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Austria Tourist Attractions & Austria Tourism iExplore The Tirolean capital, and twice home of the Winter Olympics, is the center of another internationally renowned ski complex comprising six major resorts. Bregenz in the summer lends itself to bicycle tours, swimming, sailing or sightseeing, whereas during the winter season visitors populate the numerous slopes and hiking trails of the Vorarlberg. The Schneewinkel Area is excellent for all winter sports; St Johann in Tirol in particular is an old market town offering a wide variety of sports and fitness centers, with a good nightlife as well. www.iexplore.com /dmap/Austria/Where+to+Go

Outstanding Athletes of the 1948 St.Moritz Winter Olympics Country : UK She took the figure skating bronze behind Canada's Barbara Ann Scott and Austria's Eva Pawlik.Four years she was destined to be the Olympic champion. She incidently won the first old medal for the United States by winning the women's slalom event. He was the games most successful athlete with two gold medals and one bronze medal. www.sportz4u.com /isport/Olympics/fnlsite/hofame/Heroes/1948w.html

Canada at the Winter Olympics He returned in 1948 at St Moritz when he placed sixth in the 500 m and was still competing in the Olympics in 1952 when he finished twelfth in the 500 m at the age of 46. The first downhill skiing race was held in Kitzbühel, Austria, in 1905 and the sport made its Olympic debut at the Olympics in 1948. Short-track skating was a demonstration sport in 1992 at Albertville and made its official Olympic debut in 1994 at Lillehammer in 1994. www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com /PrinterFriendly.cfm?ArticleId=FET_E8   (5612 words)

1964 Winter Olympics - explanation-Guide.info - for information, definition, meaning, reference - free encyclopedia, glossary of terms The IX Olympic Winter Games were held in 1964 Innsbruck, Austria. (¹ East Germany and West Germany competed as a single team; team appeared in the 1956, 1960, and 1964 Winter Olympics) 1964 Winter Olympics: Meaning (information, definition, explanation, facts) explanation-guide.info /meaning/1964-Winter-Olympics.html   (5612 words)

Cool Attractions - Olympic History The Olympics have always reflected the political goings-on in the world, and for this reason, the 1964 games in Innsbruck, Austria were particularly noteworthy. As Salt Lake City prepares for the 19th Olympic Winter Games, constructing multi-million dollar venues, landing corporate sponsorships, and adjusting the city's infrastructure to accommodate the temporarily swollen population, all eyes are on the future. Calgary's Olympics in 1988 were well received by both athletes and spectators, however, there were some concerns regarding the facilities, and the choice of competition sites. www.saltlakecity.coolattractions.com /history.html   (5612 words)

BlackCultureClothes.com.com - Winter Olympics The Olympics have always reflected the political goings-on in the world, and for this reason, the 1964 games in Innsbruck, Austria were particularly noteworthy. Calgary's Olympics in 1988 were well received by both athletes and spectators, however, there were some concerns regarding the facilities, and the choice of competition sites. Norwegian figure skater Sonja Henie made her debut at the 1924 Games, at age 12, and in 1928, 32, and 36 took home the gold medals. www.blackcultureclothes.com /Winter_Olympics.html   (1183 words)

ninemsn Encarta - Winter Olympics Gillis Gräfström of Sweden (with three consecutive titles: 1920-1928), Karl Schäfer of Austria (1932, 1936), and Dick Button of the US (1948 and 1952) are the only male skaters to retain their titles. Winter Olympics, popular designation for the quadrennial Olympic Winter Games, the winter sports competitions forming a separate cycle of the Olympic Games. From the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway, the winter and summer games began to be alternated in even-numbered years. au.encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761572547/Winter_Olympics.html   (1183 words)

Canada at the Winter Olympics The first downhill skiing race was held in Kitzbühel, Austria, in 1905 and the sport made its Olympic debut at the Olympics in 1948. The sport was recognized in 1979 and made its Olympic debut in 1994 at Lillehammer. The first time that a winter sport was included in the Olympic games was during the 1900 summer Olympics. www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com /PrinterFriendly.cfm?ArticleId=FET_E8   (5612 words)

MSN Encarta - Peggy Fleming She competed in the Winter Olympics for the first time in 1964 at Innsbruck, Austria, and took sixth place. Fleming, Peggy Gale, born in 1948, American figure skater, winner of the women's figure skating gold medal at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France. In the 1968 Winter Olympics Fleming defeated her main rival, Gabriele Seyfert of East Germany (now part of Germany), in both the compulsory figures and the freestyle competition. encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761578080/Peggy_Fleming.html   (258 words)

Winter Olympics History The Winter Olympic Games in 1940 and 1944 were cancelled due to the fact the world was at war. The 1948 olympic winter games were held in St. Moritz, Switzerland. In 1988, the winter olympics were held in Calgary and were staged on artificial snow. www.paralumun.com /olympicswinter.htm   (102 words)

