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	1988 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		After boycotts of the Olympics in 1976, 1980 and 1984, the Seoul Games were again boycotted, but this time only by four nations: North Korea, Cuba, Ethiopia and Nicaragua.
		Anthony Nesty of Suriname wins his country's first Olympic medal by winning the 100 m butterfly, scoring an upset victory; he is also the first Black to win a swimming title.
		Christa Rothenburger becomes the first (and last) athlete to win Olympic medals at the Winter Olympics and Summer Olympics in the same year.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1988_Summer_Olympics (430 words)

	2004 Summer Olympics
		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.
		Olympic Stadium, the designated facility for the opening and closing ceremonies, was completed -- without roof -- shortly before the games opened.
		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.
	pedia.newsfilter.co.uk /wikipedia/2/20/2004_summer_olympics.html (1174 words)

	1956 Summer Olympics - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		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...
		The 1906 Olympic were organised by the IOC, but are currently not officially recognised by the IOC.
	open-encyclopedia.com /1956_Summer_Olympics (405 words)

	2000 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Olympic flag was flown at half-staff during the period as a sign of respect to Samaranch's wife.
		People in Canada that wanted to see the Olympics between then and the closing ceremonies had to turn to TSN because the CBC was broadcasing news coverage related to the passing and state funeral of the former prime minister.
		Organisation of the 2000 Summer Paralympics was the responsibility of the Sydney Paralympic Organising Committee.
	www.bucyrus.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/2000_Summer_Olympics (1690 words)

	1984 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		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.kernersville.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/1984_Summer_Olympics (488 words)

	1964 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		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.
		She ends her Olympic career and holds the record for most Olympic medals at 18 (9 gold, 5 silver, 4 bronze) since then.
	lighthousepoint.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/1964_Summer_Olympics (378 words)

	1996 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		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.
	lighthousepoint.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/1996_Summer_Olympics (744 words)

	1980 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		It was the first time the Olympics were held in a communist country.
		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.
	sterlingheights.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/1980_Summer_Olympics (427 words)

	1896 Summer Olympics Information - TextSheet.com
		These were the first celebration of the Olympic Games since the recreation of the ancient Greek Olympics with the founding of the International Olympic Committee in 1894.
		This is remarkable, as the Olympics did not, for a long time, allow professional athletes to compete, with the sole exception of fencing.
		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.medbuster.com /encyclopedia/1/18/1896_summer_olympics.html (911 words)

	Articles - 1896 Summer Olympics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The true origin of the modern Olympics was acknowledged by De Coubertin as being in Much Wenlock, a rural market town in the English county of Shropshire.
		The concept of national teams was not a major part of the Olympic movement until the Intercalated Games ten years later, though many sources list the nationality of competitors in 1896 and give medal counts.
		Great Britain and Ireland - The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland has historically maintained separate athletic organizations for each of its constituent kingdoms.
	www.outship.com /articles/1896_Summer_Olympics (3128 words)

	1992 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		White South African runner and fl Ethiopian runner Derartu Tulu fight out a great battle in the 10,000 m (won by Tulu) and then run their lap of honour hand in hand.
		As the Soviet Union was dissolved in 1991, the Baltic nations of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania participate with their own teams for the first time since 1936.
		Badminton and women's judo become part of the Olympic programme, while slalom canoeing returns to the Games after a 20-year absence.
	www.kernersville.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/1992_Summer_Olympics (434 words)

	1908 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Funds that were to have gone to the Olympics were diverted to the reconstruction of Naples, so a new venue was required.
		The 1908 Olympics also prompted the establishment of standard rules for sports, and the selection of judges from different countries, rather than just the host.
		One of the reasons for this was the 400 metre run in which the US winner was accused of interfering with the British runner.
	www.eastcleveland.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/1908_Summer_Olympics (595 words)

	Articles - 1976 Summer Olympics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		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.
		The Olympic Flame was "electronically" transmitted from Athens to Ottawa, by means of an electronic pulse derived from the actual burning flame.
		This was seen as a major threat to the future of the Olympic Games, and was not until the financially successful 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles that cities began to line up to be hosts again.
	www.mainearth.com /articles/1976_Summer_Olympics (1012 words)

