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  1928 Winter Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The II Olympic Winter Games were held in 1928 in Sankt-Moritz, Switzerland.
The 1928 Games were the first true Winter Olympics, held on its own, and not in conjunction with a Summer Olympics.
The preceding 1924 Winter Olympics were retroactively renamed into Winter Olympics.
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 1928 Winter Olympics [Definition]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
Olympic victory is generally considered to be the most prestigious achievement in sports.
Medals are awarded in each event, with gold for first place, silver for second and bronze for third, a tradition which started in 1904....
She had earlier placed eighth in a field of eight at the 1924 Winter Olympics, at the age of eleven.
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 2002 Winter Olympics
The XIX Olympic Winter Games were held in 2002 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.
The Canadian women's team also defeated their American counterparts 3-2 after losing to them at the 1998 Winter Olympic Games in Nagano and at all 8 exhibition games prior to the Salt Lake Games.
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 1998 Winter Olympics
The XVIII Olympic Winter Games were held in 1998 in Nagano, Japan.
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.
Tara Lipinski, 15, won the women's figure skating title to become the youngest champion in an individual event in the history of the Winter Olympics.
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 1928 Winter Olympics medal count - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is the full table of the medal count of the 1928 Winter Olympics.
These rankings sort by the number of gold medals earned by a country.
The number of silvers is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1928_Winter_Olympics_medal_count   (106 words)

  
 1984 Winter Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
The XIV Olympic Winter Games were held in 1984 in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia.
Skier Jure Franko won Yugoslavia's first Winter Olympic medal; a silver in the giant slalom.
Gaétan Boucher and each won two gold medals in speed skating, while East German women win all but 3 of the 12 medals in the sport.
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 1988 Winter Olympics - Linix Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
The XV Olympic Winter Games were held in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
For the first time in history the Winter Olympics were extended to 16 days, the speed skating events were held indoors on a covered rink, the alpine events took place on artificial snow, and warm Chinook winds not only threatened to cancel events, but sent a ski jumper flying into a camera tower.
The 1906 Olympics were organised by the IOC, but are currently not officially recognised by the IOC.
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 1928 Summer Olympics
For the first time, the Olympic Flame was lit during the 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.
Because of this, running events longer than 200 m were not included in the Olympics until the 1960s.
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 1928 Winter Olympics -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
The II Olympic Winter Games were held in 1928 in (Click link for more info and facts about Sankt-Moritz) Sankt-Moritz, (A landlocked federal republic in central Europe) Switzerland.
The 1928 Games were the first true (An olympics for winter sports) Winter Olympics, held on its own, and not in conjunction with a (Click link for more info and facts about Summer Olympics) Summer Olympics.
The preceding (Click link for more info and facts about 1924 Winter Olympics) 1924 Winter Olympics were retroactively renamed into Winter Olympics.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/1/19/1928_Winter_Olympics.htm   (579 words)

  
 EZGeography - 1948 Winter Olympics   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
The V Olympic Winter Games were held in St.
Moritz was also the site of the 1928 Winter Olympics.
Dick Button became the first American to win a figure skating title for the United States, and also became the first figure skater to perform a double axel during an Olympic figure skating event.
www.ezgeography.com /encyclopedia/1948_Winter_Olympics   (106 words)

  
 1924 Winter Olympics   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
Originally called Semaine des Sports d'Hiver ("International Winter Sports Week") and held in association with the 1924 Summer Olympics, the sports competitions held in Chamonix between 25 January and 5 February 1924 were later designated by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as the '''Ist Olympic Winter Games.
Medals were awarded in 16 events, and 9 sports.
However, no such designation was made in 1924, nor by the IOC at any time, and many Olympic historians now consider them to be full medal events.
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 Image France flag large.png - the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
Tug of War at the 1900 Summer Olympics
Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's 400 metre Freestyle
Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's 4 x 100 metres relay
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 1928 Olympics - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation 1928 Olympics   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
1928 Olympics - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation 1928 Olympics.
There were two Olympic Games in the year 1928:
The orginal 1928 Olympics article can be editet
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 1980 Winter Olympics
The XIII Olympic Winter Games were held in 1980 in Lake Placid, New York, United States of America.
An upstart United States ice hockey team, made up primarily of collegiate players, won the gold medal, defeating the heavily favored Soviet team and then Finland in the medal round.
Their string of upset victories, and especially the defeat of the Soviet team in the medal round, became known as the "Miracle On Ice" in the US press.
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 bones.ca - Tobogganing at the 1928 Winter Olympics   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
Tobogganing (skeleton) [edit] Medal Count 1928 Winter Olympics medal count Pos.
The town hosted Winter Olympics in 1928 and 1948...
At the 1928 Winter Olympics, a skeleton (or tobogganing) event was contested.
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 Winter Olympics 1980   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
Winter Olympics 1924 Olympics 1928 Olympics 1932 Olympics 1936 Olympics 1948 Olympics 1952 Olympics 1956 Olympics 1960 Olympics 1964 Olympics 1968 Olympics 1972 Olympics 1976 Olympics 1980 Olympics 1984 Olympics...
Winter Olympics Through The Years 1980 Olympics Lake Placid Eric and the Miracles.
When you've pursued an Olympic medal for as long as Gea Johnson, it's simple to cut to the chase.
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Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metre Breaststroke
Cross Country Skiing at the 1998 Winter Olympics
Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Medal Table
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 1932 Winter Olympics medal count article - 1932 Winter Olympics medal count 1932 Winter Olympics IAAF 1932 Winter ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
1932 Winter Olympics medal count article - 1932 Winter Olympics medal count 1932 Winter Olympics IAAF 1932 Winter Olympics United States - What-Means.com
This is the full table of the medal count of the 1932 Winter Olympics.
1932 Winter Olympics medal count article - 1932 Winter Olympics medal count definition - what means 1932 Winter Olympics medal count
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 Image Finland flag large.png - the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
Crystal Palace F.C. Archery at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre Individual Medley
Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's 400 metres
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 1984 Winter Olympics   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
Gaétan Boucher and Karin Enke each won two gold medals in speed skating, while East German women win all but 3 of the 12 medals in the sport.
Twin brothers Phil and Steve Mahre took first and second place in the slalom.
Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean earned across-the-board perfect scores for artistic impression in the free dance figure skating competition.
www.snowplex.com /wiki/1984_Winter_Olympics   (161 words)

  
 Image Sweden flag large.png - the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metres
Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's Heptathlon
Gymnastics at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's Trampoline
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 1928 Summer Olympics
See also the Dictionary definition of,,,,, Summer, Olympics
South American football made a definite breakthrough, as Uruguay retained its title by defeating Argentina.
The 1906 Olympic were organised by the IOC, but are currently not officially recognised by the IOC.
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 Articles - 1928 Summer Olympics   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
The torch relay, however, would not occur until the 1936 Summer Olympics.
The 800 m run ended with several of the competitors being completely exhausted.
Johnny Weissmuller, who later appeared in several Tarzan movies, won three gold medals in swimming.
www.fanice.com /articles/1928_Summer_Olympics   (232 words)

  
 PS Wiki Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's High Jump
Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympic Games - Road Race Men
Equestrian at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Team eventing
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 1952 Winter Olympics medal count - Definition, explanation
1952 Winter Olympics medal count - Definition, explanation
This is the full table of the medal count of the 1952 Winter Olympics.
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