Poletne olimpijske igre 1896 (uradno Igre I. olimpijade) so potekale leta 1896 v Atenah (Grčija) in so bile prve olimpijske igre moderne dobe in prve olimpijske igre, po prepovedi antičnih olimpijskih iger leta 393 s strani rimskega cesarja Teodozija I.; to je storil v krščanski kampanji proti poganstvu.
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- ↑ The number, given by the International Olympic Committee, is open to interpretation and could be as few as 10 and as many as 15. There are numerous reasons for the disparity: National teams hardly existed at the time, and most athletes represented themselves or their clubs. In addition, countries were not always as well-defined as they are today. The number of countries here reflects the number used by most modern sources. See the relevant section for further details.
- ↑ This number of competitors is according to the International Olympic Committee. The identities of 179 competitors are known. Mallon & Widlund calculate 245 athletes, while De Wael finds 246.
- ↑ »Factsheet – Opening Ceremony of the Games f the Olympiad« (PDF) (tiskovna objava). International Olympic Committee. 13. september 2013. Arhivirano (PDF) iz spletišča dne 14. avgusta 2016. Pridobljeno 22. decembra 2018.
