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	1928 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		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.
		Because of this, running events longer than 200 m were not included in the Olympics until the 1960s.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1928_Summer_Olympics (297 words)

	Swimming at the 1896 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		At the 1896 Summer Olympics, four swimming events were contested.
		Hajós, who had intended to sweep the three open swimming events, did not compete in the 500 because it was begun immediately after the 100 metres.
		However, the competition is included in the International Olympic Committee's database of Olympic medallists and there is no record of Pierre de Coubertin or any other major figure in the beginning of the modern Olympic movement objecting to the consideration of the race as Olympic.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Swimming_at_the_1896_Summer_Olympics (387 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)

	2000 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		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 SPOC the Sydney Paralympic Organising Committee.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/2000_Summer_Olympics (1837 words)

	Encyclopedia: 1928 Summer Olympics
		The 1896 Summer Olympics, formally called the Games of the I Olympiad, were the first modern Olympics and the first Games since Roman emperor Theodosius I banned the Ancient Olympic Games in AD 393 as part of the Christian campaign against paganism.
		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/1928-Summer-Olympics (2451 words)

	1904 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		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.peekskill.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/1904_Summer_Olympics (775 words)

	1984 Summer Olympics - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		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).
		Nawal El Moutawakel of Morocco becomes the first female Olympic champion of an Islamic nation, and the first of her country in the 400 m hurdles.
		Synchronized swimming and rhythmic gymnastics debut in Los Angeles as Olympic events, as does wind surfing.
	open-encyclopedia.com /1984_Summer_Olympics (367 words)

	1956 Summer Olympics - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		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.
		Because Melbourne is situated in the southern hemisphere, the Olympics were held later in the year than those held in the northern hemisphere.
		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...
	open-encyclopedia.com /1956_Summer_Olympics (405 words)

	Encyclopedia: 1972 Summer Olympics
		the Olympic swimming hall, the "Olympiahalle" (a multipurpose facility) and the Olympic stadium (Olympiastadion).
		One of the Black September kidnappers on the balcony of the Israeli hostel at the Olympic village The Munich massacre occurred at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany, when members of the Israeli Olympic team were taken hostage by the Palestinian terrorist organization Black September, now known to be...
		They were banned from the Olympics for life, as were Tommie Smith and John Carlos in the 1968 Summer Olympics.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/1972-Summer-Olympics (3965 words)

	1932 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Fewer than half the number of participants from the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam competed in 1932.
		An Olympic Village was built for the first time, occupied by the male athletes.
		Finnish star Paavo Nurmi is barred from competing in the Olympic for being a professional.
	www.hartselle.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/1932_Summer_Olympics (280 words)

	U.S. News Online: Sydney 2000 Olympics
		The front is decorated with the traditional Olympic design born of artist Giuseppe Cassiolo in 1928 - Nike, goddess of victory, sits, holding palm fronds and wearing a laurel wreath, beside a Grecian urn.
		The Olympic Committee claims it is a generic sporting arena, but many say that, instead of resembling the Greek Parthenon, which was a public sporting venue, it resembles the Roman Coliseum, which was a site of public execution.
		He competed in the 1924 Olympics in Paris as a member of the Yale crew team that won the gold medal in the men's eight rowing event.
	www.usnews.com /usnews/olympics/answer.htm (1090 words)

	Olympic Summer Games
		For the world’s largest nation, the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games are the ultimate gesture of friendship, a global expression of hope that the community of nations will dance with Beijing and join its dream of a world united in peace through sport.
		The revival of the ancient Olympics attracted athletes from 14 nations, with the largest delegations coming from Greece, Germany and France.
		The sacred Olympic Flame was electronically transmitted from Athens to Ottawa by satellite and from there it was transported by runners to Montreal.
	www.swim2000.org /Olympics/olympic_summer_games.htm (879 words)

	Encyclopedia: 1912-Summer-Olympics
		The 1900 Summer Olympics, formally known as the Games of the II Olympiad, were held in 1900 in Paris, France.
		The 2004 Summer Olympics, formally known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, were the 26th Summer Olympic Games.
		The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXX Olympiad, will be held in London, United Kingdom from 27 July to 12 August 2012.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/1912_Summer_Olympics (2100 words)

	1936 Summer Olympics - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		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.
		Anti-fascists planned to host a People's Olympiad in Barcelona as an alternative games to protest the Berlin Olympics but this was cancelled due to the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War.
		For the first time the Olympic Flame was brought to the Olympic Town by a torch relay, with the starting point in Olympia, Greece.
	open-encyclopedia.com /1936_Summer_Olympics (687 words)

	The Summer Olympic Games History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		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.
		The swim and dive team was made up of triple gold medalist Norman Ross, Ethelda Bleibtrey, Duke Kahanamoku the defending men's 100-meter freestyle champion and Aileen Riggin, at the age of 14 years old a springboard diving champion.
	www.fccps.k12.va.us /gm/Webs-2002/gr8-3/hillary/summerhistory.html (3230 words)

	1960 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Rome had been awarded the organisation of the 1908 Summer Olympics, but had to decline and pass the honours to London.
		South Africa appears in the Olympic arena for the last time under the apartheid regime.
		It was the second time an athlete died in competition at the Olympics, after the death of Portuguese marathon runner Francisco Lazaro at the 1912 Summer Olympics.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1960_Summer_Olympics (330 words)

