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	Wikipedia search result
		Medals are awarded in each event, with gold medals for first place, silver for second and bronze for third, a tradition which started in 1904.
		Politics took centre stage in the medal ceremony for the men's 200 metre dash, where Tommie Smith and John Carlos made a protest gesture on the podium against the segregation in the United States; their political act was condemned within the Olympic Movement, but was praised in the American Civil Rights Movement.
		The 2008 Summer Olympics are to be held in Beijing, China.
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	2004 Summer Olympics - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
		Athens was chosen as the host city during the 106th IOC Session held in Lausanne in 05 September 1997,(date of the 25th anniversary of the Munich Massacre after surprisingly losing the bid to organize the 1996 Summer Olympics to Atlanta nearly seven years before, on 18 September 1990, during the 96th IOC Session in Tokyo.
		It was the first Olympics since NBC had merged with Vivendi Universal Entertainment; the merger, along with the acquisitions of the Bravo and Telemundo networks, made it possible for the network to broadcast over 1200 hours of coverage during the games, triple what was broadcast in the U.S. four years earlier.
		The Mayor of Athens, Dora Bakoyianni, passed the Olympic Flag to the Mayor of Beijing, Wang Qishan.
	www.startsurfing.com /encyclopedia/2/0/0/2004_Summer_Olympics_330c.html (2001 words)

	1924 Winter Olympics - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		The very first gold medal awarded in the Olympic Winter games was won by Charles Jewtraw, in the opening event, the 500 meter speedskating.
		In 1974 the final medal of Chamonix 1924 was presented.
		In February 2006 the International Olympic Committee (IOC) ruled that curling was a full part of the olympic program, and have included the medals awarded in the official count.
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/1924_Winter_Olympics (666 words)

	1928 Summer Olympics
		Amsterdam had made a bid for the 1920 and 1924 Olympics, but had to give way to war-victim Belgium and De Coubertin's Paris before finally being awarded with the organisation.
		For the first time, the Olympic Flame was lit during the Olympics.
		The torch relay was however not started until the 1936 Summer Olympics.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/19/1928_Summer_Olympics.html (215 words)

	1976 Summer Olympics - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
		The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, were held in 1976 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
		The Olympic Stadium, a daring design of French architect Roger Taillibert, remains a lasting monument to the huge deficit, as it never had an effective retractable roof, and the tower was only completed after the Olympics.
		This was seen as a major threat to the future of the Olympic Games, and was not until the financially successful 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles that cities began to line up to be hosts again.
	www.startsurfing.com /encyclopedia/1/9/7/1976_Summer_Olympics_81ce.html (1150 words)

	1920 Summer Olympics
		The Games of the VII Olympiad were held in 1920 in Antwerp, Belgium.
		The 1916 Olympics were scheduled to be held in Berlin but were canceled due to the fighting in World War I. Games of the VII Olympiad
		These Olympics were the first in which the Olympic Oath was uttered, the first in which doves were released to symbolize peace, and was the first time the Olympic Flag[?] was flown.
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	1936 Summer Olympics - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
		The tale of Hitler snubbing Owens at the ensuing medal ceremony is, however, untrue.
		For the first time the Olympic Flame was brought to the Olympic Town by a torch relay, with the starting point in Olympia, Greece.
		The Canadian Olympic Team was the only team from a non-fascist country to salute Hitler (in a gesture of friendship) during opening ceremonies.
	www.startsurfing.com /encyclopedia/1/9/3/1936_Summer_Olympics_a11e.html (852 words)

	Clinton Goveas :: Wikipedia Reference
		The Lillehammer Olympics are still considered to this day by sport specialists and Olympic officials as one of the greatest Winter Games ever, and it ranks among the greatest sporting events in history.
		The Olympic flame was brought into the stadium by ski jumper Stein Gruben.
		After repeated Olympic frustration since 1988, American speed skater Dan Jansen finally won a gold medal, setting a world record in the men's 1000 m (1:12.43) in his last Winter Olympic race.
	www.clintongoveas.com /wikipedia/?title=1994_Winter_Olympics (752 words)

