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	1928 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		For the first time, the Olympic Flame was lit during the Olympics.
		For the first time, the parade of nations started with Greece, which holds the origins of the Olympics, and ended with the host country, a tradition still continued until this day.
		Because of this, running events longer than 200 m were not included in the Olympics until the 1960s.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1928_Summer_Olympics (268 words)

	2004 Summer Olympics
		Athens was chosen as the host city in 1997, after surprisingly losing the bid to organize the 1996 Summer Olympics, the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the modern Olympic Games.
		Since the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France it has been the tradition to have a mascot for the games and this year the official mascots are sister and brother, Athena and Phevos, named after the goddess of wisdom, strategy and war and the god of light and music, respectively.
		An emotional high point of the parade was the entrance of the delegation from Afghanistan which had been absent from the Olympics, and had female competitors for the first time.
	pedia.newsfilter.co.uk /wikipedia/2/20/2004_summer_olympics.html (1174 words)

	1904 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The 1904 Summer Olympics, formally known as the Games of the III Olympiad, were held in St.
		The Olympic events were again mixed with other sporting events, but where Paris hardly ever mentioned the Olympics, Sullivan called all his sports events "Olympic".
		Boxing,, freestyle wrestling, and decathlon made their debuts.
	www.lighthousepoint.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/1904_Summer_Olympics (775 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 (3402 words)

	1956 Summer Olympics - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Because Melbourne is situated in the southern hemisphere, the Olympics were held later in the year than those held in the northern hemisphere.
		Inspired by Australian teenager John Wing, an Olympic tradition begins when athletes of different nations are allowed to parade together at the closing ceremony, instead of with their national teams, as a symbol of world unity...
		The 1906 Olympic were organised by the IOC, but are currently not officially recognised by the IOC.
	open-encyclopedia.com /1956_Summer_Olympics (405 words)

	2000 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		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 the Sydney Paralympic Organising Committee.
	www.bucyrus.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/2000_Summer_Olympics (1690 words)

	Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Peristeri Olympic Boxing Hall.
		Five judges scored the fighters in real time and the boxer with the most points at the end was the winner.
		Three days before the games opening ceremony the International Olympic Committee announced [1] that Kenyan boxer David Munyasia had tested positive for cathine and has been excluded from the event.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Boxing_at_the_2004_Summer_Olympics (102 words)

	1984 Summer Olympics - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		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.
	open-encyclopedia.com /1984_Summer_Olympics (367 words)

	1936 Summer Olympics. Who is 1936 Summer Olympics? What is 1936 Summer Olympics? Where is 1936 Summer Olympics? ...
		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.
		For the first time the Olympic Flame was brought to the Olympic Town by a torch relay, with the starting point in Olympia, Greece.
		I know that he was also a boxing or track and field coach at perhaps the 1928 Olympics.
	www.knowledgerush.com /kr/encyclopedia/1936_Summer_Olympics (468 words)

	1980 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The yachting events were held in Tallinn; preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football tournament were held, besides Moscow, at the stadiums of Leningrad, Kiev, Minsk.
		Although approximately a half of the countries, which boycotted 1976 Summer Olympics, participated in these ones, the Games were disrupted by another, even larger, boycott led by the United States in a protest to the 1979 Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan.
		In response to the U.S.-boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics, NBC, which was slated to provide coverage of the games, canceled its coverage, but the network did air highlights and recaps of the games on a regular basis.
	www.sterlingheights.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/1980_Summer_Olympics (427 words)

	1960 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Rome had been awarded the organisation of the 1908 Summer Olympics, but had to decline and pass the honours to London.
		South Africa appears in the Olympic arena for the last time under the apartheid regime.
		It was the second time an athlete died in competition at the Olympics, after the death of Portuguese marathon runner at the 1912 Summer Olympics.
	www.sterlingheights.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/1960_Summer_Olympics (357 words)

