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	1900 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The 1900 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the II Olympiad, were held in 1900 in Paris, France.
		For his victory in the long jump, he was allegedly punched in the face by his rival Meyer Prinstein, who was prevented from competing in the final by officials of Syracuse University, because it was scheduled for a Sunday.
		Gold, silver, and bronze medals were retroactively awarded by the International Olympic Committee to reflect later practice of awarding such medals to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place competitors, respectively.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1900_Summer_Olympics (493 words)

	1904 Summer Olympics
		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.
		One of the most remarkable athletes was the American gymnast George Eyser[?], who won six medals even though his left leg was made of wood.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/19/1904_Summer_Olympics.html (170 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)

	INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE - OLYMPIC GAMES
		The exposition organizers spread the events over five months and de-emphasized their Olympic status to such an extent that many athletes died without ever knowing that they had participated in the Olympics.
		Gymnasts parade in the "Vélodrome de Vincennes" during the Federal Meeting of the Union of Gymnastics Associations of France.
		Olympic Oath by: The first athletes' oath was sworn at the 1920 Olympic Games in Antwerp, Belgium.
	www.olympic.org /uk/games/past/index_uk.asp?OLGT=1&OLGY=1900 (344 words)

	1896 Summer Olympics
		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.
		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.
		In the first gymnastics competitions, Germany takes the titles in both the parallel bars event for teams and the horizontal bar event, though they are the only entrant in the latter competition.
	www.gamesinathens.com /olympics/1/18/1896_summer_olympics.shtml (886 words)

	U.S. News Online: Sydney 2000 Olympics
		But the first Olympic cereal star was Mildred "Babe" Didrikson, who won golds for the javelin throw and hurdles in 1932 and appeared on the back of a Wheaties box in 1935.
		Good as gold: The Olympics always offer drama, but only in the rarest moments are we privileged to view the exploits of legends.
		Olympic records will be broken as the limits of human performance are tested.
	www.usnews.com /usnews/olympics/first.htm (1092 words)

	Olympics
		Until 1994, the Winter and Summer Olympics were held in the same year, but in 1986 the International Olympic Committee, which organises the Olympics, decided to separate them, so as to spread costs for all involved parties.
		As with the Ancient Olympics, once the flame has been lit, it is kept burning throughout the celebration of the Olympics, and is extinguished at end of the closing ceremony of the Games.
		The Olympic fire is then extinguished, and the Olympic flag is lowered, folded, and presented to the mayor of the host city of the next Olympic Games.
	www.nalis.gov.tt /olympics/olympics.htm (1089 words)

	Category:1900 Summer Olympics events - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		There are 7 subcategories shown below (more may be shown on subsequent pages).
		Tug of war at the 1900 Summer Olympics
		This page was last modified 09:23, 18 August 2006.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Category:1900_Summer_Olympics_events (72 words)

	Wikipedia: 1948 Summer Olympics
		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.
	www.factbook.org /wikipedia/en/1/19/1948_summer_olympics.html (163 words)

	1948 Summer Olympics - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIV Olympiad, were held in 1948 at Wembley Stadium in London, England.
		For the first time, Olympic diplomas were awarded to the six highest placed athletes.
		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.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/1948_Summer_Olympics (430 words)

	1976 Summer Olympics Info - Bored Net - Boredom (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		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 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.
	www.borednet.com /e/n/encyclopedia/1/19/1976_summer_olympics.html (353 words)

	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, and the first of her country in the 400 m hurdles.
		A marathon for women is held for the first time at the Olympics, won by Joan Benoit[?].
	www.y2z.org /19/1984_Summer_Olympics.html (411 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 (1311 words)

	1900 Summer Olympics - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		95 in 19 sportsThe IOC site for the 1900 Olympic Games claims 18 sports, but lists 19 when the "18" is clicked on.
		The following nations sent competitors to the 1900 Olympic Games.
		1900 Summer Olympics, Highlights, Sports, Medal count, Nations, Notes, See also, External links and 1900 Summer Olympics.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/1900_Summer_Olympics (513 words)