	Inwit Publishing, Inc. and Inwit, LLC -- Writings, Links and Software Demonstrations - The Science of the Summer Games ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Organized swimming hardly existed until the nineteenth century, although the Japanese did have competitive swimming as far back as 36 B.C. During the Middle Ages Europeans swam very little — the feeling was that water spread disease, and should be avoided (for washing too!).
		James Counsilman, the hugely successful Indiana University swimming coach, wrote, "Although a swimmer may swim in an almost straight line, his movements to accomplish this are all circular or rotary...." World-class swimmers used to try to root out the s-curve from their strokes, but "it kept winning races," and now the s-curve is lovingly cultivated.
		Today in Olympic competition men and women swim four strokes: the freestyle (which in practice means "the crawl"), the butterfly, the backstroke, and the breaststroke.
	www.algorithm.com /inwit/writings/scienceofthesummergames.html (5160 words)

	1928 Summer Olympics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Amsterdam hadmade a bid for the 1920 and 1924 Olympics, but had to give way to war-victim Belgium and De Coubertin 's Paris before finally being awarded withthe organisation.
		For the first time, the Olympic Flame was lit during the Olympics.The torch relay was however not started until the 1936 SummerOlympics.
		For the first time, the parade of nations started with Greece, which holds theorigins of the Olympics, and ended with the host country, a tradition still continued until this day.
	www.therfcc.org /1928-summer-olympics-108456.html (225 words)

	1928 Summer Olympics -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Amsterdam had made a bid for the 1920 and 1924 Olympics, but had to give way to war-victim Belgium and (Click link for more info and facts about De Coubertin) De Coubertin's (The capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce) Paris before finally being awarded with the organisation.
		For the first time, the parade of nations started with (A republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil) Greece, which holds the origins of the Olympics, and ended with the host country, a tradition still continued until this day.
		Because of this, running events longer than 200 m were not included in the Olympics until the (The decade from 1960 to 1969) 1960s.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/1/19/1928_Summer_Olympics.htm (682 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 (1136 words)

	INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE - OLYMPIC GAMES
		The Amsterdam Olympics of 1928 were held in an atmosphere of peace and harmony that preceded twenty years of economic uncertainty and war.
		Henri Denis (NED) pronounces the Olympic oath in the medium of the carriers of the flags of the nations.
		Lighting the Olympic Flame by: The Olympic flame was first lit during the opening ceremony of the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam.
	www.olympic.org /uk/games/past/index_uk.asp?OLGT=1&OLGY=1928 (371 words)

	Women's Sports Foundation ATHLETES
		Summer Sanders set an American record in the 400m individual medley at the 1992 Olympic Games and won more medals than any other U.S. swimmer that same year.
		She won three gold medals at the 1990 Goodwill Games before embarking on her collegiate career at Stanford University and was the recipient of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Swimmer of the Year Award for two consecutive years while she was a student-athlete at Stanford (1992, 1991).
		Sanders served as an on-site reporter for NBC at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City and is currently host of a syndicated Olympic show, "U.S. Olympic Gold." She was also an on-air correspondent for NBA Sports at the Ford Gorge Games in Portland, Ore. in July 2002.
	www.womenssportsfoundation.org /cgi-bin/iowa/athletes/record.html?record=591 (304 words)

	SUMMER OLYMPIC STATISTICS
		Track and Field 100 meter dash men) and for each sport and olympic (e.g.
		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).
		It includes all Olympic results from Athens 1896 to Sydney 2000 (when the sport is completed).
	www.darmoni.net /joete.htm (132 words)

	ISHOF - Martha Norelius (USA) - 1967 Honor Swimmer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Her swimming career did not span the Atlantic, as did Lindbergh, but that's about all it didn't span in winning freestyle races from 50s to marathons.
		Handley, who coached the U.S. 1924 Olympic team on which Martha, his brightest star, beat hall of Famer Gertrude Ederle and won the 400 meter freestyle, a title she won again in the 1928 Games.
		Martha Norelius always wore a cap, thought she couldn't swim without it, was left putting it on as the gun went off for a national 500, but won anyway.
	www.ishof.org /67mnorelius.html (484 words)

	JWA - Summer Olympics - Jewish Women In the Olympics
		The 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney are generating excitement across the globe.
		With almost no formal coaching, Rosenfeld shattered national records and starred at the 1928 Olympics, the first year women were allowed to compete in track and field events.
		Other important figures in the early years of women's participation in the Olympics include U.S. women's swimming Team Manager Charlotte Epstein and Gold medal discus thrower Lillian Copeland.
	www.jwa.org /discover/throughtheyear/august/olympics (263 words)

	Fanbay.net - Athens 2004 Summer Olympics - Links, News, Travel info
		Here are some facts and information about the 2004 Summer Olympics at Athens, Greece.
		The Ancient Olympic games originated in Greece and the first modern olympics was held in Athens in 1896.
		Also, see the following link for an analysis of the performance of the United States in the Summer Olympics over the years, from 1896 to present.
	www.fanbay.net /olympics/2004.htm (449 words)

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