Talk:1896 Summer Olympics

This is the talk page for discussing improvements to the 1896 Summer Olympics article.
This is not a forum for general discussion of the article's subject.

Put new text under old text. Click here to start a new topic.
New to Wikipedia? Welcome! Learn to edit; get help.

Article policies

Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL

Archives: 1

Olympics Top‑importance

	Olympic Games portal This article is within the scope of WikiProject Olympics, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of Olympics on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.OlympicsWikipedia:WikiProject OlympicsTemplate:WikiProject OlympicsOlympics
Top	This article has been rated as Top-importance on the project's importance scale.

Greece: Athens High‑importance

	Greece portal This article is within the scope of WikiProject Greece, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of Greece on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.GreeceWikipedia:WikiProject GreeceTemplate:WikiProject GreeceGreek
High	This article has been rated as High-importance on the project's importance scale.
	This article is supported by the Athens task force.

1896 Summer Olympics is a featured article; it (or a previous version of it) has been identified as one of the best articles produced by the Wikipedia community. Even so, if you can update or improve it, please do so.

This article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page as Today's featured article on April 26, 2005, and on July 26, 2024.

Article milestones
Date	Process	Result
March 10, 2005	Featured article candidate	Promoted
August 7, 2008	Featured article review	Kept

Facts from this article were featured on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "On this day..." column on April 6, 2005, April 6, 2006, April 6, 2007, April 6, 2008, April 6, 2009, April 6, 2010, April 6, 2014, April 6, 2016, April 6, 2017, April 6, 2020, and April 6, 2021.

Current status: Featured article

This article has been viewed enough times in a single week to appear in the Top 25 Report. The week in which this happened:

April 3 to 9, 2016 (9th)

On 24 April 2022, it was proposed that this article be moved to 1896 Olympics. The result of the discussion was no consensus.

On 9 February 2023, it was proposed that this article be moved to 1896 Olympics. The result of the discussion was no consensus.

"Summer" Olympics

Latest comment: 4 months ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Seems like this is a perennial topic around here - but can someone please link the original discussion to move all Olympic games prior to 1920 to include the term "summer"? How was consensus reached then? The fact that this discussion rears its head every so often means there was "no consensus" to have the current name to begin with, but it's essentially being treated as an irreversible fait accompli in the wiki bureaucracy; we can't just keep making the default outcome of "no consensus" an extension of the status quo. Colipon+(Talk) 21:14, 26 July 2024 (UTC)Reply

First medalist?

Latest comment: 4 months ago1 comment1 person in discussion

The text states: "On April 6, 1896, American James Connolly became the first Olympic medalist in more than 1,500 years, competing in the triple jump." Didn't the ancient winners get laurel wreaths and the like, with medals being a modern invention? Would it be better to say Mr. Connolly was the first Olympic champion in more than 1,500 years? JingleJim (talk) 15:49, 27 July 2024 (UTC)Reply

Medal count

Latest comment: 4 months ago1 comment1 person in discussion

In the "medal count" section there is standing that there are gold silver and bronze medals but that is completely wrong. That should be changed. Gilliebillie🤡 (talk) 17:12, 14 August 2024 (UTC)Reply

Add topic