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Evangelis Zappas aka Evangelos Zappas (1800–1865) was a Greek businessman, philanthropist, and founder of the modern international Olympic Games.

He was born in northern Epirus (today part of Albania) in 1800 and moved to Bucharest in 1831. In 1856 he wrote to King Otto of Greece offering 400 shares in the steamship company so that the dividends could be used to establish the Olympic Games, the Olympiad, and to provide prizes to the Olympian victors. In 1859, he succeeded in reviving the Olympic Games in a city square in Athens, Greece. Zappas died before the next Games that he had sponsored, but due to his bequeathing a large part of his fortune for the continued revival of the Olympic Games, they were held again in 1870, and 1875 at the Panathenian stadium in Athens. [1]

Evangelis Zappas had funded the refurbishment of the Panathenian stadium and the building of the first purpose-built indoor Olympic arena called the Zappeion. The head of Zappas is buried beneath his memorial outside the Zappeion. Baron Pierre de Coubertin made a similar gesture by having his heart buried at Olympia.

Evangelis Zappas re-established the Olympic Games for the first time since they were held in ancient Greece and these foundations were used by Baron Pierre de Coubertin and the International Olympic Committee (founded in 1894). Competitors attended the Zappas Games from both Greece and the Ottoman Empire making them international in 1859, 1870, and 1875. [2]

The Olympic Games, sponsored by Zappas, were held in the Panathenian stadium in 1870 and 1875. The stadium was later used for the Olympic Games held in 1896, 1906, and 2004. The Zappeion was used as the Olympic Press Center during the Athens 2004 Olympic Games.

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1. ^ David C. Young (1996). The Modern Olympics - A Struggle for Revival. The Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 0-8018-5374-5. 
2. ^ Dimitri Iatridi, Grigori Ksirogianni, Georgio Andreaki, Konstantino Zappa, Iaonni Joachimidi, Panagioti Samartzi, Georgio Tsiami (1988). Επιτροπή Ολυμπίων και Κληροδοτημάτων, Ζάππειο 1888-1988 (in Greek). Economic Ministry of the Olympic Committee and Legacy at the Zappeion Megaro. 

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Olympic Games (often referred to simply as The Olympics or The Games[1]) is an international multi-sport event subdivided into summer and winter sporting events. The summer and winter games are each held every four years (an Olympiad[2]).
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An Olympiad is a period of four years, associated with the Olympic Games of Classical Greece. In the Hellenistic period, beginning with Ephorus, Olympiads were used as a calendar epoch. In this reckoning, the first Olympiad lasted from the summer of 776 BC to that of 772 BC.
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The Panathinaiko (Panathenaic) Stadium (also known as the Kallimarmaron, i.e. the "beautifully marbled") in Athens is the only major stadium in the world built fully of white marble (from Mount Penteli).
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Zappeion is a building in the National Gardens of Athens in the heart of Athens, Greece. It is generally used for meetings and ceremonies, both official and private.

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Pierre de Frédy, Baron de Coubertin (January 1, 1863 – September 2, 1937) was a French pedagogue and historian best known for founding the International Olympic Committee.
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International Olympic Committee (French: Comité International Olympique) is an organization based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin and Demetrios Vikelas on June 23 1894. Its membership is 205 National Olympic Committees.
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