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Paavo Nurmi

Paavo Johannes Nurmi (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈpɑːʋo ˈnurmi]; 13 June 1897 – 2 October 1973) was a Finnish middle-distance and long-distance runner. He was called the "Flying Finn" or the "Phantom Finn", as he dominated distance running in the 1920s.

Great Britain

Australia, France and Great Britain have won at least a medal at every edition of the Games, with Great Britain as the only one to win gold each time.

Olympia

Several months before the Olympic Games, the Olympic flame is lit at Olympia, Greece. This ceremony starts the Olympic torch relay, which formally ends with the lighting of the Olympic cauldron during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games.

1916 and 1940

Olympic Games that were scheduled but cancelled, in all cases due to World War I (1916) or World War II (1940 and 1944).

Jesse Owens

James Cleveland "Jesse" Owens was an American track and field athlete who won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympic Games.

Faster, Higher, Stronger

The new Olympic motto now reads in Latin “Citius, Altius, Fortius - Communiter” and “Faster, Higher, Stronger - Together” in English. The original motto was first expressed by the Dominican priest Henri Didon in the opening ceremony of a school sports event in 1881.

Michael Phelps

He is the most successful and most decorated Olympian of all time with a total of 28 medals. Phelps also holds the all-time records for Olympic gold medals ...

United States

The United States leads the all-time medal count at the Summer Olympics, and has topped the medal table on 18 separate occasions—followed by the USSR (six times), and France, Great Britain, Germany, China, and the ex-Soviet 'Unified Team' (once each).

The continents of the world

The Olympic flag has a white background, with five interlaced rings in the center. The five interlocking rings, coloured blue, yellow, black, green, and red. The five rings represent the five continents of the world: Europe, Asia, Africa, The Americas, and Oceania.

Athens, Greece

The first modern Olympic Games took place in the Greek capital Athens in 1896,