Olympic highpoints by date

Olympic Highpoints by Date

For every day that an Olympic Games were being held, the most important event is being listed. (complete including Innsbruck 1976)

January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December

January

1924 - opening of the first Winter Olympics at Chamonix
1924 - Clas Thunberg wins the 5000m at Chamonix
1956 - opening of the Cortina d'Ampezzo Olympics
1924 - Clas Thunberg wins the 1500m at Chamonix
1956 - Veikko Hakulinen wins the 30 km Nordic Skiing at Cortina d'Ampezzo
1924 - start of the Ice Hockey tournament at Chamonix
1956 - Evgeny Grishin wins the 500m Speed Skating at Cortina d'Ampezzo
1924 - Herma Planck wins the Ladies' Figure Skating at Chamonix
1956 - Toni Sailer wins the Giant Slalom at Cortina d'Ampezzo
1964 - on the opening day of the Innsbruck Olympics, Lyudmila Belusova and Oleg Protopopov win the Pairs Figure Skating. The second placed pair would hand back their silver medals in 1966 after confessing to having signed a pro contract even before the games
1924 - Gillis Grafström wins his second gold medal in the Figure Skating, at Chamonix
1948 - opening of the St.Moritz Olympics
1956 - Evgeny Grishin wins the 1500m Speed Skating at Cortina d'Ampezzo
1964 - Eero Antero Mäntyranta wins the 30 km Nordic Skiing at Innsbruck
1924 - Helene Engelman and Alfred Berger win the Pairs' Skating at Chamonix
1948 - Switzerland gain gold and silver in the two-man bob, USA win the four-man
1956 - Toni Sailer wins the Slalom at Cortina d'Ampezzo
1964 - Lidija Skoblikova wins the 1500 m, her second gold at Innsbruck. She would win two more, in a total of six in her career

February

1924 - three Ice Hockey matches are on the program at Chamonix
1948 - Heikki Hasu wins the Nordic Combination at St.Moritz
1956 - Madeleine Berthod wins the Downhill at Cortina d'Ampezzo
1964 - Klavdia Bojarskyi wins the 10 km Nordic Skiing at Innsbruck, she would later win 2 more golds
1924 - Thorleif Haug wins the 18 km at Chamonix
1948 - Henri Oreiller wins the first Olympic gold on Downhill, he would later add the combined gold
1956 - Sixten Jernberg wins the 50 km Nordic Skiing at Cortina d'Ampezzo
1964 - Eero Antero Mäntyranta wins the 15 km Nordic Skiing at Innsbruck
1924 - Switzerland win the first Bobsleigh (4) at Chamonix, Canada win their second Ice Hockey gold
1948 - Sweden win the 4x10km Skiing, another Swede, Ake Seyfarth the 10000m Skating
1956 - Toni Sailer wins the Downhill at Cortina d'Ampezzo
1964 - Tornod Knutsen wins the Nordic Combination at Innsbruck
1972 - opening of the Sapporo Olympics
1924 - Thorleif Haug wins the Nordic Combined at Chamonix - closing of the Chamonix Olympics
1932 - opening of the Lake Placid Olympics
1948 - Skeleton is an Olympic event for the second time. John Heaton wins a silver after his gold of 20 years earlier
1956 - Switzerland win the four-bob, the Soviet Union win the 4x10 km and the Ice Hockey at Cortina d'Ampezzo
1964 - Vladimir Melanin wins the Biathlon at Innsbruck
1972 - Ad Schenk wins the 5000 m, the first of his 3 golds at Sapporo
1976 - opening of the Innsbruck Olympics
1932 - John Shea wins the 1500m Skating at Lake Placid
1948 - Dick Button wins the Figure Skating at St.Moritz
1956 - Antti Hyvärinen wins the Ski Jumping on the closing day of the Cortina d'Ampezzo Olympics
1964 - Sixten Jernberg wins the 50 km Nordic Skiing at Innsbruck
1972 - Ulrich Wehling wins his first gold in the Nordic Combination at Sapporo
1976 - Franz Klammer wins the Men's Downhill at Innsbruck
1932 - unique in Olympic history are heats in the 10000m Skating. Twice four riders qualify for a final
1936 - opening of the Garmisch-Partenkirchen Olympics
1948 - Nils Karlsson wins the 50km at St.Moritz, Barbara Ann Scott the Figure Skating
1964 - Christl Haas wins the Downhill at Innsbruck
1968 - opening of the Grenoble Olympics
1972 - Galina Kulakova wins the 10 km Nordic Skiing at Sapporo
1976 - Meinhard Nehmer and Bernard Germeshausen win the two-man bob at Innsbruck
1932 - Two Ice Hockey games are on the program in Lake Placid
1936 - the first Alpine Olympic events, downhill for the combined, start at Garmisch-Partenkirchen
1948 - A Belgian Pair, Micheline Lannoy and Pierre Beugniet win the Pairs Skating at St.Moritz
1964 - Russia win the 3x5 km at Innsbruck, Alevtina Kolchina her only gold medal
1968 - Franco Nones wins the 30 km Nordic Skiing at Grenoble
1972 - Sven-Ake Lundback wins the 15 km Nordic Skiing at Sapporo
1976 - Irina Rodnina wins her second gold in the Figure Skating Pairs
1932 - Irving Jaffee wins the 10000m Skating at Lake Placid
1936 - Christl Cranz wins the Alpine Combination at Garmisch-Partenkirchen
1948 - closing of the St.Moritz Olympics
1964 - Sweden win the 4x10 km at Innsbruck, Sixten Jernberg has his fourth gold medal, his ninth in total
1968 - No medals are decided at Grenoble, Eugenio Monti has his first races in the two-man Bob
1972 - Irina Rodnina wins her first gold in the Figure Skating Pairs at Sapporo
1976 - Rosi Mittermaier wins the Downhill at Innsbruck
1984 - opening of the Serajevo Olympics
1992 - opening of the Albertville Olympics
1932 - Karl Schäfer wins the Figure Skating at St.Moritz, ahead of Gillis Grafström who adds a silver to his three gold medals
1936 - Frans Pfnür wins the Alpine Combination at Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Birger Ruud is fourth
1964 - the Soviet Union win the Ice Hockey at Innsbruck - first gold medal for Vitali Davidov, Anatoli Firsov, Viktor Kuzkin and Alexander Ragulin
1964 - closing of the Innsbruck Olympics
1968 - Jean-Claude Killy wins the Downhill at Grenoble
1972 - Galina Kulakova wins the 5 km Nordic Skiing at Sapporo
1976 - Ulrich Wehling wins his second gold in the Nordic Combination
1932 - Sonja Henie wins her second gold medal in the Figure Skating
1936 - Finland win the 4x10km Skiing at Garmisch-Partenkirchen
1968 - Harald Grönningen wins the 15 km Nordic Skiing at Grenoble
1972 - Pal Tyldum wins the 50 km Nordic Skiing at Sapporo
1976 - Raisa Smetanina wins the 10 km at Innsbruck, her first of ten medals
1928 - opening of the St.Moritz Olympics
1932 - Johan Gröttumsbråten wins the Nordic Combination at Lake Placid
1936 - Ivar Ballangrud wins the 500m Skating at Garmisch-Partenkirchen
1968 - Eugenio Monti wins the two-man Bob at Grenoble
1972 - the Soviet Union win the 4x7,5 km Biathlon at Sapporo - second gold for Alexander Tichonow
1976 - John Curry and Sten Stensen are among the gold medallists at Innsbruck
1928 - four Ice Hockey matches are on the program
1932 - Birger Ruud wins the Ski Jumping at Lake Placid
1936 - Ivar Ballangrud wins the 5000m Skating at Garmisch-Partenkirchen
1968 - Magnar Solberg wins the Biathlon at Grenoble
1972 - the Soviet Union win the 3x5 km Nordic Skiing - Galina Kulakova has her third gold medal of the Sapporo Olympics
1976 - the Soviet Union win the 4x5 km Nordic Skiing - Galina Kulakova and Raisa Smetanina are on the team
1928 - Clas Thunberg wins the 500m Skating at St.Moritz, Ivar Ballangrud the 5000m
1932 - Canada win the Ice Hockey once again, beating USA 2-1 after extra time
1936 - Charles Mathiesen beats Ivar Ballangrud in the 1500m Skating at Garmisch-Partenkirchen
1968 - Marielle Goitschel wins the Slalom at Grenoble
1972 - the Soviet Union win the Ice Hockey at Sapporo - third gold medal for Vitali Davidov, Anatoli Firsov, Viktor Kuzkin and Alexander Ragulin, and first for Vladislav Tretiak - closing of the Sapporo Olympics
1976 - the Soviet Union win the 4x7,5 km Biathlon - third gold for Alexander Tichonow
1980 - opening of the Lake Placid Olympics
1988 - opening of the Calgary Olympics
1928 - Clas Thunberg wins the 1500m Skating at St.Moritz. The 10000m is abandoned
1932 - only one event remains at Lake Placid : the first rounds of the four-man bob are held
1936 - Karl Schäfer wins the Figure Skating at Garmisch-Partenkirchen
1952 - on the Opening day of the Oslo Olympics, Andrea Lawrence Mead wins the Giant Slalom
1968 - Norway win the 4x10 km Nordic Skiing at Grenoble
1976 - the Soviet Union win the Ice Hockey - second gold medal for Vladislav Tretiak
1928 - rain washes out all the events scheduled at St.Moritz
1932 - closing of the Lake Placid Olympics
1936 - Sonja Henie wins her third gold medal in the Figure Skating at Garmisch-Partenkirchen
1952 - Stein Eriksen wins the Giant Slalom at Oslo
1968 - the Soviet Union win the 4x7,5 km Biathlon at Grenoble - first gold for Alexander Tichonow
1976 - closing of the Innsbruck Olympics
1928 - first day of competition in the Figure skating at St.Moritz
1936 - Birger Ruud wins the Ski Jumping at Garmisch-Partenkirchen
1936 - closing of the Garmisch-Partenkirchen Olympics
1952 - Zeno Colo wins the downhill at Oslo, Kenneth Henry the 500m skating
1968 - Eugenio Monti wins the four-man Bob at Grenoble
1928 - Gillis Grafström wins his third gold medal in the Figure Skating
1928 - Skeleton makes its first appearance at the Olympics. Jennison Heaton beats his brother John.
1952 - Hjalmar Andersen wins the 5000m at Oslo
1968 - the Soviet Union win the Ice Hockey at Grenoble - second gold medal for Vitali Davidov, Anatoli Firsov, Viktor Kuzkin and Alexander Ragulin
1928 - Sonja Henie wins her first gold medal in the Figure Skating
1952 - Hjalmar Andersen surprisingly wins the 1500m at Oslo
1960 - opening of the Squaw Valley Olympics
1968 - Vladimir Belusov wins the Ski Jumping at Grenoble - closing of the Grenoble Olympics
1980 - Irina Rodnina wins her third gold in the Figure Skating Pairs
1928 - Andrée Joly and Pierre Brunet win the Pairs' Skating at St.Moritz - closing of the St.Moritz Olympics
1952 - Hjalmar Andersen wins a third gold, in the 10000m at Oslo
1960 - Sixten Jernberg wins the 30 km Nordic Skiing at Squaw Valley
1980 - Ulrich Wehling wins his second gold in the Nordic Combination
1984 - the Soviet Union win the Ice Hockey - third gold medal for Vladislav Tretiak, first for Andrei Chomutov
1952 - Veikko Hakulinen wins the 50km Skiing at Oslo
1960 - Maria Gussakova wins the 10 km Nordic Skiing at Squaw Valley
1984 - closing of the Serajevo Olympics
1952 - Dick Button wins the Figure Skating at Oslo
1960 - Klas Lestander wins the first ever Biathlon at Squaw Valley
1952 - Germans wins two more golds at Oslo - at Pairs' Figure Skating and Four-Bob
1960 - Georg Thoma wins the Nordic Combined at Squaw Valley
1980 - the Soviet Union win the 4x7,5 km Biathlon - fourth gold for Alexander Tichonow
1992 - the United Team win the Ice Hockey - third gold for Andrei Chomutov
1952 - Finland, with Veikko Hakulinen, win the 4x10km Skiing at Oslo
1960 - Lidia Skoblikova wins the 3000 m Speed Skating at Squaw Valley
1980 - the Soviet Union come second in the Ice Hockey - Vladislav Tretiak adds a silver to his three golds
1988 - Bonnie Blair wins her first gold on the 500m Speed Skating
1992 - closing of the Albertville Olympics
1952 - Canada win yet another gold medal in the Ice Hockey at Oslo
1960 - Evgeni Grishin wins the 500 m Speed Skating at Squaw Valley
1980 - closing of the Lake Placid Olympics
1952 - closing of the Oslo Olympics
1960 - Finland win the 4x10 km at Squaw Valley
1960 - Evgeni Grishin shares a gold medal with Roald Aas in the 1500 m Speed Skating at Squaw Valley
1960 - Kalevi Hämäläinen wins the 50 km Nordic Skiing at Squaw Valley
1960 - Helmut Recknagel wins the Ski Jump and the USA the Ice Hockey on the closing day of the Squaw Valley Olympics
1988 - the Soviet Union win the Ice Hockey - second gold medal for Andrei Chomutov
1988 - closing of the Calgary Olympics
So far, no Winter Olympics lasted this late in the year, so no Olympic event was ever held on leap day- and now there never will

