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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.
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  2004 Summer Olympics Encyclopedia Article @ Hell1.com (Hell 1)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The 2004 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, were held in Athens, Greece, from August 13 to August 29, 2004.
Athens 2004 marked the first time since the 1996 Summer Olympics that all countries with a National Olympic Committee were in attendance.
By July/August 2004, all venues were delivered: in August, the Olympic Stadium was officially completed and opened, joined or preceded by the official completion and openings of other venues within the Athens Olympic Sports Complex (OAKA), and the sports complexes in Faliro and Helliniko.
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 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.
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 2004 Summer Olympics at AllExperts
Athens 2004 marked the first time since the 1996 Summer Olympics that all countries with a National Olympic Committee were in attendance.
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.
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 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.
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 Puerto Rico at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Puerto Rico sent a small delegation of 44 athletes to the 2004 Summer Olympics that participated in 14 events.
Puerto Rico is represented by the Puerto Rico Olympic Committee and is abbreviated PUR.
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 Suriname: dagblad suriname, picture suriname, map suriname
Suriname, officially the Republiek Suriname, is a country in northern South America.
In the autumn of 2006, Suriname's army was dispatched to Nickerie in anticipation of the possible illegal immigration of Guyanese who would be trying to escape potential violence during Guyana's election on August 28, 2006.
Politics of Suriname takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic republic, whereby the President of Suriname is the head of government, and of a pluriform multi-party system.
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 Britain.tv Wikipedia - 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.
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 1972 Summer Olympics - Free net encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Template:Olympics infobox 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.
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 Cyprus at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Cyprus at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens under the IOC country code CYP.
It was the seventh appearance of the European nation, which made its debut in 1980.
Cyprus at the 2004 Summer Olympics, Medals, Results by event, Athletics, Cycling, Mountain biking, Judo, Sailing, Shooting, Swimming, Tennis, Officials, External links, Cyprus at the Olympics and Nations at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
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 SUMMER 2004 GAMES: CLOSING CEREMONY; For Greece, Olympics Leave Pride, Relief and a Huge Bill - New York Times
The last heart-pounding race of the Summer Games ended Sunday in a white marble arena in the heart of Athens, bringing the modern Olympics full circle -- back to the precise spot where they were revived 108 years ago.
Those questions were generally pushed aside in the celebratory mood of the closing ceremony, when Greeks prancing in traditional costumes swept onto the field and the last olive wreaths of the XXVIII Olympiad were placed on the heads of the men's marathon medalists.
For many Greeks, it was victory enough that their country had managed to pull off a smoothly run Olympics, an effort that required the care and handling of more than 16,000 athletes and team officials, 30,000 journalists, uncounted dignitaries and members of the International Olympic Committee with their assorted bodyguards.
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 2004 Summer Olympics information - Search.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The 2004 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, were held in Athens, Greece, over a period of 17 days from August 13 to August 29, 2004.
Athens was chosen as the host city during the 106th IOC Session held in Lausanne in 05 September 1997, 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.
The success of Athens in securing the 2004 Games were based largely on Athens' appeal to Olympic history and the emphasis that it placed on the pivotal role that Greece and Athens played in the promotion of the Olympic Movement.
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 1976 Summer Olympics information - Search.com
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.
It 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 major city in a country ever to host a Winter 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.
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 2008 Summer Olympics   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, will be held in Beijing, China from August 8, 2008 through August 24, 2008, with the opening ceremony to take place at 8 p.m.
The Beijing Olympic Organizing Committee publicized in early August 2006 that it will sell over 7 million tickets for various sporting events and ceremonies to the general public.
The overall course of the torch relay, though, should take the Olympic flame from Athens in March 2008 through the Himalayas to Beijing and will be sponsored by soft drink giant, The Coca-Cola Company alongside South Korean electronic giant Samsung.
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 Ukraine at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Ukraine at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Biocrawler
The Ukrainian boxing team at the 2004 Olympics consisted of six boxers.
Ukraine again sent the same two triathletes to the Olympics in 2004.
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 1992 Summer Olympics - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Paralympic archer Antonio Rebollo lights the Olympic Flame by shooting an arrow into the cauldron.
Five of the six golds were in individual events, tying Eric Heiden's record for individual gold medals at a single Olympics.
