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The 1st modernized olympics was hosted by King Georgios I of Greece in front of a crowd of 60,000 spectators. There was athletes from 13 nations to compete
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GOLD Edwin Flack, AUS 4:33.2
SILVER Arthur Blake, USA 4:34.0
BRONZE Albin Lermusiaux, FRA 4:36.0 -
GOLD James Lightbody, USA 4:05.4
SILVER William Verner, USA 4:06.8
BRONZE Lacey Heam, USA N/A -
GOLD Mel Sheppard, USA 4:03.4
SILVER Harold Wilson, GBR 4:03.6
BRONZE Norman Hallows, GBR 4:04.0 -
GOLD Arnold Jackson, GBR 3:56.8
SILVER Abel Kiviat, USA 3:56.9
BRONZE Norman Taber, USA 3:56.9 -
The olympics were cancelled due to World War 1
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In 1924, the first successful Olympic games were held in Paris which involved more than 3,000 athletes including over than 100 women from 44 different nations
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olympics gets cancelled again due to World War II
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GOLD Kip Keino, KEN 3:34.91
SILVER Jim Ryan, USA 3:37.89
BRONZE Bodo Tümmler, FRG 3:39.08 -
GOLD Charles Bennett, GBR 4:06.2
SILVER Henri Deloge, FRA 4:07.2
BRONZE John Bray, USA 4:10.0 -
They have another successful year.
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GOLD Taoufik Makhloufi, ALG, 3:34.08
SILVER Leonel Manzano, USA, 3:34.79
BRONZE Abdalaati Iguider, MAR, 3:35.13 -
GOLD – James LIghtbody, USA 4:12.0
SILVER John McGough, GBR 4:12.6
BRONZE Kristian Hellström, SWE 4:13.4
