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	Fencing
		Displacement (fencing) In fencing, a displacement is a movement that avoids or dodges an attack.
		Fencing at the 1896 Summer Olympics At the fencing events were contested.
		Fencing at the 1900 Summer Olympics At the fencing events were contested.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /topics/fencing.html (321 words)

	Summer
		Basketball at the 1968 Summer Olympics The Yugoslavia, 65-50.
		Lacrosse at the 1904 Summer Olympics At the Mohawk indians.
		Summer Summer is one of the four temperate August in the Northern hemisphere.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /topics/summer.html (4337 words)

	Fencing at the 1896 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		At the 1896 Summer Olympics, three fencing events were contested at the Zappeion.
		These medals are retroactively assigned by the International Olympic Committee; at the time, winners were given a silver medal and subsequent places received no award.
		Eight fencers took place, with the preliminary fencing involving a round-robin held in two groups.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Fencing_at_the_1896_Summer_Olympics (351 words)

	Summer Olympics: Fencing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Fencing was known in Egypt, China, India, and Greece.
		The foil is the lightest, the epée was the sword used for dueling years ago, and the sabre is the heaviest sword.
		The winner is the first fencer to score 15 hits on the opponent or the fencer who scores the greater number of hits by the end of the bout.
	www2.lhric.org /pocantico/olympics/fencing.htm (216 words)

	Athens Olympics 2004
		Fittingly for an Olympic Games that was, more than most, about beginnings and endings, the honour of carrying the Australian flag and leading the team at the closing ceremony was given to veteran swimmer Petria Thomas.
		As is the fate of many Olympic athletes, the members of the men's hockey team who won perhaps the most thrilling of Australia's 17 gold medals will return to relative obscurity once the celebrations have died down.
		Olympic historian Harry Gordon speaks to Roy Masters about his impression of how the Games will be remembered.
	www.smh.com.au /olympics (464 words)

	Fencing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Fencing has grown as an art, a duelling weapon and now it is a competitive sport.
		Fencing has been part of the Modern Olympic Games since the outset in 1896, with the women's event added in 1924.
		She later went on to become one of the first female members of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
	www.olympics.org.uk /sports/summer/fencing.asp (345 words)

	The Sports Network - Olympics
		Fencing can lay claim to being one of the few sports that has been contested in every Olympic Games.
		It officially became an Olympic sport back in 1896 and women made their debut in fencing during the 1924 Games in Los Angeles.
		The object of a fencing bout is to outscore your opponent with your weapon.
	www.sportsnetwork.com /?c=sportsnetwork&page=olymp/news/BON3350051.htm (1031 words)

	Olympics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		The Games of the Olympiad, better known as the Summer Olympics, have been held every fourth year since 1896, with the exception of the years during the World Wars.
		Originally these were held in the same year as the Summer Olympics, but starting with 1994 the Winter Games are in between, two years after the Games of the Olympiad.
		olympic queen bed sheets to all around gymnastics who won at the 2000 summer olympics
	www.1st-olympics.info (347 words)

	azcentral.com sports \| Summer Olympics: 2 Americans advance to fencing semis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Summer Olympics: 2 Americans advance to fencing semis
		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.
	www.azcentral.com /sports/azetc/04olympics/0817OlyFencing17-ON.html (504 words)

	SI.com - 2004 Olympic Preview: What's New - Wednesday August 11, 2004 4:25PM
		When the ancient Olympics began, the event lasted one day, only Greeks took part, athletes competed naked and married women were not even allowed to watch.
		The one-on-one discipline, in which fencers can score hits with any part of the blade, not just the tip (as is the case in foil and épée) has been an Olympic men's event since 1896, but women's competition will make its debut in Athens as an individual sport.
		Games organizers have piped in 5.5 million gallons of the Aegean Sea for their man-made, state-of-the-art, canoe and kayak slalom course, making this the first time in Olympic history that those events will be held in saltwater.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /2004/olympics/2004/08/11/oly_whats_new0802/index.html (898 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").
		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).
	www.enchantedlearning.com /olympics (1145 words)

