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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.
The 1956 Melbourne Olympics were boycotted by the Netherlands, Spain and Switzerland, because of the repression of the Hungarian Uprising by the Warsaw Pact; additionally, Cambodia, Egypt, Iraq, and Lebanon, boycotted the games due to the Suez Crisis.
The Oslo flag: Was presented to the IOC at the 1952 Winter Olympics by the city of Oslo, Norway, and is passed on to the next organising city of the Winter Olympics.
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 1956 Olympics
Finishing a close second to the United States in overall medal count (74–71), the Russians served notice that they were an athletic superpower to be reckoned with.
In 1956, the USSR made its first appearance in the Winter Games and not only outmedaled the 32–nation field, but dethroned Canada as hockey champion.
Albright had won a silver medal in 1952, while Jenkins had finished fourth.
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 winter olympics in japan -- winter olympics in japan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
the u.s woman win in the winter olympics in japan 1960 winter olympics summer and winter olympics figure skating at the 2002 winter olympics torino winter olympics winter olympics 2006 torino olympics...
Japan's medal count in a Winter Olympics dropped to one silver and one bronze at the 2002 Salt Lake...
Petrova, Ukraine The Results from The 1994 Winter Olympics are distributed by Oslonett AS.
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 Winter Olympics 1964 Ice Hockey   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Winter Olympics 1964 Ice Hockey resources from around the world
The events in the Winter Olympics include: ice hockey, figure skating, speed skating, snowboarding...
Hosted the IX th Winter Olympics in 1964 and the XII th Winter...
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February 12, 1994 17th Winter Olympic games opens in Lillehammer, Norway
February 12, 1956 Fay Crocker wins LPGA Miami Beach Golf Open
February 12, 1049 Bruno count of Egesheim and Dagsburg crowned Pope Leo IX History Home Copyright 2006 BrainyMedia.com
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