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	1972 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The 1972 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad, were held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972.
		The 1972 Summer Olympics were the second Summer Olympics held in Germany, after the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin.
		They were banned from the Olympics for life, as were Tommie Smith and John Carlos in the 1968 Summer Olympics.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1972_Summer_Olympics (1397 words)

	1996 Summer Olympics -
		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.
		Examples of this are the mid-rise dormitories built for the Olympic village which became the first residential housing for Georgia State University and Turner Field which was a modification of the original Centennial Olympic Stadium.
		Michelle Smith of Ireland wins three gold medals and a bronze in swimming, but her victories are overshadowed by doping allegations, which are later reinforced as she is banned after failing a test in 1998.
	en.wikipedia.christams-ornament.com /wiki/1996_Summer_Olympics (1531 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)

	Wikipedia: 1932 Summer Olympics
		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.factbook.org /wikipedia/en/1/19/1932_summer_olympics.html (198 words)

	1972 Summer Olympics
		The Games of the XX Olympiad were held in 1972 in Munich, West Germany.
		In the bid to organise the Olympics, Detroit, Madrid and Montreal were beaten.
		For the first time, the Olympic Oath is also taken by a representative of the referees.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/19/1972_Summer_Olympics.html (256 words)

	1984 Summer Olympics
		The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, were held in 1984 in Los Angeles, California, United States.
		In the wake of the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, 14 Eastern Bloc countries and allies including the Soviet Union, Cuba and East Germany (but not Romania), boycotted these Olympics.
		Olympic soccer was unexpectedly played before massive crowds throughout America, with several sell-outs at the 100,000+ seat Rose Bowl.
	www.1bx.com /en/1984_Los_Angeles_Olympics.htm (962 words)

	HighBeam Encyclopedia - Olympic games (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-22)
		The winners of the Olympics (and of the Heraea) were crowned with chaplets of wild olive, and in their home city-states male champions were also awarded numerous honors, valuable gifts, and privileges.
		The modern revival of the Olympic games is due in a large measure to the efforts of Pierre, baron de Coubertin, of France.
		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.encyclopedia.com /html/section/Olympicg_TheModernOlympics.asp (969 words)

	2004 Summer Olympics - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
		Athens was chosen as the host city during the 106th IOC Session held in Lausanne in 05 September 1997,(date of the 25th anniversary of the Munich Massacre 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 Mayor of Athens, Dora Bakoyianni, passed the Olympic Flag to the Mayor of Beijing, Wang Qishan.
	www.startsurfing.com /encyclopedia/2/0/0/2004_Summer_Olympics_330c.html (2001 words)

	Modern Pentathlon at the 1972 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Modern Pentathlon at the 1972 Summer Olympics was represented by two events (both for men): Individual competition and Team competition.
		As usual in Olympic Modern Pentathlon, one competition was held and each competitor's score was included to the Individual competition event results table and was also added to his teammates' scores to be included to the Team competition event results table.
		Modern Pentathlon at the 1972 Summer Olympics medal count
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Modern_Pentathlon_at_the_1972_Summer_Olympics (115 words)

	The Olympic Games - Features on thehistorychannel.co.uk
		The Olympics reached their height in the 5th-4th Centuries BC thereafter they became more and more professionalized until, in the Roman period, they provoked much censure.
		The winners of the Olympics (and of the Heraea) were crowned with chaplets of wild olive, and in their home city-states male champions were also awarded numerous honours, valuable gifts, and privileges.
		Until late in the 20th Century the modern Olympics were open only to amateurs, but the governing bodies of several sports now permit professionals to compete as well.
	www.thehistorychannel.co.uk /site/features/the_olympics.php (718 words)

	1976 Summer Olympics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-22)
		The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, were held in 1976 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
		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.
		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.
	1976-summer-olympics.area51.ipupdater.com (895 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)

	1972 Summer Olympics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-22)
		In the bid to organise the Detroit Madrid and Montreal were beaten.
		Lasse Virén of Finland won the and 10000 m (the latter after a a feat he would repeat in the 1976 Summer Olympics.
		Guinness book of Olympic records: Complete roll of Olympic medal winners (1896-1972, including 1906) for the 28 sports (7 winter and 21 summer) to be...
	www.freeglossary.com /1972_Summer_Olympics (508 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)

