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	Ireland at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Ireland competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.
		Ireland's Olympic campaign for the 2004 Games was dogged with controversy from the start, with the disqualification of Cathal Lombard for failing a drug test for the drug EPO.
		Ireland's only medal at the Games, a gold one, was stripped from Cian O'Connor in the individual Show Jumping event, riding his horse Waterford Crystal.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ireland_at_the_2004_Summer_Olympics (654 words)

	Olympic Games - MSN Encarta
		The modern Olympic Games began in Athens, Greece, in 1896, two years after French educator Pierre de Coubertin proposed that the Olympic Games of ancient Greece be revived to promote a more peaceful world.
		Although the Olympic Charter, the official constitution of the Olympic movement, proclaims that the Olympics are contests among individuals and not among nations, the IOC assigns to the various NOCs the task of selecting national Olympic teams.
		Women’s Olympic sports have grown significantly since then, and currently women account for approximately half of the members of teams, except in teams from Islamic nations, where the level of female participation is generally lower.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761562380/Olympics.html (1338 words)

	Wikinfo \| Sport in Ireland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Ireland has entered some domestic English tournaments since the early 1980s, but becoming an Associate Member of the International Cricket Council in 1993 paved the way for participation in international competition, and indeed the 2005 ICC Trophy will be hosted by Ireland.
		Ireland's most famous cyclists are Stephen Roche, who won both the Tour de France and Giro d'Italia in 1987; and Sean Kelly, who won the Vuelta a España in 1988, the sprinter's green jersey in the Tour de France four times, and numerous single-day classics.
		Ireland has had only one Olympic medalist in swimming, Michelle Smith, and her medals have since been tarnished by drug allegations.
	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Sport_in_Ireland (3023 words)

	Maps in the News > Ireland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The northeastern part of the isle became Northern Ireland and remained part of the United Kingdom.
		Separated from the U.K. by the Irish Sea and the North and St. George's Channels, Ireland is known for its striking coastlines, which are marked by rugged cliffs and mountains.
		Ireland is home to nearly four million people, who count both English and Gaelic as official languages.
	utopia.utexas.edu /maps/ireland.html (395 words)

	DraftHelp.com - Olympics Summer 2004
		The aggregate result of these national Olympic teams will determine the winner, on the basis of 5 points for every gold medal, 3 points for every silver medal, and 1 point for every bronze medal.
		The 15 national Olympic teams must be chosen from 4 different pools, in which the nations have been divided, according to their performance in Sydney 2000, plus a host nation factor.
		Each participant must choose 2 Olympic teams from Group A, 3 Olympic teams from Group B, 5 Olympic teams from Group C and 5 Olympic teams from Group D (with encompasses all nations not in any of the former groups).
	www.drafthelp.com /Olympics2004Summer.htm (635 words)

	1996 Summer Olympics
		Also during the games, the Centennial Olympic Park bombing took place on July 27, 1996 killing Alice Hawthorne and wounding 111 others, and causing the death of Melih Uzunyol by heart attack.
		Cycling professionals were admitted to the Olympics, with five-time Tour de France winner Miguel Indurain 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.
	www.gamesinathens.com /olympics/1/19/1996_summer_olympics.shtml (430 words)

	Traditional Irish Sports - Sport in Ireland
		Irelands most famous golf club is the Club (http://www.kclub.ie/K) in County Kildare, which will be the venue for the 2006 Ryder Cup.
		The various GAA discipline finals are easily the largest sporting events regularly held in Ireland, in both terms of attendance and media coverage.
		This was due to the strict policy followed by the Olympic Council of Ireland of only allowing A time athletes and swimmers to attend the games.
	www.irishpast.com /Sport_in_Ireland.html (2740 words)

