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  1956 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were held in 1956 in Melbourne, Australia, although the equestrian events could not be held in Australia due to quarantine regulations.
The Olympic Flame was relayed to Melbourne after being lit at Olympia on 2 November 1956.
The Olympic Flame was lit at the stadium by Ron Clark.
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 Olympic Games - Search View - MSN Encarta
The Winter Olympics began in 1924 and were held in the same year as the Summer Olympics until 1994, since when the winter games have alternated with the summer games in even-numbered years.
The Olympics organization is headed by a president, elected by the IOC members for an initial period of eight years.
Amateur boxers regularly turn professional after participating at the Olympics and the early Olympics competitions were denied the spectacle of sprinters, in particular, who sought to earn cash payments for competing in their chosen sport and were thus barred from competition.
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 1976 Summer Olympics Encyclopedia Article @ TokyoEx.com (Tokyo Ex)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, were held in 1976 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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.
Canada has subsequently hosted the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, the largest city in the province of Alberta, and was selected to host the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, the largest city in the province of British Columbia, and it will become the largest major city in a country ever to host a Winter Olympics.
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 1984 Summer Olympics - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, were held in 1984 in Los Angeles, California, United States.
In the wake of the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, 14 Eastern Bloc countries and allies including the Soviet Union, Cuba and East Germany (but not Romania), boycotted these Olympics.
Olympic soccer was unexpectedly played before massive crowds throughout America, with several sell-outs at the 100,000+ seat Rose Bowl.
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 1948 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIV Olympiad, were held in 1948 at Wembley Stadium in London, England.
After a hiatus of 12 years caused by the outbreak of World War II, these were the first Summer Olympics to be held since the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin.
Note that these Olympic Games were the first time that the host nation did not win enough medals to be included in the top 10 medal winners.
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 1956 Summer Olympics - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
The Games of the XVI Olympiad were held in 1956 in Melbourne, Australia, although the equestrian events could not be held in Australia due to quarantine regulations.
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...
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 Olympic Games
The Olympic Games were part of the Panhellenic Games, four separate games held at two- or four-year intervals but arranged so that there was one set of games every year.
Olympic is also the name the public sometimes uses for the Greek national airline, Olympic Airways.
Olympic uses varous types or airplanes, like the Boeing 747 and Airbus A340 for international routes, and the Boeing 727 and Boeing 737 for domestic routes.
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 2012 Summer Olympics - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXX Olympiad, will be held in London, United Kingdom from 27 July to 12 August 2012.
The London Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (LOCOG) was put in place to oversee the development of the Games after the success of the bid, and held their first board meeting on 7 October 2005.
London's bid featured 28 sports, in line with other recent Summer Olympics, but the IOC voted to drop baseball and softball from the 2012 Games two days after it selected London as the host city.
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 Kids.Net.Au - Encyclopedia > 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.
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 1980 Summer Olympics
The boycott severely affects a great number of events, and even in events where the top athletes are present, the fields are small.
Women's field hockey is Olympic for the first time, but all major nations boycott the tournament.
The team of Zimbabwe is invited just a week before the start of the Games, but it wins the nation's first gold medal.
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 1996 Summer Olympics
Also during the games, the Centennial Olympic Park bombing took place on July 27, 1996 killing Alice Hawthorne and wounded 111 others, and causing the death of Melih Uzunyol by heart attack.
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.
Amy Van Dyken[?] wins four gold medals in the Olympic swimming pool, the first American woman to win four titles in a single Olympics.
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 1952 Summer Olympics Encyclopedia Article @ TokyoEx.com (Tokyo Ex)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
The 1952 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad, were held in 1952 in Helsinki, Finland.
Helsinki had been earlier given the 1940 Summer Olympics but they were canceled due to World War II.
To the enjoyment of the Finnish crowd, the Olympic Flame was lit by two heroes, runners Paavo Nurmi and Hannes Kolehmainen.
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 Kids.Net.Au - Encyclopedia > 1936 Summer Olympics   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
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.
Rower Jack Beresford[?] won his fifth Olympic medal in the sport, and his third gold medal.
For the first time the Olympic Flame was brought to the Olympic Town by a torch relay, with the starting point in Olympia, Greece.
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 1932 Summer Olympics
An Olympic Village[?] was built for the first time, occupied by the male athletes.
Babe Didrikson[?] wins two gold medals in the javelin throw and the hurdles event, and only loses a third in the high jump because her jumping technique is ruled inferior and is placed second.
Finnish star Paavo Nurmi is barred from competing in the Olympic for being a professional.
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 Wikipedia: 1948 Summer Olympics
With World War II in recent memory, Germany and Japan were not invited for the Games, although Italy was.
In field hockey, India and Pakistan first participated as independent nations, and the homeland of the sport, Great Britain, played the triple Olympic champions from India for the first time - and lost.
For the first time, Olympic diplomas were awarded to the 6th highest placed athletes.