	Modern Pentathlon At The 2000 Summer Olympics info here at en.7of100b.info (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-22)
		The older child can be given the responsibility of Modern Pentathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics care of the younger ones when you are busy with your home business or other work, for which dont Modern Pentathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics to Modern Pentathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics them for their understanding.
		Modern Olympics is a global social and cultural event which, using sports as...
		Shooting, held on 6:45 at the Pavilion 2 Fencing, held on 8:00 at the Pavilion 2 Swimming, held on 11:25 at the Aquatic Centre Equestrian, held on 13:45 at the Baseball Studium Cross-country, held on 16:20 at the Baseball Studium
	en.7of100b.info /.../Modern_Pentathlon_at_the_2000_Summer_Olympics (373 words)

	2004 Summer Olympics
		Athens was chosen as the host city in 1997, after surprisingly losing the bid to organize the 1996 Summer Olympics.
		Athens bid on the games based largely on an appeal to Olympic history, since 1996 would be the 100th anniversary of the modern Olympic Games.
		It was the first Olympics since NBC had merged with Vivendi Universal Entertainment; the merger 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.
	www.askfactmaster.com /2004_Summer_Olympics (1705 words)

	1988 Summer Olympics
		After boycotts of the Olympics in 1976, 1980 and 1984, the Games were again boycotted, but only by four nations: North Korea, Cuba, Ethiopia and Nicaragua.
		Christa Rothenburger[?] becomes the first (and last) athlete to win Olympic medals at the Winter Olympics and Summer Olympics in the same year.
		Table tennis is introduced at the Olympics, with China and the host nation both winning two titles.
	www.findword.org /19/1988-summer-olympics.html (679 words)

	1928 Summer Olympics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-22)
		For the first time, the Olympic Flame was lit during the 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.
		The 1906 Olympics were organised by the IOC, but are currently not officially recognised by the IOC.
	1928-summer-olympics.ask.dyndns.dk (286 words)

	1972 Olympics
		The United States also lost an Olympic basketball game for the first time ever (they were 62-0) when the Soviets were given three chances to convert a last-second inbound pass and finally won, 51-50.
		John Akii-Bua - John Akii-Bua Age: 47 winner of the gold medal in the 400m hurdles at the 1972 Olympics; set a...
		Olympic tragedy: 1972 Revisited: the shadow of terrorism still haunts the Olympics almost 30 years after Israeli athletes were massacred......
	www.infoplease.com /ipsa/A0114715.html (542 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)

	Summer Olympics: Handball (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-22)
		Handball first became an official Olympic sport in 1936 on outdoor fields.
		It moved indoors in 1972 and women's handball was added in 1976.
		In the Olympics there is Women's Handball and Men's Handball.
	www2.lhric.org /poCantico/olympics/handball.htm (222 words)

	1948 Summer Olympics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-22)
		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.
		For the first time, Olympic diplomas were awarded to the 6th highest placed athletes.
		In a dramatic finish in the marathon, Belgian Étienne Gailly entered the stadium first, but was so physically drained that he could barely walk around the track.
	1948-summer-olympics.ask.dyndns.dk (269 words)

	ipedia.com: 1996 Summer Olympics Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-22)
		Athens had hoped to organise the 100th anniversary of the modern Olympic Games.
		Also during the games, the Centennial Olympic Park bombing took place on July 27, 1996 killing Alice Hawthorne and wounding 111 others, and eliciting the death of Melih Uzunyol by heart attack.
		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.ipedia.com /1996_summer_olympics.html (488 words)

	Summer Olympics: Aquatics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-22)
		In the Olympics Swimming has 26 individual events and six relay or team events for both men and women.
		In the 1972 Olympics US swimmer Mark Spitz won seven gold medals.
		Swimming was one of the sports at the first modern Olympic games in 1896.
	www2.lhric.org /pocantico/olympics/aquatics.htm (280 words)

	Modern Pentathlon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-22)
		Modern Pentathlon - Event Score Individual Gotthard Handrick, GER 31.5 Charles Leonard, USA 39.5 Silvano Abba, ITA 45.5...
		Modern Pentathlon - Johan Oxenstierna, SWE 32 Bo Lindman, SWE 35.5 Richard Mayo, USA 38.5 Information Please®...
		Modern Pentathlon - Gustav Dyrssen, SWE 18 Erik de Laval, SWE 23 Gösta Runö, SWE 27 Information Please®...
	www.infoplease.com /ipsa/A0874760.html (241 words)

	1976 Summer Olympics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-22)
		It was the first time in Olympic history that the host country won no gold medals (the only other time this occurred was in Calgary in 1988).
		This has been often called the greatest Olympic boxing team the United States ever had, and, out of the five American gold medalists in boxing, all but Davis went on to become professional world champions.
		Montreal saw the 1976 games as a chance to build on its world prestige that was first rewarded with a World's Fair on Canada's centennial.
	1976-summer-olympics.ask.dyndns.dk (913 words)

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