THE ANCIENT OLYMPIC GAMES WERE DEDICATED TO THE OLYMPIAN GODS AND HELD AT OLYMPIAN,ON THE BOARDERS BETWEEN GREECE AND MACEDONIA.THE OLYMPICS WERE BEGAN IN 776 BC AND WERE HELD EVERY FOUR YEARS.THERE WERE FEWER EVENTS THAN NOW,AND ONLY GREEKS COULD TAKE PART.THE 293RD AND LAST OLYMPIAD WAS HELD IN AD 392.AFTER THIS WERE BANNED BY EMPEROR THEODOSIUS.THE GAMES WERE REVIVED IN 1896 WHEN THE FIRST MODERN OLYMPIC GAMES WERE HELD IN ATHENS.
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MEDAL-WINNING-NATIONS:
COUNTRY GOLD SILVER BRONZE TOTAL
USA 907 697 615 2119
RUSSIA 525 436 409 1370
GERMANY 228 258 298 784
GREAT BRITAIN 189 242 237 668
FRANCE 199 202 230 631
ITALY 189 154 168 511
SWEDEN 140 157 179 476
HUNGARY 158 141 161 460
EAST GERMANY 159 150 136 445
AUSTTRALIA 119 119 154 399
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