	2000 Summer Olympics Information - TextSheet.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Although the country-to-be had no National Olympic Committee yet, they were allowed to compete under the Olympic Flag.
		Former Australian Olympic champions brought the torch through the stadium, handing it over to Cathy Freeman, who lit the flame in the cauldron.
		The first medals of the Games were awarded in the women's air rifle shooting event, which was won by Nancy Johnson of the United States.
	www.jaxx.sferahost.com /encyclopedia/2/20/2000_summer_olympics.html (695 words)

	1924 Summer Olympics Information - TextSheet.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The marathon distance was fixed at 42 km and 195 m, from the distance run at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.
		The Olympic motto "Citius, Altius, Fortius" (Faster, Higher, Stronger), was used for the first time.
		Ireland was given formal recognition as an independent nation in the Olympic Movement in Paris in 1924 and it was at these games that Ireland made its first appearance in an Olympic Games as an independent nation.
	station811.sferahost.com /encyclopedia/1/19/1924_summer_olympics.html (276 words)

	1904 Summer Olympics Information - TextSheet.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		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.
		Louis as part of the Boer War exhibit at the World?s Fair, became the first Africans to compete in the Olympics.
	thegamedunge.sferahost.com /encyclopedia/1/19/1904_summer_olympics.html (214 words)

	History of the Modern Summer and Winter Olympics from Fanbay.net
		The Summer and Winter Olympics of 1932 were both held in the United States, in Los Angeles, CA and Lake Placid, NY, respectively.
		The U.S.A. won 30% of the Summer Olympic medals—their highest percentage over the years—not counting Saint Louis, where the U.S. won 84% of the medals because the attendance was even more skewed toward Americans.
		The Olympic facilities were as impressive as the cutting edge facilities that brought the Summer Olympics to a new level in Munich (1972).
	www.fanbay.net /olympics/modern_history.htm (2739 words)

	Judo Photos
		Great Britain is sending a squad of 53 players, 10 coaches and 2 physios to participate including possible World Championship fighters Donna Robertson (48kgs), Sophie Cox (57kgs), Sarah Clark (63kgs), Samantha Lowe (70kgs), Rachel Wilding (78kgs), Karina Bryant (o78kgs), Simone Callender (o78kgs), Craig Fallon (60kgs), Matthew Purssey (73kgs), Euan Burton (81kgs) and Winston Gordon (90kgs).
		Summer schools for the young pupils are planned in August and on Saturday 18th June the club will be taking part in the Ulcombe Village Fete on the green next to the new village hall.
		GREAT BRITAIN - JUDO star Sophie Cox continued her run of medal successes by winning an under 57 kilos bronze medal in the World Cup series A tournament in Rotterdam last week.
	www.judophotos.com (8613 words)

	2004 summer olympics dressage (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		New Zealand at the 2004 Summer Olympics: Information From Answers.com New Zealand at the 2004 Summer Olympics Flag of New Zealand New Zealand was represented at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens by a team of 151.
		Sports - Olympics, Equestrian Athens 2004 Summer Olympics - the US collected five medals in the three sports of eventing, dressage and show jumping.
		The International Olympic Committee (IOC), which sets and enforces Olympic policy, has struggled with the licensing and commercialization of the games, the need to schedule events to accommodate American television networks (whose broadcasting fees help underwrite the games), and the monitoring of athletes who seek illegal competitive advantages, often through the use of performance-enhancing drugs.
	www.olympic-headquarters.net /2004-summer-olympics-dressage.htm (895 words)

	The Sport Journal: Volume7, Number1,Winter 2004:Sport in Turkey: the Post-Islamic Republican Period
		Turkiye's sporting and physical education heritage owes a great deal to the reformists of Tanzimat who "...adopted and applied the general principles of the French revolution in Turkiye" (Fisek, 262).
		On the other hand, and, "...due to the lack of sufficient finances, there was great difficulty in improving the existing conditions of sport" (Fisek, 310).
		The "Halk Evleri" (folk or public houses) were formed and financed by the government in order to fulfill the great hunger for sports and to gratify the general public's desire for intramural sports.
	www.thesportjournal.org /2004Journal/Vol7-No1/yurdadon.asp (5952 words)

