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	Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : 2004 Summer Olympics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		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.
		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.hallencyclopedia.com /2004_Summer_Olympics (1826 words)

	2004 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The 2004 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, were held in Athens, Greece, over a period of 17 days from August 13 to August 29, 2004.
		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.
		The well-received 2004 Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony was held on August 13.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/2004_Summer_Olympics (2248 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.
		Softball, beach volleyball and mountainbiking debut on the Olympic programme, together with women's football and lightweight rowing.
		Cycling professionals were admitted to the Olympics, with five-time Tour de France winner Miguel Indurain winning the inaugural individual time trial event.
	www.gamesinathens.com /olympics/1/19/1996_summer_olympics.shtml (430 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.
		After a behind-closed-doors tongue-lashing by Australian Olympic Committee chief John Coates, the team emerged united, but there were plenty of commentators who saw this as simply papering over some pretty obvious cracks.
		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.
	www.abc.net.au /olympics (2755 words)

	1980 Summer Olympics Encyclopedia Article @ LaunchBase.org (Launch Base) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, were held in Moscow in the Soviet Union.
		NBC, which was thought to be another major one, cancelled its coverage in response to the U.S.-boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics, and became a minor broadcaster as the network did air highlights and recaps of the games on a regular basis.
		He won Olympic champion titles in "Finn" and "Tempest" classes before, and as of 2005 remains the only sailor in Olympic history to win gold medals in three different classes.
	www.launchbase.org /encyclopedia/1980_Summer_Olympics (661 words)

	1996: THE YEAR IN REVIEW: Summer Olympics: Ukraine debuts (12/29/96)
		These are just some of the names that gave Ukraine prominence in the field of sports in 1996 and made its debut as a free nation at the XXVI Summer Olympics, held in Atlanta in July, an unqualified success.
		The 1996 Olympic Games, which celebrated 100 years since the Games were renewed, were the pre-eminent sporting event of the year.
		Funding for the Ukrainian Olympic movement was provided not only by the government but by Ukrainian organizations in Canada and the U.S. After the completion of the Games, on August 15 the Ukrainian National Association received a letter of gratitude from Mr.
	www.ukrweekly.com /Archive/1996/529611.shtml (2164 words)

	Summer Olympics 2000 Not quite head and shoulders above the rest
		Edwards will be playing in her fifth Olympics for the United States next month, and the 36-year-old guard has seen firsthand how the game has grown in other nations.
		There were no U.S. pro leagues in 1996, when the Olympic team was able to train straight through for a year, right up until they got to Atlanta in mid-July.
		The summers used to be wide open for that kind of activity.
	www.espn.go.com /oly/summer00/s/2000/0817/690404.html (615 words)

	1984 Summer Olympics
		After the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, the Eastern Bloc, including the Soviet Union, East Germany and Cuba boycotts these Olympics (the USSR announced their intention not to participate on May 8, 1984).
		Nawal El Moutawakel of Morocco becomes the first female Olympic champion of an Islamic nation, and the first of her country in the 400 m hurdles.
		A marathon for women is held for the first time at the Olympics, won by Joan Benoit[?].
	www.y2z.org /19/1984_Summer_Olympics.html (411 words)

	League's growth has opened doors - The Boston Globe
		However, in 1996, the concept of a professional women's basketball league in the United States was foreign to Rebecca Lobo and Sheryl Swoopes.
		The two were presented with the idea of the WNBA after winning a gold medal in the 1996 Olympics.
		Pondexter always has focused on basketball and no matter how it was going to happen she wanted to make a living in the sport.
	www.boston.com /sports/colleges/womens_basketball/articles/2006/04/05/leagues_growth_has_opened_doors (622 words)

	Economic Impact of Hosting Olympic Games
		The total economic impact of the 1996 Summer Games therefore is the sum of the direct and indirect impacts and their respective induced impacts.
		The indirect economic impact of the 1996 Summer Olympics is that portion of spending by out-of-state visitors that purchases goods and services produced by Georgia's industries to satisfy the additional demand, as summarized in Table 1.
		As noted previously, impacts created by hosting the Olympics are not limited to direct and indirect spending, but also include the induced (multiplier) effects that are created through sucessive rounds of re-spending the initial dollars within the state.
	www.selig.uga.edu /forecast/olympics/OLYMTEXT.HTM (2662 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 (1311 words)

	DraftExpress - NBA Draft, NCAA/International Basketball Website.
		Jernstedt served during the 1996-2000 quadrennium as USA Basketball's vice president, was vice president for men for the 1992-96 and 1976-80 quadrenniums, and was a member of the USA Basketball board of directors from 1980-92 and 1975.
		Gavitt served as chairman of the U.S. Olympic Basketball Selection Committee for the 1976 Olympic Games, was a member of the USA Basketball board of directors from 1992-2004 and 1976-79, served as vice president for men between 1984-1987, and was the organization's treasurer from 1980-83.
		Currently a member of USA Basketball's 2005-2008 board of directors, King previously was USA Basketball's treasurer between 2001-2004 and was an athlete representative on the 1997-2000 executive committee.
	www.draftexpress.com /dedaily.php?p=334 (851 words)

	AsianSportsNet.com - 2004 Summer Olympics - China National Basketball Team (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece has come to the finish, and China's National Basketball Team, led by NBA star Yao Ming, came up with mixed results.
		They placed in 8th place out of 12 teams, which is better than the 10th place standing in the 2000 Olympics and tied for their best performance of 8th place in the 1996 Olympics.
		Below is the list of players who have played most impressively in the 2004 olympics, and an analysis of their future as professional basketball players.
	www.asiansportsnet.com /articles/2004olympics-bball.html (588 words)

