rome, running a marathon.

First time the world was provided with picture and sound held in Tokyo

Jul 5, 1964