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	1988 Summer Olympics at AllExperts
		The host was chosen in the September 1981 vote, ahead of the Japanese city of Nagoya.
		South Korea's government became a democracy under the pressure of organizing the Olympics.
		After boycotts of the Olympics in 1976, 1980 and 1984, the Seoul Games were again boycotted, but this time only by four nations: North Korea, Cuba, Ethiopia and Nicaragua.
	en.allexperts.com /e/0/1988_Summer_Olympics.htm (454 words)

	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)

	1988 Winter Olympics at AllExperts
		The 1988 Games were the last games where the Paralympics were not also held in the same city.
		1988 was the second time Canada had hosted the Olympics, this includes the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.
		Ever mindful of the financial disaster of the 1976 Summer Olympics, Calgary was financially successful, erasing the spectre of a second Canadian games at a loss.
	en.allexperts.com /e/0/1988_Winter_Olympics.htm (640 words)

	Learn more about 1936 Summer Olympics in the online encyclopedia. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		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)

	Wikipedia: 1994 Winter Olympics
		In 1986 the IOC voted to change the schedule of the Olympic Games so that the summer and winter games would be arranged in alternating even-numbered years.
		For the first time, the Winter Olympics are not held in the same year as the Games of the Olympiad.
		The Olympic flame is brought into the stadium by a ski jumper.
	www.factbook.org /wikipedia/en/1/19/1994_winter_olympics.html (224 words)

	1920 Summer Olympics
		The city was chosen to memorialize Belgium for its suffering in World War I, beating out Amsterdam and Lyon for the right to hold the games.
		The 1916 Olympics were scheduled to be held in Berlin but were canceled due to the fighting in World War I. Games of the VII Olympiad
		These Olympics were the first in which the Olympic Oath was uttered, the first in which doves were released to symbolize peace, and was the first time the Olympic Flag[?] was flown.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/19/1920_Summer_Olympics.html (132 words)

	2002 Winter Olympics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		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.
		Athletes in short-track speed skating and cross-country skiing were disqualified for various reasons as well (including doping), leading Russia and South Korea to file protests and threaten to withdraw from competition.
		Skeleton returned as a medal sport in the 2002 Games for the first time since 1948.
	publicliterature.org /en/wikipedia/2/20/2002_winter_olympics.html (461 words)

	Short Track Speed Skating: Hopes Hang On Ohno - Olympics 2006
		Fu Tianyu enters her first Olympics as a medal contender in the 500 meter and 3000 meter relay.
		She earned four bronze medals (500 meter, 1500 meter, 3000 meter and overall) at the 2004 U.S. Short Track Championships, and is the American women's record holder in the 1000 meter.
		She is Canada's only female Olympic short track skater that trains in Calgary, with the rest of the women's team training in Montreal, leaving her to train with all men -- a situation that she believes makes her faster.
	www.wftv.com /olympics2006/6207509/detail.html (1663 words)

	ipedia.com: 1968 Summer Olympics Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		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 athletes Tommie Smith and John Carlos (USA) raise their fl-gloved fists as a symbol of "Black Power".
	www.ipedia.com /1968_summer_olympics.html (321 words)

	1896 Summer Olympics - TvWiki, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		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.
		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 true origin of the modern Olympics was acknowledged by De Coubertin as being in Much Wenlock, a rural market town in the English county of Shropshire.
	www.tvwiki.tv /wiki/1896_Summer_Olympics (3849 words)

	1924 Summer Olympics information - Search.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		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)

	Bennett Wins 800-Meter Freestyle; Evans Is Sixth
		It was the fifth gold won by the American female swimmers at these Summer Games and one that Evans had hoped to claim as her parting gift from a sport in which she had become the most visible face and the greatest distance swimmer.
		At last count, she had two dogs, two birds, two cows, a cat, a donkey, a horse and a potbellied pig named Noelle that developed an early affection for Lucky Charms.
		Her Olympic medal in hand, she now wants to go skydiving and get a tattoo of the Olympic rings on her right ankle.
	www.nytimes.com /specials/olympics/0726/oly-swm-art.html (1037 words)

	Olympics Timeline: 1950s to the 1980s
		The Olympic torch is lit in the fireplace of skiing pioneer Sondre Norheim, and relayed by 94 skiers to the Games in Oslo.
		Soviet gymnast Larissa Latynina wins six medals for the third time in a row; she remains the Olympic athlete with the most medals (18) and the most medals in individual events (14).
		In the overall medal count, the rankings are U.S.S.R. (132), East Germany (102), U.S.A. The IOC votes to disallow unofficial demonstration events at Olympics, starting with the 1996 Games.
	www.factmonster.com /spot/olympicstimeline2.html (2328 words)

