Baron Pierre de Coubertin was instrumental in reviving the modern Olympic Games. He established many Olympic traditions still used today, such as the five rings symbol, Olympic flag, oath, and motto "Citius, Altius, Fortius." The Olympic torch relay and lighting of the cauldron were introduced in 1936. Host cities have displayed their culture through opening and closing ceremonies. New Zealand's first Olympic gold medalist was swimmer Malcolm Eddie Champion, who won as part of the Australasian 4x200m freestyle relay team in 1912.

2. The Modern Olympics

3. The Modern Olympics
By Kieran Cotter

5. Who is the Baron Pierre de
Coubertin?

6. Who is the Baron Pierre de
Coubertin?
Baron de Coubertin, was born in Paris on 1 January 1863. He was
the youngest of four children. He died at the age of 74, on
September 2, 1937, of a stroke.
He chose to voice his idea to an international meeting of top athletes
from nine countries in 1984. This group of friends and colleagues
became know as the International Olympic committee. He tried to
pull countries athletes to the games.Pierre de Coubertin was
instrumental in establishing many of the Olympic traditions that
continue to this day - the five rings, the Olympic flag, the oath and
motto. He produced many writings on the subject of sport and
education - one of his most famous quotes is “The important thing
in the Olympic Games is not winning but taking part. Just as in life,
the aim is not to conquer but to struggle well.”

8. Olympic flag

9. Olympic flag
The flag has five interlocking rings (blue, yellow, black,
green, and red) on a white ground. The rings represent
the five parts of the world that were joined together in
the Olympic movement: Africa, the Americas, Asia,
Australia and Europe. Baron de Coubertin designed the
flag of the Olympics in 1913-1914.
The olympic flag was first used in the 1920 Olympic
games in Antwerp, Belgium

10. Olympic flag
The flag has five interlocking rings (blue, yellow, black,
green, and red) on a white ground. The rings represent
the five parts of the world that were joined together in
the Olympic movement: Africa, the Americas, Asia,
Australia and Europe. Baron de Coubertin designed the
flag of the Olympics in 1913-1914.
The olympic flag was first used in the 1920 Olympic
games in Antwerp, Belgium

12. The Olympic Torch

13. The Olympic Torch

14. The Olympic Torch

15. The Olympic Torch
The tradition of the Olympic flame began during the ancient Olympic Games, over
2700 years ago in Greece. A flame was lit for each Olympics, every four years, and it
burned throughout the games. The flame symbolized the death and rebirth of Greek
heroes. There was no torch relay in the ancient Olympics. The first torch relay took
place at the 1936 games in Berlin, Germany.For each Olympics, a new flame is
started in the ancient Olympic stadium in Olympia, Elis, Greece, using a parabolic
mirror to focus the rays of the Sun. This flame begins its Olympic Torch Relay by
touring Greece. The flame is normally taken to the country where the games will be
held (usually by airplane). Following that, the flame is then carried around the country
where the games are to be held, using a series of torches carried by people running,
walking, riding horses and camels, scuba diving, and using other means of human
conveyance. The last runner uses a torch to light the large Olympic torch which burns
throughout the games. The flame is extinguished during the closing ceremony. A new
Olympic torch is designed for each of the games.

17. Olympic Mascot

18. Olympic Mascot

19. Olympic Mascot
The one-eyed Wenlock ^ and Mandeville ^ - who were
born from the "last drops of steel" from the Olympic
Stadium - were the product of an 18-month creative
process using more than 40 focus groups.

21. Olympic Oath

22. Olympic Oath

23. Olympic Oath

24. Olympic Oath
In the name of all competitors, I promise that we shall take part in
these Olympic Games, respecting and abiding by the rules that
govern them, in the true spirit of sportsmanship, for the glory of
sport and the honour of our teams."
Written by Baron de Coubertin, the oath is taken by an
athlete from the host nation while holding a corner of the
Olympic flag. The athletes' oath was first taken by Belgian
fencer Victor Boin at the 1920 Antwerp Games. A judge from
the host country also speaks the oath, with slightly different
wording.

