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	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").
		At the end of an Olympics, the mayor of the host-city presents the flag to the mayor of the next host-city.
		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.
	www.enchantedlearning.com /olympics (1311 words)

	Encyclopedia: 1972 Summer Olympics
		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.
		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/1972-Summer-Olympics (3617 words)

	Encyclopedia: 1936 Summer Olympics
		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 olympic team from a non-fascist country to salute Hitler (in a gesture of friendship) while marching by during opening ceremonies.
		Swimming is the method by which humans (or other animals) move themselves through water without walking on the bottom.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/1936-Summer-Olympics (3410 words)

	1972 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Lasse Virén of Finland won the 5000 and 10000 m (the latter after a fall), a feat he would repeat in the 1976 Summer Olympics.
		Also in track and field, two African-American 400 m runners, Vincent Matthews and Wayne Collett, acted disrespectfully on the medal stand, twirling their medals (gold and silver, respectively) and joking with one another as the Star-Spangled Banner was being played during the award ceremony.
		They were banned from the Olympics for life, as were Tommie Smith and John Carlos in the 1968 Summer Olympics.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/1972_Summer_Olympics (622 words)

	Athens Olympics 2004. ABC Sport.
		But while every Olympic city has a fabulous stadium, nowhere else in the world could events be held at Ancient Olympia - the home of the ancient Games - and the magnificent Panathinaiko Stadium, home of the first Games of the modern era back in 1896.
		Through the prism of history, the Athens Olympics may come to be seen as the Games at which two major trends emerged - the rise of Asian nations as Olympic powers and the time the war on drugs became serious.
		Ian Thorpe, with gold medals in the 200 metres and 400 metres and a bronze in the 100 metres, was a stand-out and Grant Hackett, chest infection and all, swam the gutsiest race of his life to win the 1,500 metres, was just as impressive.
	www.abc.net.au /olympics (2755 words)

	1972 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Games of the XX Olympiad were held in 1972 in Munich, West Germany.
		All Olympic events were briefly suspended but continued a day later, although some athletes decided to leave.
		The last three seconds, during which US athletes missed their victory, were replayed two times before the Aleksander Belov's winning throw, due to faults by referees.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1972_Summer_Olympics (622 words)

	1972 Summer Olympics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		In the bid to organise the Olympics, Detroit, Madrid and Montreal were beaten.
		All Olympic events were suspended for one day after the terrorist action became known.
		In basketball, the United States' Olympic winning streak, which started in 1936, was ended.
	www.t131.greatnet.de /encyclopedia/1/19/1972_summer_olympics.html (389 words)

	1972 Summer Olympics:
		The 1972 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad, were held in Munich, in what was then 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.
		During a badly botched German rescue attempt at the military airport of Fürstenfeldbruck, where the captors with their hostages had been transferred by helicopter ostensibly to board a plane bound for an undetermined Arabic country, all the surviving Israeli hostages were killed by the Palestinians.
	pandapedia.com /wiki/1972_Summer_Olympics (1496 words)

	2000 Summer Olympics
		The ceremonies concluded with the lighting of the Olympic Flame.
		Swimming the last leg, Thorpe passed the leading Americans and arrived in a new World Record time, two tenths of a second ahead of the Americans.
		In the swimming pool, American Tom Dolan beat the World record in the 400 m medley, successfully defending the title he won in Atlanta four years prior.
	www.gamesinathens.com /olympics/2/20/2000_summer_olympics.shtml (670 words)

	INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE - OLYMPIC GAMES
		The 1972 Munich Games were the largest yet, setting records in all categories, with 195 events and 7,173 athletes from 121 nations.
		The Olympics were suspended and a memorial service was held in the main stadium.
		Archery was reintroduced to the Olympic programme after a 52-year absence and handball after a 36-year absence.
	www.olympic.org /uk/games/past/index_uk.asp?OLGT=1&OLGY=1972 (420 words)

