Long before the world's greatest athletes gathered in Paris for the ongoing XXXIII Olympiad, the Olympics have garnered star competitors — and captivated audiences — for over a century. Since their first modern iteration in 1896, the Olympics have served as a global touchstone for athletic excellence, one that comes with over 100 year's worth of stunning photographs. 

From Michael Jordan repping Team USA to Nadia Comăneci nabbing that perfect 10, here are 25 old-school Olympic photos from some of the first modern Olympiads.