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	Encyclopedia: 1980 Summer Olympics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		East Germany, officially the German Democratic Republic (GDR), German Deutsche Demokratische Republik (DDR), was a communist state that existed from 1949 to 1990 in the former Soviet occupation zone of Germany.
		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.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/1980-Summer-Olympics (3610 words)

	1980 Summer Olympics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Games of the XXII Olympiad were held in 1980 in Moscow, Soviet Union, the first Olympic Games to be held in a socialist country.
		Women's field hockey is Olympic for the first time, but all major nations boycott the tournament, leaving only the Soviet team.
		East Germany dominates rowing, as they bring home eleven of the available fourteen titles.
	www.encyclopedia-1.com /1/19/1980_summer_olympics.html (307 words)

	1980 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		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)

	Encyclopedia: Wrestling at the 1980 Summer Olympics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Wrestling at the 1980 Summer Olympics was represented by twenty events (all â” men's individual).
		Gymnastics at the 1980 Summer Olympics was represented by 14 events: 6 for women and 8 for men.
		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)

	1984 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		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).
		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.
	www.sterlingheights.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/1984_Summer_Olympics (488 words)

	Encyclopedia: 1984 Summer Olympics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics was a part of a package of actions to protest the December 1979 Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan.
		Olympic Fanfare and Theme is a piece of music written by John Williams for the 1984 Olympic Games, which were held in Los Angeles.
		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/1984-Summer-Olympics (3408 words)

	2012 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Moscow, Russia: Moscow is representing Russia in a quest to define a "New Russia" by bidding for the 2012 Summer Olympics.
		Whilst the Olympic Park would undoubtedly leave a strong sporting and environmental legacy for London, the magnitude of the project, including the planned upgrade and expansion of transport infrastructure, would require careful planning to ensure all facilities and rehabilitation projects were completed on time.
		Their bid may be hampered by the fact that the 2010 Winter Olympics are being held in Vancouver and organizers are believed to be eager to avoid having consecutive Olympics on the same continent.
	www.kernersville.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/2012_Olympics (2499 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)

	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.
		Due to the perceived unpopularity of the American-led invasion of Iraq among Greeks, it had been expected that audience members would protest the war during the entrance of the American delegation into the stadium by booing; however, the roar of cheers and applause the Americans received was among the loudest of the evening.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/2004_Summer_Olympics (1903 words)

	1956 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Because Melbourne is situated in the southern hemisphere, the Olympics were held later in the year than those held in the northern hemisphere.
		After being banned from the Olympics in 1948, a team of only West German athletes took part in 1952.
		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...
	www.americancanyon.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/1956_Summer_Olympics (465 words)

	1988 Winter Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		They were hailed as demonstrating the true Olympic spirit as playing for the simple thrill of competition.
		For the first time in history the Winter Olympics were extended to 16 days, the speed skating events were held indoors on a covered rink, the alpine events took place on artificial snow, and warm Chinook winds not only threatened to cancel events, but sent a ski jumper flying into a camera tower.
		Ever mindful of the financial disaster of the 1976 Summer Olympics, Calgary was financially successful, erasing the spectre of a second Canadian games at a loss.
	www.bucyrus.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/1988_Winter_Olympics (538 words)

	1980 Winter Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The XIII Olympic Winter Games were held in 1980 in Lake Placid, New York, United States of America.
		Although they didn't get any medals, the People's Republic of China returned to the Olympics Games after the IOC agreed to designate the ROC "Chinese Taipei".
		of the East Germany and Irina Rodnina won their respective events for the third time.
	www.hartselle.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/1980_Winter_Olympic_Games (300 words)

	1984 Summer Olympics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Los Angeles was the only city to bid to host the 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).
		The People's Republic of China returns to the Olympics after a long absence and wins 15 gold medals.
	www.encyclopedia-1.com /1/19/1984_summer_olympics.html (307 words)

	1984 Winter Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The XIV Olympic Winter Games were held in 1984 in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia.
		Skier Jure Franko won Yugoslavia's first Winter Olympic medal; a silver in the giant slalom.
		Gaétan Boucher and each won two gold medals in speed skating, while East German women win all but 3 of the 12 medals in the sport.
	www.lighthousepoint.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/1984_Winter_Olympics (215 words)

	1980 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Another candidate in the bid to organise the Olympics was Los Angeles.
		Although approximately half of the countries which boycotted 1976 Summer Olympics participated in these, the Games were disrupted by another, even larger, boycott led by the United States followed by 60 countries in protest at the 1979 Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan.
		The golden medal was won by the team of Zimbabwe.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/1980_Summer_Olympics (411 words)

	DAILY BRUIN ONLINE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		He was unable to compete in the 1980 Moscow Summer Olympics because of a U.S. boycott but won a gold medal at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles.
		Vidmar now serves as one of the chairs on a summit for summer Olympic sports, which has enabled him to be in Athens, Greece, this week to evaluate the future of men's gymnastics.
		The 1980 Olympics may have never been for the United States, but they are not forgotten.
	www.dailybruin.ucla.edu /news/printable.asp?id=29817&date=8/9/2004 (1268 words)

	1980 Summer Olympics -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Another candidate in the bid to organise the Olympics was (A city in southern California; motion picture capital of the world; most populous city of California and second largest in the United States) Los Angeles.
		It was the first time the Olympics were held in a (A socialist who advocates communism) Communist country.
		The golden medal was won by the team of (A landlocked republic in south central Africa formerly called Rhodesia; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1980) Zimbabwe.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/1/19/1980_Summer_Olympics.htm (1729 words)