26. Creed and Motto

27. Creed and Motto

28. Creed and Motto

29. Creed and Motto
A judge from the host country recites the Olympic creed, which appears on the big
screen during the Opening Ceremony:
"The most important thing in the Olympic games is not to win but to take part, just as the most important
thing in life is not the triumph, but the struggle. The essential thing is not to have conquered, but to have fought
well."
Baron de Coubertin adopted this creed after hearing it from the bishop of central
Pennsylvania, Ethelbert Talbot, when he spoke at a service for Olympic athletes during the
1908 London Games. Although there have been many permutations of this basic message
throughout the history of the Games, the creed above, which was introduced at the 1972
Olympic Games in Munich, is still used today.
The Olympic motto is, "Citius, Altius, Fortius," which means "Swifter, Higher, Stronger."

31. Host Cities

32. Host Cities
There has been 29 summer olympics in 22
different cities. Several places have held the
olympics more than once including London
which has held the games 3 times including these
2012 games. Other places include: Athens 2,
Paris 2, Los Angeles, 2. In addition Stockholm
held 1 Olympic games and the Equestrian
section of another games.

34. Ceremonies

35. Ceremonies
There is the Opening Ceremony, the Medals
Ceremonies and the Closing Ceremony.
There are many Medals ceremonies as there are
many sports.
The ceremonies always follow the same protocol
but each host adds their own feel. The splendor,
organization and WOW factor is greatly
anticipated by countries all over the world.

37. Malcolm Eddie Champion

38. Malcolm Eddie Champion
Malcolm Eddie Champion (12 November 1883 – 27 July 1939) was New Zealand's first Olympic gold medallist,
and the first swimmer to represent New Zealand at an Olympic Games. He won a gold medal in the 4x200m
freestyle relay at the 1912 summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden as part of a combined team with Australia,
competing as Australasia. Champion was born in 1883 on Norfolk Island. Between 1901 and 1914, Champion
won thirty-two New Zealand national titles, at one point holding the titles for every distance between 220 yards
(200 m) and one mile (1.6 km). In 1911 was the long-distance champion of England and the 880 yd (800 m)
champion of the Thames. He had also represented Australasia at the 1911 Festival of the Empire at The Crystal
palace, an early forerunner to the Commonwealth games, where he finished third in the mile race. Due to the
financial difficulties faced by the New Zealand Olympic Committee, his swimming club had to fundraise for him
and organize loans so that he could travel to the 1912 Stockholm Olympics. At the Olympics, Champion carried
the flag for the Australasian delegation. Champion was originally slated to compete in the 400 m and 1500 m
freestyle events. He finished second in his 400 m heat behind Harold Hardwick and before finishing fourth in his
semi-final to be eliminated. In the 1500 m event, he placed second in both his heat and semifinal, before
abandoning in the final after 600 m. A sudden ear infection to Bill Longworth resulted in Champion being
promoted to the 4x200m freestyle relay team. In the final on 15 July, Champion swam the second leg, and started
equal with the American swimmer after Cecil Healy's first leg before building up a 10 m lead in his leg. Les
Boardman extended the lead to 15 m before Harold Hardwick held off Duke Kahanamoku to claim the gold
medal in the world record time of 10:11.6. The final was the third time that a world record had been set in that
event at the Stockholm games, the first two times occurring on 12 July with the United States team swimming
10:26.4, only to be bettered later that day by the Australasian team who swam 10:14.0 (the United States team
won the silver medal in the final). Champion was New Zealand's only Olympic gold medallist in swimming until
1996, when Danyon Loader won in the 200 m and 400 m freestyle events at the Atlanta Olympics. In 1990
Champion became an inaugural inductee into the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame. In 2005 the winning relay
team was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame, making Champion the only non-Australian inductee.