CARL SCHUHMANN, A GREAT GERMAN ATHLETE

Carl Schuhmann was a German athlete who was born on the 12^th May 1869. He won four gold medals in gymnastics and Greco-roman combat in the Olympic Games of Athens, 1896. He also competed in weight-lifting events.

He was one of the best competitors in the German team of these Games, due to his victories in a great quantity of competitions. 

IMAGES

Now, let's see some images about the different atheletes and the logo of this Olimpics.

OPENING CEREMONY

In this video you can see how was celebrated the Opening Ceremony. 

THE PANATHINAIKO STADIUM

The Panathinaiko stadium is an athletics stadium situated in Athens. In this Stadium, the first Olympic Games were celebrated, in 1896. It’s been rebuilt as of the remainder of the ancient Greek stadium. The Panathinaiko Stadium is very important and it’s one of the most ancient ones.

This stadium has been used actually for meeting Greek athletes, and in some cases, concerts have been celebrated on it.

SPIRIDON LOUIS, A GREAT ATHLETE

Spiridion Louis and also known as “Spyros” was born on the 12^th of January 1873. He was a Greek athlete because of his birth in Maroussi, Greece. Spiridon was a great competitor in running events and he was the best Greek player during the first Olimpiad, which was celebrated in his place of birth. He won one gold medal in this first Olympic Games of the Modern Era: Athens, 1896.

Before competing in these Games he was a water merchant in Athens. These Olympic Games were the only ones in which Spiridon Louis participated. After this Games finished, he went to his birth city, where he worked as a farmer and then, as a police. Some years later, the 26^th of March 1940 he died in Maroussi.

ATHENS, 1896

Hello all, here you can see a Power Point presentation about the First Olymplic Games in the history, which were celebrated in Athens, 1896. In this document you can learn a lot of things about the main characteristics, the athletes, and generally, what happened in this Olymplic Games. As far as I'm concerned this Power Point will be very useful if you want to know and discover more things about the Olympic in this ages. Have a look at it!!! :)

Olympic Games Athens 1896 from gloria1997