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  Olympic Games - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Olympics were of fundamental religious importance, contests alternating with sacrifices and ceremonies honouring both Zeus (whose colossal statue stood at Olympia), and Pelops, divine hero and mythical king of Olympia famous for his legendary chariot race, in whose honour the games were held.
The first Olympic athlete to test positive for doping use was Hans-Gunnar Liljenwall, a Swedish pentathlete at the 1968 Summer Olympics, who lost his bronze medal for alcohol use.
At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, the first three were given wreaths as well as their medals.
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 1984 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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 1904 summer olympics   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The Games of the III Olympiad were held in 1904 in St.
The Olympic competitions, spread out over four and a half months, were lost in the chaos of a World's Fair.
Of the 94 events generally considered to have been part of the Olympic program, only 42 included athletes who were not from the United States.
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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.
Cycling professionals were admitted to the Olympics, with five-time Tour de France winner Miguel Induráin winning the inaugural individual time trial event.
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.
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 GaWC Research Bulletin 100
The Olympics is a brand with a high value because of its positive associations; corruption charges undermined the value of the brand.
Different levels of the nation-state are involved in the summer Olympics depending on the political culture, federal arrangements and administrative structures of the hosy country and host city.
The biggest winners of the Olympic windfall are the political regimes running the city that have the opportunity to reshape the city's desired image.
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the International Olympic Committee as the host city for the 1904 Olympics.
Cricket got axed after the 1900 Olympics, and croquet...
In the discus, the American Martin Sheridan won the decider and claimed the goldmedal.
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 Fencing At The 1904 Summer Olympics, Home Improvement, Remodeling, and Repair Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
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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).
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Considered the lesser of two evils by De Coubertin, St. Louis did repeat the mistakes made at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris.
In one of the more embarasing moments in Olympic history, the organizers of the games held "Anthropology Days" on August 12-13.
Various indigenous men from around the world, who were at the World's Fair as part of the exhibits, competed in various events more for anthropoligist to see how they stacked up to the white man than for the sake of sport.
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 ESPN.com: Olympics   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Oregon resident Mariel Zagunis won gold -- the first for a U.S. fencer since 1904 -- in the saber competition.
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 1960 Summer Olympics - Articles and Information   (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.
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 1984 Summer Olympics - Articles and Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
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.
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 ESPN.com - OLY/SUMMER04/FENCING - U.S. fencing wins first gold medal since 1904   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Women's saber is the newest of fencing's six disciplines and is making its first appearance in the Olympics.
Saber is the fastest of fencing's three weapons.
She didn't earn a spot on the U.S. team until June, when the Nigerian Olympic Committee declined to have its fencer participate in the competition.
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 1948 Summer Olympics - Articles and Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
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.
With World War II in recent memory, Germany and Japan were not invited for the Games, although Italy was.
For the first time, Olympic diplomas were awarded to the 6th highest placed athletes.
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At the 1896 Summer Olympics, three fencing events were contested.
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 Fanbay.net - Athens 2004 Summer Olympics - Links, News, Travel info
Here are some facts and information about the 2004 Summer Olympics at Athens, Greece.
The Ancient Olympic games originated in Greece and the first modern olympics was held in Athens in 1896.
Also, see the following link for an analysis of the performance of the United States in the Summer Olympics over the years, from 1896 to present.
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 1904 Summer Olympics - Information
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On Tuesday, Mariel Zagunis won the gold medal in the women's individual sabre, while fellow American Sada Jacobson captured the bronze.
Zagunis bested Tan Xue of China 15-9 in the final to win the gold and give the United States its first fencing medal in 20 years.
Interestingly, Jacobson would have faced her sister, Emily, in the quarterfinals had it not been for France's Leonore Perrus pulling out a 15-11 triumph in the round of 16.
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 Sports Tri-Cities Fencing
ATHENS, Greece (AP) - A Hungarian fencing referee was expelled from the Olympics and suspended for two years Sunday after making several errors during the gold-medal match in men's team foil.
Mariel Zagunis won the first Olympic women's saber competition Tuesday night, beating former world champion Tan Xue of China 15-9 in the final.
ATHENS, Greece (AP) - American Sada Jacobson was given the top seed in the Olympic women's saber fencing competition on Thursday, leading to a possible showdown with her sister, Emily, in the quarterfinals.
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The Games of the III Olympiad were held in 1904 in St. Louis, USA.
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At the 1900 Summer Olympics, seven fencing events were contested.
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