A rare gold medal from the 1904 St. Louis Olympics is up for auction
A gold medal awarded to the winner of the 110-meter hurdles at the 1904 St. Louis Olympics, the first Games hosted on U.S.
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Paris 2024 is almost here, and so is the Olympic torch
From Athens, the torch boarded the “Belem,” a three-masted ship that dates back to 1896, the year of the first modern Olympic Games in Athens. The Belem transported the torch across the Mediterranean ...
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Where is modern pentathlon being held at the Paris Olympics?
Modern pentathlon events will take place at the Palace of Versailles, the iconic home to the court of Louis XIV. The first French site to be awarded UNESCO World Heritage status in 1979, the gardens ...
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A Rare Gold Medal From the 1904 St. Louis Olympics Sells for $545,371 at Auction
A first-place silver medal awarded at the first modern Olympic Games in Athens in 1896 sold ... six Olympic silver and bronze medals the same year, with the $166,779 raised going to an ...