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Leonidas Pyrgos Leonidas Pyrgos was the first Greek Olympic medallist in the history of the modern Olympic Games, winning his fencing event of the 1896 Summer Olympics on 7 April 1896. olympic games 1896 athens

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The first meeting of the Organising Committee (IOC) The first meeting of the Organising Committee (IOC) for the first Olympic Games, Athens, 1896 (b/w photo) / The Stapleton Collection olympic games 1896 athens

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Weightlifter 1896 Olympic Games Weightlifter 1896 Olympic Games olympic games 1896 athens

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Dimitrios Loundras, center, at the 1896 Olympics Dimitrios Loundras, center, at the 1896 Olympics, a Greek gymnast won a bronze at the age of 10 years and 218 days. olympic games 1896 athens

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Closing Ceremony Closing Ceremony – 1896 Olympic Games olympic games 1896 athens

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The opening ceremony 1896 The opening ceremony in the Panathinaiko Stadiumm, Athens Olympics, 1886 olympic games 1896 athens

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Entrance of the Pan-Athenian stadium Athens 1896-Entrance of the Pan-Athenian stadium and in the middle Georges AVEROFF's statue olympic games 1896 athens

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The Pan-Athenian stadium Athens 1896-The Pan-Athenian stadium from the top of the tiers. olympic games 1896 athens

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Pan-Athenian stadium Athens 1896-Athletics-Pan-Athenian stadium. olympic games 1896 athens

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Athletics Athens 1896 Start of the 100m… The future winner, America’s Thomas Burke, is in the second lane on the left ©IOC olympic games 1896 athens

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The American delegation (USA) Athens 1896-The American delegation (USA). The American team in the Pan-Athenian stadium. olympic games 1896 athens

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Fencing A match. Athens 1896-A match. olympic games 1896 athens

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HAJÓS Alfred (HUN). Athens 1896-HAJÓS Alfred (HUN). olympic games 1896 athens

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SCHUMANN Carl (GRE) 1st and TSITAS Giorgios (GRE) 2nd. Athens 1896-SCHUMANN Carl (GRE) 1st and TSITAS Giorgios (GRE) 2nd. olympic games 1896 athens

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Panathenaic Stadium, Panathenaic Stadium, home of the athletics (track-and-field) events of the Athens 1896 Olympic Games. olympic games 1896 athens

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Winner’s medal Athens 1896 Spyridon Louis, in the centre dressed as an Evzone, at the medal ceremony for the marathon at the Athens 1896 Games. This shepherd gave Greece its first gold medal of the modern Olympic Games. The stir around this victory followed him his whole life, so much so that he was selected as flag-bearer of the Greek delegation at the Berlin Games in 1936. ©IOC olympic games 1896 athens