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Topic: Austria at the Summer Olympics

	World Almanac for Kids
		The winter Olympics were begun in 1924 and were held in the same year as the summer games until the 1994 winter games in Lillehammer, Norway, when the alternating cycles began.
		The 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, reflected a changed political landscape: the 172 participating nations and territories included the Unified Team (with athletes from 12 former Soviet republics), a reunited Germany, and South Africa, which was allowed to compete for the first time since 1960.
		The Olympic games are competitions of individual athletes, not of nations, and the IOC does not keep national scores; however, the media of all nations report national standings according to one of two scoring systems.
	www.worldalmanacforkids.com /explore/sports/olympics.html (1093 words)

	2000 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Olympic flag was flown at half-staff during the period as a sign of respect to Samaranch's wife.
		People in Canada that wanted to see the Olympics between then and the closing ceremonies had to turn to TSN because the CBC was broadcasing news coverage related to the passing and state funeral of the former prime minister.
		Organisation of the 2000 Summer Paralympics was the responsibility of SPOC the Sydney Paralympic Organising Committee.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/2000_Summer_Olympics (1841 words)

	2004 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		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 Mayor of Athens, Dora Bakoyianni, passed the Olympic Flag to the Mayor of Beijing, Wang Qishan.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/2004_Summer_Olympics (1882 words)

	Encyclopedia: 1936 Summer Olympics
		The Canadian Olympic Team was the only olympic team from a non-fascist country to salute Hitler (in a gesture of friendship) while marching by during opening ceremonies.
		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/1936-Summer-Olympics (3410 words)

	Austria at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Austria competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.
		It was the twenty-third time that the nation had competed, having missed only the 1920 Summer Olympics.
		Austria competed under the IOC country code AUT.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Austria_at_the_2000_Summer_Olympics (93 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 Britain and Viggo Jensen of Denmark taking a first and a second place each in the single-hand and double-hand contests.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/1/18/1896_summer_olympics.html (923 words)

	Encyclopedia: Wrestling at the 1980 Summer Olympics
		Basketball at the 1980 Summer Olympics was held at the Indoor Stadium of the Olimpiski Sports Complex and at the Sports Palace of the Central Sports Club of the Army, both located in Moscow.
		The Judo competition at the 1980 Summer Olympics was the first time that the medal count was not dominated by Japan, as the country joined the boycott of the games because of the 1979 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.
		Weightlifting at the 1980 Summer Olympics was represented by ten events (all — mens individual), held between July 20 and July 30 at the Izmailovo Sports Palace, situated alongside the Izmailovo Park (eastern part of Moscow).
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Wrestling-at-the-1980-Summer-Olympics (1663 words)

	German Info: Germany at the Olympics
		However, when the IOC met in Austria in 1933, it was unwilling to break its tradition of not mixing sport and politics and decreed that the games would go ahead as planned, with one important stipulation: that the Germans not exclude Jews from participating.
		Due to the exclusion of women's speedskating from the Olympics, she instead chose to compete in the combined downhill, which she won, although no medals were awarded at the time for success in individual races.
		Rudi Ball, a leading member of the Germany's 1932 Olympic hockey squad and a Jew in voluntary exile in France, was invited by the German government to return home to compete under the banner of his native country.
	www.germany-info.org /relaunch/info/publications/infocus/olympics2002/wg1936.html (592 words)

	1936 Summer Olympics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		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.
		In the quarter-finals of the football tournament, Peru beat Austria by 4 to 2 in over-time, but a replay was ordered as Peruvian fans stormed the pitch during the match.
	www.portaljuice.com /1936_summer_olympics.html (393 words)

	DraftHelp.com - Olympics Summer 2004
		The aggregate result of these national Olympic teams will determine the winner, on the basis of 5 points for every gold medal, 3 points for every silver medal, and 1 point for every bronze medal.
		The 15 national Olympic teams must be chosen from 4 different pools, in which the nations have been divided, according to their performance in Sydney 2000, plus a host nation factor.
		Each participant must choose 2 Olympic teams from Group A, 3 Olympic teams from Group B, 5 Olympic teams from Group C and 5 Olympic teams from Group D (with encompasses all nations not in any of the former groups).
	www.drafthelp.com /Olympics2004Summer.htm (635 words)

	Articles - 1976 Summer Olympics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		The Olympic Stadium, a daring design of French architect Roger Taillibert, remains a lasting monument to the huge deficit, as it never had an effective retractable roof, and the tower was only completed after the Olympics.
		The Olympic Flame was "electronically" transmitted from Athens to Ottawa, by means of an electronic pulse derived from the actual burning flame.
		This was seen as a major threat to the future of the Olympic Games, and was not until the financially successful 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles that cities began to line up to be hosts again.
	www.storegolf.com /articles/1976_Summer_Olympics (1037 words)

