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	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.
		Volleyball at the Olympic Games was split into two categories: the traditional volleyball competition and beach volleyball.
		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.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Volleyball_at_the_2004_Summer_Olympics (196 words)

	Encyclopedia: 1996 Summer Olympics
		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.
		Examples of this are the former Olympic village, which became the new Georgia State University dormatory, the new Turner Field which was a modification of the original Olympic stadium, as well as various social changes which impacted the fabric of the city's social life.
		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/1996-Summer-Olympics (4844 words)

	Summer Olympics: Volleyball
		Volleyball was invented in 1895 at a YMCA in Holyoke, Massachusetts as an indoor team sport that was not dangerous.
		In the Olympics there are two different kinds of volleyball, Volleyball and Beach Volleyball.
		The volleyball court is 60 feet (18 meters) long and 30 feet (9 meters) wide.
	www2.lhric.org /poCantico/olympics/volleyball.htm (222 words)

	1996 Summer Olympics: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com - All about 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.
		softball, beach volleyball and mountainbiking debut on the Olympic programme, together with women's football 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.encyclopedian.com /19/1996-Olympics.html (397 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.
		After a behind-closed-doors tongue-lashing by Australian Olympic Committee chief John Coates, the team emerged united, but there were plenty of commentators who saw this as simply papering over some pretty obvious cracks.
		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.
	www.abc.net.au /olympics (2755 words)

	Tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Venus Williams was defending her title in the ladies singles as was Daniel Nestor in the men's doubles although with a different partner.
		Tim the number 4 seed here was hoping to add to the silver medal he had won in doubles at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
		The ageless Martina Navratilova had her hopes of an olympic gold medal, just about the only title she has never won, kept alive when along with her partner Lisa Raymond they were given a walk-over as their opponenets, the French pair, Amélie Mauresmo and Mary Pierce withdrew to concentrate on the singles.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tennis_at_the_2004_Summer_Olympics (541 words)

	1996: THE YEAR IN REVIEW: Summer Olympics: Ukraine debuts (12/29/96)
		These are just some of the names that gave Ukraine prominence in the field of sports in 1996 and made its debut as a free nation at the XXVI Summer Olympics, held in Atlanta in July, an unqualified success.
		The 1996 Olympic Games, which celebrated 100 years since the Games were renewed, were the pre-eminent sporting event of the year.
		Funding for the Ukrainian Olympic movement was provided not only by the government but by Ukrainian organizations in Canada and the U.S. After the completion of the Games, on August 15 the Ukrainian National Association received a letter of gratitude from Mr.
	www.ukrweekly.com /Archive/1996/529611.shtml (2164 words)

	INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE - SPORTS
		Volleyball, like basketball, is a sport whose origin is known almost to the day.
		Volleyball was invented in 1895 by William G. Morgan, a student at Springfield College and a director of the YMCA at Holyoke, Massachusetts.
		The sport was introduced to the Olympics in 1964 by the Japanese, although it was never contested as a demonstration sport at the Olympics.
	www.olympic.org /uk/sports/programme/index_uk.asp?SportCode=VB (300 words)

	SI.com - 2004 Olympic Preview: Meet Team USA - Wednesday August 11, 2004 4:28PM
		At the wrestling trials, former Olympic silver medalists Brandon Paulson and Dennis Hall grappled t hrough nearly 11 minutes of overtime in their Greco-Roman final before Hall scored the winning takedown and the two fell into an exhausted embrace.
		But when the culling was complete and the tears had dried, America had a new set of Olympians, 531 strong, drawn from 46 of the 50 states and, this being a land of immigrants, 20 countries.
		The five-time Sydney medalist is embroiled in the BALCO drug case, and in July two newspapers reported that her ex-husband, C.J. Hunter, had told investigators that she had used performance-enhancing drugs before and during the 2000 Olympics (an allegation she denies).
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /2004/olympics/2004/08/11/oly_team_usa0802 (1619 words)