	NZ Summer Olympic History
		She was placed 5th in the 100 metres freestyle but she could not compete in the final due to illness.
		Paul Kingsman and Anthony Mosse won bronze medals in the pool, in the 200 metres backstroke and the 200 metres butterfly respectively while John Cutler won bronze in yachting's Finn Class, and Rex Sellars and Chris Timms a silver in the Tornado class.
		The 1992 Olympic year kicked off in spectacular fashion for New Zealand as Annelise Coberger won this country's first Winter Olympic medal when she claimed silver in slalom skiing in Albertville.
	www.olympic.org.nz /Article.aspx?ID=343 (1747 words)

	1964 Summer Olympics
		Tokyo had already been awarded with the organisation of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this honour had been passed to Helsinki because of Japan's involvement in China.
		The 1940 Olympics were eventually cancelled because of the outbreak of World War II.
		Yoshinori Sakai[?], who lit the Olympic Flame, was born in Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, the day the atomic bomb exploded there.
	www.fastload.org /19/1964_Summer_Olympics.html (251 words)

	1972 Summer Olympics Information - TextSheet.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		In the bid to organise the Olympics, Detroit, Madrid and Montreal were beaten.
		Lasse Virén of Finland won the 5000 and 10000 m (the latter after a fall), a feat he would repeat in the 1976 Summer Olympics.
		For the first time, the Olympic Oath is also taken by a representative of the referees.
	viridian.sferahost.com /encyclopedia/1/19/1972_summer_olympics.html (420 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 (1136 words)

	1976 Summer Olympics - Enpsychlopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		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.grohol.com /psypsych/1976_Summer_Olympics (1091 words)

	1992 Summer Olympics
		Paralympic archer Antonio Rebollo lights the Olympic Flame by shooting an arrow into the cauldron.
		Five of the six golds were in individual events, tying Eric Heiden's record for individual gold medals at a single Olympics.
		Badminton and women's judo become part of the Olympic programme, while white water canoeing returns to the Games after a 20-year absence.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/1/19/1992_summer_olympics.html (403 words)

	Egypt in the 2004 Summer Olympics
		The original Olympics were held every four years for a span that lasted for almost eight centuries.
		At Minsk in May of 2004, Nahla was the biggest star in the field of 262 competitors in both men's and women's weightlifting, and so not surprisingly, even Sport's Illustrated has picked her for Gold in the Women's 75 kg (165 lbs) event at Athens.
		In fact, she is the only Egyptian athlete to be picked for any medal by SI at the summer event.
	www.touregypt.net /featurestories/egypt2004olympics.htm (1359 words)

	2004 summer olympics dressage winners (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Olympic Preview: Equestrian - compete in Olympic dressage competitions from its inclusion in 1912 until 1952.
		The modern comeback of the Olympic games is due in a large measure to the efforts of Pierre, baron de Coubertin, of France.
		The International Olympic Committee (IOC), which sets and enforces Olympic policy, has struggled with the licensing and commercialization of the games, the need to schedule events to accommodate American television networks (whose broadcasting fees help underwrite the games), and the monitoring of athletes who seek illegal competitive advantages, often through the use of performance-enhancing drugs.
	www.olympic-headquarters.net /2004-summer-olympics-dressage-winners.htm (888 words)

	1936 summer olympics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Nazi Olympics - On May 13, 1931, the International Olympic Committee, headed by Count Henri Baillet-Latour of Belgium, awarded the 1936 Summer Olympics to Berlin.
		1936 Summer Olympics - definition of 1936 Summer Olympics in - The Games of the XI Olympiad were held in 1936 in Berlin, Germany.
		The International Olympic Committee (IOC), which sets and enforces Olympic policy, has struggled with the licensing and commercialization of the games, the need to schedule events to accommodate American television networks (whose broadcasting fees help underwrite the games), and the monitoring of entrants who seek illegal competitive advantages, often through the use of performance-enhancing drugs.
	www.olympic-headquarters.net /1936-summer-olympics.htm (868 words)

	2000 Summer Olympics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		France's Lionel Torres, who won the Olympic test event in Sydney last year, was atop the most recent men's world rankings, and Britain's Alison Williamson was second at the 1999 worlds.
		Alison Dunlap, 31, of Denver converted to mountain biking after placing 37th in the 1996 Olympic road race and is a medal contender after top-five finishes in the last two world championships.
		He is in pursuit of his third straight Olympic gold in the 25-meter rapid-fire pistol shooting.
	www.buffzone.com /sports/misc/a204127a.html (4278 words)