	1972 Summer Olympics
		Also in track and field, two African-American atheletes, Vince Matthews and Wayne Collett, acted disrespectfully on the medal stand, twirling their medals (gold and silver, respectively) and joking with one another as the Star-Spangled Banner was being played during the award ceremony.
		They were banned from the Olympics for life, as were Tommie Smith and John Carlos in the 1968 Summer Olympics, but unlike Smith and Carlos, Matthews and Collett were not disqualified and were allowed to keep their medals.
		Whitewater canoeing is held for the first time at the Olympics.
	pedia.newsfilter.co.uk /wikipedia/1/19/1972_summer_olympics.html (479 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > Sports > 2004 Summer Olympics > Swimming
		Tammy Crow was on her feet, yelling and waving the American flag while her synchronized swimming teammates flipped in the air and spun through the water.
		The defending Olympic champion was fourth after Saturday's semifinal, needing a comeback and some mistakes by her competitors for a chance to win another medal.
		After swimming to what appeared to be an easy gold medal, Aaron Peirsol of the United States was disqualified from the 200-meter backstroke for an illegal turn Thursday night.
	www.signonsandiego.com /sports/olympics/swimming (2316 words)

	The Sports Network - Olympics
		Swimming has been a part of the Olympic program since the first modern Olympic Games in Athens in 1896, when the competitions took place in the open air in a yachting marina on the Saronic Gulf.
		On the women's side, Dutchwoman Inge De Bruijn set three Olympic records in Sydney and is one of the favorites to repeat as champion in the 50m and 100m freestyle races as long as the 100m butterfly.
		Yana Klochkova of the Ukraine set Olympic records in winning the 200m and 400m individual medleys in Sydney and is considered a favorite to win both races again in Athens.
	www.sportsnetwork.com /?c=sportsnetwork&page=olymp/news/bon3374504.htm (994 words)

	Olympics: 2008 Olympics Beijing, Olympics Special, Olympics Summer, Olympics Game, Sports World
		Thus till 1992, both the Olympics Games were held in the same year and in 1994, Lille hammer hosted the XVII th Winter Special Olympic Game.
		The most recent Summer Olympics Games the games of the XVIII Olympiad held in Athens in 2004 and the most recent Winter Olympics were the XX th Olympic winter Game held in Turin in 2006.
		Then Modern Special Olympics Games came into existence, the first modern Olympic Games were played in first week of April 1896 in Greek.
	sportsofworld.com /olympics (457 words)

	Volleyball at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Volleyball at the 2004 Summer Olympics consisted of indoor volleyball held at the Peace and Friendship Stadium and beach volleyball held at the Olympic Beach Volleyball Centre, in the southern portion of the Roth Pavilion; both were located at the Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex.
		The traditional game was first introduced to the Summer Olympic Games as a demonstration event at the Paris, France 1924 Summer Olympics and promoted to an official medal event for both men and women in Tokyo, Japan at the 1964 Summer Olympics.
		Beach Volleyball made its debut in Atlanta at the 1996 Olympics and proved to be a great success with both the players and spectators.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Volleyball_at_the_2004_Summer_Olympics (198 words)

	1972 summer olympics tragic event (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Olympic Games@Everything2.com - 1972 saw a tragic event happen at the Munich Summer Games, - Anyways, the most famous event of this type was at the 1988 Seoul Summer Olympics, -
		ESPN Classic - Classic 1972 USA vs. USSR Basketball game - As the 1972 Summer Olympics commenced, this notion was punctuated with the impressive - ultimately, forged ahead through the tragic events in Munich.
		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.olympic-headquarters.net /1972-summer-olympics-tragic-event.htm (940 words)

	Summer Olympics. Team Canada Olympic Teams beijing 2008
		Of the four medals Canada earned in the Mexico Summer Olympic Games in 1968, three were won by one swimmer.
		Canada won 14 medals in the Sydney Summer Olympic Games in 2000 and 12 medals in the 2004 Athens summer Games, but had fewer athletes competing in 2004.
		The next summer olympics will be in 2008 in Beijing.
	www.canadianolympicteams.ca /summerolympics.htm (420 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)

	Apple Learning Interchange
		From Athens 1896 to Sydney 2000, the modern Summer Olympics have brought together countries from all over the globe to participate in the spirit of competition.
		You'll be able to send postcards from some of the Olympic cities while you and your students learn about the geography, history and culture of the host metropolitan areas.
		Using these resources, together with the publicity surrounding the Olympic Games, you'll be ready for wonderful geography lessons related to not only to the Olympic cities, but also to the countries of the world that send teams or individual athletes to the competitions.
	ali.apple.com /features/s_olympics.shtml (1852 words)

