There was a 10 year-old who competed and won a bronze medal in gymnastics at the original 1896 Olympics. He died in 1970, a year after the moon landing, and the year that the Beatles broke up. What a lifespan.
Not related to the Olympics, but my grandmother was born one year to the day after the Wright Brothers flew at Kitty Hawk. She voted in the 2012 US presidential election.
I love lookin through a piece of summer and winter olympic history and which cities hosted it in the past. I live in Salt Lake City, Utah thr home to The 2002 Winter Olympic Games...
I suspect that that sponsor knew that most Greek runners in that event that day were already married. He said if a Greek could win, he'd get his daughter's hand and a DOWRY of one million drachmas. You can't get a dowry if you don't get married and you can't marry if you're already married. That way he could offer that spectacular prize without risking much. Very clever. Either that or it was just coincidence.
He did mention that. He said that the sponsor of the event offered his daughters hand and a dowry of one million drachmas, IF a Greek could win. Then he said that Louis started the race as a simple postman and ended it a millionaire. Then he went on to explain that since he was already married, he wouldn't need the marriage or the dowry. I suspect that the offer was very cleverly worded by the sponsor. He probably saw that all the Greek competitors were already married so instead of offering one million drachmas, he offered his daughter's hand and a DOWRY of one million drachmas. Lol. Very clever. You can't get a dowry if you don't marry and you can't marry if you're already married. So he got to promote the event with a spectacular offer and it most likely wouldn't end up costing him a penny. But I'll tell you one thing. If I were a Greek gentleman at the time and I were single, I would've run my ass off. Lol.
@@ykm4818 blah what now? I stopped reading halfway through your comment. You can't expect me to read all that. It might take like, a minute. I have sarcastic comments to make, I can't be reading all day.
Richtig. Und niemand konnte bisher den ersten Olympioniken Spyridwn Louis wahrhaftig schlagen. 🇬🇷👍🩵 Heutzutage brauchen die Athleten Wochenlange Vorbereitung, "Aufwärm-Zeit" und bla bla.. Spyridwn kam, sah und siegte.
Not strictly correct........ and often ignored. The idea of the Olmpics was with a village vicar in Shropshire. at Much Wenlockj Who the Batron met at his village Olympic games... In 1850 an Olympian Class was started by William Penny Brookes at Much Wenlock, in Shropshire, England. In 1859, Brookes changed the name to the Wenlock Olympian Games. This annual sports festival continues to this day. The Wenlock Olympian Society was founded by Brookes on 15 November 1860. In 1890, after attending these Olympian Games of the 'Wenlock Olympian Society', Baron Pierre de Coubertin then was inspired (Vicar no doubt discussing this idea with him) and went on to found the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The Society staged a Games especially for the Baron and, inspired by the event and his discussions with Brookes, Coubertin wrote: "If the Olympic Games that Modern Greece has not yet been able to revive still survives there today, it is due, not to a Greek, but to Dr W P Brookes".[2] Coubertin went on to set up the International Olympic Committee in 1894, The IOC could not recognise a village local magistrate as the real founder of the modern olympic idea unless it had nobility associated with it to get the thing of the ground hence the Baron who gets the credit... which Brookes knew was needed to launch the concept of a world wide modern olympic games.....
I would have loved to have been there in Athens in 1896 at the first modern Olympics. They were officially opened by King George I of Greece, the late Prince Philip of England's grandfather. George's sister, Alexandra was there who later became Queen Alexandra, the wife of King Edward VII of England. She was Queen Elizabeth's great grandmother. They were both the children of Denmark's near legendary King Christian IX. There was a lot of excitement in the crowd when the Greek runner Spiridon Louis won the first Olympic marathon. A lot of people joined Louis in his final run around the stadium before the finish line. Two of the men joining him were two Greek princes, sons of George I and two of the late Prince Philip's great uncles.
Get us the footage of Ancient olympic held in 776 BC to 393 AD
Impossible
lol
It wouldn’t be that hard
Lamafo
@@rextzzyplays1326 time travel
This is all very nice but...the shitty logo in the middle ruins the footage. I can't see what is going on!
There just try a get the money and the adds smh fucking dumbasses. I agree with u
yea
I hate it too
thats pretty much the maximum knowledge about first olympics u can put in a 5 minute video-great informations! keep it up
It’s been ten years how are you now
Hey
There was a 10 year-old who competed and won a bronze medal in gymnastics at the original 1896 Olympics. He died in 1970, a year after the moon landing, and the year that the Beatles broke up. What a lifespan.
Not related to the Olympics, but my grandmother was born one year to the day after the Wright Brothers flew at Kitty Hawk. She voted in the 2012 US presidential election.
I love lookin through a piece of summer and winter olympic history and which cities hosted it in the past. I live in Salt Lake City, Utah thr home to The 2002 Winter Olympic Games...
Very interesting video. Great upload. Thankyou
0:00 Background
1:13 Opening Ceremony/Summary
2:08 Athletics, Triple Jump
3:02 Athletics, Marathon
3:58 Tennis, Singles
4:13 Athletics, Discus Throw
4:26 Athletics, Shot Put
4:31 Cycling
5:04 Swimming
5:33 Closing/Medal Table
6:00 Top medallist
6:12 Aftermath
I suspect that that sponsor knew that most Greek runners in that event that day were already married. He said if a Greek could win, he'd get his daughter's hand and a DOWRY of one million drachmas. You can't get a dowry if you don't get married and you can't marry if you're already married. That way he could offer that spectacular prize without risking much. Very clever. Either that or it was just coincidence.
You forgot to mention that the man who won the marathon race was Greek.
