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Topic: Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics


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  1984 Summer Olympics Encyclopedia Article @ LocalColorArt.com (Local Color Art)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, were held in 1984 in Los Angeles, California, United States.
In the wake of the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, 14 Eastern Bloc countries and allies including the Soviet Union, Cuba and East Germany (but not Romania), boycotted these Olympics.
Olympic soccer was unexpectedly played before massive crowds throughout America, with several sell-outs at the 100,000+ seat Rose Bowl.
www.localcolorart.com /encyclopedia/1984_Summer_Olympics   (618 words)

  
 ipedia.com: 1996 Summer Olympics Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Also during the games, the Centennial Olympic Park bombing took place on July 27, 1996 killing Alice Hawthorne and wounding 111 others, and eliciting the death of Melih Uzunyol by heart attack.
Softball, beach volleyball and mountainbiking debut on the Olympic programme, together with women's football (soccer) and lightweight rowing.
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.
www.ipedia.com /1996_summer_olympics.html   (488 words)

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