Olympic Founder
Where was the modern Olympic committee founder from?
Paris
Where did the 1896 Olympics take place?
Athens, Greece
Where did the 1900 Olympics take place? During which event?
1900 Paris World's Fair
Where were these games held? During which event?
St Louis World's Fair
Where were the 1908 games originally supposed to be? Where were they actually played?
Rome, Italy; London, England
What was the profession of the 1st Olympic President before he helped restart the Olympics?
Gym teacher
What was the signifigance of the 1896 Olympics taking place where they did?
Athens was the home of the Ancient Olympics
Name 1 new innovation from the place where the 1900 Olympics was held:
Moving sidewalk, Talking pictures, Russian nesting dolls, Diesel engine
Why were so many athletes from the host country?
Because of the Russo-Japanese War caused issues in travel.
Why were the games moved?
Mount Vesuvius erupted
What was his opinion of women competiting in the Olympics?
He didn't think they should be able to compete
Where did the swimming events take place?
Mediterranean Sea
Name some of the issues of the 1900 Olympics:
Poor attendance, took too long, people didn't know they were competing in the Olympics, events were in bad locations, poorly planned events, cheating, people from different countries competed together
Why wasn't this Olympics not held in Chicago?
Because they didn't want to compete with the other big event that was being held nearby
1908 was the 1st games to issue medals to the winners. What did they get before this?
Certificates, trophies, money, olive wreaths
When did he 1st propose to restart the Olympics?
1894
According to the Greeks, which event was the most important for them to win?
Marathon
How long did the 1900 Olympics take place?
5 months
The US won the most medals in the 1904 Olympics. Which country won the 2nd most?
Germany (12)... US won 230
1908 was the last year for the tug of war. What was unique about the winners?
All medalists were from the London police force
What is the name of the 1st President of the Olympic committee?
Baron Pierre de Coubertin
Who was the 1st person to win an Olympic event?
What event did he compete in?
James Connolly; Triple Jump
What was unique about the winning rowing team?
The French team lost one of their members and pulled an unknown kid from the crowd and they won the event.
Describe 'Anthropology Days'
As part of the two day contest, so called “uncivilized tribes” were recruited from the World’s Fair’s “human zoo” exhibits
What was unique about the 400m finals?
Only 1 person ran in it