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	1920 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The 1920 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad, were held in 1920 in Antwerp, Belgium.
		The 1916 Olympics were scheduled to be held in Berlin but were canceled due to the fighting in World War I. Germany, Austria, Hungary, Bulgaria and Turkey were not invited due to their part in the war.
		These Olympics were the first in which the Olympic Oath was uttered, the first in which doves were released to symbolize peace, and was the first time the Olympic Flag was flown.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1920_Summer_Olympics (268 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)

	Category:Tennis at the Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Tennis at the 1984 Summer Olympics - Women's Singles
		Tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's singles
		Tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's doubles
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Category:Tennis_at_the_Olympics (190 words)

	Wikipedia: 2000 Summer Olympics
		The ceremonies concluded with the lighting of the Olympic Flame.
		Former Australian Olympic champions brought the torch through the stadium, handing it over to Cathy Freeman, who lit the flame in the cauldron.
		IOC president Juan Antonio Samaranch, at his last Olympics, had to leave for home, as his wife was severely ill. Upon arrival, his wife had already passed away.
	www.factbook.org /wikipedia/en/2/20/2000_summer_olympics.html (672 words)

	Tennis in Olympics quiz -- free game (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The tennis events in the 1908 London Olympics were held twice.
		Tennis went out of the Olympics after the 1924 Games for quite some time but was staged as a demonstration and exhibition event in one of the Games.
		When tennis returned to Olympics in the 1984 Los Angeles Games, it was restricted as a demonstration event to players under the age of 21.
	www.funtrivia.com /playquiz.cfm?qid=188769 (322 words)

	Tennis
		Tennis, game played with a racket and a ball by two (as in singles) or four (as in doubles) competitors, on a rectangular court with a net strung between the midpoints of the longer sides of the court.
		A tennis game, when not prolonged by a tie, is played to four points, designated by the terms 15, 30, 40, and game, with zero points being referred to by the term love (possibly derived from the French word for egg, l'oeuf, referring to the physical appearance of the number zero).
		Annual tennis tournaments operated by the professional tours, such as the French and Italian opens, are held throughout the world between the months of January and November.
	hem.passagen.se /jonasagn/tennis.html (4092 words)

	Olympics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Until 1994, the Winter and Summer Olympics were held in the same year, but in 1986 the International Olympic Committee, which organises the Olympics, decided to separate them, so as to spread costs for all involved parties.
		At the heart of the Olympic Movement is the International Olympic Committee (IOC), currently headed by Jacques Rogge.
		As with the Ancient Olympics, once the flame has been lit, it is kept burning throughout the celebration of the Olympics, and is extinguished at end of the closing ceremony of the Games.
	www.nalis.gov.tt /olympics/Olympics.htm (1089 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
		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.
		Although tennis was already a major sport by the end of the 19th century, none of the top players turned up for the tournament in Athens, which was held at the courts of the Athens Lawn Tennis Club, and the infield of the velodrome.
	www.mlahanas.de /Greeks/NewSport/Olympia1896.html (3540 words)

	INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE - OLYMPIC GAMES
		The 1916 Olympics were scheduled to be held in Berlin, but were canceled because of what came to be known as World War I. The 1920 Games were awarded to Antwerp to honor the suffering that had been inflicted on the Belgian people during the war.
		The Opening Ceremony was notable for the introduction of the Olympic flag and the presentation of the Athletes’ Oath.
		The 1920 12-foot dinghy sailing event was the only event in Olympic history to be held in two countries.
	www.olympic.org /uk/games/past/index_uk.asp?OLGT=1&OLGY=1920 (346 words)

	ITF Tennis - Olympics - Overview
		De Coubertin, founder of the International Olympic Committee in 1894, believed that the Modern Olympic Games would provide a platform for friendly competition in which all difference of status, religion, politics and race would be forgotten.
		It is often forgotten that tennis was one of the original nine Olympic sports in Athens in 1896.
		Tennis withdrew from the Olympics after the 1924 Games but returned as a 21-and-under demonstration event in 1984.
	www.itftennis.com /olympics/history/index.asp (441 words)