March

April

1896 - opening of the Athina Olympics
1896 - James Connolly wins the first Olympic Gold Medal ever, in the triple vault
1896 - Ellery Clarke wins the Long Jump at Athina
1896 - Robert Garrett wins the Shot Put at Athina
1896
1896 - Carl Schuhmann wins the Gymnastics - Vault at Athina
1896 - inaugural Marathon at Athina, won by Spiridon Louis
1896 - Ellery Clarke wins the High Jump at Athina
1896 - Carl Schuhmann wins the Wrestling at Athina
1896 - Paul Masson wins three golds in one day in Cycling at Athina
1896 - A cycling Marathon (Athina - Marathon and back) over 87km is held
1896 - A 12-hour cycling race is the last event at Athina
1896 - closing of the Athina Olympics
1920 - start of the Antwerpen Olympics
1906 - start of the Athina Olympics
1906 - Louis Richardet wins the Military Rifle
1920 - start of the Ice Hockey tournament at Antwerpen
1906 - Henry Taylor wins the 1 mile free-style
1920 - Ice Hockey at Antwerpen
1906 - Ray Ewry wins the Standing Long Jump - the first triple Olympian Champion.
Martin Sheridan comes second in the Standing Long Jump and wins the Discus throw at the same time, the second of his three Olympic titles
1920 - start of the Ice Skating at Antwerpen
1906 - Eric Lemming wins the Javelin, first of his three Olympic titles. Max Décugis wins two tennis finals (Gentlemen's singles and Mixed doubles)
1920 - Ice Skating at Antwerpen - Ludowika and Walter Jakobsson win gold
1906 - Meyer Prinstein wins the Long Jump
1908 - start of the London Olympics
1908 - Rackets competition at London
1920 - Ice Skating at Antwerpen - first gold medal for Gillis Grafström in the Figure Skating
1906 - Halmay Zoltán is among the Hungarian gold medal winners in the Freestyle Relay, Ioannis Georgiadis wins the one-hit Sabre
1920 - Ice Hockey at Antwerpen
1906 - rest day at Athina - Oedipus Rex is performed
1920 - finals of the Ice Hockey in Antwerpen - Canada clinch their first gold in the sport.
1906 - James Lightbody wins the 1500 meters

