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	Polo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
		Polo, Illinois Polo is a city located in 2000 census, the city had a total population of 2,477.
		Polo, Missouri Polo is a city located in 2000 census, the city had a total population of 582.
		Water Polo at the 1900 Summer Olympics At the water polo tournament was contested.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /topics/polo.html (512 words)

	2004 Summer Olympics
		Athens was chosen as the host city in 1997, after surprisingly losing the bid to organize the 1996 Summer Olympics, the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the modern Olympic Games.
		Since the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France it has been the tradition to have a mascot for the games and this year the official mascots are sister and brother, Athena and Phevos, named after the goddess of wisdom, strategy and war and the god of light and music, respectively.
		An emotional high point of the parade was the entrance of the delegation from Afghanistan which had been absent from the Olympics, and had female competitors for the first time.
	pedia.newsfilter.co.uk /wikipedia/2/20/2004_summer_olympics.html (1174 words)

	1900
		1900 Summer Olympics The Games of the II Olympiad were held in World's Fair, which was also held at Paris at the same ti...
		Cricket at the 1900 Summer Olympics At the Paris.
		Tug of War at the 1900 Summer Olympics At the tug of war tournament was contested.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /topics/1900.html (896 words)

	2000 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
		The Olympic flag was flown at half-staff during the period as a sign of respect to Samaranch's wife.
		People in Canada that wanted to see the Olympics between then and the closing ceremonies had to turn to TSN because the CBC was broadcasing news coverage related to the passing and state funeral of the former prime minister.
		Organisation of the 2000 Summer Paralympics was the responsibility of the Sydney Paralympic Organising Committee.
	www.bucyrus.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/2000_Summer_Olympics (1690 words)

	1904 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
		The 1904 Summer Olympics, formally known as the Games of the III Olympiad, were held in St.
		Considered the lesser of two evils by De Coubertin, St. Louis did repeat the mistakes made at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris.
		The Olympic events were again mixed with other sporting events, but where Paris hardly ever mentioned the Olympics, Sullivan called all his sports events "Olympic".
	lighthousepoint.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/1904_Summer_Olympics (775 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)

	Encyclopedia: 1936 Summer Olympics
		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 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.
		The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, will be held in Beijing in the Peoples Republic of China from August 8, 2008 to August 24, 2008, with the opening ceremony to take place at 8 p.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/1936-Summer-Olympics (3410 words)

	1956 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
		The Games of the XVI Olympiad were held in 1956 in Melbourne, Australia, although the equestrian events could not be held in Australia due to quarantine regulations.
		After being banned from the Olympics in 1948, a team of only West German athletes took part in 1952.
		Inspired by Australian teenager John Wing, an Olympic tradition begins when athletes of different nations are allowed to parade together at the closing ceremony, instead of with their national teams, as a symbol of world unity...
	www.americancanyon.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/1956_Summer_Olympics (465 words)

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		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.informationgenius.com /encyclopedia/1/19/1928_summer_olympics.html (215 words)

	1900 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
		The Games of the II Olympics were held in 1900 in Paris, France.
		For his victory in the long jump, he was allegedly punched in the face by his rival, who had refused to take the final run due to his religious beliefs, as that run was scheduled for a Sunday.
		Charlotte Cooper (tennis) was the first woman to become Olympic champion.
	sterlingheights.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/1900_Summer_Olympics (224 words)

	CBC.ca - Athens 2004 - History: 1900 Paris (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
		Olympic godfather Pierre de Coubertin may well have wished the Greeks had gotten their wish, once he took stock of the fiasco his own country, France, made of the Games.
		Besides, Paris was already hosting the World's Fair in 1900, and it seemed an obvious and appealing tie-in to the IOC to stage the Olympics in the City of Light.
		Cricket, croquet, golf and tug of war all made their Olympic debuts in Paris, and were soon to exit the Olympic stage, along with one of the most curious of all Olympic events: the obstacle swimming race.
	www.cbc.ca /olympics/1900.html (1184 words)

	The Summer Olympic Games History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
		The first Modern Olympics were born two years later in Athens where 245 athletes from 14 nations competed in the ancient Panathenaic stadium.
		A highlight from the Olympics was that Spiridon Louis ran the first marathon race, which was the same course that the hero Pheidippides after the battle of Marathon in 490BC.
		The 1904 Olympics were held in St. Louis, which were held in conjuntion with the centennial celebration of the Louisana Purchase.
	www.fccps.k12.va.us /gm/Webs-2002/gr8-3/hillary/summerhistory.html (3230 words)

	1976 Summer Olympics - Enpsychlopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
		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.
		The Olympic Flame was "electronically" transmitted from Athens to Ottawa, by means of an electronic pulse derived from the actual burning flame.
		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.
	www.grohol.com /psypsych/1976_Summer_Olympics (1091 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 (1145 words)

