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	1980 Summer Olympics
		The Games of the XXII Olympiad were held in 1980 in Moscow, Soviet Union.
		On March 21, 1980, following the 1979 Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan, American president Jimmy Carter announced a boycott of the Moscow Olympics.
		Women's field hockey is Olympic for the first time, but all major nations boycott the tournament.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/19/1980_Summer_Olympics.html (254 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)

	1896 Summer Olympics - TvWiki, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		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.
		Yachting was cancelled too, because "we had no proper boats for this, nor did any foreign ones appear for the contest" (Official Report).
	www.tvwiki.tv /wiki/1896_Summer_Olympics (3849 words)

	THE OLYMPIC GAMES
		The Olympic Games are the most widely known international athletic competition held every four years at a different site, "host city." A modified revival of the Olympian Games, the Olympic Games were inaugurated in the Spring of 1896, largely through the efforts of the French sportsman and educator Baron Pierre de Coubertin.
		The less popular Winter Olympics began in 1924 and have been held ever since in the same year as the Summer Olympics; however, as of 1994, the Winter Games alternate with the Summer Games in even numbered years.
		Since the first Olympics of the modern cycle, the number of women in Olympic competition and the number of sports and events open to competition at the games have increased.
	alexandros.com /mickey/olympic.html (1895 words)

	1984 Summer Olympics - Free net encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		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.netipedia.com /index.php/1984_Summer_Olympics (1016 words)

	1976 Summer Olympics: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com
		In the bid to organise the Olympics, Montreal defeated Moscow and Los Angeles, which would organise the 1980 and 1984 Olympics.
		In a protest to a tour of South Africa by the New Zealand rugby team, Tanzania lead a boycott of 22 African nations as the IOC refused not to admit the New Zealand team.
		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.
	www.encyclopedian.com /19/1976-Summer-Olympics.html (371 words)

	Sailing at the 1980 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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		Sailing (also called yachting) at the 1980 Summer Olympics was represented by six events.
		They were all held at the Pirita Yachting Centre, situated in Tallinn Bay, on the Baltic Sea near Tallinn.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Yachting_at_the_1980_Summer_Olympics (176 words)

	1932 Summer Olympics - Free net encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		The 1932 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the X Olympiad, were held in 1932 in Los Angeles, California, United States.
		An Olympic Village was built for the first time, occupied by the male athletes.
		After her death in 1980, it was discovered that she was intersex and would have been ineligible to particpate.
	www.netipedia.com /index.php/1932_Summer_Olympics (429 words)

	1976 Summer Olympics - TvWiki, the free encyclopedia
		The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, were held in 1976 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
		The Olympic Flame was "electronically" transmitted from Athens to Ottawa, by means of an electronic pulse derived from the actual burning flame.
		This was seen as a major threat to the future of the Olympic Games, and was not until the financially successful 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles that cities began to line up to be hosts again.
	www.tvwiki.tv /wiki/1976_Summer_Olympics (1212 words)

	Fast Facts About Olympic Sailing
		The U.S. won its first Olympic Yachting medals at the 1932 Games in Los Angeles, taking gold in the Star and 8 Meter classes, and silver in the 6 Meter class.
		The U.S. is the undisputed leader in Olympic sailing, with a total medal record of 54.
		The oldest Olympic class boat is the Star, which debuted in 1932 and has been sailed in every Olympiad since, with the exception of 1976.
	www.ussailing.org /olympics/fastfacts.htm (499 words)

	Learn more about 1936 Summer Olympics in the online encyclopedia. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Although awarded before the Nazi Party came to power in Germany, the government saw the Olympics as a golden opportunity to promote their fascist ideology.
		Rower Jack Beresford won his fifth Olympic medal in the sport, and his third gold medal.
		For the first time the Olympic Flame was brought to the Olympic Town by a torch relay, with the starting point in Olympia, Greece.
	www.onlineencyclopedia.org /1/19/1936_summer_olympics.html (481 words)

