Pressed by Coubertin, the IOC soon decided to aim for 1896, with Athens as the site ... and the King of Greece himself opened the first modern Olympic Games on April 6, 1896 (March 24 on the ...

To the family’s surprise the bronze colored medallion turned out to be an Olympic medal from the first modern Olympic Games in 1896, held in Athens, Greece. The medal, which measures 2 inches ...

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Greece, the birthplace of the Olympic Games, have won three medals in tennis at the Olympics, all of which came in 1896 at the first modern Olympic Games held in Athens. "Greece and the (Olympic ...