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Academic Olympia

The Academic Olympia is possibly the first university sports event. It was a competition for university students held in the early 1900s.

It is reported that there were five "Academic Olympia" events from 1909 until 1913, all held in Germany (though the 1911 event was originally due to be held in Italy). However, the following illustrations are from the Illustrated London News from 1905, of Oxford's victory at the Academic Olympia, which suggests there may have been some events earlier than 1909.

Image from the Illustrated London News: 'THE ACADEMIC OLYMPIA: OXFORD'S VICTORY' 1905 April 8th

Hosts

• 1909 Leipzig, Germany
• 1910 Berlin, Germany
• 1911 Breslau, Germany
• 1911 Dresden, Germany
• 1913 Oct 18-19, Leipzig, Germany

Image from the Illustrated London News: 'THE ACADEMIC OLYMPIA: OXFORD'S VICTORY' 1905 April 8th

Related Pages

• Other Games for University students
• Complete List of Multi-Sport Events from around the world
• About International Multi-Events
• World sports calendar
• Multi-Sport Events (Games) Calendar

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