	Boston.com / Sports / Other sports / Olympics news / Shaq still undecided on Summer Olympics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Shaquille O'Neal does not yet know whether he'll play at the Athens Olympics, and his decision could be affected by how far the Los Angeles Lakers go in the playoffs.
		The USA Basketball selection committee plans to meet in the next several weeks to begin the process of finalizing a roster that already includes Bryant, Jason Kidd, Karl Malone, Jermaine O'Neal, Tim Duncan, Mike Bibby, Tracy McGrady, Allen Iverson and Ray Allen.
		Olympic competition runs from Aug. 15-28, meaning O'Neal would have to commit more than seven weeks of his time to the national team.
	www.boston.com /sports/other_sports/olympics/articles/2004/02/14/shaq_still_undecided_on_summer_olympics (472 words)

	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.
		For the first time in Olympic history, all 197 recognized National Olympic Committees were represented at the Games.
	www.olympic.org /uk/games/past/index_uk.asp?OLGT=1&OLGY=1996 (238 words)

	CNNSI.com - Pro Basketball - U.S. team to stay in athletes' village at 2004 Olympics - Tuesday November 19, 2002 ...
		If the United States wins one of the three Olympic berths at the qualifying tournament, the final two or three spots on the 2004 roster would be filled sometime during the 2003-04 NBA season.
		USA Basketball officials have already been in contact with International Olympic Committee officials regarding the accommodations the American players would have at the athletes' village, Jernstedt said.
		USA Basketball also plans to have an extended training camp and to play several exhibitions before the 2004 Olympics.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /basketball/news/2002/11/19/us_olympics_ap (751 words)

	Summer Olympics: Volleyball
		In the Olympics there are two different kinds of volleyball, Volleyball and Beach Volleyball.
		Volleyball became an Olympic sport in 1964 and Beach Volleyball became an Olympic sport in 1996.
		In the Olympics both Volleyball and Beach Volleyball are played by men and women.
	www2.lhric.org /pocantico/olympics/volleyball.htm (222 words)

	SignOn San Diego Sydney 2000 Summer Olympics -- Olympics-Basketball-U.S. win gold but lose mystique (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		SYDNEY – The United States won the men's Olympic basketball gold in Sydney but lost their air of invincibility in a sport they have dominated since their NBA stars began competing in 1992.
		He admits a U.S. team – handpicked by the country's basketball officials from the upper echelons of the NBA – are likely to lose a game sometime soon.
		But he's quick to add that his league is still "the gold standard by which basketball measures itself" and has some of the greatest athletes in the world.
	www.signonsandiego.com /sports/olympics/basketball/20001001-907-sport-olympi.html (876 words)

	USA Basketball-USA Men's Senior National Team Program Advisory Panel
		Based in Colorado Springs, Colo., USA Basketball is a non-profit organization and the national governing body for men's and women's basketball in the United States.
		As the recognized governing body for basketball in the United States by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) and the United States Olympic Committee (USOC), USA Basketball is responsible for the selection, training and fielding of USA teams that compete in FIBA sponsored international basketball competitions, as well as for some national competitions.
		USA Basketball also sanctions U.S. basketball team tours of foreign countries and foreign basketball team tours of the U.S., as well as oversees the certification of FIBA and USA Basketball officials and the assignment of those officials to international competitions.
	www.usabasketball.com /seniormen/2005/2005-msnt-advisory-panel.html (1262 words)

	College Basketball
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	www.infoplease.com /ipsa/A0105719.html (228 words)

	2004 SUMMER OLYMPICS!
		I think I finally could appreciate what the Olympics are about: everyone around the world coming together to compete and/or cheer their country's participants.
		The Olympics is the greatest sports competition in history.
		After being literally cheated out of an Olympic medal (and gold at that) by ridiculously inept scoring (there was a lot of that), he went back up to the stage and politely signaled to the rebellious crowd to quiet itself so an opponent could go on.
	journals.aol.com /jsthoughts/TwoViewsReviews/entries/2004/08/30/2004-summer-olympics/408 (1218 words)

	SignOn San Diego Sydney 2000 Summer Olympics -- An Olympic basketball reunion (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Also set to air that night are swimming finals in the men's 200-meter breastroke, women's 200 butterfly, men's 100 freestyle and women's 800 freestyle relay and the men's gymnastics all-around individual final.
		In 1996, these women were about to set out on a bold adventure, launching two new professional leagues after zooming through 52 straight tuneup victories and then eight more to win the Olympic gold.
		Staley, who was trying to persuade track star Jackie Joyner-Kersee to play pro basketball after the 1996 Olympics, is still recruiting players, now as the new head coach at Temple University.
	www.signonsandiego.com /sports/olympics/basketball/20000918-991155-oly-lookahea.html (629 words)

	WashingtonPost.com: The 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta
		The move could bring the Summer Olympics back to U.S. soil for the third time in 24 years.
		The Centennial Olympic Games in Atlanta came to a close Sunday night, after two weeks of athletic competition between 197 countries and over 11,000 athletes -- the most ever in an Olympic Games.
		The Games closed with International Olympic Committee president Juan Antonio Samaranch praising the city of Atlanta, but notably failing to call the game as "the greatest in Olympic history" -- a phrase that has become routine in his Closing Ceremonies speeches.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-srv/sports/olympics/longterm/summer96.htm (271 words)

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