Badminton and women's judo become part of the Olympic programme, while slalom canoeing returns to the Games after a 20-year absence.
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 SURINAME : Encyclopedia Entry
In 1883 native people of Suriname were taken to Amsterdam and placed in human zoos for the International Colonial and Export Exhibition, held behind the Rijksmuseum.
Suriname is a democracy based on the 1987 constitution.
They previously operated an autonomous region of Suriname called the "Jodensavanne", which was in the mid-seventeenth century one of the largest Jewish communities in the Western Hemisphere.
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 Norway at the 2004 Summer Olympics Information
Norway at the 2004 Summer Olympics was represented by The Norwegian Olympic Committee and Confederation of Sports.
Norway first participated in the 1900 Summer Olympics and has since competed in all Olympic summer games except for the 1904 games and the 1980 games which Norway boycotted.
Norway at the 2004 Summer Olympics from Wíkipedia.
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 1980 Summer Olympics: Encyclopedia - 1980 Summer Olympics
The yachting events were held in Tallinn; preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football (soccer) tournament were held, besides Moscow, at the stadiums of Leningrad, Kiev, Minsk.
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, canceled 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.
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 1976 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Montreal was awarded the rights to the 1976 Games in May of 1970 over the bid of Moscow and Los Angeles cities, who later hosted the 1980 and 1984 Summer Olympic Games respectively.
The Olympic Flame was "electronically" transmitted from Athens to Ottawa, by means of an electronic pulse derived from the actual burning flame.
It 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 major city in a country ever to host a Winter Olympics.
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 2004 Summer Olympics info here at en.my-widgets.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
There is a misconception about solid surface sinks as many think that they are some of the hardest products on the 2004 Summer Olympics.
In actuality, they are 2004 Summer Olympics than 2004 Summer Olympics and granite composite sinks.
Opening ceremony Main article: 2004 Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony The well-received 2004 Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony was held on August 13.
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 Canada at the 2004 Summer Olympics
The main network for Olympic coverage in Canada is the CBC which covers events live, and then replays highlights in prime time.
Most disappointing was the men's eights who had been undefeated for two years before the Olympics, but to the surprise of many finished fifth in their event.
There were a few bright spots, including Rick Say making it to the finals of the 200 m freestlye, considerd by many to be the premier event of the 2004 Olympics, and a number of Canadian records were set.
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 1992 Summer Olympics Biography,info
The 1992 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were held in 1992 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
South Africa was allowed again to participate in the Olympics after a 28 years suspension in the Olympic Games for its apartheid policy.
Yugoslav athletes were not allowed to participate with their own team, but could compete under the Olympic flag as Independent Olympic Participants.
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 1996 Summer Olympics at AllExperts
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 1996 Summer Olympics have been regarded by many elites and Olympic observers as being relatively unsuccessful.
The song "The Power of the Dream", composed by Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds and David Foster, with words by Linda Thompson was performed in the opening ceremony by Céline Dion accompanied by Foster and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Centennial Choir.
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 Suriname at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Suriname competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece under the IOC country code SUR.
It was the ninth appearance of the South American nation, which made its Olympic debut in 1968.
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 1968 Summer Olympics - Medbib.com, the modern encyclopedia
The 1968 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad, were held in Mexico City in 1968.
This was the first of three Olympic participations by Jacques Rogge.
Tommie Smith and John Carlos, the gold and bronze medalists in the men's 200-meter race, took their places on the podium for the medal ceremony barefooted and wearing civil rights buttons, lowered their heads and each defiantly raised a fl-gloved fist as the Star Spangled Banner was played.
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 1984 Summer Olympics - Enpsychlopedia
The Olympic games seemed quite unique because the host state was the home state of President Ronald Reagan, who himself opened the games.
Though a Warsaw Pact country, Romania, ruled by Nicolae Ceauşescu, did not boycott the Games and won a national-record 53 medals.
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 Informat.io on 2004 Summer Olympics
The Opening Ceremony held on August 13, 2004 began with a twenty eight (the number of the Olympiads up to then) second countdown paced by the sounds of an amplified heartbeat.
Dr. Rogge had described Salt Lake City 2002 as "suberb games" and in turn would continue after Athens 2004 and describe Turin 2006 as "truly magnificent games".
All National Olympic Committees participated in the Athens Games as was the case in 1996.
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