	2000 Summer Olympics
		The ceremonies concluded with the lighting of the Olympic Flame.
		Former Australian Olympic champions brought the torch through the stadium, handing it over to Cathy Freeman, who lit the flame in the cauldron.
		IOC president Juan Antonio Samaranch, at his last Olympics, had to leave for home, as his wife was severely ill. Upon arrival, his wife had already passed away.
	www.gamesinathens.com /olympics/2/20/2000_summer_olympics.shtml (670 words)

	The Ireland Funds - Worldwide Conference 2004
		The Worldwide Ireland Funds Conference 2004 was officially opened by An Taoiseach, Mr Bertie Ahern TD on Sunday, 20th June 2004 and marked by a special celebration of Irish Theatre at the Abbey Theatre.
		As reported in the summer 2004 issue of connect, The Worldwide Ireland Funds’ five-year, $100 million “Hope and History” campaign came to an exciting and gratifying conclusion in the first half of 2004.
		Ireland will be the capital of the golf world when it hosts the Ryder Cup at The K Club in 2006.
	www.irlfunds.org /events/conference_04.asp (3686 words)

	RunningMovies.com: Movies of the Month 2004
		This documentary premiered at the Thessaloniki Documentary film festival on March 19, 2004 and this is the third film by Angelike Contis (read interview) who operated as director, writer, and editor of her own camera work.
		In 2003 she returned to Berlin for her second marathon and then went to Rotterdam in 2004 where she was unable to complete the race due to a knee injury.
		Women’s 800m: Anne Packer sets an Olympic Record of 2:01:01 (and claims England’s first woman’s track gold medal), yet is not seen during the first lap of this race as it is captured by one long camera shot and she is in 6th place at the bell.
	www.runningmovies.com /month2004.htm (4352 words)

	Maps in the News > 2004 Summer Olympics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Greece 700 B.C. It was a homecoming of sorts as the Olympic Games returned to their origins in 2004.
		The first modern Olympics were held in Athens in 1896.
		In 2003, former Longhorn Roger “The Rocket” Clemens was the third pitcher in the history of baseball to record more than 4,000 strikeouts.
	utopia.utexas.edu /maps/2004summer.html (327 words)

	History of the Modern Summer and Winter Olympics from Fanbay.net
		Considering that these Olympic Games were the first held in hundreds of years, they were a big success, unlike the next 2 Olympic Games (Paris in 1900, and St. Louis in 1904).
		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).
	www.fanbay.net /olympics/modern_history.htm (2739 words)

	ABILITY Magazine \| Special Olympics World Games
		Special Olympics athletes—dressed in traditional garb—acted out the ceremony, and the flame was ignited using a mirror to focus the sun's rays.
		President McAleese declared the 2003 World Summer Games officially over, and the Flame of Hope was extinguished, bringing to a close a remarkable fortnight of competition and camaraderie.Even as the Flame of Hope was extinguished in Dublin, somewhere around the world it was being lit for a local, state, national or regional event.
		Special Olympics has become a global movement that is providing athletes with mental retardation an opportunity to experience the excitement, joy and personal fulfillment associated with sport training and competition.
	www.abilitymagazine.com /special_olympics.html (2298 words)

	Athletics Ireland Athens Enhancement Panel and Plan Announced - News section - Time-to-Run Ireland - Your on-line ...
		The Association of Athletics Ireland are delighted to announce the launch of their Athens Enhancement Plan (AEP) along with the AEP Panel for this Summers Olympic Games.
		The AEP programme was launched by the Irish Sports Council after the Sydney review in order to support the preparations of the nations top competitors for the Olympic Games and to ensure that they have every support necessary to compete at their best at the Games.
		This will effectively mean, that the Irish team for this Summer's Games, will be the best prepared and most professional ever to represent the country in the 100 year history of the Olympic movement.
	www.time-to-run.com /ireland/news/2004/110204.htm (504 words)

	ireland.com / Today / Sport / Olympics 2004
		Tergat was carrying memories of the previous summer when Gebrselassie had broken world records for two miles, 5000 metres and 10,000 metres before the worlds in Gothenburg.
		Tergat has two Olympic silver medals and two world championship silver medals and a world bronze, all won while watching the back of his diminutive rival.
		If there's any romance left in the world Paul Tergat, world record holder in the event, goodwill ambassador for the World Food Programme and funder of educational projects for Nairobi street children, will be at the head of the field.
	www.ireland.com /sports/olympics2004/features/rivals.htm (2354 words)

