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Historical Events
Results 1 - 82 of 82
1894-06-24 - Decision to hold modern Olympics every 4 years
1896-03-25 - Modern Olympics began in Athens, Greece [NS=Apr 6]
1900-05-25 - Eyre M Shaw, 78, becomes oldest gold medalist in Olympics
1900-07-19 - Michel Théato wins 2nd olympics marathon (2:59:45.0-40,260k)
1904-05-14 - 1st Olympics in US are held (St Louis)
1904-08-30 - Thomas Hicks wins 3rd Olympics marathon (3:28:53.0) (40 km)
1904-09-03 - St Louis Olympics closes
1906-11-19 - London selected to host 1908 Olympics
1908-07-24 - John Hayes wins 4th olympics marathon (2:55:18.4 world record)
1920-08-25 - 1st US woman to win in Olympics (Ethelda Bleibtrey)
1924-01-26 - Charles Jewtraw, US 500m skater, takes 1st Winter Olympics gold medal
1928-08-03 - Ray Barbuti saves US team from defeat in Amsterdam Olympics track events by winning 400 m (47.8 sec)
1931-04-28 - Program for woman athletes approved for 1932 Olympics track & field
1931-07-23 - France announces they can't afford to send a team to 1932 LA olympics
1932-02-15 - US bobsled team member Eddie Eagan becomes only athlete to win gold in both Summer & Winter Olympics (1920 boxing gold)
1935-10-17 - Pacific Assoc of AAU votes not to participate in Berlin Olympics
1936-07-31 - Tokyo Japan is awarded the 1940 Olympics (later cancelled)
1936-08-05 - At Berlin Olympics, Jesse Owens wins his 3rd Olympic medal
1936-08-09 - Jesse Owens wins 4th gold medal at Berlin Olympics
1936-08-12 - Demo baseball game at 1936 Olympics in Berlin, world beats US, 6-5
1939-11-04 - 1940 Olympics awarded to Helsinki, Finland
1940-05-01 - The 1940 Olympics are cancelled
1948-08-06 - Bob Mathias, US, wins decathlon at London Olympics
1948-08-06 - Fanny Blankers-Koen (Neth) is 1st women to win 3 golds at Olympics
1948-08-11 - Summer Olympics opens in London
1951-05-07 - Intl Olympic committee allows Russia to participate in 1952 Olympics
1952-08-27 - Emil Zatopek wins 12th olympics marathon (2:23:03.2)
1956-11-06 - Holland & Spain withdraw from Olympics, protest Soviets in Hungary
1956-12-01 - Alain Mimoun wins 13th Olympics marathon (2:25:00.0)
1960-08-25 - 17th summer olympics opens in Rome
1963-10-18 - IOC votes Mexico City to host 1968 Olympics
1968-10-16 - During Olympics Tommie Smith & John Carlos give black power salute
1972-09-05 - 11 Israeli athletes are slain at Munich Olympics by Black Sept
1972-09-05 - Palestinian terrorists kill 11 Israelis at 1972 Munich Olympics
1972-09-06 - Summer Olympics resume in Munich Germany after massacre
1972-09-12 - Lord Michael Killanin succeeds Avery Brundage as head of Olympics
1973-09-13 - ABC announces it obtained TV rights for 1976 Olympics
1976-07-17 - The opening of the Summer Olympics is marred by 25 African teams boycotting the New Zealand team.
1976-07-18 - Nadia Comăneci became the first person in Olympic Games history to score a perfect 10 in gymnastics at the 1976 Summer Olympics.