	Summer Olympics
		Sailing first became an Olympic sport in Paris in 1900, where time handicaps were used to referee the race.
		Olympic racing is now conducted with boats categorised into one-design classes based on similar weights and dimensions.
		Olympic history abounds with tales of athletes who overcame crippling adversity to win gold medals, but Karoly Takacs' comeback may be the best.
	library.thinkquest.org /CR0214546/solympics.html (1844 words)

	ipedia.com: 1932 Summer Olympics Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		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.
	www.ipedia.com /1932_summer_olympics.html (248 words)

	Wikinfo \| 1900 Summer Olympics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The Games of the II Olympiad were held in 1900 in Paris, France.
		Charlotte Cooper (tennis) was the first woman to become Olympic champion.
		Images, some of which are used under the doctrine of Fair use or used with permission, may not be available.
	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=1900_Summer_Olympics (208 words)

	Football (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The women's game is the same, but there are only two groups and the top two teams in each will go forward to the semi-finals.
		Football was the first team sport to be introduced to the Olympic Games, which happened in 1900.
		Olympic Football was weakened by the World Cup which began in 1930 and Football was then excluded from the programme in 1932.
	www.olympics.org.uk /sports/summer/football.asp (173 words)

	Summer Olympics: Sailing
		At the Olympics there are two categories of races.
		The Tornado is the fastest boat competing in the Olympics.
		In the Olympics there are men's, women's, and mixed events.
	www2.lhric.org /pocantico/olympics/sailing.htm (136 words)

	Ask Us A Question (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Rowing at the 1900 Summer Olympics - Coxed eights
		Gymnastics at the 1896 Summer Olympics - Men's pommel horse
		Gymnastics at the 1896 Summer Olympics - Men's rope climbing
	www.avoo.com /wiki/Image:Flag_of_the_German_Empire.svg (1072 words)

	NewsHour Extra: Olympics - September 13, 2000
		Although he's the first Olympic champion listed in Greek Olympic records, it's generally accepted that the games were probably at least 500 years old at that time.
		The first modern Olympic Games were held in Athens in April 1896, with 13 nations sending nearly 300 representatives to take part in 42 events and 10 different sports.
		Officials from the IOC and the U.S. Olympic Committee decided the display was counter to the ideals of the Games; both athletes were banned from the Olympic Village and sent home.
	www.pbs.org /newshour/extra/features/july-dec00/olympics.html (1015 words)

	Summer Olympics 2000 Rowing Fan Guide
		While a record 51 countries qualified for Sydney, the United States is the only one to send a full contingent of 14 boats and 48 athletes.
		Britain's Steve Redgrave, who won gold at the past four Olympics, is switching from coxless pairs to the coxless four, an event won in 1992 and 1996 by the crew known as Australia's Oarsome Foursome.
		Certain crew configurations may or may not include an extra member, called a coxswain (pronounced cox'n), who does not row but uses a rudder to steer and also coaches the rowers.
	espn.go.com /oly/summer00/rowing/s/viewers.html (358 words)

	OLYMPIC STATISTICS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The ranking is performed neither according to gold medal nor medal total but according to points (3 points for a gold, 2 for a silver and 1 for a bronze).
		In some cases, you will find "half medals": in the early Olympics, some people had unprecise nationality, therefore two countries shared the medal.
		It includes all Olympic results from Athens 1896 to Sydney 2000 (when sport is completed), and Chamonix 1924 to Salt Lake City 2002..
	www.darmoni.net (129 words)

	Gymnastics Now and Then
		During the summer Olympics, you can see gymnasts from around the world show off their strength, agility, grace, and speed.
		Gymnastic events were the perfect way to display their physical fitness.
		In 1900, the combined long and high jump, pole vault, floor exercises, and the heaving of a 110-pound weight were added to the list of events.
	www.edhelper.com /ReadingComprehension_33_94.html (733 words)

	Lincoln City Libraries - Reference - In the News: 2004 Olympics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Since 1896, the summer Olympic Games have been held every 4 years, with the exceptions of 1940 and 1944 during the waging of World War II.
		At the last summer Olympics (2000 in Sydney, Australia), 199 countries were represented by 10,651 athletes (4,069 women, 6,582 men), who competed in 300 separate events.
		The following are a sampling of videos featuring footage from past Olympics, plus the soundtrack CD including music used during the Olympics television coverage of the past 20 years.
	www.lcl.lib.ne.us /depts/ref/inthenews-olympics2004.htm (885 words)

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