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	1984 Summer Olympics - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, were held in 1984 in Los Angeles, California, United States.
		Olympic soccer was unexpectedly played before massive crowds throughout America, with several sell-outs at the 100,000+ seat Rose Bowl.
		The Olympic Velodrome and the Olympic Swim Stadium, funded largely by the 7-Eleven and McDonald's corporations respectively, were the only two new venues constructed specifically for the L.A. Games.
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/1984_Summer_Olympics (1637 words)

	1976 Summer Olympics Encyclopedia Article @ TokyoEx.com (Tokyo Ex) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		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.
		Canada has subsequently hosted the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, the largest city in the province of Alberta, and was selected to host the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, the largest city in the province of British Columbia, and it will become the largest city to ever to host a Winter Olympics.
	www.tokyoex.com /encyclopedia/1976_Summer_Olympics (1772 words)

	1904 Summer Olympics
		The Games of the III Olympiad were held in 1904 in St.
		The Olympic competitions, spread out over four and a half months, were lost in the chaos of a World?s Fair.
		Of the 94 events generally considered to have been part of the Olympic program, only 42 included athletes who were not from the United States.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/19/1904_Summer_Olympics.html (170 words)

	1976 Summer Olympics - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
		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.
	www.startsurfing.com /encyclopedia/1/9/7/1976_Summer_Olympics_81ce.html (1150 words)

	1904 Summer Olympics - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The 1904 Summer Olympics, formally known as the Games of the III Olympiad, were held in St.
		Pierre de Coubertin, the founder of the modern Olympic movement, gave in.
		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".
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/1904_Summer_Olympics (856 words)

	1904 Summer Olympics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The Games of the III Olympiad were held in 1904 in St.
		The Olympic competitions, spread out over four and a half months, were lost in the chaos of a World's Fair.
		Of the 94 events generally considered to have been part of the Olympic program, only 42 included athletes who were not from the United States.
	bopedia.com /en/wikipedia/1/19/1904_summer_olympics.html (183 words)

	1936 Summer Olympics - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
		The US eight-man rowing team from the University of Washington won the gold medal by coming from behind to defeat the Germans and Italians with Adolf Hitler in attendance.
		For the first time the Olympic Flame was brought to the Olympic Town by a torch relay, with the starting point in Olympia, Greece.
		The Canadian Olympic Team was the only team from a non-fascist country to salute Hitler (in a gesture of friendship) during opening ceremonies.
	www.startsurfing.com /encyclopedia/1/9/3/1936_Summer_Olympics_a11e.html (852 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)

	1896 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		However, the 1900 Summer Olympics were already planned for Paris and, barring the so-called Intercalated Games of 1906, the Olympics did not return to Greece until the 2004 Summer Olympics.
		The concept of a designated Olympic Village for the athletes would not appear until the 1932 Summer Olympics; the athletes had to care for their own lodging.
		Rowing was scheduled, but had to be cancelled due to strong winds on the planned day of competition.
	www.higiena-system.com /wiki/link-1896_Summer_Olympics (3625 words)

	Mormon Olympics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The Olympic motto, “Citius, Altius, Fortius,” (Swifter, Higher, Stronger) was introduced along with the tradition during the Closing Ceremony of hoisting the flags of the IOC, the current hosting country, and the following host.
		The Olympic Flame was lit by Yoshinori Sakai, a student who had been born in Hiroshima on the very day the atomic bomb struck.
		A tragic act of terrorism occurred when a bomb exploded in the Centennial Olympic Park, an open area that was not officially part of the Games and therefore not under the scrutiny of the Olympic security system; one person was killed and 110 were injured.
	www.mormonolympians.org /mormon_olympians/summer_olympics.html (2464 words)

	CBC.ca - Athens 2004 - History: 1906 Athens
		The modern Olympic founder, Baron Pierre de Coubertin, figured that the best medicine for the flagging Olympics would be to return them to their roots in Athens.
		The International Olympic Committee was cool to the idea, but de Coubertin and the IOC reached a compromise: the 1906 Games would not be deemed an official Olympics.
		Their legacy is that the Olympic movement regained its footing and sense of purpose, and the world actually looked forward to the next official Olympics of 1908 with some excitement.
	www.cbc.ca /olympics/2004/1906.html (558 words)

	Britain.tv Wikipedia - 1928 Summer Olympics
		The 1928 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad, were held in 1928 in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
		For the first time, the Olympic Flame was lit during the Olympics.
		Because of this, running events longer than 200 m were not included in the Olympics until the 1960s.
	www.britain.tv /wikipedia.php?title=1928_Summer_Olympics (401 words)