1976-08-31 - Waldemar Cierpinski wins 18th Olympics Marathon (2:09:55.0)
1977-01-11 - France releases Abu Daoud, a Palestinian suspected of involvement in massacre of Israeli athletes at 1972 Munich Olympics
1980-01-04 - President Carter announces US boycott of Moscow Olympics
1980-01-20 - President Jimmy Carter announces US boycott of Olympics in Moscow
1980-01-25 - Dutch Govt demands boycott of Olympics
1980-02-23 - Eric Heiden wins all 5 speed skating golds at Lake Placid Olympics
1980-04-13 - US boycotts Summer Olympics in Moscow
1980-08-01 - Waldemar Cierpinski wins 19th olympics marathon (2:11:03
1981-09-30 - Seoul, South Korea is selected to host 1988 Summer Olympics
1982-10-13 - IOC restores 2 gold medals from 1912 Olympics to Jim Thorpe
1984-02-12 - Jayne Torvill & Christopher Dean skate "Bolero" at Olympics
1984-02-19 - 1st brother combo to win Gold & Silver in same event at Olympics (Phil & Steve Mahre-Slalom)
1984-03-24 - IOC agrees to 6-team exhibition baseball tournament in Olympics
1984-05-08 - USSR announces it will not participate in LA Summer Olympics
1984-07-29 - 23rd Summer Olympics opens in LA
1984-07-31 - US men's gymnastics team won team gold medal at LA Summer Olympics
1984-08-04 - Carl Lewis wins gold medal in 100-meter dash at LA Summer Olympics
1984-08-06 - Carl Lewis wins 2nd (long jump) of 4 gold medals in Summer Olympics
1985-04-13 - "TASS" denounced US boycott of Moscow Olympics
1986-01-21 - 100 participate in Nude Olympics race in 38°F (3°C), Indiana
1988-01-11 - USSR announces it will participate in Seoul Summer Olympics
1988-02-24 - Matti Nykanen becomes winter olympics 1st triple gold medalist
1988-09-15 - Lillehammer, Norway upsets Anchorage to host 1994 Winter olympics
1988-10-02 - Gelindo Bordin wins 21st Olympics marathon (2:10:32)
1988-12-01 - NBC bids record $401M to capture rights to 1992 Barcelona Olympics
1990-09-18 - Atlanta is chosen to host 1996 (centennial) Summer Olympics
1991-07-09 - South Africa readmitted to Olympics
1991-09-21 - USA Basketball announces "Dream Team" for the 1992 Olympics
1992-02-10 - Bonnie Blair wins 1992 Olympics 1st gold medal for USA
1992-06-27 - Dan O'Brien fails on pole vault & eliminated from Olympics decathlon
1992-07-31 - Tamas Darnyi swims world record/Olympics 200m backstroke (1:59.36)
1995-06-16 - Salt Lake City awarded the XIX Winter Olympics in 2002
1997-03-07 - Athens, Buenos Aires, Cape Town, Rome & Stockholm are finalists for 2004 Olympics site
1997-09-05 - Athen's Greece selected for 2004 Olympics
1998-02-08 - NHL stops season until Feb 24th to accomodate the Olympics
1998-02-24 - NHL resumes season since Feb 8th to accomodate the Olympics
2000-07-20 - The leaders of Salt Lake City's bid to win the 2002 Winter Olympics are indicted by a federal grand jury for bribery, fraud, and racketeering
2000-09-15 - Opening ceremony of the XXVII Olympics in Sydney, Australia
2000-10-01 - Closing ceremony of the XXVII Olympics in Sydney, Australia
2000-10-01 - United States wins the most medals (97), and the most gold medals (40) in Summer Olympics held in Sydney, Australia
2002-02-08 - XIX Winter Olympics opens in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
2002-02-24 - XIX Winter Olympics closes in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
2008-08-16 - Usain Bolt sets a new 100 metres dash world record of 9.69 seconds at the Beijing 2008 summer olympics.
