Pioneering Era 1896-1912

Athens, Greece. The first modern Olympic Games, 241 athletes from 14 nations...

Paris, France. First Games with women athletes, folded into the 1900 World Exposition...

St Louis, USA. First Games in the Americas, remembered for a chaotic marathon...

London, UK. The Games that fixed the marathon distance at 26 miles 385 yards...

Stockholm, Sweden. Jim Thorpe won two titles as electronic timing debuted...