The first country to give us this new Olympic sight was, as always, Greece. Ancient Greece originated the Olympic Games. The Paris Olympics website outlines a bit of the history: The history of ...

"It was at Amsterdam 1928 that the tradition of the Greek delegation marching first was introduced – owing to the status of the founding country of the ancient Olympic Games," the official ...

The Olympic Games ... both the modern and ancient Olympic Games. The first time this tribute was given was at the 1896 Games held in the city of Athens. The position of Greece in the Opening ...

The Hellenic Olympic Committee named ... walker Antigoni Drisbioti as the first athletes to open the Games. Greece has led the parade of nations due to their ancient history with the competition.

An ancient Greek statue known as the Charioteer of Delphi RaminusFalcon via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY 3.0 A list of ancient Olympic victors ... under CC BY-SA 3.0 First-place victors in ...