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Topic: Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics

	INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE - OLYMPIC GAMES
		The 1996 Games were given a dramatic start when the cauldron was lit by Muhammad Ali.
		On 27 July during a concert held in the Centennial Olympic Park, a terrorist bomb killed one person and injured a further 110 people, but the Atlanta Games are best remembered for their sporting achievements.
		During the 96th IOC Session, in September 1990 in Tokyo, International Olympic Committee members voted for Atlanta with 51 votes in favour and 35 against.
	www.olympic.org /uk/games/past/index_uk.asp?OLGT=1&OLGY=1996 (222 words)

	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.
		Therefore, these events were held in Stockholm (Sweden) marking the first, and so far only time, that events of the same Olympics were held in different countries.
		Because Melbourne is situated in the southern hemisphere, the Olympics are held late in the year.
	publicliterature.org /en/wikipedia/1/19/1956_summer_olympics.html (276 words)

	Athens Olympics 2004. ABC Sport.
		But while every Olympic city has a fabulous stadium, nowhere else in the world could events be held at Ancient Olympia - the home of the ancient Games - and the magnificent Panathinaiko Stadium, home of the first Games of the modern era back in 1896.
		Through the prism of history, the Athens Olympics may come to be seen as the Games at which two major trends emerged - the rise of Asian nations as Olympic powers and the time the war on drugs became serious.
		Australia has a modest record in Olympic football tournaments so it was an outstanding effort for both the men (the Olyroos) and the women (the Matildas) to make the quarter-finals.
	www.abc.net.au /olympics (2755 words)

	1996 Summer Olympics Information
		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.
		Examples of this are the mid-rise dormitories built for the Olympic village which became the first residential housing for Georgia State University and Turner Field which was a modification of the original Centennial Olympic Stadium.
		Michelle Smith of Ireland wins three gold medals and a bronze in swimming, but her victories are overshadowed by doping allegations, which are later reinforced as she is banned after failing a test in 1998.
	www.bookrags.com /wiki/1996_Summer_Olympics (966 words)

	2004 Summer Olympics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Athens was chosen as the host city 1997 after surprisingly having lost the bid organize the 1996 Summer Olympics the celebration of the 100th anniversary the modern Olympic Games.
		Olympic Stadium the designated facility the opening and closing ceremonies is still under construction with an estimated completion date July 20 some three weeks before the games The current pace of preparation makes the to finish the Athens venues one of tightest in Olympics history.
		Since the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble France it has been the tradition to a mascot for the games and this the official mascots are brother and sister Phevos and Athena named after the god of light music and the goddess of wisdom respectively.
	www.freeglossary.com /2004_Summer_Olympics (561 words)

	2004 Summer Olympics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		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. 2000 Summer Olympicsfour years earlier/.
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	www.infothis.com /find/2004_Summer_Olympics (2506 words)

	1896 Summer Olympics
		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 athletic highlight for the Greeks was the marathon victory by their compatriot Spiridon Louis.
		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.
	www.mlahanas.de /Greeks/NewSport/Olympia1896.html (3540 words)

	Learn more about 1936 Summer Olympics in the online encyclopedia. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Although awarded before the Nazi Party came to power in Germany, the government saw the Olympics as a golden opportunity to promote their fascist ideology.
		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)

	Lesson Plan - Olympics (World Celebrations)
		The festival that our modern Olympic Games were patterned after was held at the foot of Mount Olympus, the peak of which was believed to be the home of the Gods.
		The cities desiring the privilege of hosting the Olympics must apply 8 years in advance, then 6 years before the games the IOC chooses one of these cities to be the official site.
		The heart of the Olympic Games is now the uniting of countries in friendship to celebrate and honor the finest Olympians from each country.
	teacherlink.ed.usu.edu /tlresources/units/Byrnes-celebrations/olympics.html (2026 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)