May

1906 - Ray Ewry wins the standing High Jump
1906 - the 3000 meter Walk is the last event at Athina - closing ceremony
1924 - opening of the Paris Olympics
1924 - start of the Rugby tournament at Paris : USA beat France 17-3
1912 - start of the Stockholm Olympics
1912 - start of the Indoor Tennis competition at London
1908 - start of the Indoor Tennis competition at London
1924 - Rugby Tournament at Paris : France beat Romania 61-3
1912 - end of the Indoor Tennis competition at Stockholm - André Gobert wins two golds
1908 - end of the Indoor Tennis competition at London - Arthur Gore wins two golds
1928 - start of the Amsterdam Olympics : start of the Hockey tournament
1908 - start of the Jeu de la Paume competition at London
1924 - last Olympic Rugby Match ever : USA-Romania 37-0. USA are to this day reigning Olympic Rugby Champions
1900 - start of the Paris Olympics
1900 - start of the Sailing competition
1900 - the Foil fencing is won by Emile Coste
1900 - a Foil competition for Fencing masters is held
1900 - Sailing at Paris
1900 - Sailing at Paris
1900 - Sailing at Paris
1924 - start of the Football competition at Paris
1928 - Final of the Hockey tournament at Amsterdam : India beat the Netherlands 3-0 - the first gold medal for Dhyan Chand and Richard Allen
1928 - start of the Football competition at Amsterdam
1900 - Hubert van Innes wins two golds and a silver at Archery
1900 - the Polo competition begins in Paris
1908 - final of the Jeu de la Paume competition at London
1900 - Horse riding starts in Paris

June

1900 - start of the Epee competition, for Amateurs and Masters
1900 - end of the equestrian events in Paris
1924 - final of the Football at Paris - Uruguay beat Switzerland 3-0
1956 - opening of the Equestrian Events of the Olympics, in Stockholm
1956 - first day of the Three-day event in Stockholm
1956 - second day of the Three-day event in Stockholm
1928 - replay of the final of the Football competition at Amsterdam - Uruguay beat Argentina 2-1
1956 - third day of the Three-day event in Stockholm
1956 - Petrus Kastenman wins the Three-day event in Stockholm
1900 - the Epee competiton at Paris is won by Ramon Fonst. He also comes second in an Open category
1956 - first day of the Dressage and Jumping competitions in Stockholm
1900 - Foxhunters Hurlingham win the Polo at Paris
1956 - Germany wins the Grand Prix des Nations - first gold medal for Hans-Günther Winkler
1956 - closing of the Equestrian Events of the Olympics, in Stockholm
1900 - start of the Sabre competition at Paris
1908 - start of the Polo competition at London
1908 - Polo competition at London
1908 - Polo competition at London
1908 - final of the Polo competition at London
1924 - start of the Shooting competitions at Paris
1900 - the Sabre is won by Georges de la Falaise
1900 - a competition shooting at Live Pigeons starts
1920 - Polo competition in Antwerpen
1920 - Polo competition in Antwerpen
1924 - Shooting at Paris
1900 - the Sabre for Masters is won by Antonio Conte
1900 - the Belgian Léon de Lunden is the best shooter at Live Pigeons
1924 - start of the Fencing competitions at Paris
1924 - Morris Fischer wins the Free Rifle at Paris
1912 - start of the Tennis Competition at Stockholm
1920 - Polo competition in Antwerpen
1924 - Fencing and Shooting at Paris
1924 - start of the Polo competition at Paris
1912 - Shooting competition at Stockholm - Alfred Lane wins the duelling pistol
1912 - start of the Football competition at Stockholm
1920 - Polo competition in Antwerpen - Great Britain beat Spain 13-11
1924 - Fencing at Paris
1924 - France win the Team Foil at Paris - Lucien Gaudin, Roger Ducret and Philippe Cattiau are part of the team
1924 - Shooting at Paris

