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 Encyclopedia: 1972 Summer Olympics   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
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 1960 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rome had been awarded the organisation of the 1908 Summer Olympics, but, after the 1906 eruption of Mount Vesuvius, had to decline and pass the honours to London.
South Africa appeared in the Olympic arena for the last time under the apartheid regime.
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 ipedia.com: 1988 Summer Olympics Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
See also: 1988 Summer Paralympics The Games of the XXIV Olympiad were held in 1988 in Seoul, South Korea.
After boycotts of the Olympics in 1976, 1980 and 1984, the Games were again boycotted, but only by four nations: North Korea, Cuba, Ethiopia and Nicaragua.
Table tennis is introduced at the Olympics, with China and the host nation both winning two titles.
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 Articles - 1988 Summer Olympics   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
After boycotts of the Olympics in 1976, 1980 and 1984, the Seoul Games were again boycotted, led by North Korea and followed by Cuba; the basis of the boycott was South Korea's refusal to co-host the Olympics with North Korea, which rejected all compromise.
Anthony Nesty of Suriname wins his country's first Olympic medal by winning the 100 m butterfly, scoring an upset victory; he is also the first Black to win a swimming title.
Tennis returns to the Olympics after a 64-year absence, and Steffi Graf adds to her four Grand Slam victories in the year by also winning the Olympic title.
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 2004 Summer Olympics - Smartybrain Encyclopedia What is 2004 Summer Olympics   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
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