Famous Birthdays
Results 1 - 100 of 1,490
1873-10-14 - Ray Ewry, Lafayette Ind, jumper (Olympics-10 gold-1900, 04, 06, 08)
1885-03-24 - Charlie Daniels, US swimmer (Olympics-4 gold-1904, 08)
1888-05-28 - Jim Thorpe, Shawnee OK, decathelete (Olympics-gold-1912)
1890-08-24 - Duke Kahanamoku, Hawaii, swimmer (Olympics-3 gold/2 silver-12, 20, 24)
1900-02-02 - Asa Smith Bushnell Jr, Springfield Ohio, Sec of US Olympics (1945-65)
1902-02-27 - Ethelda Bleibtrey, 100m/300m US swimmer (Olympics-3 gold-1920)
1907-07-27 - Mollie Doreen Phillips, British figure skater/judge (Olympics 1932,36)
1910-02-07 - Buster Crabbe, 400m US swimmer (Olympics-gold-1932)
1912-05-15 - Alexis Nihon, Bahamas, wrestler (Olympics-1968)
1913-09-12 - Jesse Owens, track star, spoiled Hitler's 1936 Olympics with 4 gold
1919-02-07 - Ilse Pausin, Austria, figure skating pairs (Olympics-silver-1936)
1920-02-26 - A W [Rie] Kuiper-Mastenbroek, Neth, swimmer (Olympics-3 gold-1936)
1920-04-08 - Erik Pausin, Austria, figure skating pairs (Olympics-silver-1936)
1921-07-10 - Eunice Shriver, founder (Special Olympics)
1924-05-15 - Andrea Gyarmati, Hungary water polo player (Olympics, 1948-60)
1926-03-06 - Ann Curtis, 400m/800m US swimmer (Olympics-2 gold-1948)
1928-08-06 - Janice-Lee York Romary, Calif, fencer (Olympics-1948-68)
1930-11-19 - Bob Mathias, Tulare Calif, decathelete (Olympics-gold-48)
1933-02-23 - Lee Calhoun, Laurel Miss, hurdler (Olympics-gold-56, 60)
1933-12-09 - Milt Campbell, Plainfield NJ, hurdler/decathlete (Olympics-gold-56)
1935-08-18 - Rafer Johnson, Hillsboro Texas, decathlete (Olympics-gold-60)
1935-12-26 - Barbara J Jacket, US athletic coach (Olympics 1972)
1936-01-01 - Willye B White, US jumper (Olympics-silver-1956)
1936-08-19 - Al Oerter, Astoria NY, discus thrower (Olympics-gold-56, 60, 64, 68)
1937-02-18 - Jeff Farrell, US swimmer (Olympics-2 gold-1960)
1937-09-02 - Peter Ueberroth, organized LA Olympics (1984)/baseball commissioner
1938-06-30 - Billy Mills, Pine Ridge SD, 10k (Olympics-gold-64)
1938-10-01 - Les Scheinflug, Australian soccer asst coach (Olyroos, Olympics-96)
1939-03-08 - Lydia Skoblikova, USSR, speed skater (Olympics-6 gold-1960, 64)
1939-05-03 - Jose Torres, US, boxer (Olympics)
1939-12-31 - Willye White, US long jumper (Oly-silver-56, appeared in 5 Olympics)
1940-10-03 - Mike Troy, US swimmer (Olympics-2 gold-1960)
1941-09-19 - Jim Fox, England, pentathlete (Olympics-1972)
1941-12-04 - Raul Blanco, Australian soccer asst coach (Olyroos, Olympics-96)
1942-04-03 - Michael Elliott, US, skier (Olympics-1968)
1942-10-28 - Kees Verkerk, skater World Champion (1967)/(Olympics-gold-68)
1943-03-07 - Carole Peel, Australian softball asst coach (Olympics-bronze-96)
1943-06-08 - Willie Davenport, Troy Ala, bobsledder/hurdler (Olympics-gold-68)
1943-08-04 - Rodney Stuart Pattison, British yachtsman (Olympics)
1943-09-01 - Pat Connolly-Daniels-Winslow-Banks, US pentathlete (Olympics-7th-1968)
