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	1996 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		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 1996 Summer Olympics have been regarded by some Olympic observers as being relatively because of the Centennial Olympic Park bombing of July 27, 1996.
		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.wikipedia.org /wiki/1996_Summer_Olympics (774 words)

	Summer Olympic Games (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Summer Olympic Games are an international multi-sport event held every four years, organised by the International Olympic Committee.
		Olympic victory is generally considered to be the most prestigious achievement in any field of sport.
		On the bright side it did, however, seem that the drug testing and regulation authorities were at last catching up with the cheating that had been widely to be endemic in athletics for some years, and it was generally held that the 1992 Barcelona Games were cleaner, although not without incident.
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/summer_olympic_games (2015 words)

	Encyclopedia: 1988 Summer Olympics
		Table tennis is introduced at the Olympics, with China and the host nation both winning two titles.
		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 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/1988-Summer-Olympics (3129 words)

	Encyclopedia: 1996 Summer Paralympics
		See also: 1996 Summer Olympics 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 1996 Paralympic Games in Atlanta, USA were the first Paralympics to get mass media sponsorship.
		See also: 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Paralympics were the first Paralympics in 24 years that were held concurrently with the Olympics.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/1996-Summer-Paralympics (747 words)

	Encyclopedia: Basketball at the 1984 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.
		Basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place at the indoor arena in the Helliniko Olympic Complex for the preliminary rounds, with the latter stages being held in the Olympic Indoor Hall at the Athens Olympic Sports Complex.
		Baseball at the 1984 Summer Olympics was a demonstration sport for the sixth time, and it was the first time that the sport had been played in an Olympic tournament in the United States.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Basketball-at-the-1984-Summer-Olympics (1077 words)

	Station Information - 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.stationinformation.com /encyclopedia/1/19/1996_summer_olympics.html (419 words)

	wiki/1928 Summer Olympics Definition / wiki/1928 Summer Olympics Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Amsterdam had made a bid for the 1920 and 1924 Olympics, but had to give way to war-victim Belgium and De CoubertinBaron Pierre de Coubertin (January 1, 1863-September 2, 1937), born as Pierre de Frédy, was a French pedagogue and historian, but is best known as the founder of the modern Olympic Games....
		1996The 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.
		2008The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, will be held in Beijing in the People's Republic of China from August 8, 2008 to August 24, 2008, with the opening ceremony to take place at 8 PM on August 8, 2008 (the number 8 stands for prosperity in Chinese culture).
	www.elresearch.com /wiki/1928_Summer_Olympics (3446 words)

	Volleyball at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Volleyball at the 2004 Summer Olympics consisted of indoor volleyball held at the Peace and Friendship Stadium and beach volleyball held at the Olympic Beach Volleyball Centre, in the southern portion of the Roth Pavilion; both were located at the Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex.
		The traditional game was first introduced to the Summer Olympic Games as a demonstration event at the Paris, France 1924 Summer Olympics and promoted to an official medal event for both men and women in Tokyo, Japan at the 1964 Summer Olympics.
		Beach Volleyball made its debut in Atlanta at the 1996 Olympics and proved to be a great success with both the players and spectators.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Volleyball_at_the_2004_Summer_Olympics (213 words)

	AsianSportsNet.com - 2004 Summer Olympics - China National Basketball Team (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		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.
		China's point guards were their weakest link, with every point guard failing to score in the double digits in a game.
	www.asiansportsnet.com /articles/2004olympics-bball.html (588 words)

	1996 Summer Olympics
		The Games of the XXVI Olympiad were held in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.
		The IOC's vote for Atlanta was therefore slightly surprising, however the reasoning was that Athens' infrastructure could not be improved enough in time to successfully host the Games.
		Also during the games, the Centennial Olympic Park bombing took place on July 27, 1996 killing Alice Hawthorne and wounding 111 others, and eliciting the death of Melih Uzunyol by heart attack.
	pedia.newsfilter.co.uk /wikipedia/1/19/1996_summer_olympics.html (481 words)

	Images - Finding the Pulse of Athletic Human Drama
		The tactic was to find athletes who had overcome incredible personal circumstances on their way to the Olympics: a horrible injury that needed months of rehab, a father dying of cancer, an unfair allegation of substance abuse, a sprinter who’s also a stockbroker.
		He was back at the Olympics, however, not to defend Belarusian (or U.S.) honor, but to win a gold medal for his wife — who NBC cameras captured often as she sat in the stands and nervously bit her nails.
		Gymnastics, which is always one of the most popular Olympic events, had its pre-ordained TV darling in Dominique Moceanu, who was originally Romanian and "looked just like Nadia." She was "living the ultimate fairytale" until she got a stress fracture on her shin six weeks before the Olympics.
	www.imagesjournal.com /issue03/features/olympics2.htm (1006 words)

