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	Swimming at the 1980 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Swimming at the 1980 Summer Olympics as usual was a part of the Swimming Sport, other two parts were Water Polo and Diving.
		Swimming discipline consisted of 26 events: 13 men's and 13 women's ones.
		It was held in the Swimming Pool of the Olympiski Sports Complex between July 20 and July 27.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Swimming_at_the_1980_Summer_Olympics (282 words)

	Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : 2004 Summer Olympics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		Athens was chosen as the host city during the 106th IOC Session held in Lausanne in 05 September 1997,(date of the 25th anniversary of the Munich Massacre 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 Mayor of Athens, Dora Bakoyianni, passed the Olympic Flag to the Mayor of Beijing, Wang Qishan.
		Officially there were 28 sports as swimming, diving, synchronised swimming and water polo are classified by the IOC as disciplines within the sport of aquatics, and wheelchair racing was a demonstation sport.
	www.hallencyclopedia.com /2004_Summer_Olympics (1826 words)

	2012 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		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.
		The London Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (LOCOG) was put in place to oversee the development of the Games after the success of the bid, and held their first board meeting on 7 October 2005.
		London's bid featured 28 sports, in line with other recent Summer Olympics, but the IOC voted to drop baseball and softball from the 2012 Games two days after it selected London as the host city.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/2012_Summer_Olympics (2368 words)

	Wikipedia: 1936 Summer Olympics
		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.
		Rower Jack Beresford won his fifth Olympic medal in the sport, and his third gold medal.
		For the first time the Olympic Flame was brought to the Olympic Town by a torch relay, with the starting point in Olympia, Greece.
	www.factbook.org /wikipedia/en/1/19/1936_summer_olympics.html (401 words)

	1996 Summer Olympics
		Also during the games, the Centennial Olympic Park bombing took place on July 27, 1996 killing Alice Hawthorne and wounded 111 others, and causing the death of Melih Uzunyol by heart attack.
		Michelle Smith[?] of Ireland wins three gold medals and a bronze, but her victories are overshadowed by doping allegations, which are later reinforced as she is banned after failing a test in 1999.
		Amy Van Dyken[?] wins four gold medals in the Olympic swimming pool, the first American woman to win four titles in a single Olympics.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/19/1996_Olympics.html (364 words)

	1980 Summer Olympics Encyclopedia Article @ LaunchBase.org (Launch Base) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		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.
		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.
		1980 Summer Olympics – Moscow, Russia, USSR — US-led boycott
	www.launchbase.org /encyclopedia/1980_Summer_Olympics (504 words)

	1896 Summer Olympics
		These were the first celebration of the Olympic Games since the recreation of the ancient Greek Olympics with the founding of the International Olympic Committee in 1894.
		This is remarkable, as the Olympics did not, for a long time, allow professional athletes to compete, with the sole exception of fencing.
		The weightlifting contests are also conducted in the Olympic stadium, with Launceston Elliot of Great Britain and Viggo Jensen of Denmark taking a first and a second place each in the single-hand and double-hand contests.
	www.gamesinathens.com /olympics/1/18/1896_summer_olympics.shtml (886 words)

	1896 Summer Olympics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		These were the first celebration of Olympic Games since the recreation of the ancient Olympics with the founding of the International Olympic Committee in 1894.
		This is remarkable as the Olympics not for a long time allow professional to compete with the sole exception of The final of the amateur foil event a French battle won by Eugène-Henri Gravelotte.
		The weightlifting contests are also conducted in Olympic stadium with Launceston Elliot of Britain and Viggo Jensen of Denmark taking a first and a second each in the single-hand and double-hand contests.
	www.freeglossary.com /1896_Summer_Olympics (968 words)

	Wikinfo \| 1980 Summer Olympics
		The Games of the XXII Olympiad were held in 1980 in Moscow, Soviet Union.
		On March 21, 1980, following the 1979 Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan, American president Jimmy Carter announced a boycott of the Moscow Olympics.
		Women's field hockey is Olympic for the first time, but all major nations boycott the tournament.
	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=1980_Summer_Olympics (332 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 (1311 words)

	1980 Moscow Olympics boycott demands perspective
		It was the summer of 1980 and the Moscow Olympics.
		"1980 is one of the things I use now in speeches about the Olympic movement," said Hawaii Athletic Director Herman Frazier, a former ASU associate athletic director and a 1976 gold medalist who was part of the 4x400 relay that would have run in Moscow.
		In 1980, however, there were only medals and a smaller window at winning one for athletes planning on other careers.
	www.azcentral.com /arizonarepublic/sports/articles/0719moscow0719.html (1113 words)

	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.
	www.findword.org /19/1988-summer-olympics.html (679 words)

	Canada at the 2004 Summer Olympics
		Canada is not a power at the 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.
	www.askfactmaster.com /Canada_at_the_2004_Summer_Olympics (2674 words)

	2004 Summer Olympics
		Athens was chosen as the host city in 1997, after surprisingly losing the bid to organize the 1996 Summer Olympics.
		It was the first Olympics since NBC had merged with Vivendi Universal Entertainment; the merger 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.
		When International Olympic Committee expressed its concern over the progress of construction work of the new Olympic venues, a new Organizing Committee was formed under President Gianna Angelopoulos–Daskalaki.
	www.askfactmaster.com /2004_Summer_Olympics (1705 words)

