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	GBROLYMPICS.COM / LONDON-OLYMPICS.COM - Olympic Games Medallists
		The modern Olympics were first held in 1896.
		Nationalities given are those of the countries the medallists were representing at the time of the event.
		The Winter Olympics were first held in 1924.
	www.london-olympics.com /olympic (336 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.
		A total of eight sports were included in the winter Olympics in 1998: biathlon (cross-country skiing and rifle marksmanship), bobsled, curling (for the first time), ice hockey (which included women’s hockey for the first time), luge (toboggan), figure skating, speed skating, and skiing (which, for the first time, included snowboarding as a medal sport).
		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)

	1968 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The 1968 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad, were held in Mexico City in 1968.
		This was the first of three Olympic participations by Jacques Rogge.
		Norma Enriqueta Basilio (a mexican athlete) became the first woman to light the Olympic cauldron with the Olympic flame.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1968_Summer_Olympics (507 words)

	1800-Olympics.com -- Online Guide to The Olympics -- Olympic Directory
		The Olympic Museum, in Lausanne, has created a collection of unique objects which recount the story of the Olympic Movement and the Olympic Games.
		There are currently 202 National Olympic Committees in the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) -- within the five continental associations.
		Biathlon, Bobsleigh, Curling, Ice Hockey, Luge, Skating, Skiing.
	1800-olympics.com (183 words)

	1984 Summer Olympics Theme @ LocalColorArt.com (Local Color Art) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Los Angeles was selected on May 18, 1978 on the 80th IOC session at Athens, Greece without voting, because it was the only city to bid to host the 1984 Summer Olympics.
		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.
		Olympic soccer was unexpectedly played before massive crowds throughout America, with several sell-outs at the 100,000+ seat Rose Bowl.
	www.localcolorart.com /encyclopedia/1984_Summer_Olympics (871 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)

	GBROLYMPICS.COM / LONDON-OLYMPICS.COM - Olympic Games Medallists
		The modern Olympics were first held in 1896.
		Nevertheless all those competitions reported, at one time or another, as Olympic medal events have been included here for the record, with those no longer regarded as official footnoted.
		The Winter Olympics were first held in 1924.
	www.gbrathletics.com /olympic (336 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)

	Special: Athens Olympics 2004 \| The Christian Science Monitor
		At the 1968 Summer Games in Mexico City, fl American athletes used their position on the victory stand to display solidarity with the civil-rights movement, making "fl-power" hand gestures wearing fl gloves.
		The USSR refused to attend the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
		The official reason was "alleged violations of the Olympic Charter by US authorities," but Monitor correspondent Gary Thatcher paints a picture of plain-old politics: "Although the Soviet authorities will never officially admit it, they are exacting belated retribution for the US boycott of the Moscow Olympics of 1980." PDF.
	www.csmonitor.com /specials/oly2004/docs/oly_politics.html (719 words)

	KIAT.NET - Olympic Winter Games Ice Hockey
		The origins of ice hockey are unclear, but it's widely accepted that the British are responsible for bringing hockey to North America.
		From the 1980s, professional hockey players who had played in the National Hockey League (NHL) were declared eligible to compete in the Olympic ice hockey tournament.
		Women's ice hockey was approved as an Olympic sport in 1992, and debuted in Nagano in 1998.
	www.kiat.net /olympics/sports/winter/icehockey.html (726 words)

	Brief History of the Olympic Games (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Eleans traced the founding of the Olympic games to their King Iphitos, who was told by the Delphi Oracle to plant the olive tree from which the victors' wreaths were made.
		Although the Olympic games were never suspended, the games of 364 BC were not considered Olympic since the Arkadians had captured the sanctuary and reorganized the games.
		The climax of the ceremony was the Olympic Torch entering the stadium, relayed by veteran Australian Olympic athletes of the 20th century and handed over to the Australian athlete Cathy Freeman, who was ringed by fire after lighting the Olympic flame.
	www.nostos.com /olympics (3240 words)

	INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE - OLYMPIC GAMES
		The 1976 Winter Olympics were awarded to the U.S. city of Denver, but the people of the state of Colorado voted to prohibit public funds from being used to support the Games.
		Lighting the Olympic Flame by: Two cauldrons were lit as a symbol of Winter Games being held twice in Innsbruck.
		The cauldron of 1964 was lit by Christl Haas (Alpine skiing) and the 1976 flame was ignited by Josef Feistmantl (luge).
	www.olympic.org /uk/games/past/index_uk.asp?OLGT=2&OLGY=1976 (325 words)

	1968 Olympics
		Ten days before the Olympics were scheduled to open on Oct. 12, over 300 Mexico City university students were killed by army troops when a campus protest turned into a riot.
		Tommie Smith, 1968 Olympic gold medal sprinter, holds the famous photo of himself from the 1968 Olympics during the statue unveiling ceremony at San Jose State University in San Jose, California on Mo
		Austrian winner at 1968 Olympics arrested on suspicion of human smuggling
	www.infoplease.com /ipsa/A0114683.html (436 words)

	1928 Summer Olympics
		For the first time, the Olympic Flame was lit during the Olympics.
		The torch relay was however not started until the 1936 Summer Olympics.
		For the first time, the parade of nations started with Greece, which holds the origins of the Olympics, and ended with the host country, a tradition still continued until this day.
	www.fastload.org /19/1928_Summer_Olympics.html (254 words)

	The Seattle Times: Athens 2004: From Athens to Athens: Highlights from the modern Summer Games
		Bob Beamon's world-record long jump of 29-feet-2-1/2 inches in the 1968 Olympics was 21 3/4 inches better than the previous world record.
		The athletes took the Olympic oath for the first time, promising to take part "in the true spirit of sportsmanship." Also the official logo was adopted — the five interlacing rings to symbolize the unity of the five continents.
		The Olympic flame was introduced at the stadium for the first time, Nurmi won another 10K gold, and Weissmuller two more swimming golds.
	seattletimes.nwsource.com /html/athens2004/2002001004_olyhistory10.html (3620 words)

	CNN Cold War - Spotlight: Olympic boycotts
		From 1956 through 1964, the two Germanys were forced to reach their own Olympic truce and compete as a joint team.
		North Korea boycotted the Seoul Olympics and was joined by Ethiopia, Nicaragua and Cuba, but the Games went on with little interruption.
		In 1992, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia fielded their own teams, and the rest of the former Soviet Union competed as the "Unified Team." Winners were saluted with the flags and anthems of their countries.
	www.cnn.com /SPECIALS/cold.war/episodes/20/spotlight/highlights (762 words)

	1968 olympics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The choice of Mexico City to host the 1968 Olympics was a controversial one because of the city's...
		From the start, the 1968 Olympics that were held in Mexico City, Mexico got off to a rocky...
		The decision to hold the Olympics in Mexico City was the subject...
	www.111-olympics.com /11/1968-olympics.html (609 words)

	Special Olympics Maryland - Inspire Greatness
		All Special Olympics athletes have an intellectual disability or a closely-related developmental disability which they are either born with or develop after a traumatic injury or other environmental cause.
		Special Olympics is the only organization authorized by the International Olympic Committee to use the word "Olympics" in its name.
		In February, 1996, Pennsylvania Special Olympics athlete, Loretta Claiborne, was recognized worldwide when she received the ESPY Awards' fourth annual Arthur Ashe Award for Courage.
	www.somd.org /welcome/pr/reality.html (404 words)

	1992 Summer Olympics -
		The 1992 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were held in 1992 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
		All of the IOC countries participated in the Games for the first time since Munich 1972 Summer Olympics.
		Badminton and women's judo became part of the Olympic programme, while slalom canoeing returned to the Games after a 20-year absence.
	www.psychcentral.com /psypsych/1992_Summer_Olympics (632 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 Olympic facilities were as impressive as the cutting edge facilities that brought the Summer Olympics to a new level in Munich (1972).
		The Winter Olympics of 2002 were overshadowed by the terrorist attacks on the United States in 2001.
	www.fanbay.net /olympics/modern_history.htm (2739 words)