	Egypt fencing Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Egypt Fencing are great for when you're looking to get better at egypt fencing for selfish purposes.
		If you need help locating egypt fencing then you've come to the right place because we have all the egypt fencing you could want.
		The emergence of modern fencing See also Historical European Martial Arts Fencing can be traced back as far as ancient Egypt as an entertainment for the Pharaohs.
	fencing.9greatsite.info /ball-stop-fencing/egypt-fencing.html (285 words)

	summer olympics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Rome had been awarded the organisation of the 1908 Summer Olympics, but had to decline and pass the honours to London.
		1956 Summer Olympics 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.
		Fencing at the 1896 Summer Olympics At the 1896 Summer Olympics, three fencing events were contested.
	www.searchtermtrends.com /terms/summer+olympics.html (1031 words)

	Summer Olympics 2000 Fencing Fan Guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		ESPN.com puts Olympic fencing In the Crosshairs with our interactive fan guide feature.
		Event has been part of the Olympics since the first modern games in 1896.
		In team competition, each fencer faces the opponent's three fencers, but scoring is done on a relay basis.
	adimages.go.com /oly/summer00/fencing/s/viewers.html (343 words)

	New Olympic Sports \| 2004 Summer Olympics Athens \| Sychronize Swimming \| Skateboarding (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		All of these are activities which the people who organize the Olympics consider to be "sports", and are thinking about adding as new events to future Olympic competitions.
		The same goes for synchronized swimming, which you'll be seeing at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.
		Activities that clearly aren't sports have been added to Olympic competition because there are artsy-fartsy old bags organizing the Olympics, rather than athletes.
	www.kidzworld.com /site/p1326.htm (271 words)

	Olympic Fencing Tickets - Athens Summer Games - 2004 Olympics Schedule
		This is a two room venue, one room has 3,500 seats for the preliminaries and the other has 5,000 seats for the finals.
		The categories for 2004 Olympic Fencing include Men's and Women's individual events, as well as Men's and Women's team events.
		The term Olympics ® is a registered trademark of the USOC and is used at this site for descriptive purposes only.
	www.tickco.com /athens2004/fencing.htm (255 words)

	Fencing Events Olympic Games
		Fencing was one of only nine sports in the first modern Olympic Games of 1896.
		Through the years, as the Olympics have expanded, so have the number of events in the Fencing arena.
		Special coverage on the summer games gives detailed info on all the team standings.
	www.chiff.com /olympics/olympics-fencing.htm (275 words)

	WashingtonPost.com: The 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta
		U.S. Olympic officials will vote next month on whether to enter a bid for the 2008 Olympic Games.
		The move could bring the Summer Olympics back to U.S. soil for the third time in 24 years.
		The Centennial Olympic Games in Atlanta came to a close Sunday night, after two weeks of athletic competition between 197 countries and over 11,000 athletes -- the most ever in an Olympic Games.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-srv/sports/olympics/longterm/summer96.htm (271 words)

	Olympics - Holidays
		The Olympic flame began its journey from Olympia and, after having traveled across the globe, will return to the Athens Olympic Stadium on August 13, where it will signal the beginning of the great celebration of the 2004 Olympic Games.
		Every fan of the Summer Olympics has a story that captivates his or her memory.
		But the modern Olympics, though hardly Christian, hail from an era when athleticism was next to godliness.
	www.christianitytoday.com /holidays/olympics (649 words)

	Fencing.Net - Fencing News, Training Tips, Drills, and Fencing Equipment - Home
		A string of tough match-ups in the elimination round was too much for Team USA to overcome in what turned out to be an extremely deep epee competition on the first full day of events at the Games.
		What follows are excerpts from the full interview on Schermaonline.com covering her return to competitive fencing as a new mother, her thoughts about current foil fencing and the future.
		The United States Fencing Association (USFA) has selected the athletes who will represent the United States at the 2005 Senior World Championships in Leipzig, Germany, October 8-15, 2005.
	fencing.net (767 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.
		With the whole Olympic tournament in front of her, Sheryl Swoopes has more important things to deal with than to make some big announcement about her future in basketball.
		But there's a slew of new events in sports that were already on the Olympic agenda, such as trampoline in gymnastics and women's hammer throw and women's pole vault in track.
	www.freep.com /index/olympics2000.htm (8350 words)