1944-09-19 - Ard Schenk, 500, 1500, 5000k speed skater (Olympics-gold-1972)
1946-01-08 - Elaine Cheris, Dotham Al, fencer-epee (Olympics-96)
1946-01-10 - Alexis Nihon Jr, Bahamas, wrestler (Olympics-1968)
1946-08-06 - Dusty Rhodes, Australian baseball coach (Olympics-1996)
1946-08-29 - Bob Beamon, Jamaica NY, high jumper (Olympics-gold-68, 29' 2½" 8.9m)
1946-11-29 - Suzy Chaffee, US, skier/chapstick user (Olympics-1968)
1947-02-25 - Eddie Thomson, Australian soccer coach (Olyroos, Olympics-96)
1947-03-06 - Dick Fosbury, Portland Oregon, high jumper (Olympics-gold-1968)
1947-09-26 - Dick Roth, US swimmer (Olympics-gold-1964)
1947-12-25 - Connie Petracek, Chambersburg PA, pistol shooter (Olympics 92, 96)
1948-08-05 - Tony DiCicco, Wethersfield Ct, US women's soccer coach (Olympics-96)
1949-05-01 - Margo Miller, SF Calif, fencer-epee (Olympics-96)
1949-06-20 - Paul Shaw, Collingwood Ontario, trap shooter (Olympics-96)
1949-12-30 - Bruce Davidson, equestrian 3-day (Olympics-silver-96)
1950-02-07 - Marilyn Cochran, Burlington Vt, skier (Olympics-1972)
1950-06-18 - Annelie Ehrhardt, German DR, 100m hurdler (Olympics-gold-1972)
1950-06-28 - Ken Arthur, Australian softball asst coach (Olympics-bronze-96)
1950-11-11 - Rex Samuel Sellers, Auckland NZ, Tornado class yachter (Olympics-96)
1951-01-23 - Michael Matz, equestrian show jumper (Olympics-silver-96)
1951-01-25 - Steve Prefontaine, Coos Bay Oregon, 5K (Olympics-4th-1972)
1951-06-10 - Burglinde Pollak, German DR, pentathlete (Olympics-bronze-1972)
1951-06-10 - Vicky Latta, Auckland NZ, equestrian 3 day event (Olympics-96)
1951-06-11 - Maren Seidler, Bkln NY, shot putter (Olympics-11th-1968)
1951-08-07 - Gary Hall, US swimmer (Olympics-bronze/2 silver-1968, 72)
1951-09-21 - Bruce Arena, Bkln NY, soccer coach (Olympics-gold-96)
1951-11-02 - Kathy Hammond, US, 400m runner (Olympics-bronze-1972)
1951-11-23 - Bernd Landvoigt, German DR, coxless pairs (Olympics-gold-1976)
1951-11-23 - Jorg Landvoigt, German DR, coxless pairs (Olympics-gold-1976)
1951-12-11 - Robert Cochran, Claremont Vt, skier (Olympics-1972)
1951-12-17 - Tatyana Kazankina, USSR, middle distance runner (Olympics-gold-1976)
1952-01-22 - Karen Moe [Thornton], US swimmer (Olympics-gold-1972)
1952-04-07 - Jane Frederick, US pentathlete (Olympics-7th-1976)
1952-07-09 - Rod Boll, Fillmore Saskatchwan, trap shooter (Olympics-96)
1952-08-23 - Mac Cone, Memphis Tenn, Canadian equestrian jumper (Olympics-96)
1952-12-21 - Steve Furniss, US swimmer (Olympics-bronze-1972)
1953-04-06 - Janet Lynn, ice skater (Olympics-bronze-1972)
1953-05-14 - Bill Meek, Upland PA, prone rifle (Olympics-8th-1996)
1953-06-27 - Kent Bostick, Lowell Mass, pursuit cyclist (Olympics-84, 96)
1954-01-17 - Janet Dykman, Monterey Park Calif, archer (Olympics-1996)
1954-05-21 - Bill Abbott, Sarnia Ontario, yachter (Olympics-96)