He did mention that. He said that the sponsor of the event offered his daughters hand and a dowry of one million drachmas, IF a Greek could win. Then he said that Louis started the race as a simple postman and ended it a millionaire. Then he went on to explain that since he was already married, he wouldn't need the marriage or the dowry.
I suspect that the offer was very cleverly worded by the sponsor. He probably saw that all the Greek competitors were already married so instead of offering one million drachmas, he offered his daughter's hand and a DOWRY of one million drachmas. Lol. Very clever. You can't get a dowry if you don't marry and you can't marry if you're already married. So he got to promote the event with a spectacular offer and it most likely wouldn't end up costing him a penny. But I'll tell you one thing. If I were a Greek gentleman at the time and I were single, I would've run my ass off. Lol.
@@PaulTheSkeptic:"and bla bla bla"
@@ykm4818 blah what now? I stopped reading halfway through your comment. You can't expect me to read all that. It might take like, a minute. I have sarcastic comments to make, I can't be reading all day.
thanks for the commentary and the video.
After the first summer Olympics in 1896.
The games came back home at the 28th Olympic games in 2004
Richtig. Und niemand konnte bisher den ersten Olympioniken Spyridwn Louis wahrhaftig schlagen. 🇬🇷👍🩵 Heutzutage brauchen die Athleten Wochenlange Vorbereitung, "Aufwärm-Zeit" und bla bla.. Spyridwn kam, sah und siegte.
John Boland came to Athens and heard about the....race? He won in tennis, as the illustration shows.
I'm learning historical 😅
just started watching this "olympics" thing when does jesse owens show up
Remove the URL from the screen please.
That was recorded on 1896 along with that URL I think. 😂
@@VijayKumar01234 I meant the "You can buy this video in broadcast quality" crap obscuring the footage
@@TheInkPitOx you didn't got my comment. Sorry for that. Edited it.
@@VijayKumar01234 I understand it was supposed to be a joke, but the video would be nice without the extra stuff obstructing the footage.
@@VijayKumar01234 your comment is underrated lmao 😭
watching this for tokyo olympics
Not strictly correct........ and often ignored. The idea of the Olmpics was with a village vicar in Shropshire. at Much Wenlockj Who the Batron met at his village Olympic games... In 1850 an Olympian Class was started by William Penny Brookes at Much Wenlock, in Shropshire, England. In 1859, Brookes changed the name to the Wenlock Olympian Games. This annual sports festival continues to this day. The Wenlock Olympian Society was founded by Brookes on 15 November 1860. In 1890, after attending these Olympian Games of the 'Wenlock Olympian Society', Baron Pierre de Coubertin then was inspired (Vicar no doubt discussing this idea with him) and went on to found the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
The Society staged a Games especially for the Baron and, inspired by the event and his discussions with Brookes, Coubertin wrote: "If the Olympic Games that Modern Greece has not yet been able to revive still survives there today, it is due, not to a Greek, but to Dr W P Brookes".[2] Coubertin went on to set up the International Olympic Committee in 1894,
The IOC could not recognise a village local magistrate as the real founder of the modern olympic idea unless it had nobility associated with it to get the thing of the ground hence the Baron who gets the credit... which Brookes knew was needed to launch the concept of a world wide modern olympic games.....
There should be an award named for that Greek merchant who donated the big sum of money to build the stadium.
Get that damn watermarked video front of the water!
Marcs SI Difference between 1896 Olympic Games vs 2016 Olympics
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Marcs SI Front? You mean font?
i love this
Difference between 1896 Olympic Games vs 2016 Olympics
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@@akashshelar1997 Λογικό.
None of this was about corporations or commercialization. Just the competition and traditions.
Legal, isso é história!
like these history vids!
Take the damn ad "you can buy this video" down except at the end... it's ridiculous that it covers the middle of the screen for the ENTIRE THING!
It's interesting to think this was before world war 1 world war II, Great Depression, 9 /11 completely different world.
He was so knackered he blacked out, damn me
پہلی اولمپک گیمز اپریل 1896 میں منعقد ہوئیں ۔۔۔۔۔کیا یہ معلومات درست ہیں؟؟؟؟؟
Wowowowow
2020?
asu eso estuvo muy bien! que lindo video
cool
Last all male olympics.
No one pays for videos anymore... Get with the times!
Take away that stupid watermark, BUUU. Where can I find the adress to buy the DVD??
Organize the committee as one does, damn
I have a nice idea about where you can put your damm logo...
BAD WATERMARK. THUMB DOWN.
wrestilng and gymnastics xD but how glorious indeed
I bet the ppl in this video alr died... Rip
Yea everyone of the 1800 century is dead
@@the_vortex__1738 it’s a joke
enserio.... ESTA ES MI TAREA?!?!!
correct!
4:59Fodor theme song🇷🇺
OMG
Well no one is Alive who saw that
I would have loved to have been there in Athens in 1896 at the first modern Olympics. They were officially opened by King George I of Greece, the late Prince Philip of England's grandfather. George's sister, Alexandra was there who later became Queen Alexandra, the wife of King Edward VII of England. She was Queen Elizabeth's great grandmother. They were both the children of Denmark's near legendary King Christian IX. There was a lot of excitement in the crowd when the Greek runner Spiridon Louis won the first Olympic marathon. A lot of people joined Louis in his final run around the stadium before the finish line. Two of the men joining him were two Greek princes, sons of George I and two of the late Prince Philip's great uncles.
Rare footage but your damn logo ruin everything
I give dislike for that
what does it have?
The first olympic game is held 3000 years ago
yes indeed, those were the ancient olympics games, 1896 was the first modern game, events were quite different
Jump 18 meters?
Triple jump
👍。
I'm sorry, but what?
Kas te
i'm sorry
the wealthy greek merchant!!vHurraH the Hero
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