Fascinating Olympic Facts
The ancient Olympic Games began in Greece in 776 B.C.E and were held every four years until 393 C.E. It wasn’t until about 1500 years later, in mid-1800s, that the games were revived in Greece. But the Olympics didn’t become the event we know today until 1894, when a French historian named pierre de Coubertin had the idea of making the games international, and founded the International Olympic Committee.
1. Medals weren’t always a part of the Olympic Giving medals to winners is a practice that began in 1893. And between 1896 and 1904, the top prize was a silver medal.
2. At various times, the Olympics have included such unusual events as a swimming obstacle race, a tug of war, and live pigeon shooting.
3. The youngest person that has ever competed in the Olympics was Dimitrios Loundras, a ten-year-old gymnast on the 1896 Greek gymnastics team.
4. The gold medal is not made of gold! It’s actually 92.5 percent silver with a covering of six grams of gold.
5. Lighting the Olympics torch does not involve a match. It is lit using only the light of the sun and a special mirror.
6. The marathon is an event named after the run of a Greek soldier, Pheidippides. In 490 B.C.E., Pheidippides ran from Marathon to Athens (about 26 mile, or 40 kilometer) to deliver news about the Greeks’ success in a battle against the Persians. Running through the mountains and rocky land was extremely difficult. After Pheidippides arrived in Athens and delivered his news, he fell down and died. The first modern Olympics in 1896 included a race of 26 miles (40 kilometers), called a marathon, to commemorate pheidippides’run.
7. Dropping sports from the Olympics is not uncommon. In fact, many popular sports have been dropped through the years, including rugby, golf , baseball, and softball. Adding a new event can only happen if another one is dropped.
8. Because the Greeks originated the Olympics, the Greek team always leads the procession of athletes during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games. They are followed by the other teams in alphabetical order. The hosting country goes last.
Fascinating Olympic Facts
The ancient Olympic Games began in Greece in 776 B.C.E and were held every four years until 393 C.E. It wasn’t until about 1500 years later, in mid-1800s, that the games were revived in Greece. But the Olympics didn’t become the event we know today until 1894, when a French historian named pierre de Coubertin had the idea of making the games international, and founded the International Olympic Committee.
1. Medals weren’t always a part of the Olympic Giving medals to winners is a practice that began in 1893. And between 1896 and 1904, the top prize was a silver medal.
2. At various times, the Olympics have included such unusual events as a swimming obstacle race, a tug of war, and live pigeon shooting.
3. The youngest person that has ever competed in the Olympics was Dimitrios Loundras, a ten-year-old gymnast on the 1896 Greek gymnastics team.
4. The gold medal is not made of gold! It’s actually 92.5 percent silver with a covering of six grams of gold.
5. Lighting the Olympics torch does not involve a match. It is lit using only the light of the sun and a special mirror.
6. The marathon is an event named after the run of a Greek soldier, Pheidippides. In 490 B.C.E., Pheidippides ran from Marathon to Athens (about 26 mile, or 40 kilometer) to deliver news about the Greeks’ success in a battle against the Persians. Running through the mountains and rocky land was extremely difficult. After Pheidippides arrived in Athens and delivered his news, he fell down and died. The first modern Olympics in 1896 included a race of 26 miles (40 kilometers), called a marathon, to commemorate pheidippides’run.
7. Dropping sports from the Olympics is not uncommon. In fact, many popular sports have been dropped through the years, including rugby, golf , baseball, and softball. Adding a new event can only happen if another one is dropped.
8. Because the Greeks originated the Olympics, the Greek team always leads the procession of athletes during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games. They are followed by the other teams in alphabetical order. The hosting country goes last.
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Fascinating Olympic Facts
The ancient Olympic Games began in Greece in 776 B.C.E and were held every four years until 393 C.E. It wasn’t until about 1500 years later, in mid-1800s, that the games were revived in Greece. But the Olympics didn’t become the event we know today until 1894, when a French historian named pierre de Coubertin had the idea of making the games international,และการก่อตั้งคณะกรรมการโอลิมปิกระหว่างประเทศ .
1 เหรียญไม่ได้เป็นส่วนหนึ่งของการให้เหรียญโอลิมปิกให้ผู้ชนะคือการปฏิบัติที่เริ่มขึ้นในปี 1893 . และระหว่าง 1896 และ 1904 , รางวัลสูงสุด คือ เหรียญเงิน .
2 ในช่วงเวลาต่างๆ โอลิมปิกได้รวมเหตุการณ์ที่ผิดปกติ เช่น ว่ายน้ำอุปสรรคการแข่งขันชักเย่อ และยิงนกพิราบ .
3 The youngest person that has ever competed in the Olympics was Dimitrios Loundras, a ten-year-old gymnast on the 1896 Greek gymnastics team.
4. The gold medal is not made of gold! It’s actually 92.5 percent silver with a covering of six grams of gold.
5. Lighting the Olympics torch does not involve a match. It is lit using only the light of the sun and a special mirror.
6.มาราธอนเป็นกิจกรรมตามชื่อเรียกของทหารกรีก ฟิดิปปีดีส . ในเรื่อง b.c.e ฟิดิปปีดีส , วิ่งจากมาราธอนเพื่อเอเธนส์ ( ประมาณ 26 ไมล์ หรือ 40 กิโลเมตร เพื่อให้ข่าวเกี่ยวกับความสำเร็จในสงครามกรีกกับเปอร์เซีย วิ่งผ่านภูเขาและหินที่ดินยาก หลังจากฟิดิปปีดีสมาถึงเอเธนส์และส่งข่าวของเขา เขาล้มลงและเสียชีวิตกีฬาโอลิมปิกสมัยใหม่ครั้งแรกในปี 1896 รวมการแข่งขันของ 25 ไมล์ ( 40 กิโลเมตร ) เรียกว่ามาราธอน เพื่อระลึกถึง pheidippides'run .
7 วางกีฬาจากโอลิมปิก ไม่ใช่เรื่องแปลก ในความเป็นจริง กีฬาที่เป็นที่นิยมมากได้รับการทำผ่านปี กีฬารักบี้ กอล์ฟ เบสบอล และซอฟท์บอล การเพิ่มเหตุการณ์ใหม่เกิดขึ้นได้ถ้าหนึ่งจะลดลง .
8เพราะชาวกรีกที่มาโอลิมปิกทีมกรีกมักจะนำขบวนนักกีฬาในพิธีเปิดการแข่งขันกีฬาโอลิมปิก ตามด้วยทีมอื่นตามลำดับตัวอักษร โฮสติ้งไป
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