	Olympics
		Until 1994, the Winter and Summer Olympics were held in the same year, but in 1986 the International Olympic Committee, which organises the Olympics, decided to separate them, so as to spread costs for all involved parties.
		As with the Ancient Olympics, once the flame has been lit, it is kept burning throughout the celebration of the Olympics, and is extinguished at end of the closing ceremony of the Games.
		The Olympic fire is then extinguished, and the Olympic flag is lowered, folded, and presented to the mayor of the host city of the next Olympic Games.
	www.nalis.gov.tt /olympics/Olympics.htm (1089 words)

	CBC.ca - Athens 2004 - History: 1996 Atlanta
		The 1996 Olympics were meant to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the modern Olympics.
		Former Olympic boxing champion, Muhammad Ali (named Cassius Clay when he won in 1960), lit the Olympic cauldron, his hand trembling as a result of Parkinson's disease, as the crowd roared.
		The 1996 Olympics would also be Canada's best-ever medal total in a non-boycotted Olympics, with 22 medals, including three gold.
	www.cbc.ca /olympics/2004/1996.html (1070 words)

	2004 Summer Olympics
		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.
		The 2004 Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony was held on August 13.
		The Mayor of Athens, Dora Bakoyianni, passed the Olympic Flag to the Mayor of Beijing, Wang Qishan.
	www.askfactmaster.com /2004_Summer_Olympics (1695 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.
		In the stadium, the Americans continue their dominance in athletics, winning the long jump (through Ellery Clark), the shot put (Garrett, winning his second title) and the 400 m (Tom Burke).
		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.
	www.gamesinathens.com /olympics/1/18/1896_summer_olympics.shtml (886 words)

	Summer Quarter 1996 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The curriculum for the 1996 Summer Session will be very similar to the curriculum which is offered in a typical summer.
		Some departments have found that they can offer all of their typical summer courses on the shortened schedule, while others have opted not to offer certain courses which they feel cannot be adequately covered in a shortened session.
		Summer school text requirements can be sent to the bookstore as soon as a faculty member knows which courses he/she is to teach during the summer quarter of 1996.
	www.prism.gatech.edu /~dsadmmpc/facstaffguide/s6.htm (1428 words)

	Summer Olympics: Cycling
		Cycling was part of the first modern Olympic games in 1896 in Athens, Greece.
		In the Olympics there are three different kinds of cycling.
		In the Olympics there are events for women and men in all the Cycling events.
	www2.lhric.org /pocantico/olympics/cycling.htm (250 words)

	Anti-Nazi Olympics (1996)
		August, 1996 -- This month marks the 60th anniversary of the World Labor Athletic Carnival, held on August 15th and 16th at New York's Randall's Island to protest the holding of the 1936 Olympics in Nazi Germany.
		Although the latter of course had less direct connection with the anti-Berlin Olympics protests of 1936, it nevertheless gave an opportunity during the summer of 1937 to publicly protest the Nazis and their activities.
		The World Labor Athletic Carnival was a unique publicity vehicle to support those in New York and around the world who actively opposed holding the Olympics in Berlin and thereby giving prestige and legitimacy to Hitler and his regime.
	www.writing.upenn.edu /~afilreis/Holocaust/olympics.html (634 words)

	2004 Summer Olympics at AllExperts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Athens was chosen as the host city during the 106th IOC Session held in Lausanne in 05 September 1997,(date of the 25th anniversary of the Munich Massacre 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.
	en.allexperts.com /e/0/2004_Summer_Olympics.htm (1838 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.
		Nevertheless all those competitions reported, at one time or another, as Olympic medal events have been included here for the record, with those no longer regarded as official footnoted.
	www.gbrathletics.com /olympic (336 words)

