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	2004 Summer Olympics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		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)

	1964 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		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.
		Yoshinori Sakai, who lit the Olympic Flame, was born in Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, the day the atomic bomb exploded there.
		She ends her Olympic career and holds the record for most Olympic medals at 18 (9 gold, 5 silver, 4 bronze) since then.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/1964_Summer_Olympics (464 words)

	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)

	1912 Summer Olympics [Definition] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		A winter sports week for the 1912 Games featuring figure skating were rejected by organizers because they wanted to promote the Nordic GamesThe Nordic Games was the first international multi-sport event that focused primarily on winter sports, and was held at varying intervals between 1901 and 1926.
		Summer Olympic GamesThe 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 sports.
	www.wikimirror.com /1912_Summer_Olympics (2825 words)

	Olympic Games scandals - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Both the Summer Olympic Games and Winter Olympic Games have been marred by various incidents and scandals.
		The U.S. athlete Jim Thorpe is stripped of his gold medals in the decathlon and pentathlon after it is learned that he played professional minor league baseball one summer three years earlier.
		The Romanian team doctor who gave her the drug in two cold medicine pills was expelled from the Games and suspended through the 2002 Winter Olympics at Salt Lake City and the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Olympic_Games_scandals (577 words)

	1984 Summer Olympics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		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.encyclopedia-1.com /1/19/1984_summer_olympics.html (307 words)

	Cycling at the 1912 Summer Olympics. Who is Cycling at the 1912 Summer Olympics? What is Cycling at the 1912 Summer ...
		Where is Cycling at the 1912 Summer Olympics?
		Definition of Cycling at the 1912 Summer Olympics.
		Meaning of Cycling at the 1912 Summer Olympics.
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	1936 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In the cycling match sprint finals, the German Toni Merkens fouled Arie van Vliet of the Netherlands.
		For the first time the Olympic Flame was brought to the Olympic Town by a torch relay, with the starting point in Olympia, Greece.
		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.
	wikipedia.com /wiki/1936_Berlin_Games (754 words)

	1960 Summer Olympics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		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 Francisco Lazaro at the 1912 Summer Olympics.
	www.encyclopedia-1.com /1/19/1960_summer_olympics.html (255 words)

	1984 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Los Angeles was selected on May 18 1978 on the 80th IOC session without voting, because it was the only city to bid to host the 1984 Summer Olympics.
		In the wake of the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, most of the Eastern Bloc, including the Soviet Union, East Germany and Cuba, boycotted these Olympics (the USSR announced its intention not to participate on May 8, 1984).
		John Williams composes the theme for the Olympiad, Olympic Fanfare and Theme.
	sterlingheights.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/1984_Summer_Olympics (488 words)

	wiki/1928 Summer Olympics Definition / wiki/1928 Summer Olympics Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		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....
		For the first time, the Olympic Flame was lit during the Olympics.
		1904The 1904 Summer Olympics, formally known as the Games of the III Olympiad, were held in St. Louis, Missouri in the United States from July 1 to November 23, 1904.
	www.elresearch.com /wiki/1928_Summer_Olympics (2840 words)

	1912 Summer Olympics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The Games of the V Olympiad were held in 1912 in Stockholm, Sweden.
		For the first time, competitors in the Games came from all five continents symbolized in the Olympic rings.
		(for the full table, see 1912 Summer Olympics medal count)
	pedia.newsfilter.co.uk /wikipedia/1/19/1912_summer_olympics.html (54 words)

	GBROLYMPICS.COM / LONDON-OLYMPICS.COM - Olympic Games Medallists
		The modern Olympics were first held in 1896.
		Nevertheless all those competitions reported, at one time or another, as Olympic medal events have been included here for the record, with those no longer regarded as official footnoted.
		Nationalities given are those of the countries the medallists were representing at the time of the event.
	www.gbrathletics.com /olympic (336 words)

	History of the Olympics,Stockholm 1912 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The V Olympic Games were an example to all the countries.
		The Japanese made their Olympic debut, and women increased the range of sports in which they took part by participating in the swimming events.
		In the one, the athletes threw using their strong arm; in the other, they were to use both arms alternately, and the result was an aggregate of both throws.
	www.sportz4u.com /isport/olympics/fnlsite/History/fhist/1912.html (441 words)

	wiki/1920 Summer Olympics Definition / wiki/1920 Summer Olympics Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The fire was reintroduced at the Olympics in 1928, and it has been part of the modern Olympic Games ever since.
		The modern torch relay was introduced for the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin.
		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.
	www.elresearch.com /wiki/1920_Summer_Olympics (2816 words)

	Summer Olympics 2000 Third dive the charm for Wilkinson
		Even before she stunned the powerful Chinese divers to win America's first Olympic gold in 36 years on the 10-meter platform Sunday, Wilkinson grinned every time she walked to the edge of the 33-foot tower.
		That's the same dive that landed Wilkinson on her first Olympic team at the U.S. trials in June, where she received mostly 10s.
		She emerged smiling from the water, and blew a kiss to the television camera from the hot tub.
	espn.go.com /oly/summer00/news/2000/0924/773536.html (629 words)

