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Topic: Italy at the 1964 Summer Olympics


  
  Encyclopedia: 1936 Summer Olympics   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The Canadian Olympic Team was the only olympic team from a non-fascist country to salute Hitler (in a gesture of friendship) while marching by during opening ceremonies.
The 1900 Summer Olympics, formally known as the Games of the II Olympiad, were held in 1900 in Paris, France.
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.
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 Learn more about Olympic Games in the online encyclopedia.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The ancient Olympic Games were abandoned in AD 394 by the Roman emperor Theodosius I, who considered the Games to be a savage celebration.
Olympic is also the name the public sometimes uses for the Greek national airline, Olympic Airways.
Olympic uses varous types or airplanes, like the Boeing 747 and Airbus A340 for international routes, and the Boeing 727 and Boeing 737 for domestic routes.
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Sir Garrick was a member of both the 1948 and 1953 Australian Olympic swimming teams, winning a bronze medal, and he won a gold medal in the 400-meter freestyle event at the 1950 Commonwealth (then called “Empire”) Games.
Born in Philadelphia, the only child and heir to a mining fortune, Heilner is said to have drifted from school to school, trying to assign a goal to a life that was both prepaid and guaranteed.
From 1964 to 1972 Lefty made his home in South Florida where he ran The MET (The Miami Metropolitan Fishing Tournament), wrote for The Miami Herald and, together with Karl Wickstrom and Vic Dunaway, started Florida Sportsman magazine in 1969.
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 Olympic Games --  Encyclopædia Britannica
Founded mainly by writers, educators, scientists, and scholars, the Olympic Movement's understanding of “culture” has shifted over the years among the fine-arts conception, the idea of general moral cultivation,...
Every four years the finest athletes in the world gather in one location to compete against each other and to determine who best exemplifies the Olympic motto—Citius,Altius,Fortius—meaning “faster, higher, stronger.” This gathering, known as the Olympic Games, is the most celebrated sporting festival in the world.
As a result of the United States boycott of the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow and the Soviet Union not attending the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, Calif., athletes from these countries were deprived of the opportunity to face one another in sports competition.
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 Tokyo Details, Meaning Tokyo Article and Explanation Guide   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
As a result, Japan came to dominate a range of industries including steel, ship-building, automobiles, semiconductors, and consumer electronics.
Tokyo's re-emergence from wartime trauma was complete at the 1964 Summer Olympics, which publicized the city on an international stage and brought global attention to the "economic miracle".
Station, built for the 1964 Summer Olympics, now plays host to cosplay gatherings on weekends and at night.]]
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