	Paralympic Games
		Sir Ludwig Guttmann organized a sports competition in 1948 which became known as the Stoke Mandeville Games, involving World War II veterans with spinal cord injuries; in 1952 competitors from the Netherlands took part.
		The first Olympic Style games for disabled athletes were held in Rome in 1960 which became the Paralympics.
		The Games are now always held alongside the Olympic Games as on June 19, 2001 an agreement was signed between the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) securing this practice for the future.
	www.gamesinathens.com /olympics/p/pa/paralympic_games.shtml (198 words)

	1904 St. Louis Olympics
		Since readers probably were not familiar with the Olympics at the time, the article details a history of the games.
		It should be pointed out, however, that the Olympics were not intended to be a competition among nations at the time - it was a competition among amateur athletes from around the world.
		In the end, the St. Louis Olympics (along with the previous Paris games) proved to be such a disaster that the Olympic Committee was forced to hold interim Olympic games in 1906 at Athens, in an attempt to revive the flagging Olympic movement.
	home.nycap.rr.com /useless/st_louis_olympics (1983 words)

	Research Starters: the Olympics
		In 1972 in Munich, 11 Israeli athletes were murdered by Palestinian terrorists, casting a pall over great performances by a number of athletes.
		The statistics and demographics of the Olympics: how many athletes compete at a typical Summer or Winter Games, and in how many sports; in the modern games, what countries have dominated particular sports, and why that dominance may have come about.
		For a given Olympic event, the amount of preparation an individual or team goes through to compete on the Olympic level.
	teacher.scholastic.com /researchtools/researchstarters/olympics (1096 words)

	Whitehorse 2007 - Jeux du Canada Winter Games
		It appeared in the Olympics as a demonstration sport in 1972 and became a full medal sport at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.
		The first Olympic Games to include ice hockey for men were the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp.
		Synchronized swimming is one of the few disciplines to be contested only by women (rhythmic gymnastics and ringette are the others).
	www.2007canadagames.ca /en/sports (2371 words)

	OLYMPIC SWIMMING WEBQUEST (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		The hype surrounding these Olympics is at an all-time high for a variety of reasons including anticipated record performances during the swim competition.
		C. Did there appear to be an Olympic swim meet that clearly outperformed the others for your events.
		Through this process you have learned about the history of the Olympics, the sport of swimming, what performances might stand out for the 2004 Summer Olympics compared to past Olympics, and how math can be used to determine the success and ranking of each Olympiad.
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	1972 Summer Olympics: Definition and links.
		Palestinian terrorists took 11 Israeli athletes hostage on September 5.
		After a failed rescue attempt, all athletes and most of the hostage were killed.
		White water canoeing[?] is held for the first time at the Olympics.
	www.encyclopedian.com /19/1972-Summer-Olympics.html (284 words)

	1972 summer olympics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		The current comeback of the Olympic games is due in a large measure to the efforts of Pierre, baron de Coubertin, of France.
		Olympic events for women made their initial appearance in 1912.
		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 entrants who seek illegal competitive advantages, often through the use of performance-enhancing drugs.
	www.olympic-headquarters.net /1972-summer-olympics.htm (904 words)

	1972 Olympics — Infoplease.com
		The pall that fell over Munich quieted an otherwise boisterous Games in which American swimmer Rick DeMont was stripped of a gold medal for taking asthma medication and track medalists Vince Matthews and Wayne Collett of the U.S. were banned for life for fooling around on the victory stand during the American national anthem.
		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...
	www.infoplease.com /ipsa/A0114715.html (397 words)

	Learn more about 1936 Summer Olympics in the online encyclopedia. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Learn more about 1936 Summer Olympics in the online encyclopedia.
		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.
		American Jesse Owens won four gold medals in the sprint and long jump events.
	www.onlineencyclopedia.org /1/19/1936_summer_olympics.html (481 words)

	Detroit Free Press \| Summer Olympics 2000
		The U.S. Olympic swimming team, still feeling the sting of its opening-night loss to the Aussies in the 4x100-meter men's freestyle relay, got even with the host country in a big-time way Sunday night at the Sydney Aquatic Center.
		With the whole Olympic tournament in front of her, Sheryl Swoopes has more important things to deal with than to make some big announcement about her future in basketball.
		But there's a slew of new events in sports that were already on the Olympic agenda, such as trampoline in gymnastics and women's hammer throw and women's pole vault in track.
	www.freep.com /index/olympics2000.htm (8350 words)

	Swimming at the Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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		Swimming has been a sport at every modern Olympic Games.
		It has been open to women since 1912.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Swimming_at_the_Summer_Olympics (81 words)

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