	Sydney 2000 Summer Olympics - Olympic games memorabilia, pins and more (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
		Blackwell Science and the International Olympic Committee have teamed up to produce these great books aimed at helping competitive athletes reach their goals with the aid of their coaches, physicians, physical therapists, and nutritionists.
		Whether you're off to the Sydney Olympics in September 2000, headed for the Australian Outback, or exploring the Great Barrier Reef, we've got everything from Lonely Planet Australia and Eyewitness Sydney to Bruce Chatwin's remarkable classic, The Songlines.
		The eyes of the world will be upon Sydney, Australia, for the XXVII Summer Olympics from September 15 through October 1, 2000.
	www.1earth.com.au /olympics.html (529 words)

	Summer Olympics: Aquatics
		In the Olympics Swimming has 26 individual events and six relay or team events for both men and women.
		Swimming was one of the sports at the first modern Olympic games in 1896.
		Water polo was included in 1900, Diving in 1904, and Synchronised swimming was added in 1984.
	www2.lhric.org /pocantico/olympics/aquatics.htm (280 words)

	SUMMER OLYMPIC STATISTICS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
		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 the sport is completed).
	www.darmoni.net /joete.htm (132 words)

	Olympic Preview: Water Polo
		Created by resort owners in England in the mid-1800s, the sport's brutal beginnings in the rivers and lakes of the U.K. were tamed by rule changes by the end of the century, causing its popularity to soar.
		Water polo players swim up to one and a half miles during the course of a water polo game.
		Although men's water polo has the distinction of being the first team sport added to the Olympics and has been a part of every Summer Games since 1900, women's water polo made its first appearance in 2000.
	www.infoplease.com /spot/ol-waterpolo.html (330 words)

	Summer Game Trivia, Quizzes, Quiz Questions, Fun Facts, Information
		Tug of war, rugby, polo, lacrosse, and golf were once on the Olympic program.
		Match the olympic venues to the correct dates from this list- 1896, 1936, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000.
		After the First World War, the Olympic Games were a sporting tonic for the peoples of the world, after so much bloodshed.
	www.funtrivia.com /dir/745.html (363 words)

	1952 Summer Olympics - Enpsychlopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
		Helsinki had been earlier given the 1940 Summer Olympics but they were canceled due to World War II.
		To the enjoyment of the Finnish crowd, the Olympic Flame was lit by two heroes, runners Paavo Nurmi and Hannes Kolehmainen.
		For the first time in history, a team from the USSR participated in the Olympics.
	www.grohol.com /psypsych/1952_Summer_Olympics (330 words)

	1900 Olympics
		The success of the revived Olympics moved Greece to declare itself the rightful host of all future Games, but de Coubertin and the International Olympic Committee were determined to move the athletic feast around.
		In France, however, the Games were overshadowed by the brand new Eiffel Tower and all but ignored by the organizers of the 1900 Paris Exposition.
		In Polo, Foxhunters Hurlingham defeated Club Rugby in a contest of teams made up of British and American players.
	www.factmonster.com /ipka/A0114360.html (291 words)

	Water polo
		Olympic Preview: Water Polo - Water Polo First Olympic Appearance: 1900 by John Gettings Although it looks a lot like a...
		Water Polo - Round Robin Standings Top four teams in each group advance to quarterfinals.
		water polo - water polo, swimming game encompassing features of soccer, football, basketball, and hockey.
	www.factmonster.com /ipka/A0876297.html (135 words)

	INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE - ATHLETES
		For example, to find out the list of all gold medallists in alpine skiing - downhill, select skiing for the sport, then alpine skiing for the discipline, then downhill for the event.
		The Olympic medal winner database is compiled using data taken from official publications containing Olympic results produced by the Organising Committees at the end of each edition of the Games.
		As the information is not yet fully standardised, we recommend that you search by nation, sport, Olympic Games, etc.
	www.olympic.org /uk/athletes/results/search_r_uk.asp (118 words)

	Water Polo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
		Water polo - Round Robin Standings Top four teams (*) in each group advance to quarterfinals.
		VIIIth FINA World Championships - The 8th FINA World Championships in swimming, diving, synchronized swimming and water polo held in...
		POOLING THEIR RESOURCES: The U.S. water polo team has trained maniacally for Athens, driven by a new coach who expects them to walk on water.(THE OLYMPICS/WATER POLO)(Water Polo Team) (Sports Illustrated)
	www.infoplease.com /ipsa/A0862397.html (254 words)

	Learn more about 1936 Summer Olympics in the online encyclopedia. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
		Learn more about 1936 Summer Olympics in the online encyclopedia.
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		Although awarded before the Nazi Party came to power in Germany, the government saw the Olympics as a golden opportunity to promote their fascist ideology.
	www.onlineencyclopedia.org /1/19/1936_summer_olympics.html (481 words)

	Tiddlywinks Bibliography: Magazines
		About Prince Philip and Olympics (see Missing Wink Nov 1976 pages 5, 9)
		"Playing together" (family recreation for the summer months)
		"Football and Polo in China" by Herbert A. Giles.
	www.tiddlywinks.org /pubs/bibliography/magazines (2656 words)

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