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	Olympic Games - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Olympics were of fundamental religious importance, contests alternating with sacrifices and ceremonies honouring both Zeus (whose colossal statue stood at Olympia), and Pelops, divine hero and mythical king of Olympia famous for his legendary chariot race, in whose honour the games were held.
		In 1956 the Games were boycotted by the Netherlands, Spain and Switzerland, because of the withdrawal of the Hungarian Uprising by the Warsaw Pact - furthermore the Melbourne Games were boycotted by Cambodia, Egypt, Iraq and the Lebanon, because of the Suez Crisis.
		Olympic Information Center by the Amateur Athletic Foundation of Los Angeles – Includes a primer on the Olympic Games, and many historical documents on the Olympic Games are presented in digital form.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Olympic_Games (4879 words)

	Winter Olympic Games - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		This decision caused the Swiss and Austrian skiers to boycott the Olympics.
		The 1940 Winter Olympics had originally been awarded to Japan, and were supposed to be held in Sapporo, but Japan had to give the Games back in 1938, because of the Japanese invasion of China in the Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945).
		In 1952, the Winter Games came to Norway, considered to be the birthplace of modern skiing.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Winter_Olympics (5573 words)

	Encyclopedia: Winter Olympic Games
		The International Olympic Committee is an organisation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin in 1894 to reinstate the Ancient Olympic Games held in Greece, and organise this sports event every four years.
		The Olympic Flame at the Athens 2004 Summer Olympics The Olympic Flame or Olympic Fire is a symbol of the Olympic Games.
		See also: 1968 Winter Paralympics The X Olympic Winter Games were held in 1968 France and opened on Norway won the most medals, the first time a country other than the Soviet Union had done so since the Soviet Union first entered the Winter Games in 1956.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Winter-Olympic-Games (10660 words)

	GBROLYMPICS.COM / LONDON-OLYMPICS.COM - Olympic Games Medallists
		The modern Olympics were first held in 1896.
		The Games are held every 4 years (this period is known as an Olympiad) although an additional "intercalated" event, not officially recognised by the International Olympic Committee, was introduced in 1906.
		The 1910 "intercalated" Games were cancelled and the idea dropped.
	www.gbrathletics.com /olympic (336 words)

	Commonwealth Games (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Games organizers were heavily criticized in the last two years when they cleared over 1000 trees to make room for the Games village.
		Olympic and Commonwealth Games weightlifter Caroline Pileggi has been disqualified from the Olympic Games by Australian authorities for fleeing when drug testers came to the gym in Fiji where she was training.
		On the eve of the 4th Indian National Winter Games in Gulmarg, in the Jammu and Kashmir area of India, Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president Suresh Kalmadi is proposing that international games be held in the area.
	www.internationalgames.net /commonwe.htm (10085 words)

	1956 Melbourne Olympic Stadium (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The idea for the Olympics to come south was first mooted back in the 1920s, when James Pa' Taylor, only the second person from Australasia to be appointed to the International Olympic Committee, lobbied for Australia to be awarded the 1936 Olympics.
		There were many people involved in the efforts to persuade the IOC that Melbourne should have the 1956 Games, not the least Frank Beaurepaire, the great swimmer who won six medals in an Olympic career stretching from 1908 to 1924.
		But eventually, on Thursday, 22 November 1956, some 103,000 spectators packed into the Melbourne Cricket Ground in brilliant sunshine (after almost two months of rain) to watch a young athlete later to become one of the most famous in the world, Ron Clarke, run into the arena with the Olympic flame.
	www.sfo.com /~csuppes/Olympics/1956Melbourne (633 words)

	1956 Winter Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The VII Olympic Winter Games were held in 1956 in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.
		They immediately showed their strength by winning more medals than any other nation.
		This combined team appeared in the 1956, 1960, and 1964 Winter Olympics).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1956_Winter_Olympic_Games (99 words)

	1956 MELBOURNE OLYMPIC GAMES (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		In the races held in Port Phillip Bay, Rolly Tasker won a silver in the Sharpie class (12 square metres) and Jock Sturrock a bronze in the 5.5m class.
		He was never to win an Olympic title but he later won a world crown and for several years made the famous Diamond Sculls at Henley-on-Thames his own.
		But a 17-year-old schoolboy, John lan Wing, wrote to the organisers suggesting that, when the Games closed, the sports men and women of the world should mingle, with no more than two teammates together, and not march but walk, waving to the crowd.
	www.abc.net.au /olympics_1996/game1956.htm (1391 words)

