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	Encyclopedia: 1984 Summer Olympics
		Olympic Fanfare and Theme is a piece of music written by John Williams for the 1984 Olympic Games, which were held in Los Angeles.
		Baseball at the 1984 Summer Olympics was a demonstration sport for the sixth time, and it was the first time that the sport had been played in an Olympic tournament in the United States.
		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.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/1984-Summer-Olympics (3303 words)

	1984 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Los Angeles was selected on May 18, 1978 on the 80th IOC session without voting, because it was the only city to bid to host the 1984 Summer Olympics.
		In the wake of the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, 14 Eastern Bloc countries including the Soviet Union, East Germany and Cuba, boycotted these Olympics (the USSR announced its 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.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1984_Summer_Olympics (520 words)

	1976 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		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 successful 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles that cities began to line up to be hosts again.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1976_Summer_Olympics (1152 words)

	Encyclopedia: 1972 Summer Olympics
		the Olympic swimming hall, the "Olympiahalle" (a multipurpose facility) and the Olympic stadium (Olympiastadion).
		One of the Black September kidnappers on the balcony of the Israeli hostel at the Olympic village The Munich massacre occurred at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany, when members of the Israeli Olympic team were taken hostage by the Palestinian terrorist organization Black September, assumed to be an...
		Handball at the 1972 Summer Olympics was the second appearance of the sport at the Olympics, returning to the Olympic program after a 36 year absence.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/1972-Summer-Olympics (3943 words)

	1972 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		All Olympic events were briefly suspended but Avery Brundage, the IOC President, decided that "The Games must go on" and so they were continued a day later.
		They were banned from the Olympics for life, as were Tommie Smith and John Carlos in the 1968 Summer Olympics.
		In basketball, the United States' Olympic winning streak, which started in 1936, was ended by the Soviet Union team's close victory in the final game.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1972_Summer_Olympics (800 words)

	1956 Summer Olympics - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Games of the XVI Olympiad were held in 1956 in Melbourne, Australia, although the equestrian events could not be held in Australia due to quarantine regulations.
		Because Melbourne is situated in the southern hemisphere, the Olympics were held later in the year than those held in the northern hemisphere.
		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...
	open-encyclopedia.com /1956_Summer_Olympics (405 words)

	NZ Summer Olympic History
		Yachting produced a couple of gold medals from Russell Coutts in the Finn Class and Rex Sellars and Chris Timms in the Tornado.
		The 1992 Olympic year kicked off in spectacular fashion for New Zealand as Annelise Coberger won this country's first Winter Olympic medal when she claimed silver in slalom skiing in Albertville.
		Yachting secured other medals in the Star Class where Don Cowie and Rod Davis won silver, the 470s where Leslie Egnot and Jan Shearer also won silver and Craig Monk who won a bronze in the Finn.
	www.olympic.org.nz /Article.aspx?ID=343 (1747 words)

	Encyclopedia: 1992 Summer Olympics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Unified Team used the Olympic flag The Unified Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona was a joint team consisting of twelve of the fifteen former Soviet republics.
		Jump to: navigation, search 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.
		Jump to: navigation, search 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/1992-Summer-Olympics (3414 words)

	1984 Summer Olympics: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com - All about 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).
		Synchronized swimming and rhythmic gymnastics debut in Los Angeles as Olympic events, as doeswind surfing.
		China returns to the Olympics after a long absence and wins 15 gold medals.
	www.encyclopedian.com /19/1984-Summer-Olympics.html (273 words)

	yachting
		Meanwhile, yacht racing continued to evolve, with the development of recognised classes of racing yachts, from small dinghies up to huge maxi yachts.
		These days, yacht racing is a common participant sport around the developed world, particularly where favourable wind conditions and access to reasonably-sized bodies of water are available - most yachting is conducted in salt water, but smaller craft can be and are raced on lakes and even larger rivers.
		Larger yachts are also raced on harbours, but the most prestigious yacht races are point-to-point long distance races on the open ocean.
	www.fact-library.com /yachting.html (633 words)

	biology - 1976 Summer Olympics
		It was the first time in Olympic history that the host country won no gold medals (the only other time this occurred was in Calgary in 1988).
		With the Olympic massacre from the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich on everyone's minds, security was topflight for the 1976 games.
		1984 and 1976 are seen as examples of what to do and not to do when organizing the Olympics, and serve as object lessons to prospectant host cities.
	biologydaily.com /biology/1976_Summer_Olympics (860 words)

	1984 Summer Olympics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Games of the XXIII Olympiad were held in 1984 in Los Angeles, United States.Los Angeles was the only city to bid to host the 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, andthe first of her country in the 400 m hurdles.
	www.therfcc.org /1984-summer-olympics-51973.html (304 words)

	Knowledge King - 1972 Summer Olympics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		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.
		In basketball, the United States' Olympic winning streak, which started in 1936, was ended.
	www.knowledgeking.net /encyclopedia/1/19/1972_summer_olympics.html (388 words)

	brinyman-1984 Olympic Yachting Retrospective
		The Southern California yachting community was blessed with a wealth of talent and experience in the area of race management.
		Nonetheless, it was readily apparent that a series of Olympic training regattas was essential to the success of the 1984 events.
		To this end (in the summer of 1980) five organizations came together to form an entity whose sole purpose was to organize and stage a series of three pre-Olympic regattas.
	www.brinyman.com /1984olympics.htm (416 words)