July

1904 - start of the St.Louis Olympics
1904 - start of the Gymnastics at St.Louis
1912 - Shooting competition at Stockholm - Alfred Swahn wins the running deer, single shot
1924 - Roger Ducret wins the individual Foil at Paris
1924 - Shooting at Paris
1904 - finals of the Gymnastics at St.Louis
1912 - Shooting competition at Stockholm - Alfred Lane wins the pistol and revolver
1924 - Shooting at Paris
1912 - Shooting competition at Stockholm
1924 - Shooting at Paris - Ole Lillö-Olsen wins the Running Deer, double shot
1904 - A decathlon is won by Irishman Thomas Kiely
1912 - Shooting competition at Stockholm
1904 - start of the Lacrosse at St.Louis
1912 - Shooting competition at Stockholm - Vilhelm Carlberg wins the small-bore rifle
1912 - final of the Football competition at Stockholm - England beat Denmark 4-2
1912 - end of the Tennis competition at Stockholm - Charles Winslow wins two gold medals
1904 - Lacrosse at St.Louis
1912 - start of the Main events at Stockholm
1912 - Eric Lemming wins the Javelin at Stockholm
1924 - start of the main events at Paris
1924 - Ville Ritola wins the 10000m at Paris
1904 - final of the Lacrosse at St.Louis - Shamrock Club Winnipeg beat St.Louis AAA
1912 - Jim Thorpe wins the pentathlon at Stockholm but is disqualilfied for professionalism
1920 - start of the sailing competitions at Oostende
1924 - Harold Osborn wins the High Jump at Paris
1900 - first day of Tennis competitions at Paris
1912 - Hannes Kolehmainen wins the 10000 m at Stockholm
1920 - sailing competitions at Oostende
1924 - Bud Houser wins the Shot Put at Paris
1900 - Hugh and Reginald Doherty both win two gold medals at Tennis in Paris
1908 - start of the Shooting competition at London
1920 - sailing competitions at Oostende
1924 - Ville Ritola wins the Steeple Chase at Paris
1908 - Shooting competition at London
1912 - Hannes Kolehmainen wins the 5000 m at Stockholm
1920 - end of the sailing competitions at Oostende - Norway win seven classes
1924 - Carl Westergren wins his second gold medal, at Light Heavyweight in Greco-Roman Wrestling
1924 - Paavo Nurmi wins the 1500 m and 5000 m at Paris within 26 minutes
1904 - start of a Basketball Tournament at St.Louis
1908 - end of the Shooting competition at London
1912 - Italy win the team Gymnastics - first gold medal for Giorgio Zampori
1924 - Belgian Charles Delporte wins the individual Epee at Paris
1904 - Buffalo German YMCA win the Basketball Tournament at St.Louis
1912 - Alberto Braglia wins the Gynastics at Stockholm
1924 - Paavo Nurmi wins the Cross-Country at Paris (the heat of Colombes)
1908 - start of the Main events of the London Olympics
1912 - Paul Anspach wins gold on Epee at Stockholm
1924 - Bud Houser wins the Discus at Paris
1924 - Albin Stenroos wins the Marathon at Paris
1900 - start of the Athletic events at Paris
1900 - Alvin Kraenzlein wins the 110m Hurdles at Paris
1908 - Melvin Sheppard wins the 1500m at London
1908 - John Flanagan wins his third gold medal in the Hammer Throw and becomes the first triple Olympian
1912 - Kennedy McArthur wins the marathon at Stockholm
1924 - Wrestling finals at Paris - Kustaa Pihlajamäki wins the Bantamweight
1900 - Alvin Kraenzlein wins the 60m and the Long Jump at Paris
1900 - Irving Baxter wins the High Jump and the Pole Vault at Paris
1900 - Clay Pigeon shooting is won by Roger de Barbarin at Paris
1900 - Boar shooting starts in Paris at Paris
1908 - Eric Lemming wins the free-style Javelin gold at London
1908 - Alberto Braglia wins the individual gold at Gymnastics
1912 - Hannes Kolehmainen wins the 12km Cross-Country at Stockholm
1912 - Jim Thorpe wins the decathlon at Stockholm but is disqualilfied for professionalism
1912 - end of the Athletics events at Stockholm
1924 - Boy Charlton wins the 1500m free-style at Paris
1900 - Alvin Kraenzlein wins the 200m at Paris
1900 - Ray Ewry wins his first gold medal in the Standing High Jump at Paris
1900 - Ray Ewry wins his first gold medal in the Standing Long Jump at Paris
1900 - John Flanagan wins his first gold medal in the Hammer Throw at Paris
1900 - Myer Prinstein wins the Triple Jump at Paris
1908 - Ralph Rose wins the Shot Put at London, Martin Sheridan the Discus
1908 - Henry Taylor wins the 400m free-style at London
1912 - Jean Cariou wins the Jumping at Stockholm
1900 - Louis Debraye wins the Boar shooting
1908 - Eric Lemming wins his second Javelin gold at London
1912 - Axel Nordlander wins two golds in the Three day event
1924 - Jack Kelly and Paul Costello win the Double Sculls, Costello's second gold
1976 - opening of the Montréal Olympics
1908 - Martin Sheridan wins the Discus, greek style, at London
1912 - Dr Füchs Jenö wins the Sabre at Stockholm
1924 - Johnny Weissmuller wins the 400m free-style at Paris
1976 -
1900 - Michel Théato wins the Marathon, the last event of the Athletics in Paris
1912 - final day of Rowing at Stockholm
1924 - Gymnastics continue at Paris, but no medals are decided on this day
1952 - opening of the Helsinki Olympics
1976 - the Soviet Union win the Women's Team Gymnastics - third gold for Lyudmila Turishcheva
1980 - opening of the Moskva Olympics
1996 - opening of the Atlanta Olympics
1908 - Ray Ewry wins his third gold medal in the Standing Long Jump
1908 - Charles Daniels wins the 100m free-style at London
1912 - Waterpolo and Sailing continue at Stockholm
1924 - Italy win the team Gymnastics - third gold medal for Giorgio Zampori
1924 - Johnny Weissmuller wins the 100m free-style at Paris
1940 - scheduled opening date for Olympic Games at Helsinki
1952 - Emil Zatopek wins the 10000m at Helsinki
1976 - Japan win the Men's team Gymnastics - third gold for Sawao Kato, Mitsuo Tsukahara and Eizo Kenmotsu
1980 -
1996 -
1908 - Melvin Sheppard wins the 800m at London
1924 - Pierino Gabetti wins the featherweight weightlifting at Paris
1952 - Victor Chukarin wins four golds and three silvers at Helsinki
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1980 -
1996 -
1900 - A 5000m team running race is won by a combined England-Australian team
1908 - Reggie Walker wins the 100m at London
1908 - England win the Waterpolo. Second gold medal for George Wilkinson, first gold medals for Paul Radmilovic and Charles Smith
1912 - England win the Waterpolo. Third gold medal for George Wilkinson, second gold medals for Paul Radmilovic and Charles Smith
1912 - end of the Stockholm Olympics
1920 - start of the Shooting competitions at Antwerpen
1924 - Carlo Galimberti wins middleweight weightlifing at Paris
1952 - Malvin Whitfield wins the 800m at Helsinki
1976 -
1980 -
1996 - Naim Suleymanoglu wins his third gold medal
1996 - Alexander Karelin wins his third gold medal
1996 - the USA win the 4x100 m free-style - second gold for Jenny Thompson
1908 - Ray Ewry wins his third gold medal in the Standing High Jump
1920 - Mark Arie wins the Clay Pigeon shooting at Antwerpen
1952 - Adhemar Fereira da Silva breaks his own World Record four times to win the Triple Jump at Helsinki
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1980 -
1996 -
1908 - John Hayes wins the Marathon at London, the first over 42.195 km
1924 - only one medal is decided at Paris : Giuseppe Tonani wins the Heavyweight Weightlifting
1952 - Emil Zatopek wins the 5000m at Helsinki, his wife Dana the Javelin
1952 - India win the Hockey - the second gold medal for Randhir Singh Gentle, Leslie Claudius, Balbir Singh, Rangananandhan Francis and the first for Udham Singh
1976 -
1980 -
1992 - Italy play the USA at Soccer in Barcelona, one day before the opening
1996 - Australia win the Equestrian Team Three-day event - second gold for Andrew Hoy
1908 - Wyndham Hallswell wins the rerun (on his own) of the 400m at London
1908 - Henry Taylor wins the 1500m free-style at London
1908 - end of the Main events at London
1924 - Ernst Linder wins the Dressage at Paris
1952 - Lars Hall wins the Modern Pentathlon at Helsinki
1976 - Pertti Karppinen wins his first gold in Skiff Rowing
1980 - Viktor Saneev comes second in the Triple Jump to add a silver to his three gold medals
1992 - opening of the Barcelona Olympics
1996 - Egerszegi Krisztina wins her third gold on the 200 m backstroke
1996 - Italy win the team foil - second gold for Giovanna Trillini
1920 - Norway win two Running Deer Team competitions at Antwerpen
1924 - Adolf Van der Voort van Zijp wins individual and team gold at Three Day eventing at Paris
1952 - Joseph Barthel wins Luxembourg's one and only Olympic Gold, at 1500m in Helsinki
1952 - Italy win the Team Epee - the second gold medal for Edoardo Mangiarotti, the first for Carlo Pavesi and Giuseppe Delfino
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1980 -
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1908 - Sailing at London
1920 - Norwegians Otto Olsen and Ole Lillö-Olson win Running Deer competitions at Antwerpen
1924 - closing of the Paris Olympics
1952 - Norbert Schemansky and John Davis win Weightlifting gold at Helsinki
1976 - Klaus Dibiasi wins his second gold in Diving, Highboard
1976 - the Soviet Union win the Team Sabre - second gold for Viktor Sidiak and Vladimir Nazlymov
1980 - Pertti Karppinen wins his second gold in Skiff Rowing
1980 - the Soviet Union come second in the Women's Team Foil - Elena Belova-Novikova adds a silver to three golds
1992 -
1996 - Stephen Redgrave wins his fourth gold in rowing, his third in the coxless pairs
1996 - West Germany win the Team Dressage - third gold medal for Monica Theodorescu, second for Isabell Werth
1996 - Piros Dimas wins his second weightlifting gold
1908 - Sailing and Motor Boating at London
1928 - start of the Main events at Amsterdam
1952 - Gert Fredriksson wins his second gold at K1 1000 m Canoeing
1952 - Paul Elvström wins his second gold in Sailing, in the Finn
1976 - the Soviet Union win the Women's Team Foil - third gold medal for Elena Belova-Novikova
1980 -
1984 - opening of the Los Angeles Olympics
1992 - Naim Suleymanoglu wins his second gold
1992 - the USA win the 4x100 m free-style - second gold for Dara Torres, first for Jenny Thompson
1996 - Romania win the eights - Elisabeta Oleniuc-Lipa wins a gold in her third of four olympics
1996 - Akakios Kakiasvilis (then spelt Akakide Kakhiashvilis) wins his second weightlifting gold
1900 - start of the gymnastics events at Paris
1904 - start of the Rowing competitions at St.Louis
1908 - Sailing and Motor Boating at London
1920 - Carl Osburn wins 3 golds at Army Rifle at Antwerpen
1928 - Paavo Nurmi wins the 10000m at Amsterdam
1948 - opening of the London Olympics
1952 - Henri Saint-Cyr wins two gold in Dressage at Helsinki
1976 - West Germany win the Team Dressage - third gold medal for Dr. Reiner Klimke
1980 - the Soviet Union win the Team Sabre - third gold for Viktor Sidiak and Vladimir Nazlymov
1984 -
1992 - the USA win the 4x100 m free-style - third gold for Matt Biondi
1992 - Alexander Karelin wins his second gold medal
1996 - Carl Lewis wins his fourth gold in the Long Jump, exactly 8 years after his first
1900 - Gustave Sandras wins the Gymnastics at Paris
1904 - end of the Rowing competitions at St.Louis
1928 - Patrick O'Callaghan wins the Hammer throw at Amsterdam
1932 - opening of the Los Angeles Olympics
1948 - Emil Zatopek wins the 10000m at London
1952 - Hungary win the Team Sabre - the fourth gold medal for Gerevich Aladár, the third for Kovács Pál, Berczelly Tibor, Rajcsányi László, and the second for Kárpáti Rudolf
1976 - Viktor Saneev wins his third gold in the Triple Jump
1980 -
1984 -
1992 - Australia win the Equestrian Team Three-day event - first gold for Andrew Hoy
1996 -
1908 - Rowing events at London
1932 - Babe Didrickson wins the Javelin at Los Angeles
1920 - Morris Fischer wins two golds in Army Rifle at Antwerpen
1928 - Douglas Lowe wins the 800m at Amsterdam
1948 - Harrison Dillard wins the 100m at London
1952 - Russel Mockridge wins two Cycling golds at Helsinki (Time trial and Tandem)
1976 - Teofilo Stevenson wins his second gold in Boxing, Heavyweight
1980 -
1984 - the USA win the 4x100 m free-style - first gold for Dara Torres
1992 - Egerszegi Krisztina wins her second gold on the 200 m backstroke
1996 -

