The Olympics of the modern age have been recreated by Pierre de Coubertin and its first edition was in 1896. Respecting the Greek calendar, which was mirrored, the Summer Olympic Games are held every four years, during the Olympics, and went through the XX Century were influenced to the dynamics of a historical moment marked by deep social conflicts world order. From the analysis of these moments, it was possible to observe the changes experienced by the Olympic Movement. Thereafter, we intend to discuss in this article and characterize these historical moments proposing a timeline for the Olympics. The intention of this was to create analysis parameters for the Olympic events from their historical and social context
Olympics; Periodization; Sport; History