Athletics at the 1896 Summer Olympics
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Athletics at the 1896 Summer Olympics
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At the 1896 Summer Olympics, the first modern Olympiad, twelve athletics events were contested. A total of 25 medals were awarded. The medals were later denoted as 37 modern medals. All of the events except the marathon were held in the Panathinaiko Stadium, which was also the finish for the marathon. Events were held on 6 April, 7 April, 9 April, and 10 April 1896. Altogether, 63 athletes, all men, from nine nations competed. This made athletics the most international of the nine sports at the
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Athletics at the Olympics
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athletics_at_the_1896_Summer_Olympics
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2002-08-05T12:47:05Z
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2024-09-02T21:00:27Z
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