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	Olympic Games - Search View - MSN Encarta
		Although the Olympic Charter, the official constitution of the Olympic movement, proclaims that the Olympics are contests among individuals and not among nations, the IOC assigns to the various NOCs the task of selecting national Olympic teams.
		Women’s Olympic sports have grown significantly since then, and currently women account for approximately half of the members of teams, except in teams from Islamic nations, where the level of female participation is generally lower.
		She won gold medals in the 80-meter hurdles race and the javelin event—establishing new world records in both events—and captured a silver medal in the high jump event.
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	1968 Summer Olympics medal count - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		This is the full table of the medal count of the 1968 Summer 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/1968_Summer_Olympics_medal_count (116 words)

	1968 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		US discus thrower Al Oerter, won his fourth consecutive gold medal in the event to become only the second athlete to achieve this in an individual event.
		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 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.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1968_Summer_Olympics (469 words)

	Olympics - WOI Encyclopedia Italia
		In the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, both Spanish and Catalan were official languages of the games, but due to politics surrounding the use of Catalan, the nations entered in French alphabetical order.
		The first Olympic athlete to test positive for doping use was Hans-Gunnar Liljenwall, a Swedish pentathlete at the 1968 Summer Olympics, who lost his bronze medal for alcohol use.
		The practice of awarding medals to the top three competitors was introduced in 1904; at the 1896 Olympics only the first two received a medal, silver and bronze, while various prizes were awarded in 1900.
	www.wheelsofitaly.com /wiki/index.php/Olympics (6551 words)

	Encyclopedia: Summer Olympics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Medals are awarded in each event, with gold 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 meter dash, where Tommie Smith and John Carlos made a protest gesture on the podium against the segregation in the USA; 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.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Summer-Olympics (8803 words)

	Encyclopedia: 1968 Summer Olympics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		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.
		The 1996 Summer Olympics, formally known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and informally known as the Centennial Olympics, were held in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.
		The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, will be held in Beijing in the Peoples Republic of China from August 8, 2008 to August 24, 2008, with the opening ceremony to take place at 8 p.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/1968-Summer-Olympics (3096 words)

	1906 Summer Olympics - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		The 1906 Summer Olympics were the fourth modern Olympic games, held in Athens.
		As the 1904 Summer Olympics were hijacked by the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, and as a result met with a fate similar to that of Paris 1900, the Olympic Movement was not in good shape.
		The silver medal for the team from Smyrna and the bronze medal for the team from Thessalonika in the football event are counted for Turkey (Ottoman Empire), both cities were at the time indisputably Ottoman possessions.
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/1906_Summer_Olympics (1396 words)

	1968 Summer Olympics at AllExperts
		The Games of the XIX Olympiad were held in Mexico City in 1968.
		* 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.
		They are banned from the Olympic Games for life.
	en.allexperts.com /e/0/1968_Summer_Olympics.htm (454 words)

	2004 Summer Olympics medal count - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		This is the full table of the medal count of the 2004 Summer Olympics.
		These rankings sort by the number of gold medals earned by a country (in this context a country is an entity represented by a National Olympic Committee).
		Medals table with the EU viewed as a singular entity
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/2004_Summer_Olympics_medal_count (164 words)

	1904 Summer Olympics - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The 1904 Summer Olympics, formally known as the Games of the III Olympiad, were held in Saint Louis, Missouri in the United States from July 1 to November 23, 1904.
		Considered the lesser of two evils by De Coubertin, St. Louis repeated the mistakes made at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris.
		The Olympic events were again mixed with other sporting events, but where Paris hardly ever mentioned the Olympics, Sullivan called all his sports events "Olympic".
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/1904_Olympics (857 words)

	1980 Summer Olympics - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		The yachting events were held in Tallinn; preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football (soccer) tournament were held, besides Moscow, at the stadiums of Leningrad, Kiev, Minsk.
		Although approximately half of the 24 countries which boycotted the 1976 Summer Olympics participated in these, the Games were disrupted by another, even larger, boycott led by the United States followed by 64 other countries in protest at the 1979 Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan.
		NBC, which was thought to be another major one, canceled its coverage in response to the U.S.-boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics, and became a minor broadcaster as the network did air highlights and recaps of the games on a regular basis.
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/1980_Summer_Olympics (501 words)

	Highlights of individual Olympic Games
		The 1916 Olympics were scheduled to be held in Berlin, but were canceled because of what came to be known as World War I. The 1920 Games were awarded to Antwerp to honor the suffering that had been inflicted on the Belgian people during the war.
		The 1932 Olympic Games saw the introduction of automatic timing to one hundredth of a second and of the photo finish, as well as the appearance of the national anthems and the raising of flags in honour of the victors during the medal ceremonies.
		The choice of Mexico City to host the 1968 Olympics was a controversial one because of the city's high altitude, 2,300m, which meant that the air contained 30% less oxygen than at sea level.
	www.mapsofworld.com /olympic-trivia/olympic-games-highlights.html (5109 words)

	Learn more about 1936 Summer Olympics in the online encyclopedia. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		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)