1954-05-27 - Catherine Carr, US breaststroke swimmer (Olympics-2 gold-1972)
1954-10-08 - Ben Amonette, Radford VA, free pistol (Olympics-92, 96)
1954-10-25 - Mike Eruzione, Winthrop Mass, jockey player (Olympics-gold-1980)
1954-12-29 - Glenn Myernick, Trenton NJ, US soccer coach (Olympics-gold-96)
1955-02-12 - Daniele Masala, Italy, pentathelete (Olympics-1976)
1955-04-25 - Joanne Abbott, Sarnia Ontario, yachter (Olympics-96)
1955-05-10 - Bruce Hartzler, Wash DC, canoe (alt-Olympics-96)
1955-06-01 - Lorraine Moller, Boulder Colo, NZ athelete (Olympics-96)
1955-08-20 - Ned Overend, Taipei Taiwan, cyclist (Olympics-96)
1955-08-27 - Roderick Hopkins Davis, Auckland NZ, yachting Star class (Olympics-96)
1955-10-05 - Adair Ferguson, Australian rower (Olympics-96)
1955-10-09 - Steve Ovett, England, runner (Olympics-800m gold, 1500m bronze-1980)
1956-03-01 - Mark Todd, UK, NZ equestrian 3 day event (Olympics-96)
1956-03-03 - Jim Barton, Lincoln Neb, soling yachter (Olympics-bronze-1996)
1956-03-29 - Kurt Thomas, US, gymnist (Olympics), actor (Gymkata)
1956-04-13 - Michael Nikolay, German DR, gymnist (Olympics)
1956-04-21 - Rick DeMont, US, 400m swimmer, drug disqualification (1972 Olympics)
1956-04-27 - Dennie Shupryt-Knoop, Chicago Ill, beach volleyballer (Olympics-96)
1956-05-17 - Sugar Ray [Charles] Leonard, Willington SC, boxer (Olympics-gold-76)
1956-06-04 - John Treacy, marathonr (Olympics-silver-1984)
Famous Deaths
Results 1 - 18 of 18
1912-07-15 - Francisco Lazaro, Portuguese marathon runner (Olympics), dies at 21
1937-09-02 - Pierre de Coubertin, baron/revivor of Olympics, dies at 74
1937-09-29 - Ray Ewry, jumper (Olympics-10 gold-1900, 04, 06, 08), dies at 63
1940-03-26 - Spiridon Louis, Greek runner, winner of the first modern Olympics marathon (b. 1873)
1953-02-28 - Jim Thorpe, decathlete (Olympics-gold-1912), dies at 64
1968-01-22 - Duke Kahanamoku, 100m swimmer (Olympics-3 gold-12, 20, 24), dies at 77
1973-08-09 - Charlie Daniels, US swimmer (Olympics-4 gold-1904, 08), dies at 88
1975-03-22 - Asa Smith Bushnell Jr, Sec of US Olympics (1945-65), dies at 75
1975-06-01 - Steve Prefontaine, 5K (Olympics-4-1972), dies at 25
1978-05-06 - Ethelda Bleibtrey, US swimmer (Olympics-3 gold-1920), dies at 76
1979-01-22 - Ali Hassan Salameh, [Abu Hassan], killed by car bomb; believed to have helped mastermind massacre of 1972 Munich Olympics athletes
1983-04-23 - Buster Crabbe, 400m US swimmer (Olympics-gold-1932), dies at 73
1984-01-20 - Johnny Weissmuller, US swimmer (Olympics-5 gold-1924, 28), dies at 79
1987-07-11 - Thomas F Waddell, founder (Gay Olympics), dies of AIDS at 50
1989-06-22 - Lee Calhoun, hurdler (Olympics-gold-56, 60), dies at 66
1994-11-12 - Wilma Glodean Rudolph, US sprinter (Olympics-3 gold-60), dies at 54
1995-01-29 - Richard Burnell, British rower (Olympics-gold-1948), dies at 77
2008-07-15 - Gyorgy Kolonics, Hungarian canoeist, Olympics medalist. (b. 1972)