	BBC SPORT \| Other Sport... \| Olympics 2012 \| The 2012 marketing minefield
		The Olympics, after all, is big business, with £790m of the IOC's £2.25bn marketing revenue from the last four years coming from corporate sponsorship.
		Ambush marketing is therefore seen as the Olympic movement's big enemy, because companies will only pay top dollar if they know their rivals will not be able to get in on the act.
		Felix Agyeman set up the Olympics Hair Salon in the borough of Newham, which will be at the heart of the action in 2012, shortly before London won hosting rights.
	news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/other_sports/olympics_2012/4748077.stm (761 words)

	1996 Summer Olympics
		Also during the games, the Centennial Olympic Park bombing took place on July 27, 1996 killing Alice Hawthorne and wounding 111 others, and causing the death of Melih Uzunyol by heart attack.
		Cycling professionals were admitted to the Olympics, with five-time Tour de France winner Miguel Indurain winning the inaugural individual time trial event.
		Michelle Smith of Ireland wins three gold medals and a bronze, but her victories are overshadowed by doping allegations, which are later reinforced as she is banned after failing a test in 1999.
	www.gamesinathens.com /olympics/1/19/1996_summer_olympics.shtml (430 words)

	Athletics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Women's events first appeared at the Olympic Games in 1928 and consisted of only 5 track events, plus discus and high jump.
		British women athletes won 12 Silver medals before the first Gold was won by Mary Rand in Tokyo (1964) in the long jump and Ann Packer who won the 800m at the same Games.
		Tessa Sanderson was the first British woman to win an Olympic Gold Medal in a throwing event - she won the javelin at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.
	www.olympics.org.uk /sports/summer/athletics.asp (579 words)

	1948 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIV Olympiad, were held in 1948 at Wembley Stadium in London, England.
		After a hiatus of 12 years caused by the outbreak of World War II, these were the first Summer Olympics to be held since the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin.
		Note that these Olympic Games were the first time that the host nation did not win enough medals to be included in the top 10 medal winners.
	www.knowledgehunter.info /wiki/1948_Summer_Olympics (446 words)

	Sydney 2000 Summer Olympics - Olympic games memorabilia, pins and more (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Blackwell Science and the International Olympic Committee have teamed up to produce these great books aimed at helping competitive athletes reach their goals with the aid of their coaches, physicians, physical therapists, and nutritionists.
		Whether you're off to the Sydney Olympics in September 2000, headed for the Australian Outback, or exploring the Great Barrier Reef, we've got everything from Lonely Planet Australia and Eyewitness Sydney to Bruce Chatwin's remarkable classic, The Songlines.
		The eyes of the world will be upon Sydney, Australia, for the XXVII Summer Olympics from September 15 through October 1, 2000.
	www.1earth.com.au /olympics.html (529 words)

	1936 summer olympics
		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.
		The games were the first to have live television coverage, Telefunken and Fernseh broadcast over seventy hours of coverage to specially erected booths throughout the city.
	www.fact-library.com /1936_summer_olympics.html (405 words)

	Steve Sailer: "Great Black Hopes" National Review, 8/12/96; Black athletes and a new, pragmatic view of racial ...
		That liberals are afraid to look hard at sports and race implies that helping fls may have become less important to them than shielding the prestige of their own investment in a theory of racial uniformity that, despite its heroic service in the 1960's, is now running on vapors.
		Olympic decathletes compete in 10 track and field events, but against the stopwatch and measuring tape rather than each other.
		Their 10 tallies are summed, and the overall highest scorer is hyped as the "world's greatest athlete." Similarly, IQ isn't just a single measure as some critics claim, but a sophisticated aggregating of many skills.
	www.isteve.com /blackath.htm (5660 words)

	Summer Olympics
		Athletics (or track and field) is about jumping higher, throwing farther, and running faster than the other players.
		Olympic racing is now conducted with boats categorised into one-design classes based on similar weights and dimensions.
		Olympic history abounds with tales of athletes who overcame crippling adversity to win gold medals, but Karoly Takacs' comeback may be the best.
	library.thinkquest.org /CR0214546/solympics.html (1844 words)

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