August

1900 - start of the Shooting competion in Paris
1900 - Sailing at Paris
1904 - start of the Roque competition at St.Louis
1928 - Bud Houser wins the discus at Amsterdam
1932 - Dr. Patrick O'Callaghan wins gold at the Hammer at Los Angeles
1952 - Kovács Pál adds individual gold to his Sabre Team gold at Helsinki
1976 - West Germany come second in the Grand Prix des Nations - Hans-Günther Winkler adds a silver to four golds and a bronze
1976 - closing of the Montréal Olympics
1980 - Birgit Fischer-Schmidt wins the K1, the first of her golds in each of five Olympics
1984 -
1992 - Stephen Redgrave wins his third gold in rowing, his second in the coxless pairs
1992 - Korea win the Team Archery - second gold for Kim Soo-Nyung
1992 - Akakios Kakiasvilis (then as Kakhi Kakhiachvili) wins his first weightlifting gold
1996 - Germany win the team Jumping - second team gold for Ludger Beerbaum, his third overall
1996 - Australia win the Hockey - second gold medal for Rechelle Hawkes
1920 - Lawrence Nuesslein wins two golds in Small-bore Rifle at Antwerpen
1928 - Mikio Oda wins the Triple Jump at Amsterdam
1932 - Stanislawa Walasiewicz (later to become Stella Walsh) wins gold at 100m at Los Angeles
1936 - opening of the Berlin Olympics
1948 - Fanny Blankers-Koen wins the 100m at London
1952 - Hungary win the Waterpolo - first gold medal for Gyarmati Deszö and Kárpáti György
1952 - Papp László wins his second gold in Boxing at Light Middleweight
1980 - Ivan Patzaichin wins his second gold in Canoeing, C2 1000m
1980 - Teofilo Stevenson wins his third gold in Boxing, Heavyweight
1984 - the USA win the 4x100 m free-style - first gold for Matt Biondi
1992 - Elisabeta Oleniuc-Lipa wins the Single Sculls - a gold in her second of four olympics
1992 - West Germany win the Team Dressage - second gold medal for Monica Theodorescu, first for Isabell Werth
1996 -
1920 - Pistol and Revolver competition at Antwerpen
1928 - Ville Ritola wins the 5000 m at Amsterdam
1932 - Johan Richthoff wins gold at Heavyweight Wrestling (free-style) at Los Angeles
1936 - Jesse Owens wins the 100m at Berlin
1948 - Melvin Patton wins the 200m at London
1952 - closing of the Helsinki Olympics
1980 - closing of the Moskva Olympics
1984 -
1992 - Piros Dimas wins his first weightlifting gold
1996 - Germany win the K4 - Birgit Fischer-Schmidt wins the fourth of her golds in each of five Olympics, her second in the K4
1996 - Cuba win the Volleyball - second gold medal for Marleny Costa Blanco, Mireya Luis Hernandez, Lilia Izquierdo Aguirre, Idalmis Gato Moya, Regla Bell McKenzie, and Regla Torres Herrera
1996 - Jan Zelezny wins his second javelin gold
1996 - Felix Savon wins his second gold at Boxing
1928 - Sven Thofelt wins the Modern Pentathlon at Amsterdam
1932 - Babe Didrickson wins the 80m hurdles at Los Angeles
1936 - Jesse Owens wins the Long Jump at Berlin
1948 - Fanny Blankers-Koen wins the 80m hurdles at London
1984 - Elisabeta Oleniuc-Lipa wins the Double Sculls - a gold in her first of four olympics
1992 - Italy win the team foil - first gold for Giovanna Trillini
1996 - the USA win the Women's Basketball - third gold medal for Teresa Edwards
1996 - closing of the Atlanta Olympics
1900 - Sailing at Paris
1900 - end of the Shooting competion in Paris
1928 - the USA win the 4x100 m - the first gold medal for Frank Wykoff
1928 - Mohamed El Ouafi wins the Marathon at Amsterdam
1936 - Jesse Owens wins the 200m at Berlin
1948 - Arthur Wint wins the 400m at London
1984 - Pertti Karppinen wins his third gold in Skiff Rowing
1984 - Stephen Redgrave wins his first gold in the coxed fours
1992 -
1900 - Sailing at Paris
1928 - Arne Borg wins the 1500m free-style at Amsterdam
1932 - Volmari Iso-Hollo wins the Steeple Chase, over a distance of 3460m due to official error
1936 - Handball makes its first Olympic Appearance at Berlin
1948 - Italy get silver in the Team Epee - another medal for Edoardo Mangiarotti
1984 - Carl Lewis wins his first gold in the Long Jump
1992 - Carl Lewis wins his third gold in the Long Jump, exactly 8 years after his first
1928 - start of the Gymnastics and the Boxing at Amsterdam
1928 - Lucien Gaudin wins the Epee, his second individual gold at Amsterdam
1932 - the USA win the 4x100 m - the second gold medal for Frank Wykoff
1932 - Juan Zabala wins the Marathon at Los Angeles
1932 - Carl Westergren wins his third gold medal, at Heavyweight in Greco-Roman Wrestling
1936 - Volmari Iso-Hollo wins the Steeple Chase at Berlin
1948 - Delfo Cabrera wins the Marathon at London
1948 - Hungary come second in the Waterpolo - Gyarmati Deszö wins a silver to go with three golds and a bronze
1984 - the USA win the Women's Basketball - first gold medal for Teresa Edwards
1992 - Birgit Fischer-Schmidt wins the K1, the third of five Olympics in which she wins a gold
1992 - Cuba win the Volleyball - first gold medal for Marleny Costa Blanco, Mireya Luis Hernandez, Lilia Izquierdo Aguirre, Idalmis Gato Moya, Regla Bell McKenzie, and Regla Torres Herrera
1992 - the USA win bronze in the Women's Basketball - Teresa Edwards has a bronze together with 4 golds
1928 - Yosiyuki Turuta wins the 200m breaststroke at Amsterdam
1932 - Michael Galitzen wins gold at Springboard Diving at Los Angeles
1936 - Italy win the Team Epee - the first gold medal for Edoardo Mangiarotti
1936 - first appearance of Canoeing in the Olympics - Gregor Hradetsky wins two golds
1984 -
1992 - the USA win the 4x100 m - third gold for Evelyn Ashford
1992 - Jan Zelezny wins his first javelin gold
1992 - the Unified Team win the Handball - Andrei Lavrov wins his second gold medal
1992 - Felix Savon wins his first gold at Boxing
1920 - cycling competition at Antwerpen
1928 - Alberto Zorilla of Argentina wins the 400m free-style at Amsterdam, ahead of Boy Charlton, Arne Borg and Buster Crabbe (another Tarzan)
1932 - Gian Carlo Cornaggia Medici wins the Epee at Los Angeles
1936 - the USA win the 4x100 m - the third gold medal for Frank Wykoff, the fourth at Berlin for Jesse Owens
1936 - Korean Kee Chung Son wins as Kitei Son for Japan the Marathon at Berlin
1948 - Mahmoud Fayad is the first Egyptian Gold medal winner in Olympic history
1984 - West Germany win the Team Dressage - fourth gold medal for Dr. Reiner Klimke
1992 - Ludger Beerbaum wins the individual Jumping - one of his four consecutive gold medals
1992 - closing of the Barcelona Olympics