	Olympics - sacbee.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		The city of Los Angeles announced during a news conference on Wednesday its intentions of hosting the 2016 Summer Olympics.
		Squash and karate were nominated for inclusion in the 2012 Summer Olympics on Friday, but neither sport received the requisite votes needed for approval from International Olympic Committee members.
		Just one day after London was awarded the 2012 Summer Olympics, the city was working to recover from fatal blasts that caused the deaths of 37 people and wounded at least 700 more.
	www.sacbee.com /24hour/olympics (508 words)

	2004 Summer Olympics - Athens 2004 Olympics
		The Modern Olympics were seen as an instrument to promote understanding and friendship among nations and uphold the true spirit of sportsmanship.
		The Olympic torch is first lit in Ancient Olympia and then passed on to the stadium of the city hosting the Opening Ceremony of the Games.
		An Olympic sport is one that should be widely practiced by men in at least 75 countries on 4 continents and by women in at least 40 countries on 3 continents.
	www.clearleadinc.com /site/sports.html (1428 words)

	INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE - OLYMPIC GAMES
		The 1936 Olympics, held in Berlin, are best remembered for Adolf Hitler’s failed attempt to use them to prove his theories of Aryan racial superiority.
		She remains the youngest female gold medalist in the history of the Summer Olympics.
		Arrival of the Olympic Flame at the Olympic Stadium.
	www.olympic.org /uk/games/past/index_uk.asp?OLGT=1&OLGY=1936 (407 words)

	wikien.info: Main_Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Austria sent 101 athletes to the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.
		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.
		National Olympic Committees at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece
	alanaditescili.net /index.php?title=Austria_at_the_2004_Summer_Olympics (165 words)

	1896 Summer Olympics - Art History Online Reference and Guide
		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 2004 (see 2004 Summer Olympics).
		The heats of the 100 m were the first Olympic event to be conducted, and the winner of the first heat, Frank Lane, can thus be considered the first Olympic winner.
		The first Olympic champion was crowned in the triple jump, Harvard student James Connolly.
	www.arthistoryclub.com /art_history/1896_Summer_Olympics (3101 words)

	History of the Modern Summer and Winter Olympics from Fanbay.net
		The Summer and Winter Olympics of 1932 were both held in the United States, in Los Angeles, CA and Lake Placid, NY, respectively.
		The U.S.A. won 30% of the Summer Olympic medals—their highest percentage over the years—not counting Saint Louis, where the U.S. won 84% of the medals because the attendance was even more skewed toward Americans.
		The Olympic facilities were as impressive as the cutting edge facilities that brought the Summer Olympics to a new level in Munich (1972).
	www.fanbay.net /olympics/modern_history.htm (2739 words)

	Wrestling at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's Freestyle 72 kg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Wrestling at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's Freestyle 72 kg
		The Women's Freestyle 72 kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Ano Liossia Olympic Hall, August 22 to August 23.
		Categories: Wrestling at the 2004 Summer Olympics
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wrestling_at_the_2004_Summer_Olympics_-_Women%2527s_Freestyle_72_kg (126 words)

	Austria, looking back on 100 years of participation in Olympic G (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Austria, looking back on 100 years of participation in Olympic Games, hopes for several medals at the Centennial Olympic Games in Atlanta and presents the first-ever athlete to compete in his tenth Olympic Summer Games
		Over the years, Austria participants in Summer Olympics never got anywhere close to the triumphs of Austrian Winter Olympians.
		However, Austria ranks 31st among all countries in the list of Summer Olympics with 15 gold, 26 silver and 31 bronze medals.
	www.austria.org /oldsite/press/prel0705a.htm (207 words)

	Athens summer Olympic games 2004 Greek Olympics 2004 information about the Athens summer Olympics and the 28th Olympiad ...
		The original Olympic games, recorded in 776BC, were dedicated to the Olympian Gods but were abolished in 393AD by the Emperor Theodisius for becoming a pagan cult.
		The modern Olympic games were revived in Athens in April 1896, and have been held every four years in different cities since then, except during the first and second world wars.
		The Olympic Games in 2004 will take place between the 13th and 31st of August, with the Paralympics between the 17th and 28th of September.
	www.athensguide.org /olympic-games-2004-greece-athens-2004-olympics/olympic-games-2004.html (321 words)

	Minigolf: From Summer Holidays to the Summer Olympics
		In countries such as Germany, Austria, Sweden and Finland the government subsidises players, who take one day per week off work to practise their putting.
		It is the hope of WMF that the experience of the business and sponsorship worlds that the United States federation has brought to the WMF will help in their quest to spread the popularity of minigolf.
		Therefore upon successfully gaining more than 70 members and subsequently convincing the International Olympic Committee of its validity as a possible member, Minigolf must wait at least 7 years to even be considered for participation in a specific Olympics.
	www.miniaturegolfer.com /minigolf_olympics.html (4302 words)