	TSN.ca - Olympics - Canada's Sports Leader
		Politics reared its ugly head at the Olympics in 1980.
		While the 211 Canadian athletes selected to the team did not compete, they are still considered Olympians, but that is little consolation for the hard work and sacrifices they endured in pursuit of their Olympic dream.
		Both the gold and silver medalists in the men's pairs rowing event were idential twins - Bernd and Jorg Landvoigt of East Germany and Yuri and Nikolai Pimenov of Russia.
	www.tsn.ca /olympics/feature.asp?fid=9413 (323 words)

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		According to the story, which is being given renewed currency by the controlled media as the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles draw nearer, Adolf Hitler intended for the 1936 games to prove to the world his "master-race theory" of Aryan superiority.
		The truth of what happened at the 1936 Olympic games was witnessed by 4.5 million spectators from all over the world, and it has been related numerous times since then -- but never by the controlled news media in the United States, which unvaryingly parrot the same, old lie whenever the occasion arises.
		I think the writers showed bad taste in criticizing the man of the hour in Germany"; and that, far from being humiliated by the results of the games, Hitler was elated, because the Germans won more gold, more silver, and more bronze medals (89 altogether, compared to 56 for the Americans)(1) than anyone else.
	www.faem.com /natvan/olympics.htm (1179 words)

	1984 Summer Olympics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Games of the XXIII Olympiad were held in 1984 in Los Angeles, United States.Los Angeles was the only city to bid to host the 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, andthe first of her country in the 400 m hurdles.
	www.therfcc.org /1984-summer-olympics-51973.html (304 words)

	Circle of Souls: 1980 Olympics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		It was the year the Olympics were held in America and Russia.
		The Summer Games of the XXII Olympiad, although boycotted by the United States and other countries, were held in Moscow, U.S.S.R. from July 19th to August 3rd.
		An estimated 10,000 athletes were expected to be a part of the 1980 Summer Games.
	www.bladekeep.com /forums/showflat.php?Cat=&Number=75751&Main=75483 (381 words)

	1984 Summer Olympics: Definition and links.
		Synchronized swimming and rhythmic gymnastics debut in Los Angeles as Olympic events, as doeswind surfing.
		China returns to the Olympics after a long absence and wins 15 gold medals.
		In weightlifting, athletes from Taiwan and China win a medal in the same event.
	www.encyclopedian.com /19/1984-Summer-Olympics.html (268 words)

	The Ultimate 1980 Summer Olympics - American History Information Guide and Reference
		The only other time before, where some 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.
		In the end, 65 nations turned down their invitations to the Olympics; probably 45 to 50 did so because of the U.S.-led boycott.
		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.historymania.com /american_history/1980_Summer_Olympics (589 words)

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		Soviet Union, East Germany and Cuba boycotts these Olympics (the USSR announced their intention not to participate on May 8, 1984).
		Morocco becomes the first female Olympic champion of an Islamic nation, and the first of her country in the 400 m hurdles.
		IOC, but are currently not officially recognised by the IOC, although most Olympic historians disagree.
	en-cyclopedia.com /wiki/1984_Summer_Olympics (310 words)

	USATODAY.com - Olympics narrow field for 2012 games to five cities (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The field was trimmed by the International Olympic Committee executive board based on a report assessing the technical capabilities of the nine cities.
		The IOC is often reluctant to award consecutive Olympics to the same continent.
		Paris, which hosted the Olympics in 1900 and 1924, is viewed as the front-runner.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/olympics/summer/2004-05-18-2012-hosts_x.htm (920 words)

	azcentral.com sports \| Summer Olympics: Timeline of Olympics, war and politics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The 1916 Olympics, scheduled for Berlin, are not held because of World War I. Germany and its WWI allies are banned from the 1920 Games in Antwerp.
		Five terrorists, demanding safe passage out of Germany, and the hostages are killed in a battle at a military airport.
		Germany is reunited with the fall of the Berlin Wall, and South Africa, after repealing apartheid, returns for the first time since 1960.
	www.azcentral.com /sports/azetc/04olympics/0808oly-preview08timeline.html (804 words)

	1980 Summer Olympics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		See also: 1980 Summer Paralympics[?]The Games of the XXII Olympiad were held in 1980 in Moscow, Soviet Union.
		All is still licensed under the GNU FDL.
		In former times his passion in rhyme, and cast sheep's eyes from among his flock, while Ferdinand and Miranda played at chess; Ivanhoe upset his fellow-men turned the pages while her lover, Milton, sang.
	www.termsdefined.net /19/1980-summer-olympics.html (413 words)

	Summer Olympics 2000 First medal for Fischer came in 1980
		Fischer, who competed at several Olympics under the married surname Schmidt but has since divorced, has won at least one gold medal at all five Olympics she's competed, including the last four.
		She missed the '84 games because East Germany was part of the Soviet-led boycott, then won the pairs and quad in '88, the solo in '92 and the quad in '96.
		The 20-year span between her first and last golds are the most by any female Olympian, stretching the record she set in Atlanta.
	espn.go.com /oly/summer00/news/2000/0930/794133.html (266 words)

	The KISSFAQ - KISS Chronology/Timeline © Julian Gill
		Summer - Invited to Stephen Coronel's house, who is putting a band together, Paul meets Gene for the first time - the two do not click...
		Summer - After the drummer of "Smack" quits, Eric Carr agrees to fill in for the summer reuniting The Cellarmen plus additional vocalist Gary who'd joined, along with Marty the departed drummer, when the three Cellarmen formed the band.
		Originally filed for in 1980, the logo was planned to be used on video-cassette releases, then a very new concept...
	www.kissfaq.com /chronology/timeline.html (20312 words)

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