	Olympic Games \| Scholastic.com
		Perhaps the basic difference between the ancient and modern Olympics is that the former was the ancient Greeks' way of saluting their gods, whereas the modern Games are a manner of saluting the athletic talents of citizens of all nations.
		Olympic Games were held in 1900 and 1904, and by 1908 the number of competitors more than quadrupled the number at Athens — from 311 to 2,082.
		The Summer and Winter Games were traditionally held in the same year, but because of the increasing size of both Olympics, the Winter Games were shifted to a different schedule after 1992.
	content.scholastic.com /browse/article.jsp?id=5067 (2466 words)

	yachting - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about yachting (via CobWeb/3.1 planet2.scs.cs.nyu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		At the 2000 Olympic Games there were nine sail-driven categories: Laser, 470, Tornado, 49er, Soling, Mistral, Star, Finn, and Europe.
		Additionally, separate world championships are held annually in each of the Olympic classes and in others such as the Melges 24 or Mumm 30.
		The English yacht club, the Royal Yacht Squadron, was established at Cowes on the Isle of Wight in 1812, and the Yacht Racing Association was founded in 1875 to regulate the sport.
	encyclopedia.farlex.com.cob-web.org:8888 /yachting (343 words)

	1980 Summer Olympics at AllExperts (via CobWeb/3.1 planet2.scs.cs.nyu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		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 half of the countries which boycotted 1976 Summer Olympics participated in these, the Games were disrupted by another, even larger, boycott led by the United States followed by 60 countries in protest at the 1979 Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan.
		NBC, which was thought to be another major one, canceled its coverage in response to the U.S.-boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics, and became a minor broadcaster - the network did air highlights and recaps of the games on a regular basis.
	experts.about.com.cob-web.org:8888 /e/0/1980_Summer_Olympics.htm (446 words)

	1988 Summer Olympics
		South Korea's government became a democracy under the pressure of organising the 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.
		Table tennis is introduced at the Olympics, with China and the host nation both winning two titles.
	www.gogoglo.com /wiki/en/wikipedia/1/19/1988_summer_olympics.html (350 words)

	CNN.com - Moscow unveils vision for 2012 - Jan. 16, 2004
		Moscow does not have an open body of water and during the 1980 Olympics yachting races were held on the Baltic Sea, near Tallinn, capital of the then-Soviet republic of Estonia.
		Moscow is bidding against eight other cities, with the International Olympic Committee planning to announce a shortlist in May. The winning candidate is to be decided by a vote of IOC members in Singapore in July 2005.
		Speaking at the 84,000-seat Luzhniki Olympic Stadium, the site of the 1980 Games, Shantsev called for IOC leaders to correct what he described as an injustice inflicted on the city by a U.S.-led boycott 24 years ago.
	www.cnn.com /2004/SPORT/01/16/olympics.moscow.reut (471 words)

	CBC.ca - Athens 2004 - History: 1960 Rome
		The atmosphere was much more buoyant, partly because the Rome was so thrilled to finally host the Olympics, particularly since it was forced to give up the 1908 Olympics in the aftermath of the 1906 eruption of Mt. Vesuvius.
		Overall, it seemed to be a memorable Olympics for everyone but the Canadians, who managed just one medal, a rowing silver by the men's eights.
		Impressive enough in itself, but it was the third straight time he won it in a different weight class, bouncing from lightweight in 1952 to light-heavyweight in 1956 to middleweight in 1960.
	www.cbc.ca /olympics/2004/1960.html (1442 words)

	1976 Summer Olympics information - Search.com
		These are the summer Olympic Games organized by the International Olympic Committee.
		It has subsequently hosted the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, the largest city in the province of Alberta, and was selected to host the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, the largest city in the province of British Columbia, and it will become the largest major city in a country ever to host a Winter Olympics.
		The capital of the host province of the Olympics, Quebec City, was a candidate city of the 2002 Winter Olympics.
	webshots.search.com /reference/1976_Summer_Olympics (1462 words)