	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.
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	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/1956 Summer Olympics
		The Games of the XVI Olympiad were held in 1956 in Melbourne, Australia, although the equestrian events could not be held in Australia due to quarantine regulations.
		Because Melbourne is situated in the southern hemisphere, the Olympics were held later in the year than those held in the northern hemisphere.
		Inspired by Australian teenager John Wing, an Olympic tradition begins when athletes of different nations are allowed to parade together at the closing ceremony, instead of with their national teams, as a symbol of world unity...
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/1956_Summer_Olympics (418 words)

	1972 Summer Olympics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Lasse Virén of Finland won the and 10000 m (the latter after a a feat he would repeat in the 1976 Summer Olympics.
		For the first time the Olympic Oath is also taken by a representative the referees.
		Guinness book of Olympic records: Complete roll of Olympic medal winners (1896-1972, including 1906) for the 28 sports (7 winter and 21 summer) to be...
	www.freeglossary.com /1972_Summer_Olympics (508 words)

	1968 summer olympics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		1968 Summer Olympics: Information From Answers.com 1968 Summer Olympics The Games of the XIX Olympiad were held in Mexico City in 1968.
		Basketball at the 1968 Summer Olympics: Information From Answers.com Basketball at the 1968 Summer Olympics The United States, coached by Henry Iba of Oklahoma State University, went 9-0.
		The International Olympic Committee (IOC), which sets and enforces Olympic policy, has struggled with the licensing and commercialization of the games, the need to schedule events to accommodate American television networks (whose broadcasting fees help underwrite the games), and the monitoring of athletes who seek illegal competitive advantages, often through the use of performance-enhancing drugs.
	www.olympic-headquarters.net /1968-summer-olympics.htm (1103 words)

	1956 Summer Olympics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The Games of the XVI Olympiad were held in 1956 in Melbourne Australia although the equestrian events could not be held in due to quarantine regulations.
		Therefore these events were held Stockholm (Sweden) marking the first and so far time that events of the same Olympics held in different countries.
		Because Melbourne is situated in the hemisphere the Olympics are held late in year.
	www.freeglossary.com /1956_Summer_Olympics (406 words)

	2004 Summer Olympics - Gurupedia
		Athens was chosen as the host city in 1997, after surprisingly having lost the bid to organize the 1996 Summer Olympics, the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the modern Olympic Games.
		After that, the International Olympic Committee expressed its concern over the status of the progress of construction work of the new Olympic venues.
		Olympic Stadium, the designated facility for the opening and closing ceremonies, is still currently under construction, with an estimated completion date of July 20, some three weeks before the games open.
	www.gurupedia.com /2/20/2004_summer_olympics.htm (442 words)

	2004 Summer Olympics - GameWiki
		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.
		The Mayor of Athens, Dora Bakoyianni, passed the Olympic Flag to the Mayor of Beijing, Wang Qishan.
	gamewiki.info /wiki/2004_Summer_Olympics (1621 words)

	2000 Summer Olympics
		The first medals of the Games were awarded in the women's air rifle shooting event, which was won by Nancy Johnson[?] of the United States.
		IOC president Juan Antonio Samaranch, at his last Olympics, had to leave for home, as his wife was severely ill. Upon arrival, his wife had already passed away.
		China wins the gold medal in the men's team all-around gymnastics competition, after being the runner-up in the previous two Olympics.
	www.factspider.com /20/2000-summer-olympics.html (791 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.fastload.org /19/1928_Summer_Olympics.html (254 words)

	Phelps captures 4th gold medal, sets two records - baltimoresun.com
		He became the first American since 1968 to win the 200 individual medley, then turned around with the fastest time in the semifinals of the butterfly, putting him in position for a triumphant finish to his second Olympics.
		Counting two relays, Phelps' medal count is four gold and two bronze.
		Olympics: At the Pikesville assisted-living residence of Michael Phelps' grandmother, the Games put her in the spotlight.
	www.baltimoresun.com /sports/olympics/bal-te.sp.oly.phelps20aug20,0,711982.story?coll=bal-sports-headlines (1101 words)

	1936 Summer Olympics - Psychology Central
		She was also the first to introduce the Olympic torch to the ceremonies.
		The tale of Hitler snubbing Owens at the ensuing medal ceremony is, however, untrue.
		Despite being from non-fascist countries the Canadian Olympic Team and the French Olympic Team saluted Hitler (in a gesture of friendship) during opening ceremonies.
	www.psychcentral.com /psypsych/1936_Summer_Olympics (891 words)

	2004 Summer Olympics
		Athens was chosen as the host city during the 106th IOC Session held in Lausanne in 05 September 1997, 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 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.
	www.mlahanas.de /Greeks/NewSport/Olympia2004.html (1809 words)

	1968 Summer Olympics
		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 American athletes Tommy Smith and John Carlos raise their fl-gloved fists as a symbol of "Black Power".
	www.gamesinathens.com /olympics/1/19/1968_summer_olympics.shtml (244 words)

	Olympic Sports by Sportspool.com
		Environmental groups have also called for a boycott of the 2008 Summer Olympics after it was discovered that the Chinese government had placed an order of $1 billion (USD) on 800,000 cubic meters of hardwood from the endangered rainforests of Indonesia's Papua province to be used in construction for the games.
		The Seoul flag: Was presented to the IOC at the 1988 Summer Olympics by the city of Seoul, South Korea, and is passed on to the next organising city of the Summer Olympics.
		At the 2004 Summer Olympics, events were held in 28 sports categories, according to the IOC count.
	www.sportspool.com /olympics (6293 words)

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