The Olympics date back to 776 B.C.E., when athletes first started gathering in Olympia, Greece, for a festival honoring Zeus. But the modern Olympics as we know them today are a relatively recent ...

A medal awarded at the first modern Olympic Games smashed auction estimates, selling for about four times its expected price at a Danish auction house on March 1. The silver medal from the 1896 Athens ...

The first-place medal from 1896 Olympic Games in Greece has a diameter of 48mm, about the same size as an oversized watch, and is made of silver.

The medal, designed by Jules-Clément Chaplain, is a remarkable piece of Olympic history. Courtesy Bruun Rasmussen These medals’ importance begins with what the 1896 Games represented. After the ...

A rare silver winner’s medal from the 1896 Athens Olympics sold for $180,690, far above estimate. Engraved by Jules-Clément Chaplain, the historic piece features Zeus and Nike and is considered a ...

An Olympic medal described as a 'rare crown jewel' from the very first modern Games in Athens has sold for €120,000 at a keenly-watched auction in Denmark among collectors of sporting and cultural ...

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The timing of the games originated with the first Olympics, which were believed to have been held in 776 BC in ancient Greece ...