1920 - cycling competition at Antwerpen
1928 - Charles McIlvaine and Paul Costello win the Double Sculls, Costello's third gold
1932 - André Jousseaumé wins Team gold and individual fifth at Dressage at Los Angeles
1936 - Robert Charpentier wins the Cycling road race and helps France to team gold.
1948 - Ibrahim Shams follows a bronze from 1936 with gold at Weightlifting
1984 -
1900 - start of the Waterpolo competition at Paris
1908 - Sailing at London
1920 - cycling competition at Antwerpen
1928 - Johnny Weissmuller wins the 100m free-style at Amsterdam
1928 - Charles Ferdinand Pahud de Mortanges and Marcroix win two gold medals at Military at Amsterdam
1932 - India win the Hockey - the second gold medal for Dhyan Chand and Richard Allen
1932 - Hungary win the Team Sabre - the first gold medal for Gerevich Aladár
1936 - Germany win the Team Gymnastics, Alfred Schwarzmann the individual title
1948 - Hungary win the Team Sabre - the third gold medal for Gerevich Aladár, the second for Kovács Pál, Berczelly Tibor, Rajcsányi László, and the first for Kárpáti Rudolf
1984 - Ivan Patzaichin wins his third gold in Canoeing, C2 1000m
1984 - the US win the 4x100m - first gold for Evelyn Ashford
1900 - Swimming events at Paris - Frederic Lane wins two gold medals
1900 - The Osborne Swimming club win the Waterpolo, the first gold medal for George Wilkinson
1904 - Charles Jacobus wins the Roque at St.Louis
1908 - Sailing at London
1920 - cycling competition at Antwerpen
1928 - The Grand Prix des Nations hails the end of the Amsterdam Olympics
1932 - Dorothy Poynton wins gold on Highboard Diving at Los Angeles
1936 - Marjorie Gestring wins the Springboard Diving at Berlin to become the youngest Olympic Champion in history
1948 - Gert Fredriksson wins his first gold at K1 1000 m Canoeing
1948 - Paul Elvström wins his first gold in Sailing, in the Fire-Fly
1984 - closing of the Los Angeles Olympics
1932 - Charles Ferdinand Pahud de Mortanges and Marcroix win gold and silver at Military at Los Angeles
1936 - Hungary win the Team Sabre at Berlin - the second gold medal for Gerevich Aladár, the first for Kovács Pál, Berczelly Tibor and Rajcsányi László
1948 - Papp László wins his first gold in Boxing at Middleweight
1948 - India win the Hockey - the first gold medal for Randhir Singh Gentle, Leslie Claudius, Balbir Singh, and Rangananandhan Francis
2004 - opening of the Athina Olympics
1932 - closing of the Los Angeles Olympics
1936 - India beat Germany 8-1 in the Hockey at Berlin - the third gold medal for Dhyan Chand and Richard Allen
1936 - Jack Beresford wins his fifth consecutive gold or silver medal at Rowing
1948 - closing of the London Olympics
1920 - start of the Athletics at Antwerpen
1920 - start of the Tennis tournament at Antwerpen
1936 - Italy beat Austria 2-1 in the final of the Football at Berlin
1920 - Charles Paddock wins the 100m at Antwerpen
1936 - closing of the Berlin Olympics
1920 - Albert Hill wins the 800m at Antwerpen, he would also win the 1500m.
1920 - Ugo Frigerio wins the 10km walk at Antwerpen
1900 - the longest event in Olympic swimming ever, a 4000m, is won by John Jarvis
1900 - the one and only Olympic Cricket match starts
1920 - Albert Hill wins the 1500m at Antwerpen
1900 - the one and only Olympic Cricket match is won by the Devon County Wanderers
1920 - Paavo Nurmi wins the 10000m at Antwerpen
1920 - Carl Westergren wins his first gold at Middleweight Greco-Roman Wrestling
1920 - Hannes Kolehmainen wins the Marathon at Antwerpen
1920 - end of the Archery competition at Antwerpen - Hubert Van Innes collects 4 golds and 2 silver
1920 - start of the Gymnastics at Antwerpen
1920 - Paavo Nurmi wins the Cross-Country at Antwerpen
1920 - end of the Athletics at Antwerpen
1920 - finals of the Fencing at Antwerpen - Nedo Nadi wins 5 gold medals
1920 - Warren Kealoha wins the 100m backstroke at Antwerpen
1920 - final of the Tennis at Antwerpen - South African Louis Raymond beats Japanese Ichiya Kumagae, Suzanne Lenglen wins two gold medals
1920 - Norman Ross wins the 1500m free-style at Antwerpen, he would also win the 400m
1920 - Hakan Malmrot wins the 400m breaststroke at Antwerpen, he would also win the 200m
1960 - opening of the Roma Olympics
1900 - Rowing competitions at Paris
1920 - finals of the Boxing at Antwerpen
1960 - Sante Gaiardoni wins the Time Trial
1972 - opening of the München Olympics
1900 - Rowing competitions at Paris
1920 - Gustaf Dyrssen wins the Modern Pentathon at Antwerpen
1960 - Ingrid Krämer wins the Springboard at Roma
1972 - Zygmunt Smalcerz wins the Weightlifting (-52 kg) at München
1904 - start of the Athletic events at St.Louis
1904 - John Flanagan wins his second gold medal in the Hammer Throw
1920 - Ethelda Bleibtrey wins the 300m free-styleat Antwerpen, her second of 3 golds
1920 - finals of the weightlifting at Antwerpen
1960 - rest day in Roma
1972 - the Soviet Union win the Women's Team Gymnastics at München - second gold for Lyudmila Turishcheva
1904 - Archie Hahn wins the 60m, Harry Hillman the 400 m, James Lightbody the Steeple Chase
1904 - start of the Tennis Tournament at St.Louis
1920 - Duke Kahanamoku wins the 100m free-style at Antwerpen
1920 - finals of the Rowing at Antwerpen - Jack Kelly and Paul Costello win the Double Sculls, Costello's first gold, Jack Kelly wins two rowing golds on the same day
1920 - Italy win the team gymnastics at Antwerpen - second gold medal for Giorgio Zampori who also wins individual gold
1920 - start of the Football competition at Antwerpen
1960 - Gert Fredriksson adds a bronze to his three gold at K1 1000 m Canoeing
1960 - Dawn Fraser wins her second gold at 100 m free-style at Roma
1972 - Japan win the Men's team Gymnastics at München - second gold for Sawao Kato, Mitsuo Tsukahara and Eizo Kenmotsu
2004 - closing of the Athina Olympics
1904 - Marathon at St.Louis
1920 - Great Britain win the Waterpolo at Antwerpen - third gold medals for Paul Radmilovic and Charles Smith
1960 - Viktor Shdanovich and Heidi Schmid win the individual Foil at Roma
1972 - Sawao Kato and Lyudmilla Turishcheva win the Individual Combined Gymnastics at München
1904 - Archie Hahn wins the 200m, Harry Hillman the 400 m hurdles
1904 - Ray Ewry wins his second gold medal in the Standing High Jump
1960 - Murray Rose wins the 400 m free-style at Roma
1972 - Alexander Medved wins his second gold at free-style Wrestling, Super Heavyweight at München