Winter Olympics History The Winter Olympic Games in 1940 and 1944 were cancelled due to the fact the world was at war. The 1964 winter games held in Innsbruck, Austria were short of snow. In 1988, the winter olympics were held in Calgary and were staged on artificial snow. www.paralumun.com /olympicswinter.htm   (102 words)

Canada at the Winter Olympics The first downhill skiing race was held in Kitzbühel, Austria, in 1905 and the sport made its Olympic debut at the Olympics in 1948. The first time that a winter sport was included in the Olympic games was during the 1900 summer Olympics. Since the winter Olympics began in 1924, Norway, Sweden, Soviet Union/Russia and Finland have won 63 of the 66 gold medals awarded in men’s cross-country skiing. www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com /PrinterFriendly.cfm?ArticleId=FET_E8   (5612 words)

Paralympic history gets study - 2002 Winter Olympics coverage At the first disabled games, in 1948, at Stoke Mandeville, England, winter sports officials in Switzerland and Austria refused to condone the competition. It wasn't until 1960 in Rome that the first "Olympic style" disabled summer games were held and even then the word "Paralympics" hadn't been invented. The first winter version of these Games in1976 was dubbed The Winter Olympic Games for the Disabled, then The World Winter Games for Physically Disabled Persons and finally the Paralympics. deseretnews.com /oly/view/0,3949,70001902,00.html   (231 words)

Dictionary of Meaning www.mauspfeil.net It is the 24th time the country participates in the Summer Olympics, previous times being 1896, 1900, 1904, 1908, 1912, 1924, 1928, 1932, 1936, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, and 2000. image:austria_flag_large.png rightthumb100pxFlag of Austria '''Austria''' sent 101 athletes to the '''2004 Summer Olympics''' in Athens, Greece. The country also participated in 19 Winter Olympics. www.mauspfeil.net /Austria_at%20the%202004%20Summer%20Olympics.html   (231 words)

Fallen hero: Gabel is down and out Besides Lawrence, Gretchen Fraser won a gold (slalom) and silver (combined event) in 1948 at St. Moritz, Switzerland; Penelope Pitou won silver medals in the downhill and giant slalom in 1960 at Squaw Valley, Calif.; and Jean Saubert won a silver (slalom) and a bronze (giant slalom) in 1964 in Innsbruck, Austria. Innsbruck stepped in and was host of the Winter Games only 12 years after its previous Olympics. COLORADO SAID NO: The 1976 Winter Olympics were awarded to Denver, but Colorado voters scuttled the move by voting, 59.4% to 40.6%, to prohibit public funds from being used to support the Games. www.jsonline.com /sports/oly98/speed22198.stm   (862 words)

Search Results for downhill - Encyclopædia Britannica Swiss Alpine skier who won surprise victories over the pre-Olympic favourite, Austrian Annemarie Moser-Pröll, in the downhill and giant slalom events at the 1972 Olympic Games in Sapporo, Japan. French skier and auto racer who won a double championship in the downhill and combined events of Alpine skiing during the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland. He won the gold medal in the downhill event at the 1976 Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria. www.britannica.com /search?query=downhill&submit=Find&source=MWTAB   (443 words)

Canada at the Winter Olympics The first downhill skiing race was held in Kitzbühel, Austria, in 1905 and the sport made its Olympic debut at the Olympics in 1948. The first competition for ski jumping was held in Trysil, Norway, in 1862 and it was introduced to the Olympics in 1924 (long hill) and 1964 (short hill). The first time that a winter sport was included in the Olympic games was during the 1900 summer Olympics. www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com /PrinterFriendly.cfm?Params=A1ARTFET_E8   (5612 words)

Canada at the Winter Olympics The first downhill skiing race was held in Kitzbühel, Austria, in 1905 and the sport made its Olympic debut at the Olympics in 1948. The first competition for ski jumping was held in Trysil, Norway, in 1862 and it was introduced to the Olympics in 1924 (long hill) and 1964 (short hill). The sport was recognized in 1979 and made its Olympic debut in 1994 at Lillehammer. www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com /PrinterFriendly.cfm?ArticleId=FET_E8   (5612 words)

Canada at the Winter Olympics The first downhill skiing race was held in Kitzbühel, Austria, in 1905 and the sport made its Olympic debut at the Olympics in 1948. Since the winter Olympics began in 1924, Norway, Sweden, Soviet Union/Russia and Finland have won 63 of the 66 gold medals awarded in men’s cross-country skiing. The first time that a winter sport was included in the Olympic games was during the 1900 summer Olympics. www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com /PrinterFriendly.cfm?ArticleId=FET_E8   (5612 words)

