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	1928 Summer Olympics
		Amsterdam had made a bid for the 1920 and 1924 Olympics, but had to give way to war-victim Belgium and De Coubertin's Paris before finally being awarded with the organisation.
		For the first time, the Olympic Flame was lit during the Olympics.
		The torch relay was however not started until the 1936 Summer Olympics.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/19/1928_Summer_Olympics.html (215 words)

	Summer Olympic Games - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Olympic victory is generally considered to be the most prestigious achievement in sports.
		The 1956 Melbourne Games were largely successful, barring a water polo match between Hungary and the Soviet Union, which political tensions caused to end as a pitched battle between the teams.
		The 2008 Summer Olympics are to be held in Beijing, China.
	www.pineville.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Summer_Olympics (2711 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)

	1956 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Because Melbourne is situated in the southern hemisphere, the Olympics were held later in the year than those held in the northern hemisphere.
		Hungary and the Soviet Union were themselves present, which among others led to a hotly contested and violent water polo encounter between the nations.
		Inspired by Australian teenager John Wing, an Olympic tradition begins when athletes of different nations are allowed to parade together at the closing ceremony, instead of with their national teams, as a symbol of world unity...
	www.americancanyon.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/1956_Summer_Olympics (465 words)

	2000 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The Olympic flag was flown at half-staff during the period as a sign of respect to Samaranch's wife.
		People in Canada that wanted to see the Olympics between then and the closing ceremonies had to turn to TSN because the CBC was broadcasing news coverage related to the passing and state funeral of the former prime minister.
		Organisation of the 2000 Summer Paralympics was the responsibility of the Sydney Paralympic Organising Committee.
	www.bucyrus.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/2000_Summer_Olympics (1690 words)

	CONK! Encyclopedia: Summer_Olympics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Olympic victory is widely considered to be the most prestigious achievement in sports.
		In evidence there was increased professionalism amongst Olympic athletes, exemplified by U.S. basketball's "Dream Team." 1992 also saw the reintroduction to the Games of several smaller European states which had been incorporated into the USSR since World War II.
		The 2012 Summer Olympics are to be held in London, United Kingdom.
	www.conk.com /search/encyclopedia.cgi?q=Summer_Olympics (2739 words)

	1904 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The 1904 Summer Olympics, formally known as the Games of the III Olympiad, were held in St.
		Pierre de Coubertin, the founder of the modern Olympic movement, gave in.
		The Olympic events were again mixed with other sporting events, but where Paris hardly ever mentioned the Olympics, Sullivan called all his sports events "Olympic".
	lighthousepoint.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/1904_Summer_Olympics (775 words)

	CONK! Encyclopedia: 1900_Summer_Olympics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The 1900 Summer Olympics, formally known as the Games of the II Olympiad, were held in 1900 in Paris, France.
		Despite Greek efforts to keep the Games in their country, the International Olympic Committee decided to hold them at a different place each year.
		For his victory in the long jump, he was allegedly punched in the face by his rival Meyer Prinstein, who had refused to take the final run due to his religious beliefs, as that run was scheduled for a Sunday.
	www.conk.com /search/encyclopedia.cgi?q=1900_Summer_Olympics (162 words)

	1984 Summer Olympics
		After the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, the Eastern Bloc, including the Soviet Union, East Germany and Cuba boycotts these Olympics (the USSR announced their intention not to participate on May 8, 1984).
		Nawal El Moutawakel of Morocco becomes the first female Olympic champion of an Islamic nation, and the first of her country in the 400 m hurdles.
		A marathon for women is held for the first time at the Olympics, won by Joan Benoit[?].
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/19/1984_Summer_Olympics.html (240 words)

	1928 Summer Olympics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Amsterdam had made a bid for the 1920 and 1924 Olympics, but had to give way to war-victim Belgium and De Coubertin's Paris before finally being awarded with the organisation.
		For the first time, the Olympic Flame was lit during the Olympics.
		The torch relay was however not started until the 1936 Summer Olympics.
	1-free-software.com /en/wikipedia/1/19/1928_summer_olympics.html (228 words)

	Stockholm 1912
		On the 28th of May 1909, the IOC unanimously decided that the 1912 Olympics were to be held in Stockholm.
		Back to 1912, which was not only an Olympic year, but also the year of the largest ship catastrophe in history when the Titanic hit an iceberg and 1,500 people lost their lives.
		The water polo, some of the equestrian events, fencing (individual saber), rowing, and yachting took place during the July 16-22 time period.
	www.sok.se /inenglish/stockholm1912.4.18ea16851076df63622800011250.html (2819 words)

	Water Polo
		A leather ball was used in the 1912 Olympics and was very heavy, slippery, and lopsided because thee ball took on water.
		In 1936 after the Olympics the ball was made out of a cotton blatter, then changed to nylon, which was covered by rubber fabric for good gripping.
		I swam for SLUH to condition for water polo in the winter.
	www.geocities.com /poloplayaww/index.html (636 words)

	1980 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The yachting events were held in Tallinn; preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football tournament were held, besides Moscow, at the stadiums of Leningrad, Kiev, Minsk.
		Although approximately a half of the countries, which boycotted 1976 Summer Olympics, participated in these ones, the Games were disrupted by another, even larger, boycott led by the United States in a protest to the 1979 Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan.
		In response to the U.S.-boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics, NBC, which was slated to provide coverage of the games, canceled its coverage, but the network did air highlights and recaps of the games on a regular basis.
	www.sterlingheights.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/1980_Summer_Olympics (427 words)

