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When the first modern Olympic games were held
The first modern Olympics were help on April 6, 1896 in Athens, Greece. The United States won the most gold medals with 11 narrowly beating Greece who had 10. -
When the summer Olympics began
The summer Olympics began on April 6, 1896 and the were held in Athens, Greece -
When the US hosted its first olympics
The United States hosted its first Olympics in 1904. The games were held in St. Louis, Missouri -
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When the summer Olympics were cancelled
The summer Olympics have been cancelled 3 times in history. they were cancelled in 1916, 1940, and 1944 because of the World Wars -
Recent OLympics
The 1992 Olympics were held in Barcelona, Spain. A Chinese platform diver became the second youngest athlete to win a gold medal at 13 years old. -
Recent Olympics
The 1996 Olympics were held in Atlanta, Georgia in the United States. Muhammad Ali light the Olympic cauldron. -
Recent Olympics
The 2000 games were held in Sydney, Australia. A British rower became the first athlete to win 5 consecutive gold medals. -
Recent Olympics
The 2004 games were held in Athens, Greece. The Argentinian men's basketball team became the first non US team to win the gold medal since professionals started to play in 1992. -
Recent Olympics
The 2008 Olympics were held in Beijing, China. Michael Phelps won a record eight gold medals in these games -
Recent summer Olympic games
The 2012 Olympic games were held in London, England. The United States had the most total medals with 103 -
Recent Summer Olympic Games
The most recent summer games were held in Rio de Janeiro, in Brazil. In these games, the fastest man alive, Usain Bolt, became the first person ever to win 3 straight gold medals in both the 100 and 200 meter dash.