	Wikinfo \| 1972 Summer Olympics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		In the bid to organise the Olympics, Detroit, Madrid and Montreal were beaten.
		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.
		For the first time, the Olympic Oath is also taken by a representative of the referees.
	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=1972_Summer_Olympics (454 words)

	1896 Summer Olympics
		The 1896 Summer Olympics, formally called the Games of the I Olympiad, were the first modern Summer Olympic Games 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.
		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.
		In the first modern Olympics of 1896, women were not allowed to compete, but there was an unofficial competitor in the marathon, a poor Greek woman who became known as 'Melpomene'.
	www.mlahanas.de /Greeks/NewSport/Olympia1896.html (3549 words)

	St. Petersburg Times Online: Summer Olympics 2004
		The athletes of the world encircle the main stage as fireworks light up the night at the end of the closing ceremony at the Olympic Stadium.
		Every Olympics produces a few new household names, and this year Chad Hedrick could well be one of them.
		The Winter Olympics are barely more than a month away but the world isn't exactly burning with interest, according to a recent issue of Newsweek.
	www.sptimes.com /2004/webspecials04/olympics (295 words)

	Olympics Swimming Tickets, Olympics Swimming Olympics Tickets at Cheappremiumtickets.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		To place an order over the telephone you can reach one of our knowledgable and friendly customer service representatives, toll free at 800-Stage90 (800-782-4390), who are standing by to assist you with your Olympics Swimming tickets purchase.
		Swimming as a discipline went through a number of experimental stages, like the 50 m controlled heating pool, or specially-built conduits that minimise water turbulence, before arriving in its contemporary form as one of the most glamorous events of the Olympic Games.
		If you want to buy Olympics Swimming tickets from the venue or organization box offices or their official distribution outlets, please inquire directly with the venues or organizations themselves.
	www.cheappremiumtickets.com /Olympics/Olympics_Swimming_Tickets.cfm (524 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 U.S.A. won 30% of the Summer Olympic medals—their highest percentage over the years—not counting Saint Louis, where the U.S. won 84% of the medals because the attendance was even more skewed toward Americans.
		The Olympic facilities were as impressive as the cutting edge facilities that brought the Summer Olympics to a new level in Munich (1972).
	www.fanbay.net /olympics/modern_history.htm (2739 words)

	Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics News
		For reference, the EB is the body responsible for deciding on events and disciplines; the Session remains responsible for the composition of the Olympic programme as far as sports are concerned.
		In the drive to give the city a facelift before the 2008 Summer Olympics, most of the capital city's historic, community-oriented neighborhoods have been torn down, and families who have lived next to one another for generations have abruptly been separated and relocated in anonymous highrises on the city's outskirts.
		This is a guide to the history of the Olympics, how the it's organized, what the rings and flame symbolize,and controversies like advertising, drug use, and what the difference is between being an amateur and a professional athlete.
	www.squidoo.com /olympics_1 (1562 words)

	The 80s Server: The 1980 Olympics -- Summer
		The Summer Games of the XXII Olympiad, although boycotted by the United States and other countries, were held in Moscow, U.S.S.R. from July 19th to August 3rd.
		The boycott, a result of the December 1979 invasion of Afghanistan by Soviet troops, was announced by President Jimmy Carter on January 20th, 1980.
		The International Olympic Committee (IOC) said that the Games should not be concerned with politics and looked down upon the United States' actions.
	www.80s.com /Entertainment/Sports/Olympics/1980/summer.html (717 words)

	OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF THE OLYMPIC MOVEMENT
		Record number of visitors at the Olympic Museum (22 August 2006)
		This exhibition on fair play asks the visitor to consider his own angels and demons and confronts him with the fragile balance of these human...
		The Olympic Museum has seen a record number of daily visitors since the beginning of August.
	www.olympic.org /uk/index_uk.asp (207 words)

	The Olympic Series DVD - 2004 Olympics DVD - Summer Olympics DVD - Athens Olympics DVD
		This official Olympic 3 DVD Digipak collectible series captures all the breath-taking success and heart-felt drama of the world's greatest sporting event from 1920 to 2002.
		Not only will this fantastic film archive allow devout fans to relive the special moments from the Olympics that have become etched in all of our memories, but it will also afford a new generation the opportunity to experience many of these historic Olympic moments for the first time.
		Mark Spitz : In Munich in 1972, he became the first athlete in Olympic history to take home seven gold medals, in the process setting seven new world men's swimming records — a remarkable achievement.
	www.olympicseries.com (558 words)

	1980 Olympics
		Unable to persuade the IOC to cancel or move the Summer Games, U.S. President Jimmy Carter pressured the USOC to officially withdraw in April.
		But others, like Britain and France, while supporting the boycott, allowed their Olympic committees to participate if they wished.
		The first Games to be held in a Communist country opened in July with 80 nations competing and were dominated by the USSR and East Germany.
	www.factmonster.com /ipka/A0114780.html (355 words)

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