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	2004 Summer Olympics - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
		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 main Olympic Stadium, the designated facility for the opening and closing ceremonies, was completed only two months before the games opened, with the sliding over of a futuristic glass roof designed by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava.
		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)

	US Bazaar.com : Encyclopedia Pages : 1928 Summer Olympics
		The 1928 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad, were held in 1928 in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
		For the first time, the Olympic Flame was lit during the Olympics.
		Johnny Weissmuller, who later appeared in several Tarzan movies, won two gold medals in swimming.
	encyclopedia.us-bazaar.com /?title=1928_Summer_Olympics (476 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.
		The torch relay was however not started until the 1936 Summer Olympics.
		For the first time, the parade of nations started with Greece, which holds the origins of the Olympics, and ended with the host country, a tradition still continued until this day.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/19/1928_Summer_Olympics.html (215 words)

	1972 Summer Olympics
		In the bid to organise the Olympics, Detroit, Madrid and Montreal were beaten.
		Lasse Virén[?] of Finland won the 5000 and 10000 m (the latter after a fall), a feat he would repeat in the 1976 Summer Olympics.
		For the first time, the Olympic Oath is also taken by a representative of the referees.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/19/1972_Summer_Olympics.html (256 words)

	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)

	1928 Olympics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		He won a bronze medal in the 1928 Olympics in the 1500-meter free-style swimming event and a gold medal at the 1932 Olympics in the 400-meter free-style.
		An undefeated Olympic swimming champion, from the 1924 and 1928 Olympics, Johnny Weissmuller was chosen to appear in MGM's TARZAN THE APE MAN (1932) with Maureen O'Sullivan as Jane.
		After the 1928 Olympics, the stadium was used for a variety of sports events but by the mid-1980s it was in dire need of costly renovations.
	www.olympicsi.com /1928olympics (965 words)

	1896 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		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.
	enc.qba73.com /link-1896_Summer_Olympics (3915 words)

	1928 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Halina Konopacka of Poland became the first female Olympic track and field champion.
		Is the first appearance of the sponsor Coca-Cola for the Olympic Games.
		These games were the first to bear the name "Summer Olympic Games".
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1928_Summer_Olympics (438 words)

	1932 Summer Olympics information - Search.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The 1932 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the X Olympiad, were held in 1932 in Los Angeles, California, United States.
		Babe Didrikson won two gold medals in the javelin and the hurdles event, and competed in a jump-off for a third in the high jump.
		Poland's Stanisława Walasiewicz won the gold medal in the women's 100 meters; she would also win the silver medal in the event four years later.
	c10-ss-1-lb.cnet.com /reference/1932_Summer_Olympics (374 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)

	1924 Summer Olympics information - Search.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The 1924 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VIII Olympiad, were held in 1924 in Paris, France.
		The marathon distance was fixed at 42.195 km, from the distance run at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.
		Ireland was given formal recognition as an independent nation in the Olympic Movement in Paris in 1924 and it was at these games that Ireland made its first appearance in an Olympic Games as an independent nation.
	c10-ss-1-lb.cnet.com /reference/1924_Summer_Olympics (416 words)

	Summer Olympics medal count - Wiki (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The number of silver medals is taken into consideration next, and then the number of bronze medals.
		Medals are tabulated by the official IOC country code for each NOC.
		Medal counts are not combined for related NOCs except in the case of a simple change of IOC code for the same NOC (e.g.
	www.lumrix.com /help/index.php/Summer_Olympics_medal_count (313 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)

	Learn more about 1936 Summer Olympics in the online encyclopedia. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Although awarded before the Nazi Party came to power in Germany, the government saw the Olympics as a golden opportunity to promote their fascist ideology.
		The tale of Hitler snubbing Owens at the ensuing medal ceremony is, however, apocryphal.
		American Jesse Owens won four gold medals in the sprint and long jump events.
	www.onlineencyclopedia.org /1/19/1936_summer_olympics.html (481 words)

	Olympics time line
		The dawn of the modern Olympic movement breaks and the United States is among a handful of nations to usher it onto the world stage.
		Although the U.S. total medal count drops to its lowest since the 1936 games, Wilma Rudolph becomes the latest American track star as she wins three gold medals in Rome.
		The Summer Olympics are held at their highest elevation ever, but the "thin air" seems to have no effect on a U.S. team that builds on its success in Tokyo.
	pentecostalevangel.ag.org /articles/Olympics/timeline.cfm (2054 words)

	1936 Winter Olympics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The 1936 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IV Olympic Winter Games, were held in 1936 in the market town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen in Bavaria, Germany.
		The country who won the overall games was Norway with a total of 7 gold medals, 5 silver medals and 3 bronze medals.
		Australia, Bulgaria, Greece, Liechtenstein, Spain, and Turkey all made their Winter Olympic debut in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, and Estonia, Latvia, the Netherlands, and Yugoslavia all returned to the Games after having missed the 1932 Winter Olympics.
	vb.game-host.org /en/1936_Winter_Olympics.htm (234 words)

