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Who was Australia's only representative at the first modern olympic games?
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Edwin Flack Flack won both the 800m and 1500m track events, played tennis with an English friend in the men's doubles winning the bronze and led the marathon in the early stages before failing to finish. He was the first non-American to win a track event at the Games and proved a very popular champion. Flack began a wonderful tradition of Australian athletes at the Olympic Games. source: http://corporate.Olympics.com.au/games/3/Athens+1896
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Who was Australia's first representative at the olympic games and what country were they held in?
Teddy Flack represented Australia at the first Modern Olympic Games held in 1896 in Athens, Greece. Flack won gold in the 800 meter and 1500 meter runs.
When was the first modern olympic games opened to woman?
The 1900 Olympics were the first modern Olympic Games to be open to women.
Which sport was held in the first modern olympic games in 1886?
Which sport was included in the first modern olympic games held in 1866
When and where were the first modern olympic games held?
The first modern Olympic Games were held in Athens, Greece, in 1896.
Where was the modern first games held?
The first modern Olympic games were held in Athens in 1986 but the the first ancient olympic games were held in Olympia 776BC
Where was the first modern Olympics held?
Where was the first modern Olympic held. The answer is Athens
Where and when did the first powered flight take place?
First Modern Olympic Games --- 4/6/1896cg
Did woman compete in the first modern olympic games?
Women were not allow to compete at the first Olympic in 1896.
Which country were the first modern olympic host?
The first Olympic Games were held in Greece.
What sports were in the first modern Olympics?
Farting Championships were played in the first modern Olympic games.
Where were the first modern Olympics game played?
The first modern Olympic games were played in Athens
When were the first Olympic games of modern times?
1896
