The five Olympic rings represent the five continents in the world 5 continents, 5 rings actually
If the question refers to Olympic symbol - then each circle represents each of the five continents
There are 5 rings on the olympic symbols and they represent the five continents coming and uniting together in peace.
They don't each individually have there own meaning, but they stand for the five continents that participate in the olympic games.
The five rings of the Olympic flag represent the five major continents of the world, linked together in friendship.
to represent the Ring (continents) are together during the Olympics.
This info from www.olympics.org: "The Olympic symbol consists of five interlaced rings of equal dimensions, used alone, in one or in five different colours, which are, from left to right, blue, yellow, black, green and red. The Olympic symbol (the Olympic rings) expresses the activity of the Olympic Movement and represents the union of the five continents and the meeting of athletes from throughout the world at the Olympic Games. But watch out! It is wrong, therefore, to say that each of the colours corresponds to a certain continent!" There is an even more comprehensive explanation at this address: http://multimedia.olympic.org/pdf/en_report_1303.pdf
The five continents in the games
I am not sure there was any, the official emblem of the Olympic Games (five rings representing five continents in a white background) was introduced at the beginning of the 20 century).
To represent the five continents
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"According to the Olympic Charter, the five-ringed symbol "represents the union of the five continents and the meeting of athletes from throughout the world at the Olympic Games." Baron Pierre de Coubertin conceived of both the symbol and the flag. Not coincidentally, Coubertin is the founder of the modern Olympic Movement. The Olympic Committee adopted the flag in 1914, and it was first flown at the 1920 Antwerp Games."