	Chicago-Kent College of Law: Dean's Pages (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		China's policy of abstention is rooted in the ideology of peaceful co-existence and absolute sovereignty that forms the basis for much of Chinese foreign policy.
		China's irreversible commitment to economic expansions6 and recent political activity suggest preparations to assume the role of a global economic superpower in the near future.
		China backed away from economic opening in 1986, and again in 1988, due to high inflation and perceived loss of "cultural and ideological discipline."10 Continued economic growth depends on the Chinese leadership remaining committed to openness and expansion.
	www.kentlaw.iit.edu /perritt/publications/15_GOV_INFO._Q._393.htm (11083 words)

	Summer Olympics 2000 Veterans poised to take gymnastics spotlight
		Although it would be difficult to label the part-time model as a grizzled veteran, Khorkina, gold medalist on the uneven bars in Atlanta, possesses a wealth of experience in a sport where athletes' careers often have the lifespan of houseflies.
		At the center of the scandal was the Ukraine's Yelena Vitrichenko, the 1996 Olympic bronze and 1997 world gold medalist.
		Known for her extreme flexibility and playful smile, Kabayeva is expected to add an Olympic title to her world and European crowns, having made several perfect scores of 40.00 all-around competitions this year.
	www.espn.go.com /oly/summer00/gymnastics/s/2000/0831/714249.html (1076 words)

	May 2003 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Eric Robert Rudolph, a suspect in the Centennial Olympic Park bombing at the 1996 Summer Olympics and other bombings in the Atlanta, Georgia area, is arrested in the woods of North Carolina [1]
		White House spokesman Ari Fleischer announces he will resign from his job in the summer, citing his desire to see his new wife more and to work in the private sector as reasons for his decision.
		China announces a new series of measures to combat SARS.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/May_2003 (3625 words)

	2004 Summer Olympics biography .ms (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. four years earlier.
		The International Olympic Committee forbade Olympic athletes, as well as coaches, support personnel and other officials, from setting up specialized weblogs and/or other websites for covering their personal perspective of the games.
		The Mayor of Athens, Dora Bakoyianni, passed the Olympic Flag to the Mayor of Beijing, Wang Qishan.
	www.biography.ms /2004_Olympic_Games.html (1580 words)

	wiki/1920 Summer Olympics Definition / wiki/1920 Summer Olympics Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The 1916 Olympics were scheduled to be held in BerlinBerlin [] (German [bɛʁˈliːn]) is the national capital of Germany and its largest city, with 3,387,404 inhabitants (as of September 2004); down from 4.5 million before World War II.
		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.
		Funds that were to have gone to the Olympics were diverted to the reconstruction of Naples, so a new venue was required.
	www.elresearch.com /wiki/1920_Summer_Olympics (2945 words)

	Summer Olympics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Everything you every wanted to know about Olympic mascots beginning with "Schuss," the first unofficial Olympic Mascot in Grenoble in 1968 and "Waldi the Dachshund," the first official mascot in Munich in 1972 to the present day.
		In this online exhibit, you can compare ancient and modern Olympic sports, tour the site of Olympia as it looks today, learn about the context of the Games and the Olympic spirit, or read about the Olympic athletes who were famous in ancient times.
		Summary: A biography of the All-Star guard and member of the United States basketball team that won a gold medal at the 1996 summer Olympics.
	infozone.imcpl.org /kids_path_olympics_summer.htm (788 words)

	SignOn San Diego Sydney 2000 Summer Olympics -- Spain 84, China 64 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		China (2-4) came into the Olympics with a lot of attention focused on its three big men: 7-foot-5 Yao Ming, 7-1 Wang Zhizhi and 6-11 Menkbatare, known collectively as the "Great Wall."
		China's only victories were over New Zealand, which finished 11th, and Italy in a game that had no bearing on the pool standings.
		This was Angola's third straight Olympic appearance and it has a 3-17 record, finishing 10th in 1992 and 11th in 1996.
	www.signonsandiego.com /sports/olympics/basketball/20000926-018-oly-basketba.html (656 words)

	Policy Updates (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Passage of ILSA was delayed by congressional negotiations with the administration, during which it was able to insert language narrowing the scope of the proposed sanctions and giving the president the ability to waive the terms of the act on national security grounds.
		Although the legislation removing Iran's sovereign immunity for terrorism-related suits had been enacted in 1996, the full impact of this change in policy was not felt until specific lawsuits were filed and decisions reached under this new dispensation.
		Introduction of legislation for the Iran and Libya Sanctions Act of 1996 was in part an attempt by the Republican congress to embarrass the Clinton administration.
	www.acus.org /InternationalSecurity/policy_updates.htm (6169 words)