	1996 Summer Olympics -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The (additional info and facts about IOC) IOC's vote for Atlanta was therefore slightly surprising, however the reasoning was that Athens' (The stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area) infrastructure could not be improved enough in time to successfully host the Games.
		The 1996 Summer Olympics have been regarded by many as being relatively unsuccessful.
		More seriously, the (additional info and facts about Centennial Olympic Park bombing) Centennial Olympic Park bombing of July 27, 1996 killed spectator Alice Hawthorne and wounded 111 others, and elicited the death of Melih Uzunyol by heart attack.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/1/19/1996_Summer_Olympics.htm (2010 words)

	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.factspider.com /20/2000-summer-olympics.html (791 words)

	1996 Summer Olympics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Since we are all big volleyball fans, we decided that we should try to get tickets to indoor and beach volleyball.
		Since beach volleyball had general admission tickets, if you wanted a good seat, you needed to be there fairly early.
		I think we managed to see all but one of the women's indoor volleyball teams that were at the olympics play.
	members.visi.net /~bbill/coolol.html (679 words)

	Summer Olympics: Cycling
		Cycling was part of the first modern Olympic games in 1896 in Athens, Greece.
		In the Olympics there are three different kinds of cycling.
		In the Olympics there are events for women and men in all the Cycling events.
	www2.lhric.org /pocantico/olympics/cycling.htm (250 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 (1145 words)

	1996 summer olympics doves (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Olympics - The Summer Olympics are formally called the Games of the Olympiad.
		Olympic Games - Learn all about Olympic Games - War I 1920 Summer Olympics and discontinued after several doves were burned alive - 1996-2005, Lockergnome LLC.
		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 /1996-summer-olympics-doves.htm (1304 words)

	CANOE -- SLAM! 2004 Games
		A vote on the state's commitment to the proposed $2 billion US stadium in Manhattan to be used by the New York Jets and considered crucial for New York's chances of hosting the 2012 Olympics was postponed Monday.
		Olympic silver medallist Adam Nelson wants a sponsor so badly, he put himself up for auction.
		Jailed IOC vice-president Kim Un-yong, formerly one of the most powerful figures in the Olympic movement, resigned from the organization Friday rather than face expulsion for ethical misconduct.
	2004games.canoe.ca (240 words)

	The Potboiler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		She may not have won the gold at the Olympics, but her play and courage throughout 1996 and all its distractions and disappointments was truly a gold medal performance.
		At the start of the 1996 season, Kent Steffes was probably sitting on pins-and-needles as he and the rest of the beach volleyball world waited for Karch Kiraly to make his "decision" on a partner for the upcoming season.
		Most of the talk during the 1996 NCAA women's volleyball season was about Hawaii, their quest to win the championship, and their great fans.
	www.volleyball.org /rolly/potboiler.html (4587 words)

	1996 summer olympics bombing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Atlanta 1996 Olympics - killed in the bombing of the Centennial Olympic Plaza last Saturday.
		Fugitive held in Olympics bombing case - The Washington Times - - in the explosion at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta and other bombings, - City bombing, the infamous signature moment of the 1996 Summer Olympic -
		The current revival of the Olympic games is due in a large measure to the efforts of Pierre, baron de Coubertin, of France.
	www.olympic-headquarters.net /1996-summer-olympics-bombing.htm (1300 words)

	GuruNet — Content Map
		Volleyball at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's Beach Volleyball
		Volleyball at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's Beach Volleyball
		Volleyball at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's Volleyball
	www.gurunet.com /cm-dsid-2222-letter-1V-first-8201 (66 words)

	INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE - OLYMPIC GAMES
		Although the drug disqualification of sprinter Ben Johnson was the biggest story of the 1988 Olympics, the Seoul Games were highlighted by numerous exceptional performances.
		Christa Luding-Rothenburger, who was also a speed skater, earned a silver medal in cycling to become the only person in history to win Winter and Summer medals in the same year.
		In the final, after this frightening event, he achieved his second consecutive Olympic victory in the springboard.
	www.olympic.org /uk/games/past/index_uk.asp?OLGT=1&OLGY=1988 (243 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 Sydney 2000 (when the sport is completed).
	www.darmoni.net /joete.htm (132 words)