September

1904 - James Lightbody wins the 800m
1960 - Irina Press wins the 80 m hurdles at Roma
1972 - Valeri Borsov wins the 100 m at München
1960 - Peter Snell steals the victory in the 800 meters from Roger Moens at Roma
1972 - Ludvik Danek wins the Discus Throw at München
1904 - Archie Hahn wins the 100m, James Lightbody the 1500m
1904 - Ray Ewry wins his second gold medal in the Standing Long Jump
1904 - end of the Athletic events at St.Louis
1904 - Finals of the Tennis Tournament at St.Louis - Beals Wright wins two gold medals
1960 - Vyacheslav Ivanov wins his second gold medal in the Skiff at Roma
1960 - Hungary come third in the Waterpolo at Roma - Gyarmati Deszö and Kárpáti György win a bronze to go with three golds (Gyarmati also has a silver)
1960 - the Soviet Union win the Women's Team Foil at Roma - first gold medal for Tatyana Samusenko-Petrenko, Alexandra Sabelina and Galina Goroshova
1972 - Lasse Viren wins the 10000 m at München
1960 - rest day in Roma
1972 - Klaus Dibiasi wins his second gold in Diving, Highboard at München
1972 - Viktor Saneev wins his second gold in the Triple Jump at München
1972 - the Soviet Union come second the Team Sabre at München - Viktor Sidiak and Vladimir Nazlymov add a silver to three golds
1900 - swimming competitions at St.Louis - Halmay Zoltán wins the 100 yds
1920 - final of the Football competition at Antwerpen - Belgium beat Czechoslovakia 2-0
1920 - final of the Rugby at Antwerpen - USA beat France 8-0
1920 - final of the Hockey at Antwerpen - Great Britain win the gold
1960 - Wilma Rudolph wins the 200 m at Roma
1972 - The München Olympics are halted for a day because of a terrorist attack against the Israeli team
1900 - swimming competitions at St.Louis - Halmay Zoltán wins the 50 yds, Charles Daniels the 220 yds
1920 - equestrian events at Antwerpen
1960 - Herb Elliott wins the 1500 m at Roma
1972 - Vasili Alexeev wins the Weightlifting (+110 kg) at München
1900 - swimming competitions at St.Louis - Charles Daniels wins the 440 yds
1920 - equestrian events at Antwerpen
1960 - Paul Elvström wins his third gold in Sailing, in the Finn at Roma
1960 - Al Oerter wins his second gold in the Discus at Roma
1960 - Japan win the Men's team Gymnastics - first gold for Yukio Endo
1972 - Hennie Kuiper wins the Cycling Road Race at München
1904 - start of the Fencing competitions at St.Louis - Ramon Fonst wins two gold medals
1920 - equestrian events at Antwerpen
1960 - the Soviet Union win the Women's team Gymnastics at Roma - second gold for Polina Astakhova and Larissa Latynina
1972 - the Soviet Union win the Women's Team Foil at München - third gold medal for Tatyana Samusenko-Petrenko, Alexandra Sabelina and Galina Goroshova and second for Elena Belova-Novikova
1904 - Fencing at St.Louis
1920 - equestrian events at Antwerpen
1960 - India get silver in the Hockey at Roma - Leslie Claudius and Udham Singh add a silver to their three golds.
1960 - Larissa Latynina wins her second gold in the Floor exercises at Roma
1960 - Italy win the Team Epee at Roma - the fourth gold medal for Edoardo Mangiarotti, the third for Carlo Pavesi and Giuseppe Delfino
1972 - Ivan Patzaichin comes second in Canoeing, C2 1000m at München, to add a silver to three golds.
1972 - Hungary win the Team Epee at München - second gold for Kulcsár Gyözö
1904 - Fencing at St.Louis - Albertson van Zo Post wins gold at Singlestick
1920 - equestrian events at Antwerpen
1960 - Hungary win the Team Sabre at Roma - the sixth gold medal for Gerevich Aladár, the fifth for Kovács Pál, and the fourth for Kárpáti Rudolf
1972 - Teofilo Stevenson wins his first gold in Boxing, Heavyweight at München
1900 - start of the Cycling events at Paris
1920 - equestrian events at Antwerpen - Bouckaert wins two gold in Fancy Jumping
1960 - Germany wins the Grand Prix des Nations at Roma - second gold medal for Hans-Günther Winkler
1960 - closing of the Roma Olympics
1972 - West Germany wins the Grand Prix des Nations at München - fourth gold medal for Hans-Günther Winkler
1972 - closing of the München Olympics
1920 - last equestrian events at Antwerpen - Lars Norling wins gold in the Prix des Nations
1920 - end of the Antwerpen Olympics
1900 - end of the cycling events at Paris
2000 - there are football matches in Sydney, two days before the opening
2000 - there are football matches in Sydney, two days before the opening
2000 - opening of the Sydney Olympics
2000 - the USA win the 4x100 m free-style - third gold for Dara Torres and Jenny Thompson
1988 - opening of the Seoul Olympics
2000 -
1988 -
2000 -
1904 - start of the Archery at St.Louis
1904 - start of the Golf at St.Louis
1988 -
2000 - Australia win the Equestrian Team Three-day event - third gold for Andrew Hoy
1900 - France beat Belgium at Football in Paris
1904 - Archery and Golf at St.Louis
1988 - Naim Suleymanoglu wins his first gold in Weightlifting
2000 -
1904 - finals of the Archery at St.Louis
1904 - start of Boxing competition in St.Louis
1988 -
2000 - Korea win the Team Archery - third gold for Kim Soo-Nyung
1904 - Boxing and Golf at St.Louis
1988 - Alexander Karelin wins his first gold medal
2000 -
1900 - England beat France at Football in Paris to win the first official gold
1904 - Boxing and Golf at St.Louis
1988 - the USA win the 4x100 m free-style - second gold for Matt Biondi
2000 - Stephen Redgrave wins his fifth gold in rowing
2000 - Italy win the team foil - third gold for Giovanna Trillini
2000 - Piros Dimas wins his third weightlifting gold
2000 - Jan Zelezny wins his third javelin gold
1904 - finals of the Boxing competition at St.Louis. Oliver Kirk wins two gold medals.
1904 - end of the Golf competitions at St.Louis
1988 - Stephen Redgrave wins his second gold in rowing, his first in the coxless pairs
2000 - Romania win the eights - Elisabeta Oleniuc-Lipa wins a gold in each of four olympics
2000 - Akakios Kakiasvilis wins his third weightlifting gold
1988 - West Germany win the Team Dressage - fifth gold medal for Dr. Reiner Klimke, the first for Monica Theodorescu
1988 - Egerszegi Krisztina wins her first gold on the 200 m backstroke
1988 - Jan Zelezny wins javelin silver, he would add three golds later
2000 -
1988 - Carl Lewis wins his second gold in the Long Jump
2000 - Germany win the team Dressage - third gold for Isabell Werth
1988 -
2000 -
1988 -
2000 - Germany win the team Jumping - third team gold for Ludger Beerbaum, his fourth overall.
1988 - Germany win the team Jumping - first gold for Ludger Beerbaum
1988 - the USA win the Women's Basketball - second gold medal for Teresa Edwards
2000 - Australia win the Hockey - third gold medal for Rechelle Hawkes
1988 - Birgit Fischer-Schmidt wins the K2, the second of her golds in each of five Olympics
1988 - Australia win the Hockey - first gold medal for Rechelle Hawkes
2000 - Germany win the K4 - Birgit Fischer-Schmidt wins her third title at that event, and has a gold in each of her five Olympics
2000 - Cuba win the Volleyball - third gold medal for Marleny Costa Blanco, Mireya Luis Hernandez, Lilia Izquierdo Aguirre, Idalmis Gato Moya, Regla Bell McKenzie, and Regla Torres Herrera
2000 - the USA win the Women's Basketball - fourth gold medal for Teresa Edwards
2000 - Felix Savon wins his third gold at Boxing
2000 - Russia win the Handball - Andrei Lavrov wins his third gold medal