	Wikinfo \| 1980 Summer Olympics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Soviet gymnast Aleksandr Dityatin wins a medal in each of the eight gymnastics events, including three titles.
		Women's field hockey is Olympic for the first time, but all major nations boycott the tournament.
		The team of Zimbabwe is invited just a week before the start of the Games, but it wins the nation's first gold medal.
	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=1980_Summer_Olympics (332 words)

	1912 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The 1912 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad, were held in 1912 in Stockholm, Sweden.
		It was also the last time that solid gold medals were awarded; modern medals are usually gold coated silver.
		Swedish marksman Oscar Swahn became the oldest Olympic gold medalist (up to that time), at the age of 64, in the deer-shooting event.
	www.knowledgehunter.info /wiki/1912_Summer_Olympics (282 words)

	Athens Olympic Games 2004 - 1936 Munich
		The 1936 Olympics were also the first to be broadcast on a form of television.
		She remains the youngest female gold medalist in the history of the Summer Olympics.
		Inge Sorensen of Denmark earned a bronze medal in the 200-medal breaststroke at the age of 12, making her the youngest medalist ever in an individual event.
	guy-sports.com /olympics/athens_olympics_2004_1936.htm (568 words)

	1980 Winter Olympics
		The Games of the XIII Olympic Winter Games were held in 1980 in Lake Placid, United States of America.
		An unfancied amateur United States ice hockey team win the gold medal, defeating Finland in the final.
		Their extraordinary upset victory over the heavy favourite Soviet team in the semifinal becomes known as the "Miracle On Ice" in the US press.
	www.knowallabout.com /1/19/1980_winter_olympics.html (170 words)

	1980 Winter Olympics Summary
		Before the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York, the United States Olympic hockey team was not expected to compete for a medal.
		The 1980 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIII Olympic Winter Games, were held in 1980 in Lake Placid, New York, United States of America.
		Their defeat of the Soviet team in the medal round became known as the "Miracle on Ice" in the US press.
	www.bookrags.com /1980_Winter_Olympics (1204 words)

	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.
		There was no designated Olympic Village for the athletes like there is nowadays; the athletes stayed in hotels or with friends.
		In the first modern Olympics of 1896, women were not allowed to compete, but there was an unofficial competitor in the marathon, a poor Greek woman who became known as 'Melpomene'.
	www.tvwiki.tv /wiki/1896_Summer_Olympics (3849 words)

	Canada at the Olympics
		The Summer and Winter Olympic games were held during the same year up to and including 1992, after which the same-year format was dropped.
		They captured the GOLD medal in the 1920, 1924, 1928, 1932 (they are the only team ever to win 4 Gold medals in 4 successive Games - 1920 to 1932), 1948, 1952, and (exactly 50 years later), won the Gold medal by defeatiing the USA in the 2002 Winter Games.
		The Summer and Winter Paralympic games were held during the same year up to and including 1992, after which the same-year format was dropped.
	members.shaw.ca /kcic1/olympics.html (714 words)

	1968 Summer Olympics Summary
		The 1968 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad, were held in Mexico City in 1968.
		Dick Fosbury won the gold medal in the high jump using the radical Fosbury flop technique, which quickly became the dominant technique in the event.
		In the 200 m medal award ceremony, two African-American athletes Tommie Smith (gold) and John Carlos (bronze) raised their fl-gloved fists as a symbol of Black Power.
	www.bookrags.com /1968_Summer_Olympics (1108 words)

	ipedia.com: 1998 Winter Olympics Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		XC skier Bjørn Dæhlie of Norway won three gold medals in Nordic skiing to become the first winter Olympian to earn eight career gold medals and twelve total medals.
		NHL players were able to compete in men's ice hockey due to a three week suspension of the competition.
		Alpine skier Hermann Maier (Austria) survived a fall in the downhill and went on to gold in the super-g and giant slalom.
	www.ipedia.com /1998_winter_olympics.html (274 words)

	NBCOlympics.com - Countries - Norway (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Norway is the most prolific Winter Olympic nation with a total of 261, 44 more than the Soviet Union/Unified Team, which hasn't added to its total since disbanding in the early 1990s.
		In Salt Lake, Norway was third in the medal count behind Germany and the U.S. Norway last led the medal standings when Lillehammer hosted in 1994.
		Kjetil Andre Aamodt, who holds the Alpine record of seven Olympic medals, will likely compete in Torino but is not expected to be a major factor.
	www.nbcolympics.com /countries/5056782/detail.html (1059 words)

	1900 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The 1900 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the II Olympiad, were held in 1900 in Paris, France.
		For his victory in the long jump, he was allegedly punched in the face by his rival Meyer Prinstein, who was prevented from competing in the final by officials of Syracuse University, because it was scheduled for a Sunday.
		Gold, silver, and bronze medals were retroactively awarded by the International Olympic Committee to reflect later practice of awarding such medals to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place competitors, respectively.
	enc.qba73.com /link-1900_Summer_Olympics (853 words)

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