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Important events in Olympic history

Women were allowed to compete at the Olympic Games. Helena de Pourtales from Switzerland was the first woman to compete.

In 1916, the Olympic Games were cancelled due to World War I.

In the year 1936, African-American athlete Jesse Owens won four medals. It was the year that Nazi Germany raised the possibility of organizing against Aryan racial supremacist beliefs

In 1980, the Cold War led to the US boycott of the Moscow Olympics

In 1996, Olympic gold medalist Muhammad Ali lit the Olympic flame.

In 2008, American swimmer Michael Phelps won eight golf medals.