	1960 Summer Olympics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Rome had been awarded the organisation of the 1908 Summer Olympics, but had to decline and pass thehonours to London.
		Danish cyclist Knut Jensen collapsed during his race underthe influence of amphetamines and later died in the hospital.
		It was thesecond time an athlete died in competition at the Olympics, after the death of Portuguese marathon runner Francisco Lazaro at the 1912 SummerOlympics.
	www.therfcc.org /1960-summer-olympics-67801.html (250 words)

	Athens Olympics:: Boxing
		Khan, 17, was trying to become the youngest boxer to win an Olympic boxing gold medal in over 50 years on Sunday but Kindelan had other ideas.
		Iraq's only Olympic boxer, given a wildcard berth in the tournament, made the most of his chance, darting in and out on his taller opponent to fire quick combinations that piled up points.
		Boxing at the Athens Olympics will run for 15 days, from the 14th - 29th August at the Peristeri Olympic Boxing Hall.
	www.livingroom.org.au /olympics/archives/cat_boxing.html (5750 words)

	The Olympics
		The Ferret Olympics were started in 1996, and gained publicity in 2004 after a local newspaper story was picked up by the mass media.
		Olympic organisers are keen to screw as much money out of people as possible, whilst they are still enthusiastic for the idea of holding the Olympics in Britain.
		Kenteris, the 200m Olympic gold medalist at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, and Thanou, silver medalist in the 100m, had been accused by the IAAF of breaking doping rules by missing that test and others in Tel Aviv on July 27-28, and Chicago on August 10-11 last year.
	olympics2004.blogspot.com (11493 words)

	IOC approves new medal design for Summer Olympics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		With the Olympics returning to their birthplace in Greece in 2004, local organizers wanted the medals to reflect ancient Greek tradition rather than images of rival Rome.
		The new Summer Olympics medal design features the all-marble Panathinaiko stadium, site of the first modern games in 1896 and venue for archery and the finish line of the marathon at next year's Olympics.
		Since the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics, the front side of the medals has featured a Roman stadium, a horse-drawn chariot with a seated Nike holding a laurel wreath above her head.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2003/06/30/sports1643EDT0249.DTL (711 words)

	BBC SPORT \| Olympics 2004 \| History
		This was the first official Olympics to see athletes marched into the stadium behind their respective national flags.
		Female athletes competed in the Olympics for the first time in Paris in 1900.
		The first of the modern Olympic Games was staged in Athens, Greece.
	news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/low/olympics_2004/history/default.stm (405 words)

	Mirago : Sports: Events: Olympics: Summer Games
		Become an Olympic Athlete - A guide on how to be chosen to compete in the Summer Olympics.
		Olympic Games Links - This site has links to news and information about the Olympic Games.
		Reflections on Glory - Explore the majestic, sweeping history of the Olympics, from the first Games in Athens to the legends yet to emerge in Sydney.
	www.mirago.com /scripts/dir.aspx?cat=Top/Sports/Events/Olympics/Summer_Games (244 words)

	1960 Summer Olympics Information - TextSheet.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Swedish canoer Gert Fredriksson wins his sixth Olympic title.
		Danish cyclist Knut Jensen collapsed during his race under the influence of amphetamines and later died in the hospital.
		It was the second time an athlete died in competition at the Olympics, after the death of Portuguese marathon runner Francisco Lazaro at the 1912 Summer Olympics.
	www.internshipasia.sferahost.com /encyclopedia/1/19/1960_summer_olympics.html (272 words)

	Olympic Games (Summer Olympics)
		The Olympic Games take place every four years and are the world's most important sporting competition.
		Months before the Olympics actually take place, the Olympic Flame is lit in Olympia and relayed to the host city where, at the opening ceremony, the last runner lights the Olympic fire.
		The Olympic Games did not take place in 1916 due to World War I and in 1940 and 1944 due to World War II.
	www.ego4u.com /en/read-on/animals/olympic/summer (445 words)

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