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Topic: Tennis at the 1984 Summer Olympics

	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)

	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)

	Tennis in Olympics quiz -- free game
		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 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		At the Olympic Games, matches are played to the best of three sets - except for the men's singles and doubles, which are the best of five.
		Tennis or "Lawn Tennis" became popular in the mid 1800s and was played on courts marked out on garden lawns.
		Tennis was an Olympic sport from the outset in 1896 until 1924 when it lost its place due to professionalism.
	www.olympics.org.uk /sports/summer/tennis.asp (369 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)

	Olympics
		Comaneci's performance in her first compulsory exercise - the uneven bars - was unparalleled: the awed crows was hushed as she hit her dismount, and then roared in surprise as a "1.00" flashed on the scoreboard.
		Comaneci had done what no other Olympic gymnast had ever done: scored a perfect "10" - the board had been built to accommodate a high core of 9.9 (soon after, competitions around the world had to replace or remodel their scoring systems to include a perfect 10).
		She won the first Olympic women's competition in the javelin (143 feet, 4 inches) and 80-meter hurdles, setting a world record with her time of 11.7 seconds.
	www.baseball-statistics.com /Greats/Century/Olympics.htm (1668 words)

	Anecdotage.com - Olympics anecdotes. Anecdotes From Yeats to Gates (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Among the competitors in the single-scull rowing event at the 1928 Olympics was...
		Adolf Hitler staged the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin as a showcase for the sup...
		At the 2004 summer Olympics in Athens, Paula Radcliffe failed to finish both the...
	www.anecdotage.com /browse.php?term=Olympics (881 words)

	Summer Olympics: Tennis
		Tennis was played as far back as the Middle Ages in France or way back in Ancient Greece.
		There was tennis in the Olympics from 1896 until 1924.
		In the olden days, the strings of a tennis racket were made of sheep, cow, or ox intestines.
	www.pocanticohills.org /olympics/tennis.htm (433 words)

	Olympics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		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.
		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.
		The Olympic fire is then extinguished, and the Olympic flag is lowered, folded, and presented to the mayor of the host city of the next Olympic Games.
	www.nalis.gov.tt /olympics/Olympics.htm (1089 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)

	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.
		Originally called lawn tennis to distinguish it from the sport of court tennis, from which it was derived, the game is now commonly known as tennis.
		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).
	hem.passagen.se /jonasagn/tennis.html (4092 words)

	The 80s Server: Sports -- The 1984 Olympics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Tennis and basketball were also on display as "exhibition" sports but no medals were awarded.
		Memorable moments were Carl Lewis' speed garnering him four gold medals, Edwin Moses hurdling to victory in the 400-m race, diver Greg Louganis taking the gold in the springboard and platform events, Mary Decker and Zola Budd colliding on the track, and the future Queen of Wheaties, Mary Lou Retton, doing her stuff.
		Vucko, the official mascot of the Olympics, was on hand to welcome the 1,500+ athletes from 49 countries.
	www.80s.com /Entertainment/Sports/Olympics/1984 (215 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)

	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)

	2004 Summer Olympics
		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.
		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.
		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)

	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)

	ipedia.com: 1996 Summer Olympics Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		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.
		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)

	Tennis at the 1984 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Final results of the first Tennis competition (since 1924).
		Both events (men's and women's singles) which were competed were held in The Los Angeles Tennis Center at the University of California in Los Angeles, United States.
		Only -20-year olds were allowed to enter the tournaments.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tennis_at_the_1984_Summer_Olympics (88 words)

	1908 Summer Olympics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		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)

	Summer Olympics: Aquatics
		In the Olympics Swimming has 26 individual events and six relay or team events for both men and women.
		Swimming was one of the sports at the first modern Olympic games in 1896.
		Water polo was included in 1900, Diving in 1904, and Synchronised swimming was added in 1984.
	www2.lhric.org /pocantico/olympics/aquatics.htm (280 words)

	Wikinfo \| 1992 Summer Olympics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Paralympic archer Antonio Rebollo lights the Olympic Flame by shooting an arrow into the cauldron.
		Five of the six golds were in individual events, tying Eric Heiden's record for individual gold medals at a single Olympics.
		Badminton and women's judo become part of the Olympic programme, while white water canoeing returns to the Games after a 20-year absence.
	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=1992_Summer_Olympics (422 words)

	Summer Olympics: Tennis
		Tennis is a sport played by millions of people.
		King Henry VIII played tennis and he was pretty good but modern tennis wasn't played until 1873 in England.
		It is made of 2 elastic halves joined together and covered by a layer of wool and synthetic threads that make it feel fuzzy.
	www2.lhric.org /pocantico/olympics/tennis.htm (433 words)

	kiat.net: Olympic Games Los Angeles 1984
		The organizing committee, the Los Angeles Olympic Organization Committee (LAOOC), was headed by 47-year-old successful businessman, Peter Ueberroth who, with the backing of several major sponsors, assured the event ran smoothly, eventually making a profit of $150 million dollars.
		The President reintegrated the People's Republic of China in the Olympic Movement, making the IOC the only international organization where the People's Republic of China and Chinese Taipei are jointly represented.
		In Los Angeles in 1984, the athletes of the People's Republic of China participated in the Games after an absence of 32 years.
	www.kiat.net /olympics/history/23losangeles.html (664 words)

	Summer Olympics 2024 - Oklahoma City - OKCTalk (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		OKC would build Olympic Stadium for all track and field events as well as the opening and closing ceremonies (Also, if there is no NFL team by then, this would finally be the lure!).
		You might remember, the party was capped off with the 1989 Olympic festival (the runner and torch statue, by the way, that was put up that year in front of the Myriad has been put back up in front of Ford Center, though the torch is not lit).
		With the Olympics losing its audience due to corruption, frazzled international affairs, and a plethora of other woes, it's time to dream of a way to draw the world's attention that fits in with the new milinium.
	okctalk.com /.../263-summer-olympics-2024-oklahoma-city.html (3678 words)

	Bob Larson's Tennis News \| US Olympic team notebook--Saturday (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Tennis was not an Olympic sport when Gibson competed, however, she did compete for the U.S. at the Pan American Games in 1959.
		Navratilova continued her assault on tennis history in 2003, winning the mixed doubles titles at the Australian Open and Wimbledon to become the oldest player in the history of the sport to win a Grand Slam tournament title.
		She was not an active player during the 1996 Olympics, having retired from play after the 1994 season, only to return to tennis in 2000.
	www.tennisnews.com /exclusive.php?pID=790 (3746 words)

	United States Olympic Committee - THE SUMMER OLYMPICS;
		ATHENS - American swimmers came to the 2004 Olympic Games with a plan: to prove to the world that they are the greatest swimming squad ever assembled.
		But they certainly proved they are undeniably the best right now, as they completed eight days of Olympic swimming competition with three more medals last night, giving them 28 to lead all countries by a wide margin.
		New Hampshire's Jenny Thompson, in the final event of her 12-year Olympic career, swam the butterfly leg for the silver medal 4 x 100-medley relay team, which trailed the Aussies' world record time of 3:57.32 by 1.80 seconds.
	www.olympic-usa.org /132_25325.htm (620 words)

	Wikinfo \| 1896 Summer Olympics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The only final event of the day takes place at the cyclodrome at New Phaliron, where the 100 km race is contested.
		However, Flack abandoned the race after a fall, at which time the lead had been taken over by a Greek runner, the water carrier Spiros Louis.
		The second runner to arrive was also from Greece: Kharilaos Vasilakos, the winner of the very first modern marathon race ever, the Greek selection race for the Olympics.
	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=1896_Summer_Olympics (946 words)

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