	1896 Summer Olympics
		The 1896 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the I Olympiad, were held in 1896 in Athens, Greece.
		However, the 1900 Summer Olympics were already planned for Paris and, barring the so-called Intercalated Games of 1906, the Olympics did not return to Greece until the 2004 Summer Olympics.
		The concept of a designated Olympic Village for the athletes would not appear until the 1932 Summer Olympics; the athletes had to care for their own lodging.
	www.radiofreeithaca.net /search/1896_Summer_Olympics (3642 words)

	winter olympics
		Fewer nations participate in the Winter Olympics than the Summer Olympics; the most obvious reason for this is sheer geography, as most of the countries near the equator have no access to winter sport training facilities.
		This decision caused the Swiss and Austrian skiers to boycott the Olympics.
		During the opening ceremonies, Dr. Jacques Rogge, presiding over his first Olympics as IOC president, told the athletes of the host country that their nation was overcoming the "horrific tragedy" of that day and the IOC stands united with them in promoting the committee's ideals.
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	CBSNews.com
		Held in conjunction with Olympic Games in Paris, the Chamonix Winter Games were originally known as an "International Winter Sports Week," due to objections by Scandinavian countries that felt a Winter Olympics would detract from their Nordic Games.
		The star of these Olympics was Norwegian Sonja Henie, who as a 15-year-old, won the first of her three Olympic gold medals.
		Sonja Henie won her third and final gold medal and in a shocking upset, Britain won the men's hockey competition - although it should be noted that the team was largely made up of Anglo-Canadians.
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	Wikipedia search result
		The 1936 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad, were held in 1936 in Berlin, Germany.
		The Berlin Olympics also saw the introduction to the ceremonies of the Olympic Torch bringing the Olympic Flame by relay from Olympia.
		The Olympic Flame was used for the second time at these games, but they marked the first time it was brought to the Olympic Town by a torch relay, with the starting point in Olympia, Greece.
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	Learn more about 1936 Summer Olympics in the online encyclopedia. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The tale of Hitler snubbing Owens at the ensuing medal ceremony is, however, apocryphal.
		Rower Jack Beresford won his fifth Olympic medal in the sport, and his third gold medal.
		For the first time the Olympic Flame was brought to the Olympic Town by a torch relay, with the starting point in Olympia, Greece.
	www.onlineencyclopedia.org /1/19/1936_summer_olympics.html (481 words)

	1988 Summer Olympics information - Search.com
		The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were held in 1988 in Seoul, South Korea.
		After boycotts of the Olympics in 1976, 1980 and 1984, the Seoul Games were again boycotted, led by North Korea and followed by Cuba; the basis of the boycott was South Korea's refusal to co-host the Olympics with North Korea, which rejected all compromise.
		Anthony Nesty of Suriname wins his country's first Olympic medal by winning the 100 m butterfly, scoring an upset victory; he is also the first fl person to win a swimming title.
	www.search.com /reference/1988_Summer_Olympics (589 words)

	2004 Summer Olympics
		Athens was chosen as the host city in 1997, after surprisingly losing the bid to organize the 1996 Summer Olympics.
		It was the first Olympics since NBC had merged with Vivendi Universal Entertainment; the merger made it possible for the network to broadcast over 1200 hours of coverage during the games, triple what was broadcast in the U.S. four years earlier.
		Before, the medal ceremony for the last event of the Olympiad, the Men's Marathon, was conducted, with Stefano Baldini from Italy as the winner.
	www.askfactmaster.com /2004_Summer_Olympics (1697 words)

	Wikipedia: 1994 Winter Olympics
		In 1986 the IOC voted to change the schedule of the Olympic Games so that the summer and winter games would be arranged in alternating even-numbered years.
		For the first time, the Winter Olympics are not held in the same year as the Games of the Olympiad.
		The Olympic flame is brought into the stadium by a ski jumper.
	www.factbook.org /wikipedia/en/1/19/1994_winter_olympics.html (224 words)

	1896 Summer Olympics
		These were the first celebration of the Olympic Games since the recreation of the ancient Greek Olympics with the founding of the International Olympic Committee in 1894.
		This is remarkable, as the Olympics did not, for a long time, allow professional athletes to compete, with the sole exception of fencing.
		The weightlifting contests are also conducted in the Olympic stadium, with Launceston Elliot of Great Britain and Viggo Jensen of Denmark taking a first and a second place each in the single-hand and double-hand contests.
	www.gamesinathens.com /olympics/1/18/1896_summer_olympics.shtml (886 words)

	1920 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The 1920 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad, were held in 1920 in Antwerp, Belgium.
		At the age of 72, Sweden's running deer double-shot event champion Oscar Swahn won in the team event to become the oldest Olympic champion ever.
		These are the top ten nations that won medals at the 1920 Games.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1920_Summer_Olympics (355 words)

