We’ve come a long way since the first Summer Games in Athens. The year was 1896, and athletes wore a lot more clothes than the athletes wear today.
Women weren’t even competing then (they started at the 1900 Games in Paris) and only 14 countries were represented. This year’s Summer Games has its own set of firsts: Brazil marks the first time a South American country will host the games, it’s the first time refugees will compete, and the Rio Games will feature the first virtual reality broadcast.
The team at Elle pulled together photos from the Summer Games’ 120-year history. See the full video above.
(GERMANY OUT) USA California Los Angeles: 1932 Summer Olympics Javelin thrower Mildred 'Babe' Didriksen (USA) winning the gold medal (43,68) ahead of two German athletes - August 1932 - Photographer: Max Schirner - Vintage property of ullstein bild (Photo by Sportbild Schirner /ullstein bild via Getty Images)
(Original Caption) Jane Fauntz of the United States exhibits perfect form during the finals of the springboard diving events of the Los Angeles Olympic games. Jane placed third in the event.
Danish women gymnastics team practising at the 1908 London Olympics. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
1976: Women dressed in ancient Greek tunics at Olympia performing the ceremony of lighting the Olympic Flame at the sacred altar. After the ceremony the flame is carried to Athens by athletes, then flown to Austria for the Winter Olympics. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)
Women weren’t even competing then (they started at the 1900 Games in Paris) and only 14 countries were represented. This year’s Summer Games has its own set of firsts: Brazil marks the first time a South American country will host the games, it’s the first time refugees will compete, and the Rio Games will feature the first virtual reality broadcast.
The team at Elle pulled together photos from the Summer Games’ 120-year history. See the full video above.
(GERMANY OUT) USA California Los Angeles: 1932 Summer Olympics Javelin thrower Mildred 'Babe' Didriksen (USA) winning the gold medal (43,68) ahead of two German athletes - August 1932 - Photographer: Max Schirner - Vintage property of ullstein bild (Photo by Sportbild Schirner /ullstein bild via Getty Images)
(Original Caption) Jane Fauntz of the United States exhibits perfect form during the finals of the springboard diving events of the Los Angeles Olympic games. Jane placed third in the event.
Danish women gymnastics team practising at the 1908 London Olympics. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
1976: Women dressed in ancient Greek tunics at Olympia performing the ceremony of lighting the Olympic Flame at the sacred altar. After the ceremony the flame is carried to Athens by athletes, then flown to Austria for the Winter Olympics. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)
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