Olympic Timeline

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  • The first olympic games
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    The first olympic games

  • The IOC (International Olympic Committee) is founded

  • First Modern Olympic Games (Athens Games)

  • Paris Games

  • St. Louis Games

    Fred Lorz rides in a car for 13 miles of the marathon, but is taken as the winner anyway
  • London Games

    London Games

    The eruption of Mt. Vesuvius requires the Games to move from Rome to London
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    Time skip, world war 1 and 2 happen inbetween
    1936, Jesse Owens Wins 4 gold medals
  • 2nd London Games

    2nd London Games

    First broadcasted Olympic Games
  • Munich Summer Games

    Munich Summer Games

    Mark Spitz sets 7 worlds records and wins 7 gold medals
  • Barcelona Games

    Barcelona Games

    For the first time in decades every single nation with a olympic committee shows up,a record 172 nations, and 10,563 athletes
    World cup athletes are now allowed to compete in soccer,
    Cuba won 7 gold medals on boxing, even though it was their first time they showed up

  • Olympics Returned to Athens

    Record was broken again, with 201 nations and 10,625 athletes
    American Swimmer Micheal Phelps, who then tied the Olympic record, with 8 medals, 6 were gold.
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    London Summer Games

    July 31: Micheal Phelps wins his 19th Medal
    August 2: Micheal won a gold medal, making it his 20th medal
    Phelps ends his career with 21 medals.