At which Olympic Games did professional athletes first take part in competition?

barker111

1988 Seol, South Korea. http://smh.com.au/olympics/articles/2004/06/18/1089484300823.html Jul 14 05, 9:16 AM

DerekT

Thanks for the answer, Barker, and the useful reference. I should be able to make up a complete page of Olympics questions for my next Pub Quiz from it. Jul 14 05, 8:22 PM

tnrees

The ancient olympics were all professional - you got big rewards from your home city and more appearance money at local games. Jul 15 05, 5:45 AM

DerekT

O.K. I will make Modern Olympics my Pub Quiz topic to avoid beery arguments. Thanks. Jul 15 05, 7:25 AM

Create a Free FunTrivia ID to add to, request more/new answers, or edit this entry

Did ancient Macedonians take part in the Olympic Games? Why did the Olympic games start? In what year and in what city did archery first appear as a sport in the Olympic games? What is the motto of the Olympic Games?

1 Olympic Games 1920 & 1924 After the First World War, the Olympic Games were a sporting tonic for the peoples of the world, after so much bloodshed. How much do you know about the Games of 1920 and 1924? Summer Games Mixture Tough 10 Q rogerw1nz Feb 04 03 273 plays 2 The Olympic Games Here is some tough Olympic Trivia. Olympics History Tough 10 Q daisyduke71 Jul 21 01 1290 plays 3 Olympic Games 1896 to 1904 This is the first of a series of quizzes on every Summer Olympic Games since 1896. Watch out for more Games quizzes ... let the Games begin! 1896 Athens Tough 10 Q rogerw1nz Jan 27 03 633 plays