	1996 Summer Olympics
		The IOC's vote for Atlanta was therefore slightly surprising, however the reasoning was that Athens' infrastructure could not be improved enough in time to successfully host the Games.
		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.
		Her gymnastics team also includes Dominique Dawes and Dominique Moceanu.
	pedia.newsfilter.co.uk /wikipedia/1/19/1996_summer_olympics.html (481 words)

	Summer Olympics 2000 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Marion Jones completed what probably was the most one-sided sweep of the sprints in Olympic history with her runaway victory in the 200 meters.
		Marie-Jose Perec, a three-time Olympic champion sprinter so reclusive she's been dubbed the "Greta Garbo of athletics," was ruled out of the Sydney Games after fleeing Australia the eve before she was to compete.
		U.S. sprinter Inger Miller reiterated Wednesday she had canceled her appearance in the Olympic 100-meter sprint in an effort to keep up her Olympic dream in the 200-meter, where she is the reigning world champion.
	www.active.com /special_events/olympics_2000/track_field.cfm (1308 words)

	1996 Olympics
		The Atlanta Games were certainly the largest (a record 197 nations competed), most logistically complicated Olympics to date and perhaps the most hyped and overcommercialized as well.
		Games sponsors not sure stock winners Some 1996 backers are ahead, some are behind and all for reasons unrelated to Olympics.
		Southern hospitality?: The 1996 Olympics will be the first held in a (Weekly Journal, The)
	www.infoplease.com /ipsa/A0201963.html (543 words)

	South Africa at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		South Africa at the 2004 Summer Olympics is represented by the National Olympic Committee of South Africa (NOCSA), and is abbreviated as RSA.
		National Olympic Committees at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece
		Categories: Nations at the 2004 Summer Olympics
	wikipedia.org /wiki/South_Africa_at_the_2004_Summer_Olympics (570 words)

	WashingtonPost.com: The 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta
		The move could bring the Summer Olympics back to U.S. soil for the third time in 24 years.
		The Centennial Olympic Games in Atlanta came to a close Sunday night, after two weeks of athletic competition between 197 countries and over 11,000 athletes -- the most ever in an Olympic Games.
		The Games closed with International Olympic Committee president Juan Antonio Samaranch praising the city of Atlanta, but notably failing to call the game as "the greatest in Olympic history" -- a phrase that has become routine in his Closing Ceremonies speeches.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-srv/sports/olympics/longterm/summer96.htm (271 words)

	USDANEWS/Article/Summer Olympics
		Although "Team USDA" wasn't a competitor in the 1996 Summer Olympic Games, USDA employees were involved with many aspects of the events--including behind-the-scenes preparations that participants and viewers may not have even realized.
		As reported in the January 1996 issue of the USDA News, Forest Service employees on the Cherokee National Forest in Tennessee prepared for the whitewater competitions of the 1996 Summer Olympics.
		They also planted native vegetation at the Atlanta Beach volleyball venue for erosion control and near the Wolf Creek skeet shooting venue in Atlanta, where vegetation was lacking, to stabilize barren slopes.
	www.usda.gov /news/pubs/newslett/old/vol55no6/article2.htm (1188 words)

	2004 Athens Olympics - A site dedicated to Athens 2004 and Past Olympics
		Your source for all informations relating to the Summer/Winter Olympics as well as information on Athens, Greece.
		This web site is not affiliated with the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the United States Olympic Committee (USOC), Athens Olympic Committee (ATHOC) or the National Olympic Committee (NOC) of any country.
		The word olympic is a trademark of IOC.
	www.gamesinathens.com (115 words)

	Atlanta 1996 OLYMPIC BEACH VOLLEYBALL Poster - Summer Olympics - by Hiro Yamagata - Fine Art Ltd. 1996 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Featuring the stunning artwork of Hiro Yamagata, this is the official poster of the first Olympic Beach Volleyball competition - the historic Atlanta 1996 tournament.
		From the beautiful athletic figures, to the official Atlanta Centennial Olympic Games logos and script, to the Olympic rings and flame, this is a fantastic piece for the collection of any fan or player.
		All posters are shipped in a strong mail-safe tube, and are protected by a no-hassle satisfaction guarantee.
	www.sportsposterwarehouse.com /warehouse/olybeachvolleyball96fa.htm (195 words)

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