	1960 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		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.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1960_Summer_Olympics (330 words)

	Learn more about 1936 Summer Olympics in the online encyclopedia. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		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.
		For the first time the Olympic Flame was brought to the Olympic Town by a torch relay, with the starting point in Olympia, Greece.
		The games were the first to have live television coverage, Telefunken and Fernseh broadcast over seventy hours of coverage to specially erected booths throughout the city.
	www.onlineencyclopedia.org /1/19/1936_summer_olympics.html (481 words)

	1984 olympic games (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Olympic Games - of both the 1932 and 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games and suggested, - Angeles signs an agreement with the IOC to be the host of the 1984 Olympic Games.
		Olympics During the Cold War (1980 and 1984) - 1980 and 1984 Olympics - This was particularly evident during the 1980 and 1984 Olympic Games.
		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 /1984-olympic-games.htm (1298 words)

	Olympics
		The Olympic Games are a competition in summer and winter sports held every four years for athletes from all over the world.
		Nineteen-ninety-six marked the 100th anniversary of the modern Olympics and the 96th anniversary of women in the Olympics.
		Special Olympics is an international program of year-round sports training and athletic competition for more than one million children and adults with special needs.
	www.shambles.net /pages/students/Olympics (1547 words)

	1992 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		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 slalom canoeing returns to the Games after a 20-year absence.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1992_Olympics (433 words)

	Knowledge King - 1984 Summer Olympics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The People's Republic of China returns to the Olympics after a long absence and wins 15 gold medals.
		In weightlifting, athletes from Chinese Taipei (Taiwan) and PRC win a medal in the same event.
		Steffi Graf wins your first Olympic title,but it don´t have notting honor,because the tennis are a demo sport
	www.knowledgeking.net /encyclopedia/1/19/1984_summer_olympics.html (282 words)

	HMY Britannia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		HM Yacht Britannia was the 83rd Royal Yacht since the restoration of King Charles II in 1660 (Charles II himself had 25 Royal Yachts, while five were simultaneously in service in 1831).
		Britannia was built at the shipyard of John Brown & Co. Ltd in Glasgow, Scotland, being launched by Queen Elizabeth II on 16 April 1953 and commissioned on 11 January 1954.
		During her career as Royal Yacht (she was designed to be converted into a hospital ship in time of war, though this facility was never used), she conveyed the Queen, other members of the Royal Family, and various dignitaries on 696 foreign visits and 272 visits in British waters.
	www.kiwipedia.com /en/royal-yacht-britannia.html (372 words)

	1980 Summer Olympics: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com - All about 1980 Summer Olympics
		The Games of the XXII Olympiad were held in 1980 in Moscow, Soviet Union.
		Women's field hockey is Olympic for the first time, but all major nations boycott the tournament.
		The team of Zimbabwe is invited just a week before the start of the Games, but it wins the nation's first gold medal.
	www.encyclopedian.com /19/1980-Summer-Olympics.html (287 words)

	Middle East Open Encyclopedia: Archery at the 1984 Summer Olympics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		After boycotting the 1980 Summer Olympics, the United States returned to archery in 1984 and edged out the newly powerful Korean team.
		This began an era of dominance for the Korean women's team, which through the 2004 Summer Olympics has won every women's archery gold medal for which they have since competed.
		Seven of the top eight archers were from nations that had been absent from the 1980 Summer Olympics.
	www.baghdadmuseum.org /ref/index.php?title=Archery_at_the_1984_Summer_Olympics (408 words)

	1984 Summer Olympics - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		In the wake of the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, most of the Eastern Bloc, including the Soviet Union, East Germany and Cuba, boycotted these Olympics (the USSR announced its intention not to participate on May 8, 1984).
		Though an Eastern Bloc country, Romania does not boycott and wins a national-record 53 medals.
		1984 Summer Olympics, Highlights, Medals awarded, Medal count, Nations, See also and External links.
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/1984_Summer_Olympics (478 words)

	Read about 1984 Summer Olympics at WorldVillage Encyclopedia. Research 1984 Summer Olympics and learn about 1984 Summer ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Read about 1984 Summer Olympics at WorldVillage Encyclopedia.
		IOC session without voting, because it was the only city to bid to host the 1984 Summer Olympics.
		Grammy Award for Williams and becomes the commonly known musical theme for the Olympic Games.
	encyclopedia.worldvillage.com /s/b/1984_Summer_Olympics (400 words)

	Find Cap Yachting Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Inland Lake Yachting Association (ILYA), father of Scow sailboat racing, organizing scow and junior events in Classes A,E,C,M-16,MC,I-20 scows and X Boats, IODs and Lasers.
		Yachting at the 1984 Summer Olympics (enc.) yachting cap.
		YÃ¼ksel Yachting was formed in 1989 and was one of the first companies to base its activities in Netsel Marina.
	www.watersportinfo.com /yachting/A-C/cap-yachting.html (404 words)

	Definition of 1996 Summer Olympics - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		More seriously, the 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.
		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.
	biocrawler.com /biowiki/1996_Summer_Olympics (801 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)

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