The Olympics Over Time By 24amcclure 776 BCE First written records of the Olypics. 688 BCE Boxing is added to the Olympics. 580 BCE The Delphic games. 573 BCE The Nema games. 164 A record is held by Leonidas Rhodes of 12 gold medals. 1896 First modern Olympics after around 1503 years. 1900 Summer Olympics are held in Paris. 2000 The Sydney Olympics. 2012 The London Summer Olympics. 2016 Michael Phelps the Olympian retires with 23 gold medals and a world record.