	That's lnteresting - 1972 Summer Olympics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		In the bid to organise the Olympics, Detroit, Madrid and Montreal were beaten.
		All Olympic events were suspended for one day after the terrorist action became known.
		For the first time, the Olympic Oath is also taken by a representative of the referees.
	www.lnteresting.com /1/19/1972_summer_olympics.html (389 words)

	1912 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		The 1912 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad, were held in 1912 in Stockholm, Sweden.
		For the first time, competitors in the Games came from all five continents symbolized in the Olympic rings.
		Swedish marksman Oscar Swahn became the oldest Olympic gold medalist (up to that time), at the age of 64, in the deer-shooting event.
	www.knowledgehunter.info /wiki/1912_Summer_Olympics (293 words)

	1980 Summer Olympics - Gurupedia
		The Games of the XXII Olympiad were held in 1980 in Moscow, Soviet Union, the first Olympic Games to be held in a socialist country.
		The boycott severely affects a great number of events, and even in events where the top athletes are present, the fields are small.
		Women's field hockey is Olympic for the first time, but all major nations boycott the tournament, leaving only the Soviet team.
	www.gurupedia.com /1/19/1980_summer_olympics.htm (297 words)

	CNN.com - Rogge wins top Olympics job - July 16, 2001
		A yachting competitor in the 1968, 1972 and 1976 Olympics, he succeeds Juan Antonio Samaranch, who is stepping down after 21 years in office.
		He is head of the European Olympic Committees and also has held high-profile roles as IOC coordinator of the 2000 Sydney Olympics and 2004 Athens Games.
		Pound, 59, a finalist in the 1960 Rome Olympics in several swimming events, had led the Salt Lake City scandal probe and is president of the World Anti-Doping Agency.
	archives.cnn.com /2001/WORLD/europe/07/16/olympics.president/index.html (966 words)

	Definition of Yachting (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Most yachting is conducted in salt water, but smaller craft can...
		11: [[Yachting]] for pleasure was formerly the province of the w...
		It is a major [[yachting]] centre with a number of [[marina]]s.
	www.wordiq.com.cob-web.org:8888 /search/Yachting.html (297 words)

	Gatorsports.com :: 100 years of Gator Football (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		In view 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.
		Carl Lewis makes his first appearance in the Olympics of 4 and equals the performance of Jesse Owens of 1936 and wins four gold medals in the 100m, 200m, 4x400m relay and the Long Jump.
		The Olympic Velodrome and the Olympic Swim Stadium, funded largely by the 7-Eleven and McDonald's corporations respectively, were the only two new venues constructed specifically for the L.A. Games.
	www.gatorsports.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?template=wiki&text=1984_Summer_Olympics (1649 words)

	Olympics Booklist - Allen County Public Library
		Traces the history of the Olympics from its beginning in 776 B.C. to the present and relates stories of particular events such as track and field, gymnastics, and speed skating.
		Run with Me, Nike: The Olympics in 420 B.C. Explores the development of the modern Olympic games from their inception in 1896, discussing location, logistics, rituals, events, and who is allowed to participate.
		Explores the development of the modern Olympic games from their inception in 1896, discussing location, logistics, rituals, events, and who is allowed to participate.
	www.acpl.lib.in.us /children/olympics.html (1156 words)

	Wikinfo \| 1960 Summer Olympics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		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.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=1960_Summer_Olympics (306 words)

	1980 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Olympic Yachting Center¹, Tallinn, Estonian SSR - yachting
		1980 Summer Olympics – Moscow, Russia, USSR — US-led boycott
		1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1980_Summer_Olympics (796 words)

	1984 Olympics — Infoplease.com
		The American gold rush was led by 23-year-old Carl Lewis, who duplicated Jesse Owens' 1936 track and field grand slam by winning the 100 and 200 meters and the long jump, and anchoring the 4x100 meter relay.
		The L.A. Olympics were the first privately financed Games ever and made an unheard of profit of $215 million.
		Now the good news: no Olympics, no fair; operators predict modest rise in domestic motorcoach tours after diasppointing year.
	www.infoplease.com /ipsa/A0114812.html (469 words)

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