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How long ago was 776 BC?
It is the year, when the first (recorded) Olympic Games were held in Olympia, Greece. It was 776 years earlier than Jesus Christ was born. BC means before Christ. It means that the first Olimpics were held 776+2012= 2788 years ago.
When did the ancient olympic games begin?
The oldest recordes the Olympics was recorded in 776 BCE.
When was the first modern olympics held?
The ancient Olympic Games were founded by Heracles (the Roman Hercules), a son of Zeus. However the first Olympic Games for which we have written records for were held in 776 BC, though it is generally believed that the Games had been going on for many years already. The very first modern Olympic Games opened in the first week of April 1896 in Athens, Greece.
Who was the first person gold?
The first person to win an Olympic gold medal is often considered to be the ancient Greek athlete Coroebus of Elis, who won the stadion race in the first recorded Olympic Games in 776 BC. In modern Olympics, the first gold medal was awarded to the American athlete James Connolly in the triple jump at the 1896 Athens Games.
Where were the Olympic games established?
The Olympic games were established in Ancient Greece in the year 776 B.C. They were held periodically until around 393 A.D. However, the Olympics as we know them didn't start until 1896 in Athens, Greece. And we've been having them ever since... If you want to know more, search it on Answers.com cpt._stryker
When and where did the first Olympics games begin?
The first Olympic games were held in Olympia, Greece in 776 BC.
When were the earliest Olympic Games held?
776 BC
How meny years ago did the olympic games begin?
It began in 776 BC in honour of Zeus.
When did discus become part of the olympic games?
776 BC
When was the first olympic games held in greece?
776 BC
Who idea it was to start the olympic games?
The Greeks in 776 BC.
Where do the Olympic games get their name from?
The games began in Olympia, Greece in 776 BC.
When was the inaugural Olympic Games held in Greece?
The inaugural Olympic Games were held in Greece in 776 BC.
What big event happened in 776 BC?
first olympic games
When were the ancient greek olympic games held?
776 BC in Olympia
Wher did the olympic games come from?
this is a basic question the olympic games came from ancient Greece in 776 BC
The Birthplace of the Olympic Games first recorded in 776 BC?
Greece, Olympia :)