	TIMELINE 4th CENTURY page of ULTIMATE SCIENCE FICTION WEB GUIDE
		This differentiation is the result of the great migration caused by the Mongol Hun penetration to the Rhine River last century.
		His description of Claudius' conquest of Britain in AD 43 is based partly on Tacitus: "He made war upon Britain, which none of the Romans after Julius Caesar had meddled with; and conquering it by Cnaeus Centius and Aulus Plautius, illustrious and noble gentlemen, he had a famous triumph.
		He added likewise some islands, lying in the ocean beyond Britain, to the Roman Empire, which are called Orcades; and gave the name of Britannicus to his son." (VII, 13) In discussing Nero's reign, Eutropius refers to Boudicca's rebellion: "He [Nero] attempted no conquest in the military way, and very nearly lost Britain.
	www.magicdragon.com /UltimateSF/timeline4.html (12810 words)

	Great Britain Diving Federation - History of Diving
		In Britain the dive was originally performed with the arms held above the head in flight, and was known as the English header; however, this proved more difficult and not so visually pleasing as the Swedish version and eventually died out.
		In summer gymnastic equipment was transferred to the beaches so that gymnasts could perform acrobatics and land in the sea.
		In Europe the early platforms were temporary structures erected out of doors for the summer and then dismantled; most involved vertical ladders and were somewhat hazardous, particularly in windy weather.
	www.diving-gbdf.com /history.php (1478 words)

	1920 Summer Olympics Information - TextSheet.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The city was chosen to memorialize Belgium for its suffering in World War I, beating out Amsterdam and Lyon for the right to hold the games.
		The 1916 Olympics were scheduled to be held in Berlin but were canceled due to the fighting in World War I. Games of the VII Olympiad
		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.jaxx.sferahost.com /encyclopedia/1/19/1920_summer_olympics.html (176 words)

	Articles - Rowing at the 2004 Summer Olympics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Rowing at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place at the Schinias Olympic Rowing and Canoeing Centre and featured 550 competitors taking part in 14 events.
		The medals were split between 22 countries, Romania topping the medal table, their women winning 3 golds, with the traditionally strong Germany and Great Britain picking up four medals each.
		The final was stroke-for stroke, with the lead changing hands and Great Britain won with a time of 6:06.98, 8 hundredths of a second faster than the Canadians.
	www.sidepoint.com /articles/Rowing_at_the_2004_Summer_Olympics (258 words)

	1976 Summer Olympics - Enpsychlopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, were held in 1976 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
		Other candidates in the bid to organise the Olympics were Moscow and Los Angeles.
		The final choice was made on May 12 1970 on the 69th IOC session.
	www.grohol.com /psypsych/1976_Summer_Olympics (1091 words)

	Wordmax Books - The Illustrated Internet Bookshop (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Summer and Autumn 1867: Privately printed limited edition journal by Judge Joseph Allison of Philadelphia detailing a tour of Europe in 1867, very rare.
		Great Hedge of India: Interesting reading on a customs barrier in British India consisting of a 2300 mile long hedge of thorn bushes.
		Great Lakes: October 1920 issue of "The Mentor", nice photogravures of boats on the Lakes, etc.
	www.wordmax.com (10743 words)

	1988 Olympics
		A record 1,750 athletes from 57 nations came to western Canada for the first winter Olympics north of the U.S. border.
		That honor belonged to Michael (Eddie the Eagle) Edwards, the accident-prone flying plasterer from Britain.
		Spotlight.(Jamaican bobsledding team trains for 1998 Winter Olympics) (Time for Kids)
	www.infoplease.com /ipsa/A0300772.html (332 words)

	Articles - Judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Ano Liossia Olympic Hall and featured 368 players competing for 14 gold medals with seven different weight categories in both the men's and women's competitions.
		Gold and silver medals in each weight class were determined by a single-elimination bracket.
		Until this stage, the repechage has been segregated into two distinct halves, with each successive competitor facing another one from the same half of the original bracket; but each of the two judokas who emerge from the repechage challenged the loser of the other bracket's semifinal.
	oldion.com /articles/Judo_at_the_2004_Summer_Olympics (267 words)

	International Games on TV (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		In Great Britain, BBC will broadcast the Paralympic Games for the first time ever.
		Australia will be televising the Paralympic Games on the SBS network, which earned the rights after the Australian Paralympic Committee rejected the bid from the Australian Broadcasting Company, which ad broadcast the games before and had assumed based on past experience, that it would automatically be the games broadcaster.
		Jayne Mansfield's character has offered her hand in marriage to the winner of the marathon, and there is a long sequence of the movie devoted to the actual running of the marathon, including some marathoners that choose to get drunk during the race.
	www.internationalgames.net /igontv.htm (1570 words)

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