A gold medal awarded at the first Olympics hosted on U.S. soil has sold at auction for over half a million dollars.

Unlike Olympic medals these days which are mostly made of silver with gold plating, these were smaller and made entirely of ...

This marked the first Olympics where gold medals were introduced, with the U.S. dominating by winning 78 of 96 events.

A gold medal awarded to the winner of the 110-meter hurdles at the 1904 St. Louis Olympics, the first Games hosted on U.S.

Beauty was extremely important in ancient Greece and not just for women but for men, as well. As admirers of beauty, ancient Greeks placed great emphasis on healthy skin, and, naturally, they ...

Simitis imposed financial measures to prepare for Greece’s entry into ... venue of the inaugural modern Olympics in 1896, but also to the birthplace of the ancient games in 776 B.C. But the ...

The Olympic Games are heralded as one of the oldest sporting events in history, dating back to ancient Greece. But were the Greek Olympics actually influenced by the existence of a very similar ...

Ágnes Keleti, the oldest living Olympic medal winner and Holocaust survivor, died Thursday morning. The 103-year-old Hungarian died in Budapest, according to Olympics.com. Keleti died after ...