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 1956 Summer Olympics info here at en.44of100b.info   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially certified as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were held in 1956 in Melbourne, Australia, albeit the equestrian catastrophes could not be held in Australia due to quarantine regulations.
Inspired by Australian teenager John Wing, an Olympic tradition actualized when athletes of contrasting commonwealths are arrived to parade calm at the closing ceremony, instead of with their municipal teams, as a symbol of generation unity.
The Olympic Flame was relayed to Melbourne after in cause lit at Olympia on 2 November 1956.
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 1956 Summer Olympics Information , Suggestion ,More...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
The 1956 Summer Olympics¸ officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad¸ were held in 1956 in Melbourne ¸ Australia ¸ although the equestrianism events could not be held in Australia due to quarantine regulations.
The first was the United Kingdom and France involvement in the Suez Crisis ¸ which led to the absence of Egypt ¸ Lebanon ¸ and Iraq.
The Soviet Union handling of the Hungarian Revolution¸ 1956 led to the absence of Spain ¸ the Netherlands and Switzerland.
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 Informat.io on 1988 Summer Olympics
The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were held in 1988 in Seoul, South Korea.
After boycotts of the Olympics in 1976, 1980 and 1984, the Seoul Games were again boycotted, led by North Korea and followed by Cuba; the basis of the boycott was South Korea's refusal to co-host the Olympics with North Korea, which rejected all compromise.
Tennis returns to the Olympics after a 64-year absence, and Steffi Graf adds to her four Grand Slam victories in the year by also winning the Olympic title.
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 1932 Summer Olympics - Free net encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
The 1932 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the X Olympiad, were held in 1932 in Los Angeles, California, United States.
Fewer than half the number of participants from the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam competed in 1932.
Finnish star Paavo Nurmi was barred from competing in the Olympics for being a professional.
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 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).
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.
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 1976 Summer Olympics Info - Bored Net - Boredom   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
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 organisation of the Olympics turned out bad financially for Montreal, as the city remained faced with debts well after the Games had finished.
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 1956 Summer Olympics info here at en.nichefolks.be   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
The 1956 Summer Olympics thing will be if you plan what you are going to do in advance instead of rushing each time.
A planned work can be finished 1956 Summer Olympics than the one done without any planning.
Highlights Because Melbourne is in the southern hemisphere, the Olympics were held later in the year than former Olympics held in the northern hemisphere.
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 1952 Summer Olympics - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Helsinki had been elected as the host city over rival bids from Amsterdam and five American cities June 21 1947 on the 40th IOC session.
For the first time in history, a team from the USSR participated in the Olympics.
Rules in equestrianism now allowed non-military officers to compete, including woman.
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 1952 Summer Olympics info here at en.88of100c.info   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
The 1952 Summer Olympics, officially manifest as the Games of the XV Olympiad, were held in 1952 in Helsinki, Finland.
Highlights To the relish of the Finnish crowd, the Olympic Flame was lit by two heroes, runners Paavo Nurmi and Hannes Kolehmainen.
The numero uno gold medal for the USSR was won by Nina Romashkova in the women's Discus Throwing event, and the Soviet women's gymnastics bunch won the numero uno of its eight consecutive gold medals.
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 Love Is An Option | Stock & Options Trading & Financial Education
The 1960 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad, were held in 1960 in Rome, Italy.
Rome had been awarded the organisation of the 1908 Summer Olympics, but, after the 1906 eruption of Mount Vesuvius, had to decline and pass the honours to London.
They would not be allowed to return until 1992, after the abandonment of apartheid and during the transition to majority rule.
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 The Hindu : Australia primed for best-ever showing   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
But the former Olympic rower not only stands by his prediction, but also says he expects Australia to finish in the top five on the overall medals table.
Thorpe, the home-bred teenager who lives with his parents less than 10 kms from the Olympic pool, is almost certain to be one of the big names of Sydney.
Equestrianism, shooting, tennis and cycling are other sports in which Australians traditionally do well.
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 Articles - Basketball at the 1948 Summer Olympics   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Basketball at the 1948 Summer Olympics was the second appearance of the sport as an official medal event.
Olympic basketball returned to being an indoor competition after the disastrous weather conditions of the final game in the 1936 Summer Olympics.
The 23 teams were split into 4 pools of 6 teams each, with one pool being of 5 teams.
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 1932 Summer Olympics info here at en.topicscontent.be   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
This 1932 Summer Olympics 1932 Summer Olympics not be tied into any other information about the customer, for example, phone 1932 Summer Olympics or address, since this sort of information may 1932 Summer Olympics over time.
Ralph Metcalfe At the 1932 Summer Olympics he virtually dead-heated with his rival Eddie Tolan, with the medal awarded to Tolan only after extended study of the photograph.
Highlights An Olympic Village was built for the first time, occupied by the male athletes.
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