	Ventura County Star: Olympics
		U.S. Olympic Committee officials decided to meet with leaders from about a half-dozen American cities to gauge their interest in hosting the 2016 Games, the next step in determining whether a U.S. city will submit a bid.
		Sacrifices are common among Olympic athletes, but few athletes who will take part in the 2004 Athens Games gave up more to achieve his or her goal than dressage competitor Lisa Wilcox.
		After just missing a spot on the 2000 Olympic team, the Bryans were an easy selection for this month's Athens Games as the top-ranked doubles in the world.
	www.venturacountystar.com /vcs/olympics/0,1375,VCS_992,00.html (707 words)

	NBCOlympics.com - Athletes - Lindsey Jacobellis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Even though the Olympic games are over, the NBC Universal Store still has your favorite Torino merchandise.
		And she appeared to be the best rider in the Olympic debut of her sport at the 2006 Games.
		Jacobellis had a sizable lead in the final race of the competition, and so decided to attempt a flashy grab move as she sailed over the penultimate jump of the course.
	www.nbcolympics.com /athletes/5058592/detail.html (745 words)

	SignOn San Diego Sydney 2000 Summer Olympics -- Slow swimmers, fast celebs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Olympic pins were stuck all over his athlete's credential.
		SOCOG, the Olympic organizing committee, took Moussambani on a harbor cruise and to the top of the Harbour Bridge.
		The blue suit he wore Tuesday is headed to the Olympic Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland.
	www.signonsandiego.com /sports/olympics/swimming/20000922-0010-lz1x22celebs.html (691 words)

	Summer Olympics 2000 Jones falls short in long jump
		In her weakest event, Jones captured the bronze medal Friday behind 1992 Olympic champion Heike Drechsler of Germany and 1996 silver medalist Fiona May of Italy.
		Korzeniowski, who got gold in the 20-kilometer walk last week when Bernardo Segura was disqualified after crossing the finish line first, won the 50-kilometer walk in 3 hours, 42 minutes, 22 seconds.
		Korzeniowski, also the 1996 Olympic champion in the 50-kilometer walk, broke away from the field in the closing stages of the race.
	espn.go.com /oly/summer00/news/2000/0928/787013.html (1071 words)

	SUMMER OLYMPIC STATISTICS
		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 Athens 2004 (when the sport is completed).
	www.darmoni.net /joete.htm (122 words)

	Ivy League Sports - Ivies in Athens 2004
		And just as the flame was burning, the U.S. Men's Ice Hockey team was crosschecking, icing, and highsticking their way into the penalty box.
		Beck was the only one of the group that placed well: fifth place in the downhill alpine skiing event with a time of 2:33.3, only 2.5 seconds off of the pace of the gold medalwinner.
		Official Olympic Posters appear with permission and are the property of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
	www.iviesinathens.com /olympic/games.aspx?ID=206 (463 words)

	2004 Summer Olympics
		Athens was chosen as the host city during the 106th IOC Session held in Lausanne in 05 September 1997, after surprisingly losing the bid to organize the 1996 Summer Olympics to Atlanta nearly seven years before, on 18 September 1990, during the 96th IOC Session in Tokyo.
		It was the first Olympics since NBC had merged with Vivendi Universal Entertainment; the merger, along with the acquisitions of the Bravo and Telemundo networks, made it possible for the network to broadcast over 1200 hours of coverage during the games, triple what was broadcast in the U.S. four years earlier.
		The main Olympic Stadium, the designated facility for the opening and closing ceremonies, was completed only two months before the games opened, with the sliding over of a futuristic glass roof designed by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava.
	www.mlahanas.de /Greeks/NewSport/Olympia2004.html (1798 words)

	USATODAY.com - Former USA hockey coach Brooks dead (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Herb Brooks, who directed the U.S. Olympic hockey team's "Miracle on Ice" upset of the Soviet Union en route to an improbable gold medal in 1980, died Monday in a car accident north of Minneapolis.
		The strength of hockey in the United States is a testament to Herb Brooks and the historic Olympic triumph in 1980.
		Herb Brooks was a great innovator of the sport of hockey and it was a great privilege to be able to play for him at the University of Minnesota and for the 1980 Olympic team.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/hockey/2003-08-11-brooks_x.htm (1265 words)

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