	2004 Summer Olympics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Scene from the opening ceremony USPS issued a stamp to honor the 2004 Summer Olympics.]] The ceremony for the lighting of the flame was arranged as a pagan pageant, with "priestesses" dancing.
		For the first time the [[Olympic Flame toured the world.]] By late March 2004, some Olympic projects were still behind schedule, and Greek authorities announced that a roof would no longer be constructed over the main swimming venue.
		As part of the theatrics, the Olympic rings are seen burning in a pool of water.]] A bare-breasted goddess holding snakes, based on a Minoan statue The Opening Ceremony held on August 13, 2004 began with a thirty second countdown paced by the sounds of an amplified heartbeat.
	2004-summer-olympics.ask.dyndns.dk (1811 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)

	ipedia.com: 1996 Summer Olympics Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Softball, beach volleyball and mountainbiking debut on the Olympic programme, together with women's football (soccer) and lightweight rowing.
		Cycling professionals were admitted to the Olympics, with five-time Tour de France winner Miguel Induráin winning the inaugural individual time trial event.
		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)

	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)

	2004 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.
		The 2004 Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony was held on August 13.
		The Mayor of Athens, Dora Bakoyianni, passed the Olympic Flag to the Mayor of Beijing, Wang Qishan.
	www.askfactmaster.com /2004_Summer_Olympics (1705 words)

	Lawn Tennis
		A tennis ball is covered with a fabric made of wool and artificial fibers.
		In tennis competition, the score of the server is always given first.
		Tennis was first played professionally in 1926, when American promoter Charles C. Pyle organized a traveling tour for which the players were paid.
	www.cnenigeria.com /sports/lawntennis.htm (3545 words)

	1920 Summer Olympics
		The Games of the VII Olympiad were held in 1920 in Antwerp, Belgium.
		The city was chosen to memorialize Belgium for its suffering in World War I, beating out Amsterdam and Lyon for the right to hold the games.
		The 1916 Olympics were scheduled to be held in Berlin but were canceled due to the fighting in World War I. Games of the VII Olympiad
	www.gamesinathens.com /olympics/1/19/1920_summer_olympics.shtml (151 words)

	Olympics Timeline: Ancient Greece - 1940s
		The Olympic flag is introduced, as is the Olympic oath.
		In what may be the most famous incident in Olympic history, Jesse Owens wins four gold medals, showing up German claims of Aryan superiority.
		The American Olympic Committee sends a hockey team, as does the American Hockey Association; the IOC bars either from being considered for a medal.
	www.infoplease.com /spot/olympicstimeline.html (1358 words)

	Timeline Olympics
		At the Olympics the game of golf was played for the last time due to lack of general appeal.
		Olympic Committee banned Vince Matthews and Wayne Collett from further competition for talking to each other on the victory stand in Munich during the playing of the "Star-Spangled Banner" after winning the gold and silver medals in the 400-meter run.
		Olympic Committee expelled 6 members in the wake of a bribery scandal, but gave a vote of confidence to IOC pres.
	www.timelines.ws /subjects/Olympics.HTML (4153 words)

	1908 Summer Olympics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Funds that were to have gone to the Olympics were diverted to the reconstruction of Naples, so a new venue was required.
		The 1908 Olympics also prompted the establishment of standard rules for sports, and the selection of judges from different countries, rather than just the host.
		The 1906 Olympics were organised by the IOC, but are currently not officially recognised by the IOC.
	1908-summer-olympics.ask.dyndns.dk (580 words)