	M2006 > Getting Involved (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Opening, Closing and other Ceremonies of the Games will be the most spectacular ever staged.
		The Games are an opportunity to showcase the unique and vibrant Indigenous Victorian culture, heritage and industry on the world stage.
		The Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games aims to be as good for the environment as it is for the rest of Victoria.
	www.melbourne2006.com.au /?s=gettinginvolved (240 words)

	Olympic Pins
		All uses of the term Olympic are to present a factual representation of licensed merchandise and refer to an image of the licensed merchandise.
		Licensing fees on all authorized and licensed Olympic merchandise have been paid to the United States Olympic Committee(USOC) by the manufacturers and sales of Olympic merchandise help support Olympic athletes.
		Current Licensees, this list does not include past licensees that produced Olympic Merchandise that may still be available through retail outlets.
	www.teampins.com /historic.html (103 words)

	MSN Encarta - Archive Article - 1956: Olympic Games
		Cross references refer to Archive articles of the same year.
		At the first Olympic Games ever staged south of the Equator, Melbourne, Australia, was host to more than 4,000 athletes from 67 nations.
		The sixteenth modern Olympiad, opening in a month in which world tension mounted because of warfare in Hungary and Egypt, produced record performances and thrills...
	encarta.msn.com /sidebar_461509662/1956_Olympic_Games.html (167 words)

	Stan (The Man) Freberg by Gary North
		He was invited to run the final leg of the torch in the 1956 Olympic Games.
		At the end of the run into the stadium, he staged it so that he was met by a man with an unlit cigar.
		In 1956, he took the first step toward a new career: advertising.
	www.lewrockwell.com /north/north182.html (1719 words)

	International Games Timeline XVIth Olympiad (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		1957 World Games for the Deaf Milan, Italy
		1959 Central American and Caribbean Games Caracas, Venezuela
		1959 Winter World Games for the Deaf Montana-Vermala, Switzerland
	www.internationalgames.net /Chronology/olympiads10.htm (34 words)

	1956 Olympic Marathon Champion in Melbourne
		ALAIN MIMOUN, the Gold Medallist in the Marathon event at the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne, will be visiting Melbourne from 18 - 24 November at the invitation of Athletics International.
		Alain now 79 years of age will unveil a monument to mark the turning point of the 1956 Olympic Marathon at Princes Reserve on Princes Highway, East Oakleigh at noon on Saturday 20th November.
		He added, "our club deemed his unveiling of the monument to be an important part of Melbourne’s Olympic history".
	www.coolrunning.com.au /news/1999n019.shtml (343 words)

	Photos - 1956 Olympic Games
		Also your comments, suggestions and photos are sought to enhance the site.
		The ideas and format for this history originated from the Olympic Rowing and World Senior Rowing Championship histories written by Andrew Guerin and Margot Foster in 1991, 1992 and 1993 for the Australian team handbooks.
		Andrew Guerin has developed and extended the histories to the current format in 2004 for publication in 2004 and 2005 and acknowledges the ongoing assistance of Margot Foster.
	www.rowinghistory-aus.info /olympic-games/1956-photos (169 words)

	eBay - 1956 olympic, Fan Apparel Souvenirs, Australia items on eBay.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Olympic Games Melbourne 1956 Great Old Guide
		PARADE Magazine January 22, 1956 Olympic Skiers K952
		SAAR 1956, Olympic Games Melbourne date corners !!
	search-desc.ebay.com /search/search.dll?query=1956+olympic&newu=1&krd=1 (279 words)

	1956 Olympics
		There were two Olympic Games in the year 1956.
		This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title.
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	www.omniknow.com /common/wiki.php?in=en&term=1956_Olympic_Games (243 words)

	Melbourne Australia Guide :: Only Melbourne
		With the games only months away, it's already tough finding accommodation for the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne 2006.
		We have compiled a list of private apartments and houses available for the games plus hotels, serviced apartments and accommodation specialists.
		What to do and see in Melbourne - There is so many interesting places in Melbourne including the scenic Yarra River, Old Melbourne Gaol, the "G" better known as the Melbourne Cricket Ground, home to the 1956 Olympic Games, Australian Rules Football and thrashing the Poms at Test Cricket...
	www.onlymelbourne.com.au (1624 words)

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