First Olympic Games Ever. Ancient olympic games, quadrennial athletic event that was held in olympia, greece, from 776 bce to about 393 ce. The games started in olympia which is in south west greece.

Originally, some 2,800 years ago, the games were restricted to male athletes who. On 6 april 1896, the american james connolly won the triple jump to become the first olympic champion in more than 1,500 years.