	Olympic Games (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The Olympics were of fundamental religious importance, contests alternating with sacrifices and ceremonies honouring both Zeus (whose colossal statue stood at Olympia), and Pelops, divine hero and mythical king of Olympia famous for his legendary chariot race, in whose honor the Games were held.
		The first Olympic athlete to test positive for doping use was Hans-Gunnar Liljenwall, a Swedish pentathlete at the 1968 Summer Olympics, who lost his bronze medal for alcohol use.
		At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, the first three were given wreaths as well as their medals.
	olympic-games.iqnaut.net (4438 words)

	1896 Summer Olympics
		However, the 1900 Summer Olympics were already planned for Paris and, barring the so-called Intercalated Games of 1906, the Olympics did not return to Greece until the 2004 Summer Olympics.
		The concept of a designated Olympic Village for the athletes would not appear until the 1932 Summer Olympics; the athletes had to care for their own lodging.
		Rowing was scheduled, but had to be cancelled due to strong winds on the planned day of competition.
	www.radiofreeithaca.net /search/1896_Summer_Olympics (3642 words)

	Rowing, Rowing in The Beijing Olympic Games
		Rowing is a system of competition in which boats are rowed into a discipline.
		In rowing, the athlete sits on a sliding seat facing backwards and uses oars to move the boat.
		Rowing at the 2008 Olympic Games: At the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, the rowing events will be held from 9 th August to 17 th August.
	www.mapsofworld.com /olympics/beijing/olympic-events/rowing.html (351 words)

	1980 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, were held in Moscow in the Soviet Union.
		Although approximately half of the 24 countries which boycotted the 1976 Summer Olympics participated in these, the Games were disrupted by another, even larger, boycott led by the United States followed by 64 other countries in protest at the 1979 Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan.
		NBC, which was thought to be another major one, cancelled its coverage in response to the U.S.-boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics, and became a minor broadcaster as the network did air highlights and recaps of the games on a regular basis.
	www.higiena-system.com /wiki/link-1980_Summer_Olympics (592 words)

	Rowing at the Summer Olympics Information
		Rowing at the Summer Olympics has been contested since the 1900 Summer Olympics.
		The sport had been on the program at the 1896 Summer Olympics but was cancelled due to weather.
		Only men were allowed to compete until 1976 when women's events were introduced at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.
	www.bookrags.com /wiki/Rowing_at_the_Summer_Olympics (396 words)

	1952 Summer Olympics Encyclopedia Article @ TokyoEx.com (Tokyo Ex) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The 1952 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad, were held in 1952 in Helsinki, Finland.
		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.
	www.tokyoex.com /encyclopedia/1952_Summer_Olympics (518 words)

	2000 Summer Olympics - Medbib.com, the modern encyclopedia
		The 2000 Summer Olympics or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were the Summer Olympic Games held in 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
		The cover for the DVD of the 2000 Sydney Summer Olympics showing fireworks in the background and the lighting of the Olympic Flame by Cathy Freeman (who subsequently won the 400 m title).
		During the raising of the Olympics Flag, the Olympic Hymn was sung by the Millennium Choir of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia.
	www.medbib.com /2000_Summer_Olympics (2013 words)

	Where do I find 1904 Summer Olympics information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The Charlotte Mason 1904 Summer Olympics is defined as an applied philosophy, which is individualized by the 1904 Summer Olympics to best suit their child.
		Charlotte Mason 1904 Summer Olympics, "The duty of parents is to sustain a 1904 Summer Olympics's inner life with ideas as they sustain his body with food." Ideas children have are as important as the lessons found in books.
		The 1904 Summer Olympics, officially name as the Games of the III Olympiad, were held in St.
	en.anna-sui-apple.info /1904_Summer_Olympics (1597 words)

	1956 SUMMER OLYMPICS : Encyclopedia Entry
		The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as 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.
		The Olympic Flame was relayed to Melbourne after being lit at Olympia on 2 November 1956.
		The Olympic Flame was lit at the stadium by Ron Clarke.
	bibleocean.com /OmniDefinition/1956_Summer_Olympics (1754 words)