	Full Medal Tally. Results. Athens Olympics 2004. ABC Sport.
		From Hicham El Guerrouj ending his Olympic hoodoo to the triumph of Iranian Hercules Hossein Rezazadeh, these were the defining moments of the Athens Games.
		The Olympics is the athlete's chance for 15 minutes of fame.
		From farce to tragedy, the Olympics are sporting theatre, and Athens 2004 offered the perfect stage for a huge variety of plots and leading characters.
	abc.net.au /olympics/2004/results/medaltally.htm (100 words)

	These A's (May 05, 2004)
		A total of 16 competitors achieved "A" qualifying standards for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, on a cool and windless night at Stanford's Cobb Track and Angell Field that saw four world-leading times established.
		Fleshman, who graduated last spring after winning her third consecutive NCAA title in the 5,000, missed the Olympic standard by a mere 1.28 seconds but ran a lifetime best of 15:09.98 while taking fourth in an elite 5K field that saw the top three finishers achieve the Olympic qualifying mark.
		She still needs to throw 60-10 1/2 to achieve the Olympic "A" standard and, of course, finish among the top three at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials in July to become an Olympian.
	www.paloaltoonline.com /weekly/morgue/2004/2004_05_05.track.shtml (916 words)

	Former Friars Marie McMahon And Mark Carroll Named To Irish Olympic Team :: McMahon will run the 10,000 and Carroll win ...
		McMahon-Davenport, who also competed in the 5,000 at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics by running the 10,000 meters at the Cardinal Invitational in Stanford, Calif. on April 30.
		In 2000, he ran the 5,000 meters at the Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
		Carroll qualified for the 2004 Olympics by finishing the 5,000 in a time of 13:18.75 at the Home Depot Meet in Stanford, Calif. on May 29.
	www.cstv.com /sports/c-track/stories/072204aac.html (365 words)

	USATODAY.com - For field hockey team, meshing is key (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		At 37, midfielder Tracey Fuchs is the oldest and most experienced U.S. hand with Olympic appearances in 1988 and 1996 and 252 international matches.
		The USA recently swept five matches against Ireland, sparked by goals from Fuchs, Barber and recent additions April Fronzoni and Kristi Gannon.
		Five of the teams going to Auckland competed in the 2000 Sydney Olympics and are ahead of the 10th-ranked USA in the world rankings: Great Britain (fifth), Korea (sixth), Spain (seventh), Germany (eighth) and New Zealand (ninth).
	www.usatoday.com /sports/olympics/summer/2004-01-21-field-hockey_x.htm (610 words)

	PRESS RELEASE - Intel Involved programme clocks up 21,486 hours in 2003
		There was a wide range of projects completed during the year, ranging from our Entertainment Troupe going out to sick children in hospitals, to the Junior Achievement programme, painting rooms in local community and resource centres, planting trees, shrubs and bulbs and helping out at the Intel Senior Citizens Christmas party.
		This year's major volunteer event was the 2003 Special Olympics World Summer Games with Intel Ireland being the 'Presenting Sponsor' of the Kayaking event that took place in the Salmon Leap Canoe Club, Leixlip.
		The target for 2004 is to sustain the programme at the current level of projects and to increase the number of hours volunteered by employees.
	support.intel.com /ireland/about/pressroom/2004/january/012304ir.htm (365 words)

