A bouquet of laurel and olive trees. Years ago, the Olympic winners They received no medals. It was on an unforgettable April 6, 1896 and in an ever-remembered triple jump test that he surrendered the first Olympic medal in history. But it is not gold.
He earned it James Connolly, from the United States, who also took second place in the high jump and third in the long jump. But it is not gold. The medal awards then, at Athens in 1896is from silver for the winners. The International Olympic Committee (IOC), therefore, recognized the American James Connolly as the first modern winner of the Olympic Games, by winning the triple jump competition.
By Paris 1900 there was still no gold medal. In this edition, the first classified received trophies, as well as a diploma. It’s on to the next contest, in 1904 in the United Statesin St. Louis, in Gold medals began to be awarded to winners in each modality. In that edition, wrestling and boxing were also included for the first time as Olympic sports.
Source: La Verdad
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