	Olympics - EnchantedLearning.com
		The Greeks held the first Olympic games in the year 776 BC (over 2700 years ago), and had only one event, a sprint (a short run that was called the "stade").
		For each Olympics, a new flame is started in the ancient Olympic stadium in Olympia, Elis, Greece, using a parabolic mirror to focus the rays of the Sun.
		The events in the Summer Olympics include: archery, badminton, baseball, basketball, boxing, canoeing, cycling, diving, equestrian, fencing, football (soccer), gymnastics, handball, hockey, judo, kayaking, marathon, pentathlon, ping pong, rowing, sailing, shooting, swimming, taekwando, tennis, track and field (many running, jumping, and throwing events), triathlon, volleyball, water polo, weightlifting, wrestling (freestyle and Greco-Roman).
	www.enchantedlearning.com /olympics (1145 words)

	ESPN.com: OLY - New York City gets U.S. nod for 2012 Summer Games
		The International Olympic Committee will choose the 2012 site in three years, pitting New York against such possible rivals as Paris, Moscow, Toronto, Budapest, Rome, Istanbul, Rio de Janeiro, Madrid or Seville in Spain, and a city in Germany, perhaps Berlin.
		The IOC usually prefers to move the Summer and Winter Games around the globe, and it's doubtful North America would get to host two straight Olympics.
		However, there were three consecutive Olympics in Europe in the 1990s -- Albertville, France, in the winter, Barcelona in the summer of 1992, and Lillehammer, Norway, in the winter of 1994.
	espn.go.com /oly/news/2002/1102/1454873.html (1058 words)

	azcentral.com sports \| Summer Olympics: American wins bronze in women's triathlon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Allen was in 44th place after the 1.5-kilometer swim, the first of the three parts of the grueling swim-cycle-run event.
		She ran the 10 kilometers three minutes faster than Harrop, surging past her in the last few meters before crossing the finish line in a time of 2 hours, 4 minutes and 43.45 seconds.
		Susan Williams, the last American to qualify this summer, won the bronze with a time of 2:05.08.92.
	www.azcentral.com /sports/azetc/04olympics/0825OlyTriathlon25-ON.html (217 words)

	Detroit Free Press \| Summer Olympics 2000
		The U.S. Olympic swimming team, still feeling the sting of its opening-night loss to the Aussies in the 4x100-meter men's freestyle relay, got even with the host country in a big-time way Sunday night at the Sydney Aquatic Center.
		With the whole Olympic tournament in front of her, Sheryl Swoopes has more important things to deal with than to make some big announcement about her future in basketball.
		But there's a slew of new events in sports that were already on the Olympic agenda, such as trampoline in gymnastics and women's hammer throw and women's pole vault in track.
	www.freep.com /index/olympics2000.htm (8350 words)

	azcentral.com sports \| Summer Olympics: Phillips breaks 28 feet in final pre-Olympic meet (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		His competition dates at the Athens Olympics are Aug. 24 (for the preliminaries) and Aug. 26 (for the finals).
		The 2003 World Outdoor and Indoor champion, Phillips is the first American to break 28 feet since Carl Lewis and Kareem Streete-Thompson,who now represents Cayman Islands, accomplished the feat in July 1994.
		Phillips was eighth, best among the Americans at the 2000 Olympics just after completing his college career at Arizona State.ASU head coach Greg Kraft still coaches him.
	www.azcentral.com /sports/azetc/04olympics/0802olyphillips02-ON.html (312 words)

	1976 Summer Olympics - Enpsychlopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Other candidates in the bid to organise the Olympics were Moscow and Los Angeles.
		The final choice was made on May 12 1970 on the 69th IOC session.
		She was a member of her country's equestrian team.
	www.grohol.com /psypsych/1976_Summer_Olympics (1091 words)

	Austria
		There is also the summer home of Maria Theresa and her 16 children.
		The offices of Austria's president and federal chancellor are located in Vienna in the Hofburg Complex, a former palace of the Hapsburgs.
		Adolf Hitler gave a famous speech to the Austrians from this balcony.
	www.europeanphotoalbum.com /austria.html (491 words)

	Summer in Austria (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Then on to the medieval city of Rattenberg, Austria’s smallest and famous for its glass industry for centuries, with the traditional craft still practised today.
		This was confirmed in 1983 when the Austrians voted it the most beautiful village in Austria.
		Then on to the medieval city of Rattenberg, Austria’s smallest, made famous by its centuries-old glass industry, where the traditional crafts are still practiced today.
	www.hattstravel.co.uk /summer_in_austria.html (867 words)

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