	Suzanne Lenglen & Helen Wills Moody: QuickSports Tennis.
		And yet nearly eveyone who watched her perform pirouettes on the tennis court remarked that her lack of physical beauty was largely overcome by her grace and poise and movement...
		Dr. Wills bought his daughter a tennis racket when she was eight years old and played with her on the dirt courts adjacent to the Alameda County Hospital.
		Helen brought her tennis racket to Vermont but couldn't play because the courts at the school were being resurfaced...
	tennis.quickfound.net /history/suzanne_lenglen_helen_wills.html (4512 words)

	The History of the Olympic Games
		They were held in the same year as the summer Olympics until 1994, when they began to be held on separate 4-year cycles that were staggered by two years.
		Small, local festivals were being called “Olympics” as early as the 17th century in places like England and France, but the discovery of the ruins of Olympia in the 19th century sparked interest in the games once again on an international scale.
		The Olympic relay, another well-known symbol of the games, in which the torch is lit in Olympia and run to the host city, was introduced in 1936.
	www.wam.umd.edu /~leannajf/olympics.html (1072 words)

	Summer Olympics 2000 circus
		Her silver medal is the first in the Olympic debut of women's modern pentathlon, which is five events all completed in one day.
		Bogongs, the big, fat hairy moths that have plagued the Sydney Olympics, flooded in on the act at the closing ceremony on Sunday.
		One particularly large specimen landed on the bodice of a salmon pink evening gown worn by Australian soprano Yvonne Kenny just as she was hitting a high note in her rendition of the Olympic anthem.
	espn.go.com /oly/summer00/s/5RingCircus/1001.html (529 words)

	SUMMER OLYMPIC STATISTICS
		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).
		In some cases, you will find "half medals": In the early Olympics, some people had unprecise nationality, therefore two countries shared the medal.
		It includes all Olympic results from Athens 1896 to Athens 2004 (when the sport is completed).
	www.darmoni.net /joete.htm (122 words)

	St. Petersburg Times Online: Summer Olympics Athens 2004 viewers guide
		Laura Wilkinson was one of the surprises of the Sydney Olympics, roaring from eighth place to first in the finals of the 10-meter platform and snatching gold from the favored Li Na of China - all while diving with a heavily wrapped broken foot.
		There are 12 Olympic sprint events (nine for men, three for women) and four in slalom (three men, one women).
		To train for Olympic water polo, Azevedo, perhaps the best player in the world, and his American teammates spend as much as six hours a day in the water and another couple in the training room.
	www.sptimes.com /2004/webspecials04/olympicstab/index.shtml (1911 words)

	Christel Bouvron To Become First Current Notre Dame Student to Compete in Olympics in 84 Years :: Irish junior-to-be ...
		While Notre Dame has had 25 different former or future student-athletes compete in the Olympics, the only one to do so while enrolled at the University was August "Gus" Desch, who won the bronze medal in the 400-meter hurdles at the 1920 Antwerp Games.
		In addition to making her second trip to the Olympics, she also has taken part in the world championships three times (1998, 1999, 2002), as well as the Asian Championships on three occasions (1996 2000, 2002), taking eighth in the 200 fly in her most recent outing.
		Since the Antwerp Games in 1920, Notre Dame has been represented (by current, former, or future athletes) in 15 of the 20 Summer Olympics, including each of the last 10.
	und.cstv.com /sports/w-swim/spec-rel/081304aaa.html (1063 words)

	kiat.net: Olympic Games Antwerp 1920
		In some senses this Olympiad was historic: the five-ringed Olympic flag and oath - pronounced by Belgian fencer Victor Boin - made their first appearance (even though the oath had been read during the intercalated games in 1906).
		Another innovation was the public's involvement in the releasing of hundreds of doves during the opening ceremony, symbolizing the return of peace to the continent of Europe.
		American boxer Edward Eagan, who won an Olympic title in the light-heavyweight category, became the only athlete to win both summer and winter Olympic titles after his bobsleigh gold medal with three other team members during the Games in Lake Placid (1932).
	www.kiat.net /olympics/history/07antwerp.html (522 words)

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