Tuesday 30 June 2015

American first athlete Olympic champion Thomas Burke



Event Place Athlete
Heat
Final
100 metres 1st Thomas Burke 12.0 seconds 12.0 seconds
3rd Francis Lane 12.2 seconds 12.6 seconds
Thomas Curtis 12.2 seconds Did not start
400 metres 1st Thomas Burke 58.4 seconds 54.2 seconds
2nd Herbert Jamison 56.8 seconds 55.2 seconds
1500 metres 2nd Arthur Blake No heats 4:34.0
110 metre hurdles 1st Thomas Curtis 18.4 seconds 17.6 seconds
William Hoyt Unknown Did not start
Marathon Arthur Blake No heats Did not finish

Monday 29 June 2015

1896 Summer Olympics Medal Tally


1896 First Modern Olympics games Medal Tally 

Rank
Nation
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Total
1
 United States (USA)
11
7
2
20
2
 Greece (GRE)
10
17
19
46
3
 Germany (GER)
6
5
2
13
4
 France (FRA)
5
4
2
11
5
 Great Britain (GBR)
2
3
2
7
6
 Hungary (HUN)
2
1
3
6
7
 Austria (AUT)
2
1
2
5
8
 Australia (AUS)
2
0
0
2
9
 Denmark (DEN)
1
2
3
6
10
 Switzerland (SUI)
1
2
0
3
11
 Mixed team (ZZX)
1
1
1
3

43
43
36
122

Sunday 28 June 2015

Medalists: America first Olympic 1896 in Athens


Medal
Name
Sport
Event
Gold Thomas Burke Athletics Men's 100 metres
Gold Thomas Curtis Athletics Men's 110 metre hurdles
Gold Thomas Burke Athletics Men's 400 metres
Gold Ellery Clark Athletics Men's high jump
Gold Ellery Clark Athletics Men's long jump
Gold James Connolly Athletics Men's triple jump
Gold William Hoyt Athletics Men's pole vault
Gold Robert Garrett Athletics Men's discus throw
Gold Robert Garrett Athletics Men's shot put
Gold John Paine Shooting Men's 25 metre military pistol
Gold Sumner Paine Shooting Men's 30 metre free pistol
Silver Herbert Jamison Athletics Men's 400 metres
Silver Arthur Blake Athletics Men's 1500 metres
Silver James Connolly Athletics Men's high jump
Silver Robert Garrett Athletics Men's high jump
Silver Robert Garrett Athletics Men's long jump
Silver Albert Tyler Athletics Men's pole vault
Silver Sumner Paine Shooting Men's 25 metre military pistol
Bronze Francis Lane Athletics Men's 100 metres
Bronze James Connolly Athletics Men's long jump

Friday 26 June 2015

1896 Modern Olympics Games Overview


Overview  of  1st Modern Olympics 1896
Host city Athens, Greece
Countries participating 14
Athletes participating 241
Events 43 in 9 sports
Opening ceremony April 6
Closing ceremony April 15
Officially opened by King George I of Greece
Stadium Panathinaiko Stadium

Wednesday 24 June 2015

1896 Olympics Games: Venues


Venue
Sports
Panathinaiko Stadium Athletics, Gymnastics, Weightlifting and Wrestling
Bay of Zea Swimming
Athens Lawn Tennis Club Tennis
Kallithea Shooting
Neo Phaliron Velodrome Cycling
Zappeion Fencing