	Colorado College \| Archive 2004
		Eight students and recent graduates have spent the summer walking desert trails on the U.S.-Mexico border in Arizona, providing food, water, and medicine to immigrants in danger of physical trauma or death in their quest to illegally enter the United States.
		Also online is a story about a recent CC class on the Olympics and a story on the torch passing through Colorado Springs on its way to Utah for the 2002 Winter Olympics.
		Parents, friends and alumni experienced in early January 2004 the new Half-Block Program, engaging in concentrated learning in small, collaborative groups, tackling an entire course in a short, intense burst of work just as undergrads do.
	www.coloradocollege.edu /news/archive2004.asp (2050 words)

	ireland.com / Today / Sport / Olympics 2004
		As a gesture of friendship, the Greek government invite George W Bush to address the crowd at the opening ceremony in Athens.
		But it didn’t stop him making Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story that year (in which an American athlete and a Russian gymnast meet before the Moscow Olympics and fall in love), a film that starred OJ Simpson as himself (uh oh).
		In 1900, Belgium’s Leon de Lunden won a gold medal for mowing down 21 pigeons, not the clay variety, the first and only time in Olympic history that living creatures were intentionally killed in the pursuit of gold.
	www.ireland.com /sports/olympics2004/funandgames/a-z.htm (1506 words)

	Ireland Newsletter August 2004 - Saint Kevin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Ireland has EURO 15 Million of the small coins in circulation according to the Central Bank of Ireland, making Ireland the heaviest user of the 1 and 2 cent coins.
		Ireland currently has the highest rate of house-building in the world.
		A short time later they sold out their property and decided to travel to the Rio de La Plata area where their future promised to be better, but they had to put up with the different language and customs.
	www.ireland-information.com /aug04.htm (3172 words)

	Special Olympics
		The new Special Olympics Ireland Schools Programme called SO Get Into It, proudly sponsored by SPAR, was launched on Wednesday, 15th November by the Minister for Education and Science Mary Hanafin TD, Derval ORourke, World Indoor Athletics Champion and Special Olympics Ireland CEO, M...
		The Special Olympics European Youth Games, the games dedicated to 1,400 athletes from Europe and Eurasia with learning difficulties were officially opened on Saturday 30th September at the amazing Opening Ceremony which took place in the Stadio dei Marmi in Rome.
		To showcase the cultural heritage of Ireland and Europe.
	www.specialolympics.ie (442 words)

	Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		His loss in the final to the defending Olympic champion and three-time world champion gave Khan a 4-1 record and a silver medal; many hoped he would compete the 2008 Summer Olympics but in the event he decided to turn professional later in 2004.
		The main rights to Olympic coverage in the UK are held by the BBC, under the ITC Code on Sports and Other Listed Events.
		2004 marked the first year that digital television and webcasts were used to cover an Olympic Games.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Great_Britain_and_Northern_Ireland_at_the_2004_Summer_Olympics (3627 words)

	GovMint.com - Complete 2004 Gold & Silver Olympic Proof Set
		The spirit of the Olympic Games - both past and present - breathtakingly come to life in this superb collection consisting of the complete gold and silver Proofs issued by Greece in honor of it hosting the 2004 Summer Olympics.
		Issued by the Bank of Greece National Mint, this fabulous 18-coin collection not only celebrates the return of the Olympics to its birthplace in Athens, Greece, but also pays to Greece’s most historically significant monuments, and honors the sports of ancient times and their modern counterparts.
		For anyone who has ever collected Olympic coins in the past or wants to start collecting now, this is THE set - the ONLY officially released complete gold and silver Proof set coins from the host country.
	www.govmint.com /countrylistings/europe/greece/goldandsilverset.aspx (262 words)

	Sports News - Sumo
		You must forgive the fact I am not straying far from the ocean side this summer, but interes...
		Athens 2004 ATHENS 6 August - One of the most popular sports in ancient Greece, Wrestling was introduc...
		Athens 2004 Athens, August 11 - Wrestling itself is the oldest Olympic sport, but women's wrestling is the newes...
	archive.wn.com /2004/08/14/1400/sumo (507 words)

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