	Kids.Net.Au - Encyclopedia > 1984 Summer Olympics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Los Angeles was the only city to bid to host the 1984 Summer Olympics.
		After the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, the Eastern Bloc, including the Soviet Union, East Germany and Cuba boycotts these Olympics (the USSR announced their intention not to participate on May 8, 1984).
		China returns to the Olympics after a long absence and wins 15 gold medals.
	www.kids.net.au /encyclopedia-wiki/19/1984_Summer_Olympics?title=Judo_at_the_1984_Summer_Olympics (265 words)

	1980 Summer Olympics : Information and resources about 1980 Summer Olympics : School Work Guru (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Women's field hockey is Olympic for the first time, but all major nations boycott the tournament.
		The team of Zimbabwe is invited just a week before the start of the Games, but it wins the nation's first gold medal.
		East Germany dominates rowing, as they bring home eleven of the available fourteen titles.
	schoolworkguru.org /encyclopedia/1/19/1980_summer_olympics.html (343 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.
		Olympic medals are awarded to those individuals or teams placing first, second, and third in each event.
	www.nalis.gov.tt /olympics/Olympics.htm (1089 words)

	History
		The stadium is the only rowing venue specifically built for the sport in the United States and it was named a California State Landmark in 1995 since it and the Coliseum are the only two surviving 1932 Olympic structures.
		That year the Women's Olympic Sculling trials were held in the Marine Stadium, but FISA chose Lake Casitas as the Olympic venue, since the 2nd Street bridge (which now spans the 2000 meter course) and tides mean it doesn't meet their exacting standards for the Olympic Games.
		Rowing at LBRA was resuscitated after the 1984 Olympic in Los Angeles with the help of a $150,000 grant from the Amateur Athletic Foundation.
	www.longbeachrowing.org /history/history_home_page.htm (2133 words)

	Cornell
		Prejudice for the 'beef' in the boat and for the rowing fad of the year (the extreme English swing) blinded old college oarsmen to the subtle efficacy of that uninterrupted gliding between strokes of the Cornell boat, caused by the modified back swing, a magnificent leg drive, and a wonderfully smooth recovery.
		The Pocock Rowing Center, a master's rowing facility near the U.W. campus, is a lasting memorial to the contributions the Pocock family made to rowing.
		Rowing is allowed for recreation only....with the specific reservation that Conibear is to have nothing to do with Rowing until the end of Football season." According to Conibear, in 1912, the President of the ASUW said he would have to "stand for a reduction in my salary that rowing was costing too much.
	www.rowinghistory.net /cornell.htm (14801 words)

	Rowing at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Free net encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Rowing at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place at the Schinias Olympic Rowing and Canoeing Centre and featured 550 competitors taking part in 14 events.
		The medals were split among 22 countries, Romania topping the medal table, their women winning 3 golds, with the traditionally strong Germany, Great Britain and Australia picking up four medals each.
		Lipa, who was part of Romania's women's eight, won her first in Los Angeles in 1984 followed by gold medals in 1992, 1996, 2000 and 2004, a record span of 20 years between her first and last gold medal.
	www.netipedia.com /index.php/Rowing_at_the_2004_Summer_Olympics (510 words)

	1920 Summer Olympics
		The city was chosen to memorialize Belgium for its suffering in World War I, beating out Amsterdam and Lyon for the right to hold the games.
		The 1916 Olympics were scheduled to be held in Berlin but were canceled due to the fighting in World War I. Games of the VII Olympiad
		These Olympics were the first in which the Olympic Oath was uttered, the first in which doves were released to symbolize peace, and was the first time the Olympic Flag[?] was flown.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/19/1920_Summer_Olympics.html (132 words)

	CBC.ca - Athens 2004 - History: 1904 St. Louis
		In 1904 it was the Louisiana Purchase Exhibition, celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Purchase, that nearly killed the fledgling Olympic movement.
		The 1904 Games were originally scheduled for Chicago, but Exhibition organizers in St. Louis worried the Olympics would detract from their event's attendance and threatened to hold separate sporting competitions of their own.
		It took the unofficial 1906 Olympics, staged in Athens to mark the 10th anniversary of the first modern Olympics, to revive interest and faith in the Olympic movement.
	www.cbc.ca /olympics/2004/1904.html (1130 words)

	1904 Summer Olympics - GigaDictionary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The 1904 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the III Olympiad, were held in St.
		Considered the lesser of two evils by De Coubertin, St. Louis repeated the mistakes made at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris.
		They had been brought over by the exposition as part of the Boer War exhibit (both were really students at Orange Free State in South Africa, but no one wanted to believe that these tribesmen could actually be educated, that would have ruined the whole image).
	www.gigadictionary.com /1904_Summer_Olympics (1162 words)

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