Olympic Trivia

From :

EVENT : PARTICIPATING YEARS

Men's Track and Field:
60m dash : 1900, 1904
5 mile run : 1906, 1908
200m Hurdles : 1900, 1904
Steeplechase : 1900 (2500m & 4000m), 1904 (2590m), 1908 (3200m)
3000m Team run : 1908, 1912, 1920, 1924
Cross Country (individual) : 1912 (8000m), 1920 (10000m), 1924 (10650m)
Cross Country (team) : 1900 (5000m), 1904 (6437m), 1912 (8000m), 1920 (10000m), 1924 (10650m)
Walking : 1906 (1500m), 1920 (3000m), 1908 (3500m), 1908 (10mile)
10000m Walk : 1912, 1920,1924,1948,1952
Standing High Jump : 1900, 1904, 1906, 1908, 1912 
Standing Broad Jump : 1900, 1904, 1906, 1908, 1912
Standing Hop, Step, Jump : 1900, 1904
16lb Shot Put (2 Hands) : 1912
56lb Weight Throw : 1904, 1920
Discus (Greek style) : 1906, 1908
Discus (2 Hands) : 1912
Javelin (Freestyle) : 1908
Javelin (2 Hands) : 1912
Pentathlon : 1906, 1912, 1920, 1924
Tug-of-War : 1900, 1904, 1906, 1908, 1912, 1920

Archery:
Various events : 1904, 1908, 1920

Canoeing:
Various events : 1936, 1948, 1952,1956

Cricket  : 1900

Croquet : 1900

Cycling:
Events to metric : 1904 (440yrds/0ne-third mile/880yrd/one mile), 1906  (660yrd)
Events discontinued : 1906, 1908 (5km) 1906 (10km) 1906, 1908 (20km) 1920, 1924 (50km) 1896, 1908 (100km) 1896 (12hr race)

Fencing:
Sword and Sabre : 1904, 1906

Field Handball : 1936

Golf:
Men's : 1900, 1904
Women's : 1900

Gymnastics:
Callisthenics : 1948, 1952
Team (Swedish/Free Systems) : 1912, 1920
Team (Horiz/Parallel Bars) : 1896
Rope Climb : 1896, 1904,1906,1924, 1932
Mixed Events : 1924 (Side vault) 1932 (Tumbling) 1904, 1932 (Indian Club)

Lacrosse : 1904, 1908

Motor Boating : 1908

Paume:(Like Tennis) : 1908

Racquets:
Men's : 1908

Polo : 1908, 1920, 1924, 1936

Roque: (Like Croquet) : 1904

Rowing:
man-of-war : 1906
inrigger fours : 1912

Rugby : 1908, 1920, 1924

Shooting:
Various Events : 1896, 1900, 1908, 1912, 1920, 1924, 1928, 1936

Swimming:
Relay Races : 1900, 1904, 1906
200m Freestyle : 1900, 1904 (200yrd freestyle)
400m Breaststroke : 1904, 1912, 1920
880yrd & 50yrd Freestyle : 1904
4000m Freestyle : 1900
Plunge (Diving) : 1900, 1904
Plain High Diving : 1912, 1920, 1924

Weightlifting:
One Hand : 1896, 1904, 1906
Two Hands : 1896, 1904, 1906

Yachting:
6m Class : 1900, 1908, 1912, 1920, 1924, 1928, 1932, 1936, 1948, 1952
6.5m Class : 1920
7m Class : 1908, 1920
8m Class : 1900, 1908, 1912, 1920, 1924, 1928, 1932, 1936
10m Class : 1900, 1912, 1920
12m Class : 1908, 1912, 1920, 1956
Firefly Class : 1948
Monotype Class : 1920, 1924, 1928, 1932, 1936
30m Class : 1920
40m Class : 1920
18-Foot Centerboard : 1920