	Summer Olympics: Emotional moments - MSNBC.com
		Trouble mars the marathon but the Olympic spirit prevails.
		The USA captures its first gold ever in women's fencing and there's a major upset on the tennis court.
		Opening ceremonies bring the fans to their feet and the Iraqi olympic soccer team tastes victory.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/5653181 (297 words)

	azcentral.com sports \| Summer Olympics: State's aspiring Olympians already looking ahead to Beijing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		The 16-year-old Moss of Mesa is ranked 38th in the world in junior epee, seemingly a long way from the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.
		Now Zagunis and Sada Jacobson are bringing home the first Olympic medals ever won by U.S. women, the gold and bronze, in saber.
		At the Arizona Fencing Center, Moss toils in obscurity six days a week with her Romanian coach for the chance to be the one posing on China's Great Wall in 2008.
	www.azcentral.com /sports/azetc/04olympics/08312008olyaz0831.html (401 words)

	azcentral.com sports \| Summer Olympics: U.S. earns fencing gold for 1st time in century (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		For the first time in a century, the United States won a gold medal in Olympic fencing, and it added a bronze for good measure.
		Sweden, facing first-round elimination from the Olympics, scored two goals in four minutes in a 2-1 win against Nigeria in Volos and earned a place in the quarterfinals.
		The round-robin win was a breakthrough for Japan, which sat on the sideline while Cuba and the United States won the first three golds in Olympic play.
	www.azcentral.com /sports/azetc/04olympics/0818olycaps0818.html (1060 words)

	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.
	www.fanbay.net /olympics/2004.htm (449 words)

	Halberstadt Foil Fencing Summer Camp (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		August 2nd - 6th, 10 AM to 4 PM The Halberstadt Summer 2004 Foil Fencing Camp will be held Monday, August 2 through Friday, August 6, from 10 AM to 4 PM.
		The Halberstadt Foil Fencing Summer Camp 2004 carries on a tradition of high-quality training in the sport of modern fencing.
		Kids enjoy fencing, which builds confidence, develops coordination and is a sport that can last a lifetime.
	halberstadtfencersclub.com /summercamp2004.html (200 words)

	OLYMPIC FENCING Poster by Hiro Yamagata - Atlanta Summer Olympics 1996 - Fine Art Ltd. 1996 - (Fencing Posters) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Excellent artwork, great action, and a rare opportunity for Fencing enthusiasts to display their passion.
		All posters are shipped in a strong mail-safe tube, and are protected by a no-hassle satisfaction guarantee.
		All images contained on this site are property of their respective rights holders, and may not be copied or reproduced without expressed written consent.
	www.sportsposterwarehouse.com /warehouse/olyfencing96fa.htm (169 words)

	INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE - OLYMPIC GAMES
		Lighting the Olympic Flame by: Rafer Johnson (decathlete)
		Good feelings prevailed to such an extent that at the Opening Ceremony the athletes broke ranks to join in spontaneous dancing, such celebration usually being reserved for the Closing Ceremony.
		Vist the official website of the 2006 Olympic Winter Games in Torino.
	www.olympic.org /uk/games/past/index_uk.asp?OLGT=1&OLGY=1984 (225 words)

	1972 Olympics
		The pall that fell over Munich quieted an otherwise boisterous Games in which American swimmer Rick DeMont was stripped of a gold medal for taking asthma medication and track medalists Vince Matthews and Wayne Collett of the U.S. were banned for life for fooling around on the victory stand during the American national anthem.
		The United States also lost an Olympic basketball game for the first time ever (they were 62-0) when the Soviets were given three chances to convert a last-second inbound pass and finally won, 51-50.
		British film director John SCHLESINGER at the 1972 Munich Olympics, with a cameraman.
	www.infoplease.com /ipsa/A0114715.html (485 words)

	USATODAY.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Fencers are seeded into a single-elimination bracket based on their current international ranking.
		The women's qualifiers were based on international rankings as of March 31; Mariel Zagunis was added when a berth became available.
		Italy won eight medals overall (five counting toward the Virtual Medal Count), and Russia won three of the four Olympic team events at the 2003 World Championships.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/olympics/summer/index-fencing.htm (310 words)

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