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Sport Looking back at the Olympics 1896-1904 16/07 10:56 CET smaller_text larger_text | |More Sharing Services Related Extra troops called up for Olympics 12/07/2012 19:10 CET.. Tower of London guards Olympic treasure 03/07/2012 07:02 CET.. Olympic flame handed to London 17/05/2012 21:17 CET.. Olympic torch relay in Serres 16/05/2012 17:38 CET.. Support builds for Kosovo at London 2012 30/03/2012 16:23 CET.. . ATHENS 1896 The first modern Olympic Games was held in Athens. According to the International Olympic Committee, 14 countries took part although exactly which countries remains a matter of debate. What is known is that host country Greece won the most medals, while the USA collected the most ‘gold’ medals, although at the time winners were presented with a silver medal, an olive branch and a certificate. The most successful athlete was Germany’s Carl Schuhmann (see picture below, Shuhmann on the left) who won the individual horse vault and wrestling as well as the team horizontal and parallel bar events. Local favourite Louis Spiridon became a Greek national hero by winning the marathon. PARIS 1900 Women were allowed to compete for the first time in 1900 and tennis player Charlotte Cooper of Great Britain (see photo, right) was the first woman to win an Olympic event. The games included some sports such as underwater swimming, tug-of-war and cricket for the first and only time in Olympic history. With the Games being part of the World’s Fair, events were spread out over a period of five months and many were not officially named ‘Olympic’, a fact that meant some competitors did not realise they were taking part in the Olympic Games. The performer of the Games was Alvin Kraenzlein of the USA, who won the 60 metre sprint, the 110 and 200 metre hurdles and the long jump. ST LOUIS 1904 Like in Paris, the Games were held over a period of several months as part of the World’s Fair. That did little for the Olympic ‘brand’, along with the fact that many international athletes were unable to make the long and difficult journey to Missouri. This was the first Games in which Gold, Silver and Bronze medals were given to the top three competitors in each event. The USA finished with 239 medals, 226 more than second in the medal table, Germany. American gymnast George Eyser won six medals despite having a wooden leg, and his compatriot Archie ‘The Milwaukee Meteor’ Hahn won the 60, 100 and 200 metre sprints. In the latter, he set an Olympic record of 21.6 seconds that would not be broken for 28 years. More about: Athens, Olympic Games, Olympic Games 2012 Copyright © 2012 euronews smaller_text larger_text |Share on printShare on emailShare on facebookShare on google_plusoneShare on reddit |More Sharing Services latest-sport Tour de France: Sanchez offers Rabobank first win Tour de France: Greipel sprints to stage 13 triumph Tour de France: Millar sprints to stage 12 victory Saudi Arabia to send women to Olympics

Europeada

Europeade - the largest international folk culture festival held annually in a different country. All festival activities are free.
The first occurred in 1964 Europeade. Antwerp, Belgium. Pirmeiji Europeade organizers was Mon De Clopper (1922 - 1998) and Robert Muller, Kox. After the death of Mon De Clopper festival became president Bruno Peeters. In 2009. Europeade took place in Klaipeda.
1964 Antwerp, Belgium
1965 Dortmund, Germany
1966 Antwerp, Belgium
1967 Valencia, Spain
1968 Antwerp, Belgium
1969 Marche-en-Famenne Belgium
1970 Herzogenauračas Germany
1971 Antwerp, Belgium
1972 Antibes, France
Nuoro, Italy 1973
1974 Antwerp, Belgium
1975 Marbella, Spain
1976 Antibes, France
Nuoro, Italy 1977
1978 Vienna Austria
1979 Antwerp, Belgium
1980 Švalmstadas Germany
1981 Martigny, Switzerland
1982 Gijón, Spain
1983 Vienna Austria
Rennes, France 1984
1985 Turin, Italy
1986 Figueira, Portugal
1987 Munich, Germany
1988 Antwerp, Belgium
1989 in Libourne, France
1990 in Valladolid, Spain
Rennes, France 1991
1992 Figueira, Portugal
1993 Horsens, Denmark
Frankenberg, Germany 1994
1995 Valencia, Spain
1996 Turin, Italy
1997 Martigny, Switzerland
Rennes, France 1998
1999 Bayreuth, Germany
2000 Horsens, Denmark
2001 in Zamora, Spain
2002 Antwerp, Belgium
Nuoro, Italy 2003
2004 Riga Latvia
2005 Kempera France
2006 in Zamora, Spain
2007 Horsens, Denmark
2008 Martigny, Switzerland

2009 Klaipeda Lithuania

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