October

1988 - East Germany win the K4 - Birgit Fischer-Schmidt wins the first of her 3 golds at that event
1988 - Korea win the Team Archery - first gold for Kim Soo-Nyung
1988 - the US win the 4x100m - second gold for Evelyn Ashford
2000 - the Soviet Union win the Handball - Andrei Lavrov wins his first gold medal
2000 - closing of the Sydney Olympics
1988 - closing of the Seoul Olympics
1964 - opening of the Tokyo Olympics
1964 - Abdon Pamich wins the 50 km walk at Tokyo
1964 - Alexey Vashonin wins the Weightlifting (-56 kg) at Tokyo
1964 - Yoshinobu Miyake wins the Weightlifting (-60 kg) at Tokyo
1968 - opening of the Mexico Olympics
1964 - Dawn Fraser wins her third gold at 100 m free-style at Tokyo
1968 - Seresht Mohammed Nassiri is 300 grams lighter than Földi Imre, thus winning the weightlifting (-56 kg) at Mexico
1900 - France beat England at Rugby in Paris
1904 - start of wrestling events at St.Louis
1964 - Alexander Medved wins his first gold at free-style Wrestling, Light Heavyweight at Tokyo
1968 - Vladimir Golubnichi wins the 20 km Walk
1904 - end of wrestling events at St.Louis
1964 - Vyacheslav Ivanov wins his third gold medal in the Skiff at Tokyo
1964 - Al Oerter wins his third gold in the Discus at Tokyo
1968 - Al Oerter wins his fourth gold in the Discus
1964 - Peter Snell wins the 800 m at Tokyo
1968 - Tommie Smith wins the 200 m and shows the black fist at the medal ceremony.
1964 - the Soviet Union come second in the Women's Team Foil at Tokyo - Tatyana Samusenko-Petrenko and Galina Goroshova add a silver to their three golds
1968 - Viktor Saneev wins his first gold in the Triple Jump
1964 - Hungary win the Waterpolo at Tokyo - third gold medal for Gyarmati Deszö and Kárpáti György
1964 - Klaus Dibiasi wins his silver in Diving, Highboard at Tokyo. He will later add three golds
1968 - Lee Evans wins the 400 m and Bob Beamon the Long Jump. Both world records would stand for over 20 years
1908 - start of the Football competition at London
1908 - Australasia beat England in the Rugby final at London
1964 - Tamara Press wins the Discus at Tokyo
1968 - Daniel Morelon wins the Sprint
1964 - Japan win the Men's team Gymnastics at Tokyo - second gold for Yukio Endo
1964 - the Soviet Union win the Women's team Gymnastics at Tokyo - third gold for Polina Astakhova and Larissa Latynina
1968 - Alexander Medved wins his second gold at free-style Wrestling, Heavyweight
1908 - semi finals of the Football competition at London
1964 - Hungary win the Team Epee at Tokyo - first gold for Kulcsár Gyözö
1964 - Italy come second in Team Epee at Tokyo - Giuseppe Delfino adds a silver to his three gold medals
1968 - the Soviet Union win the Team Sabre - first gold for Viktor Sidiak and Vladimir Nazlymov
1964 - Vera Caslavska wins the vault, Polina Astakhova the Parallel Bars at Tokyo
1968 - Kulcsár Gyözö wins the individual Epée
1964 - Germany win the Team Dressage at Tokyo - first gold medal for Dr. Reiner Klimke
1964 - India win the Hockey at Tokyo - the third gold medal for Udham Singh
1964 - Larissa Latynina wins her third gold in the Floor exercises at Tokyo
1968 - the Soviet Union win the Women's Team Gymnastics - first gold for Lyudmila Turishcheva
1908 - final of the Football competition at London - England beat Denmark 2-0
1908 - final of the Lacrosse at London - Canada beat England 14-10
1964 - Germany wins the Grand Prix des Nations at Tokyo - third gold medal for Hans-Günther Winkler
1964 - closing of the Tokyo Olympics
1968 - West Germany win the Team Dressage - second gold medal for Dr. Reiner Klimke
1968 - the Soviet Union win the Women's Team Foil - second gold medal for Tatyana Samusenko-Petrenko, Alexandra Sabelina and Galina Goroshova and first for Elena Belova-Novikova
1968 - Japan win the Men's team Gymnastics - third gold for Yukio Endo, first gold for Sawao Kato, Mitsuo Tsukahara and Eizo Kenmotsu
1968 - Ivan Patzaichin wins his first gold in Canoeing, C2 1000m
1968 - Hungary win the Team Epee - second gold for Kulcsár Gyözö
1968 - Klaus Dibiasi wins his first gold in Diving, Highboard
1908 - Boxing competitions at London
1968 - West Germany come third in the Grand Prix des Nations - Hans-Günther Winkler adds a bronze to four golds and a silver
1968 - closing of the Mexico Olympics
1900 - France beat Germany in the Rugby final at Paris
1900 - end of the Paris Olympics
1904 - Gymnastics heptathlon at St.Louis - Anton Heida wins 4 gold and 1 silver on a single day
1908 - Figure Skating competitions at London
1908 - Figure Skating competitions at London
1908 - Hockey competition at London
1908 - final of the Hockey competition at London - England beat Ireland 8-1
1908 - end of the London Olympics

November

1904 - first match of the Football tournament at St.Louis
1904 - second match of the Football tournament at St.Louis
1956 - opening of the Melbourne Olypics
1904 - final of the Football tournament at St.Louis - Galt F.C. Ontario beat Christian Brothers College
1904 - end of the St.Louis Olympics
1956 - Charles Vinci and Isaac Berger win at weightlifting
1956 - Bobby Morrow wins the 100 m
1956 - rest day in Melbourne
1956 - Betty Cuthbert wins the 100 m
1956 - Vyacheslav Ivanov wins his first gold medal in the Skiff
1956 - Al Oerter wins his first gold in the Discus
1956 - Italy win the Team Epee - the third gold medal for Edoardo Mangiarotti, the second for Carlo Pavesi and Giuseppe Delfino
1956 - Charles Jenkins wins the 400 m
1956 - Betty Cuthbert wins the 200 m

December

1956 - Gert Fredriksson wins his third gold at K1 1000 m Canoeing
1956 - Dawn Fraser wins her first gold at 100 m free-style
1956 - Papp László wins his third gold in Boxing at Light Middleweight
1956 - rest day in Melbourne
1956 - Hungary win the Team Sabre - the fifth gold medal for Gerevich Aladár, the fourth for Kovács Pál, and the third for Kárpáti Rudolf
1956 - Murray Rose wins the 400 m free-style
1956 - Paul Elvström wins his third gold in Sailing, in the Finn
1956 - the Soviet Union win the Women's team Gymnastics - first gold for Polina Astakhova and Larissa Latynina
1956 - Larissa Latynina wins her first gold in the Floor exercises
1956 - India win the Hockey - the third gold medal for Randhir Singh Gentle, Leslie Claudius, Balbir Singh, and Rangananandhan Francis and the second for Udham Singh
1956 - Hungary win the Waterpolo - second gold medal for Gyarmati Deszö and Kárpáti György
1956 - the Soviet Union win the Football
1956 - closing of the Melbourne Olympics

written 1997-10-01 - last modified 2000-11-18