	CBSNews.com
		Held in conjunction with Olympic Games in Paris, the Chamonix Winter Games were originally known as an "International Winter Sports Week," due to objections by Scandinavian countries that felt a Winter Olympics would detract from their Nordic Games.
		The star of these Olympics was Norwegian Sonja Henie, who as a 15-year-old, won the first of her three Olympic gold medals.
		Sonja Henie won her third and final gold medal and in a shocking upset, Britain won the men's hockey competition - although it should be noted that the team was largely made up of Anglo-Canadians.
	www.cbsnews.com /htdocs/sports/olympics/olympics_2002_games/timeline.html (1181 words)

	Suchmaschine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		The 1988 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XV Olympic Winter Games, were celebrated in Calgary, Alberta, Canada and opened by Governor General Jeanne Sauvé.
		1988 was also the last year that the Paralympics and the Winter Olympics were held in separate cities; all subsequent games have been hosted by the same city or a city nearby.
		Olympic Oval - for speed skating, which was the first time in Olympic history where the event took place indoors under climate controlled conditions.
	www.dmoz.ch /lexikon.cgi?sprache=en&q=1988_Winter_Olympics (1438 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 (693 words)

	SLAM! Sports: 2000 Summer Games: History of the Games
		The 1988 Olympics were the first Games in 16 years not to witness a boycott.
		The commercial benefits for athletes who won an Olympic gold were growing and the use of performance-enhancing drugs by athletes was an increasing concern.
		He was then stripped of his record and medal when he tested positive for steroid use.
	slam.canoe.ca /2000GamesHistory/1988games.html (249 words)

	China Favored to Top U.S. in Medal Count at '08 Olympics Says Ueberroth \| Asian American Sports \| GoldSea
		Olympic Committee leaders painted a surprisingly downcast picture for their team at the Beijing Games, saying on Thursday that China was the favorite to win the medal count and Americans face a steep climb to remain dominant.
		Meanwhile, other countries, such as England, Australia and many in Europe, are trying to move their way up the medals table, and to do so, they'll have to chip away at the United States, as well.
		What Scherr didn't focus on was the fact that China finished with 63 medals in Athens two years ago, more than double its output in 1988, but still 40 fewer than the United States.
	goldsea.com /Asiagate/608/03medals.html (538 words)

	CBC.CA - Torino 2006
		The final medal tally may have been disappointing, but Canadians could take solace in the fact that their athletes won gold medals in freestyle skiing, curling and short-track speed skating.
		These were only demonstration events, and thus not counted in the medal tally, but the results provided a glimpse of things to come.
		Medals won by Rothenburger at the 1988 Summer Games: 1, in cycling, making her the only athlete to win medals at the Summer and Winter Olympics in the same year
	www.cbc.ca /olympics/history/1988calgary.shtml (1194 words)

	Olympics Timeline: 1950s to the 1980s
		The Olympic torch is lit in the fireplace of skiing pioneer Sondre Norheim, and relayed by 94 skiers to the Games in Oslo.
		Soviet gymnast Larissa Latynina wins six medals for the third time in a row; she remains the Olympic athlete with the most medals (18) and the most medals in individual events (14).
		In the overall medal count, the rankings are U.S.S.R. (132), East Germany (102), U.S.A. The IOC votes to disallow unofficial demonstration events at Olympics, starting with the 1996 Games.
	www.infoplease.com /spot/olympicstimeline2.html (2335 words)

	1980 Winter Olympics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		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)

	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)

	Hackl aims for a luge ride into Olympic history
		Another gold medal in luge would make him the first winter Olympian to win four consecutive titles in one event.
		With three world championship titles and a silver medal from his Olympic debut in 1988, Hackl already is the most successful luge pilot ever.
		Hackl not only won the gold medal but became the first luger to win all four heats at the games.
	www.phillyburbs.com /olympics/2002/news/1111887.htm (631 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.
	www.guy-sports.com /olympics/athens_olympics_2004_1936.htm (568 words)

	Forty-two athletes try living up to Stanford’s Olympic legacy - The Stanford Daily Online
		It was to be his first and only Olympic medal, but the first of 182 Olympic medals won by Stanford athletes at the summer games.
		Stanford athletes won 10 medals in Sydney in 2000, 19 in Atlanta in 1996, 19 in Barcelona in 1992, and 17 in Seoul in 1988.
		Of the 46 medals that Stanford athletes won in the past three Olympics, 34 have been in swimming.
	daily.stanford.edu /article/2004/8/12/fortytwoAthletesTryLivingUpToStanfordsOlympicLegacy (933 words)

	ipedia.com: 1980 Winter Olympics Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		The Games of the XIII Olympic Winter Games were held in 1980 in Lake Placid, 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.
	www.ipedia.com /1980_winter_olympics.html (255 words)

	Long Track Speed Skating: Returning Medalists To Face Off - Olympics 2006
		According to the official Olympic site, two teams made up of three athletes start at the same time from two different sides of the track and each of the team members faces the bends by "leading" or guiding the team in turns.
		Casey FitzRandolph is set to defend his gold medal in the 500 meter and also qualified for the 1,000 meter.
		She will attempt to medal again, as she has qualified for each of these events, as well as, the 500 meter.
	www.thebostonchannel.com /olympics2006/6207506/detail.html (1173 words)

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