	2000 Summer Olympics - Medbib.com, the modern encyclopedia
		The 2000 Summer Olympics or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were the Summer Olympic Games held in 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
		The cover for the DVD of the 2000 Sydney Summer Olympics showing fireworks in the background and the lighting of the Olympic Flame by Cathy Freeman (who subsequently won the 400 m title).
		During the raising of the Olympics Flag, the Olympic Hymn was sung by the Millennium Choir of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia.
	www.medbib.com /2000_Summer_Olympics (2024 words)

	1948 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIV Olympiad, were held in 1948 at Wembley Stadium in London, England.
		After a hiatus of 12 years caused by the outbreak of World War II, these were the first Summer Olympics to be held since the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin.
		Note that these Olympic Games were the first time that the host nation did not win enough medals to be included in the top 10 medal winners.
	www.knowledgehunter.info /wiki/1948_Summer_Olympics (446 words)

	1920
		As a result of World War 1, the 1916 Summer Olympics in Berlin were cancelled and the 1920 Olympics were given to Antwerp because of the toll the war had taken on Belgium.
		During the Opening Ceremony, the newly created Olympic flag and the Athletes' Oath were incorporated into the celebration for the first time.
		In the medal count, the U.S. defeated Sweden 95-64.
	www.chinadaily.com.cn /2008Olympics/2006-08/25/content_674620.htm (125 words)

	2002 Winter Olympics
		The 2002 Olympic Winter Games were held in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States.
		Prior to these Olympic Winter Games, a number of I.O.C members were forced to resign after it was uncovered that they had accepted inappropriately valuable gifts in return for voting for Salt Lake City to hold the Games.
		Skeleton returned as a medal sport in the 2002 Games for the first time since 1948.
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	1896 Summer Olympics - TvWiki, the free encyclopedia
		The 1896 Summer Olympics, formally called the Games of the I Olympiad, were the first modern Summer Olympic Games and the first Games since Roman emperor Theodosius I banned the Ancient Olympic Games in AD 393 as part of the Christian campaign against paganism.
		However, the 1900 Summer Olympics were already planned for Paris and, barring the so-called Intercalated Games of 1906, the Olympics did not return to Greece until the 2004 Summer Olympics.
		The true origin of the modern Olympics was acknowledged by De Coubertin as being in Much Wenlock, a rural market town in the English county of Shropshire.
	www.tvwiki.tv /wiki/1896_Summer_Olympics (3849 words)

	Olympics
		The Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame Gala Dinner and Induction Ceremony is one of the highlights of the annual COC Congress weekend, to be held from April 19-22.
		His total of five Olympic medals is the most by a Canadian male athlete in the history of the Olympic Winter Games and is the second most in Canadian sport history.
		Throughout her Olympic career, Limpert competed in nine disciplines, recording a top-eight finish each time including a memorable silver medal performance in the 200-metre individual medley at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta.
	www.sportsexpress.ca /Olympics.htm (4112 words)

	Wikinfo \| 1932 Summer Olympics
		An Olympic Village was built for the first time, occupied by the male athletes.
		Babe Didrikson wins two gold medals in the javelin throw and the hurdles event, and only loses a third in the high jump because her jumping technique is ruled inferior and is placed second.
		Finnish star Paavo Nurmi is barred from competing in the Olympic for being a professional.
	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=1932_Summer_Olympics&printable=yes (256 words)

	Egypt in the 2004 Summer Olympics
		The original Olympics were held every four years for a span that lasted for almost eight centuries.
		In fact, she is the only Egyptian athlete to be picked for any medal by SI at the summer event.
		Medals unlikely, but perhaps it will prove their time to be spotted by athletic talent-seeking scouts.
	www.touregypt.net /featurestories/egypt2004olympics.htm (1359 words)

	ipedia.com: 1968 Summer Olympics Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		US discus thrower Al Oerter, wins his fourth consecutive gold medal in the event to become only the second athlete to achieve this in an individual event.
		Dick Fosbury wins the gold medal in the high jump using the radical Fosbury flop technique, which quickly became the dominant technique in the event.
		In the medal award ceremony, fl athletes Tommie Smith and John Carlos (USA) raise their fl-gloved fists as a symbol of "Black Power".
	www.ipedia.com /1968_summer_olympics.html (321 words)

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