	Olympic Events
		Archery was first included in the Olympic competition programme in the year 1900, but had fallen out of favour by 1920.
		Taekwondo was an Olympic demonstration sport at both the 1988 Games in Seoul and the 1992 Games in Barcelona, and it made its debut as an official Olympic sport at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney.
		The Olympic Games competition schedule is the classic distance triathlon, which is made up of a 1,500m swimming event, a 40 km cycling event, and a 10 km running event.
	www.ict.mic.ul.ie /websites/2002/Eilis_Faherty/events.htm (1364 words)

	1988 Summer Olympics: Definition and links.
		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.encyclopedian.com /19/1988-Summer-Olympics.html (322 words)

	1984 summer olympics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		After the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, the Eastern Bloc, including the Soviet Union, East Germany and Cuba boycotts these Olympics (the USSR announced their intention not to participate on May 8, 1984).
		Nawal El Moutawakel of Morocco becomes the first female Olympic champion of an Islamic nation, and the first of her country in the 400 m hurdles.
		A marathon for women is held for the first time at the Olympics, won by Joan Benoit.
	www.yourencyclopedia.net /1984_summer_olympics.html (357 words)

	Water Polo: Free Encyclopedia Articles at Questia.com Online Library
		Water polo was devised in England in the 1870s and became popular in the United States in the early 20th cent.
		Water polo has been an men's Olympic event since 1900; women's water polo was first played at the games in 2000.
		Water polo was devised in England in the 1870s and...also popular in collegiate competition.
	www.questia.com /library/encyclopedia/water-polo.jsp?l=W&p=1 (1758 words)

	Bambooweb: 1960 Summer Olympics
		Rome had been awarded the organisation of the 1908 Summer Olympics, but had to decline and pass the honours to London.
		South Africa appears in the Olympic arena for the last time under the apartheid regime.
		It was the second time an athlete died in competition at the Olympics, after the death of Portuguese marathon runner Francisco Lazaro at the 1912 Summer Olympics.
	www.bambooweb.com /articles/1/9/1960_Summer_Olympics.html (255 words)

	1976 Summer Olympics
		The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, were held in 1976 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
		The Olympic Stadium, a daring design of French architect Roger Taillibert, remains a lasting monument to the huge deficit, as it never had an effective retractable roof, and the tower was only completed after the Olympics.
		This was seen as a major threat to the future of the Olympic games, and was not until the financially sucessful 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles that cities began to line up to be hosts again.
	encycl.opentopia.com /term/1976_Summer_Olympics (807 words)

	GBROLYMPICS.COM / LONDON-OLYMPICS.COM - Olympic Games Medallists
		The modern Olympics were first held in 1896.
		Nevertheless all those competitions reported, at one time or another, as Olympic medal events have been included here for the record, with those no longer regarded as official footnoted.
		Nationalities given are those of the countries the medallists were representing at the time of the event.
	www.london-olympics.com /olympic (336 words)

	1972 Summer Olympics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		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.theezine.net /1/1972-summer-olympics.html (396 words)

	1908 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		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.
		One of the reasons for this was the 400 metre run in which the US winner was accused of interfering with the British runner.
	www.eastcleveland.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/1908_Summer_Olympics (595 words)

	Water Polo at the 1900 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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		At the 1900 Summer Olympics, a water polo tournament was contested.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Water_Polo_at_the_1900_Summer_Olympics (151 words)

	Forty-two athletes try living up to Stanford’s Olympic legacy - The Stanford Daily Online
		It was to be his first and only Olympic medal, but the first of 182 Olympic medals won by Stanford athletes at the summer games.
		Both water polo and track athletes have been a consistent presence in the medal-winning Stanford contingent throughout Olympic history.
		Water polo’s most recent medalists were Ellen Estes and Brenda Villa who took silver on Team USA in 2000.
	daily.stanford.edu /article/2004/8/12/fortytwoAthletesTryLivingUpToStanfordsOlympicLegacy (931 words)

	Water Polo Articles - The Olympics Games (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The Olympic Oath, instituted in 1920 and updated in 2000, is taken on behalf of all athletes by a member of the host team.
		The Olympic flag was first flown at the Antwerp Olympic stadium in 1920.
		Although there has always been close ties between the Olympics and Paralympics, in 2001 an agreement between IOC and International Paralympic Committee (IPC) ensured that from 2012 onwards the city chosen to host the Olympic Games will also be obliged to host the Paralympics.
	www.prowaterpolo.com /articles/the-olympic-games.htm (994 words)

	Summer Olympics Article, SummerOlympics Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Olympic victory is generally considered to be the most prestigiousachievement in any field of sport.
		The 1956 Melbourne Games were largelysuccessful, barring a water polo match between Hungary and the Soviet Union, which political tensions causedto end as a pitched battle between the teams.
		On the bright side, however, it did seem that the drug testing and regulation authorities were at last catching up with thecheating that had been widely endemic in athletics for some years, and it was generally held that the 1992 Barcelona Games were cleaner, although not without incident.
	www.anoca.org /games/olympiad/summer_olympics.html (2792 words)

	H2Opolo.be (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The Olympic water polo tournament was held for the first time on the 1900 Olympics in Paris.
		Only on the 2000 Games (100 years after the men's competition) the women's water polo tournament was held for the first time, after protest of the Australian women's team, who would eventually keep the gold medal in Sydney.
		Water polo is the national game of Hungary and the country brought forth many legendary players.
	www.h2opolo.be /waterpolotrivia.php (1199 words)

	1936 Summer Olympics information - Search.com
		The 1936 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad, were held in 1936 in Berlin, Germany.
		The Berlin Olympics also saw the introduction to the ceremonies of the Olympic Torch bringing the Olympic Flame by relay from Olympia.
		The Olympic Flame was used for the second time at these games, but they marked the first time it was brought to the Olympic Town by a torch relay, with the starting point in Olympia, Greece.
	webshots.search.com /reference/1936_Summer_Olympics (940 words)

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