	1896 Summer Olympics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The first competitions to be held at the modern Olympic Games are the heats of the 100 m track and field event.
		The fight between the two master fencers on foil is won by Leonidas Pyrgos, which thereby becomes the first Greek Olympic Champion of the modern era.
		The weightlifting contests are also conducted in the Olympic stadium, with Launceston Elliot of Great Britain and Viggo Jensen of Denmark taking a first and a second place each in the single-hand and double-hand contests.
	www.portaljuice.com /1896_summer_olympics.html (881 words)

	1976 Summer Olympics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		In the bid to organise the Olympics, Montreal defeated Moscow and Los Angeles, which would organise the 1980 and 1984 Olympics.
		In a protest to a tour of South Africa by the New Zealand rugby team, Tanzania led a boycott of 22 African nations as the IOC refused to not admit the New Zealand team.
		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.
	www.enlightenweb.net /1/19/1976_summer_olympics.html (334 words)

	2000 Summer Olympics
		The ceremonies concluded with the lighting of the Olympic Flame.
		Former Australian Olympic champions brought the torch through the stadium, handing it over to Cathy Freeman, who lit the flame in the cauldron.
		IOC president Juan Antonio Samaranch, at his last Olympics, had to leave for home, as his wife was severely ill. Upon arrival, his wife had already passed away.
	www.fact-index.com /2/20/2000_summer_olympics.html (673 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").
		At the end of an Olympics, the mayor of the host-city presents the flag to the mayor of the next host-city.
		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.
	www.enchantedlearning.com /olympics (1145 words)

	SUMMER OLYMPIC STATISTICS
		The ranking is performed neither according to gold medal nor medal total but according to points (3 points for a gold, 2 for a silver and 1 for a bronze).
		In some cases, you will find "half medals" : In the early Olympics, some people had unprecise nationality, therefore two countries shared the medal.
		It includes all Olympic results from Athens 1896 to Sydney 2000 (when the sport is completed).
	www.darmoni.net /joete.htm (132 words)

	Summer Olympics 2000 U.S. swimmers rule, divers struggle in Sydney
		Summer Olympics 2000 U.S. swimmers rule, divers struggle in Sydney
		In fact, it was the most golds in a non-boycotted Olympics since 1972 and equaled the most overall medals since countries were limited to only two entrants per event in 1984.
		And, despite plenty of rumors and innuendo, there were no positive doping tests at the pool, which avoided the scourge plaguing other Olympic venues.
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	Summer Olympics 2004 :: Information on the Olympic Games - Volleyball Coaching Clinic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Through the 12 centuries of the Olympic Games, many wonderful athletes competed in the stadium and the hippodrome of ancient Olympia's sacred area, moving the crowds with their great achievements.
		The ancient olympics had a rich variety of games (or contests, as they were called by the Ancient Greeks).
		Our Summer Olympics 2004 pages feature Olympics articles, information on volleyball coaching clinic, Olympics reviews, and resources on the Olympic Games, Olympic history and Summer and Winter Olympics topics.
	summer-olympics-2004.com /volleyball-coaching-clinic.html (908 words)

	1980 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - TESTVERSION (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The only other time before, where one part of the Olympics was in a different city was when Stockholm, Sweden hosted the equestrian events in the 1956 Summer Olympics while the rest of it was in Melbourne, Australia.
		Women's field hockey was an Olympic sport for the first time.
		In the Opening Ceremony, 16 nations (among those Great Britain and Australia) chose to march under the Olympic Flag - rather than their national flags and the Olympic Anthem replaced their national anthems at medal ceremonies.
	www.wissen-im-web.net /wiki/1980_Summer_Olympics (600 words)

	2004 Olympics News, 2006 Olympics News: QuickSports.
		Olympics Search: The DMOZ Open Directory is a Yahoo-like website directory.
		One of Jim's biggest football thrills: "Running back two straight kickoffs for touchdowns against Army [and a cadet halfback named Ike Eisenhower] in 1912." In the Olympics that year, with hardly any formal training, Jim won both the pentathlon and the decathlon.
		Then it was discovered that Jim had played summer baseball in 1909 and 1910--for $25 a week.
	sports.quickfound.net /olympics_news.html (670 words)

	Summer Olympics 2004 :: Information on the Olympic Games - Equestrian Show (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		This is the equestrian show page of the Summer Olympics 2004 directory.
		At the Closing Ceremony, the mayor of Athens officially handed over the Olympic flag to the president of the IOC who will hand it over to the mayor of Beijing, the host city of the Games of the XXIX Olympiad in 2008.
		Our Summer Olympics 2004 pages feature Olympics articles, information on equestrian show, Olympics reviews, and resources on the Olympic Games, Olympic history and Summer and Winter Olympics topics.
	summer-olympics-2004.com /equestrian-show.html (850 words)

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