	Summer Olympics 2000 China earns record fifth gold medal
		Tian's finish made China the first country to win more than four diving golds in a single Olympics.
		China won three of four events at both Barcelona in 1992 and Atlanta four years ago.
		But perhaps Hu's youth and Olympic inexperience got to him on his fourth dive of the six-round final.
	www.espn.go.com /oly/summer00/news/2000/0930/791666.html (617 words)

	Summer Olympics '96 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		During the Gold Medal match in table tennis between Chen Jing of Taiwan, or "Chinese Taipei" and Deng Yaping of China there was an unfortunate incident.
		We were all shocked that in the U.S., someone could get arrested for using the flag of a participating democratic country even though it's not the official flag for Olympic use.
		I was the first person to report the incident on the Internet and you can read all the discussion by going to http://www.dejanews.com and do a search for my name using the archived database.
	davewou.home.mindspring.com /olympics96.html (250 words)

	International women: DiCicco is reported close to becoming coach of China. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		BEIJING (Tuesday, November 9, 2004) -- Tony DiCicco, who led the United States to the 1999 Women's World Cup championship and the 1996 Summer Olympics women's gold medal, is close to becoming coach of China's women's national team.
		China was one of the first powers of women's international soccer, starting in the late 1980s, and it hosted the first women's world championship, a tournament the Americans won in 1991.
		China's best finish in world competition came in the 1999 Women's World Cup, losing to the U.S. 5-4 in penalty kicks after a 0-0 draw July 10 in the title match before 90,185 at a sold-out Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif.
	www.soccertimes.com /international/2004/nov09.htm (489 words)

	Dreaming of Olympic Gold :: Many former players and current coaches will be making the trip to Sydney for the summer ...
		The "it" is the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
		She just kept getting better as the summer was progressing, and as a coach, that is all you can ask an athlete to do - to continue to raise the bar and get a little bit better each day.
		UMass has a few other Olympic hopefuls still hoping for the chance to represent the U.S. They include gymnast Jeff LaVallee, who recently completed his Minuteman career as a five-time All-American, and swimmers Billy Brown and Chris Arsenault, who will both be entering into their senior year at UMass.
	www.fansonly.com /schools/umas/genrel/071700aab.html (1787 words)

	WELCOME TO SLAM!'s 1996 OLYMPIC HOME PAGE
		Or should I say the Olympics survived Atlanta.
		ATLANTA -- Olympic memories are made of this, that and a whole bunch of things.
		Yet, apparently, the worst was sitting home, watching NBC try to make heroes of every American who ever wore running shoes or a bathing suit.
	www.canoe.ca /Olympics/home.html (179 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.
		The last time they met, the only ones who saw the U.S. women's softball team beat China, 3-1, for the gold medal at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics were the 8,700 who paid for their seats.
		She was the highest-ranked U.S. fencer at the 1996 Summer Games, taking seventh in women's foil.
	www.freep.com /index/olympics2000.htm (8350 words)

	South Africa at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		South Africa at the 2004 Summer Olympics is represented by the National Olympic Committee of South Africa (NOCSA), and is abbreviated as RSA.
		National Olympic Committees at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece
		Categories: Nations at the 2004 Summer Olympics
	wikipedia.org /wiki/South_Africa_at_the_2004_Summer_Olympics (594 words)

	Summer Olympics 2000 Two down, one to go for U.S.
		China, which lost to the Americans in the gold-medal game in the 1996 Olympics but beat them 2-0 in 14 innings in the round-robin this year, finished fourth.
		Peta Edebone, who hit a 13th-inning homer off her to win in the preliminaries, grounded out to third with one out in the seventh.
		Joanne Brown, who hit a game-winning homer off Fernandez in the Americans' only loss of the 1996 Olympics -- spoiling a perfect game in the 10th -- bounced it back to the mound to end the game.
	espn.go.com /oly/summer00/news/2000/0925/776122.html (739 words)

	azcentral.com sports \| Summer Olympics: Crowd's ire fuels U.S. fighter's fire (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Summer Olympics: Crowd's ire fuels U.S. fighter's fire
		Dirrell was disappointed, but still happy to be assured of a bronze medal, despite assistant coach Anthony Bradley's misgivings about Olympic judging.
		Neither the fighter nor his coaches are supposed to know the score from round to round.
	www.azcentral.com /sports/azetc/04olympics/0828olyboxing0828.html (537 words)

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