The Paris Olympics’ picturesque marathon course will ... But as the 1896 Games approached, excitement built, especially in Greece, about the race’s connection to antiquity.

The 1896 Athens Olympic Games ... nation by winning the marathon. German gymnast Carl Schuhmann was the most successful athlete, winning four gold medals. While the Games were dominated by ...

The show delves into the history and political context that birthed the first modern Olympic Games in 1896, tracing how ... the first-ever winner of the marathon race, which had been invented ...

As legend would have it, the Greeks honored the herald by adding a “marathon” to the ancient Olympic ... at the 1896 Summer Games in Athens, Greek athlete Spiridon Louis won the race.

Since the inception of the modern Olympic Games in 1896, men have competed in the marathon and cycling road race, but women wouldn’t get that opportunity for another 88 years. “It was thought ...

The Paris Olympics’ picturesque marathon ... The idea of running such a long race was strange at the time. Other than the marathon, the 1896 Games featured no runs longer than 1,500 meters ...