Canada at the Winter Olympics The first downhill skiing race was held in Kitzbühel, Austria, in 1905 and the sport made its Olympic debut at the Olympics in 1948. The first time that a winter sport was included in the Olympic games was during the 1900 summer Olympics. In the women’s downhill, Austria, Switzerland and Germany have won 13 of the 14 gold medals.Canadian Joanne Hewson finished eighth in 1952 at Oslo, Nancy Greene seventh in 1964 at Innsbruck, Kathy Kreiner fifth at Lake Placid in 1980, Gerry Sorensen sixth in 1984 at Sarajevo, and Laurie Graham fifth in Calgary. www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com /PrinterFriendly.cfm?Params=A1ARTFET_E8   (5612 words)

ninemsn Encarta - Winter Olympics Gillis Gräfström of Sweden (with three consecutive titles: 1920-1928), Karl Schäfer of Austria (1932, 1936), and Dick Button of the US (1948 and 1952) are the only male skaters to retain their titles. Winter Olympics, popular designation for the quadrennial Olympic Winter Games, the winter sports competitions forming a separate cycle of the Olympic Games. From the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway, the winter and summer games began to be alternated in even-numbered years. au.encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761572547/Winter_Olympics.html   (5612 words)

Jewish and Israel News from New York - The Jewish Week Alain Calmat, a world-class figure skater, won a silver medal at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria, b ut he made his mark in Jewish athletic history four years later at the Games in Grenoble, France, when he was selected to carry the torch and light the Olympic flame during the opening ceremonies. Katz immigrated to Israel, where as a trainer and sports manager for the Maccabi organization, he was chosen to coach the countryÂ’s track team in the 1948 Games. Brown, who played in the old American Basketball Association for five seasons and represented the United States in the 1961 Maccabiah Games, was inducted two years ago into the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Mass. www.thejewishweek.com /news/newscontent.php3?artid=9726   (5612 words)

Austria at the 2004 Summer Olympics It is the 24th time the country participates in the Summer Olympics, previous times being 1896, 1900, 1904, 1908, 1912, 1924, 1928, 1932, 1936, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, and 2000. Austria sent 101 athletes to the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. Previous Olympics in Austria : Winter Games in... hallencyclopedia.com /Austria_at_the_2004_Summer_Olympics   (5612 words)

Austria at the 2004 Summer Olympics It is the 24th time the country participates in the Summer Olympics, previous times being 1896, 1900, 1904, 1908, 1912, 1924, 1928, 1932, 1936, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, and 2000. Austria sent 101 athletes to the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. Previous Olympics in Austria : Winter Games in... hallencyclopedia.com /Austria_at_the_2004_Summer_Olympics   (5612 words)

Austria at the 2004 Summer Olympics It is the 24th time the country participates in the Summer Olympics, previous times being 1896, 1900, 1904, 1908, 1912, 1924, 1928, 1932, 1936, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, and 2000. Austria sent 101 athletes to the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. National Olympic Committees at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece hallencyclopedia.com /Austria_at_the_2004_Summer_Olympics   (5612 words)

Austria at the 2004 Summer Olympics It is the 24th time the country participates in the Summer Olympics, previous times being 1896, 1900, 1904, 1908, 1912, 1924, 1928, 1932, 1936, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, and 2000. Austria sent 101 athletes to the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. National Olympic Committees at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece hallencyclopedia.com /Austria_at_the_2004_Summer_Olympics   (5612 words)

Austria at the 2004 Summer Olympics It is the 24th time the country participates in the Summer Olympics, previous times being 1896, 1900, 1904, 1908, 1912, 1924, 1928, 1932, 1936, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, and 2000. Austria sent 101 athletes to the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. National Olympic Committees at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece hallencyclopedia.com /Austria_at_the_2004_Summer_Olympics   (5612 words)

Austria at the 2004 Summer Olympics It is the 24th time the country participates in the Summer Olympics, previous times being 1896, 1900, 1904, 1908, 1912, 1924, 1928, 1932, 1936, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, and 2000. Austria sent 101 athletes to the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. National Olympic Committees at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece hallencyclopedia.com /Austria_at_the_2004_Summer_Olympics   (5612 words)

Austria at the 2004 Summer Olympics It is the 24th time the country participates in the Summer Olympics, previous times being 1896, 1900, 1904, 1908, 1912, 1924, 1928, 1932, 1936, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, and 2000. Austria sent 101 athletes to the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. National Olympic Committees at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece hallencyclopedia.com /Austria_at_the_2004_Summer_Olympics   (5612 words)

Austria at the 2004 Summer Olympics It is the 24th time the country participates in the Summer Olympics, previous times being 1896, 1900, 1904, 1908, 1912, 1924, 1928, 1932, 1936, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, and 2000. Austria sent 101 athletes to the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. National Olympic Committees at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece hallencyclopedia.com /Austria_at_the_2004_Summer_Olympics   (5612 words)

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