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The Olympics is known as the biggest meet of many sports. Athletes in this meet do not play for a team or club, but rather represent their country. Competing for your country in the Olympics is considered the highest honor by many.
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Jim Fox won a gold medal in the Summer Olympics of 1976 in the Pentathlon event.
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Kanu won the Men's Football gold medal at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics as a member of the Nigerian team that won the tournament.
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No, the R.M.S Olympic went out out of service in 1935.
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The ancient Olympics were rather different from the modern Games. For one thing, only free men who spoke Greek could compete so...
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AnswerIf you look hard enough, you can probably find a former olympic athelete living near you, after all, thousands of people...
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Though they need to train in secrecy to prevent Israeli forces from demolishing their facilities, with financing (often from...
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Total Number of gold Medals awarded at the Athens Olympics were 301.
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well 7,000,000 tickets go on SALE more are sold before that and most of the tickets are sold. so close to 7,500,000 is my guess.
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No one knows how the Olympics started but the earliest known record of them was 776 BC. They were held in Olympia, Greece and...
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America has hosted 4 summer Olympic games and 4 winter Olympic games. Try the Olympic web site at http://www.olympic.org for...
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Summer Olympic Games 1896 - Athens 1900 - Paris 1904 - St. Louis 1908 - London 1912 - Stockholm 1920 - Antwerp 1924 -...
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The Olympic Flame, Olympic Fire, Olympic Torch, Olympic Light, Olympic Eye, and Olympic Sun is a symbol of the Olympic Games....
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Yeah, so in other words you will want an auger and an ice saw, and if you do not want to freeze to death a really nice wetsuit,...
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of course you at least need to be 16.
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Joan Benoit won the first ever Olympic Women's Marathon held in Los Angeles in 1984 with a time of 2:24:52.
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AnswerThe Olympics is by far the most popular, with nearly everyone in the World, from every continent (apart from Antarctica,...
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This question is moot because the mile is not an Olympic event. The closest in distance is the 1500m.
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THEY WERE NAMED AFTER THE HOME OF THE ANCIENT GREEK GODS BECAUSE THE GAMES WERE HELD IN HONOR OF THEM. EACH GOD WAS HONORED IN...
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I cant give you an answer to the first question, but to the second: It normally consists of Running, Cycling and...
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The first Olympic medal was won by James Cleveland Owens, a.k.a. Jesse Owens.
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Games was started in 1896. There have been 28 Olympic Games held.
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i know it weigh,s 10.5 pounds because my grandad made it ! x
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According to the IOC's official website, Norway held the 1994 Winter Olympics in 1994. The country has also held the 1952 Winter...
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500 grams to 576 grams (according to Official Vancouver 2010 Olympic website).
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Through the 2010 Games in Vancouver, 55 (13 gold, 25 silver, 17 bronze). All of Jamaica's medals have been won in the Summer...
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There were either 13 or 14 countries with athletes at the 1896 Olympics. That is because Chile claims to have one athlete that...
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they were held because they wanted to honor the greek god Zeus And like the greek god Zues is like the most cool god in the...
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http://www.infoplease.com/spot/winter-olympics-2006countries.html 80 Two parts to this answer: 1) There are no...
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Kick Boxing No, it is not. There are many requirements to be considered, including the existence of an international regulatory...
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I believe that both are appealing, depends. but if i have to say anything, i think the summer ones are more mass appealing due to...
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The countries entered the stadium in alphabetical order (Italian alphabetical order) with the exception of Greece--first country...
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Participation: 77 National Olympic Committees (Nations) 2,399 athletes (886 women, 1,513 men) 78 events 22,000...
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tickets to the olympic games cost £350 per day per person all events ticket costs £1150 per person. or you can have a family...
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It is a swimming event for both men and women.
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There is no difference in size if you swim the 50 meter in the JOs vs the Olympics it is still 50 meters.
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Balder von Schirach, Reich governor of Vienna, claimed Hitler said after the 100 meter dash victory by Jesse Owens: "The...
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I hope this will help. The pool in Federal Way that was first used in the 1990 Goodwill games has a diving well 75' x 58' and a...
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randomly they were just picked randomly.
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In line with the Olympic ideals, there are no most important game in the modern Olympics. There are however the so called "Blue...
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Chamonix, France, 86 years ago. Short History via http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_Olympics The first international...
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The purpose of the Olympics was to create a competition which athletes around the world can join in together. There is also award...
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boys only because Zeus thought girls a thereat to himself and soon many more agreed. It's true!!!
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because ICE IS CLEAR It's just done with computer graphics... there is an NPR interview with the CEO of...
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Their sponsors!
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Lebanon Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
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Backlash from the waves hitting the side of the pools and then back into the lane makes for an unfair, choppy conditions. Also...
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since he loved sports he wanted to create something that was used in it
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3 events :)
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paula radcliff, kelly Holmes AnswerSprinters are those runners that run 100 meter and 200 meter races. Notable Olympic...
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AnswerBlue, black, red, yellow, and green
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1 No. While there has been discussion about adding dodge ball as an Olympics sport, it will not be played in the 2008 Olympics....
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Hasek won gold with the Czech National Team at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano.
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Men & Women's Individual BMX Men & Women's 10k Marathon Swim Women's 3000m Steeplechase Women's team Sabre &...
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In Scandinavia, Sonja means wisdom.
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Bjørn Dæhlie (12 medals).
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2 ... a gold in women's 4x100 meter relay and a silver in women's 100 meter dash.
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At the 2008 Games in Beijing, 77 countries sent athletes to compete in boxing: Algeria Argentina Armenia Australia ...
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There has to be tighter security. Many of the spectators and athletes dont attend out of fear of these terrorists
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is is 4 for all of you is is 4 for all of you is is 4 for all of you is is 4 for all of you is is 4 for all of you is is 4...
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I know that New Zealand has won 77 medals all up but this year 2008 they will have more because the bEIJING olympics.
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US women won 4 gold medals at the 1998 Games in Nagano: 1) US women's ice hockey team 2) Picabo Street - Alpine skiing Super G ...
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Women were first allowed to compete in the 1900 Olympics in Paris. There were 19 women out of a total of 1,225 athletes.
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Ph of an Olympic Swimming Pool or for that matter any pool or spa should be maintained between 7.2 to 7.6 with 7.4 being ideal....
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Don't know how exact you need, but about 2000- 2500.
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Spain, Argentina, Venezuela and Costa Rica
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Prior to World War I, an ice hockey teams had seven players on the ice at one time when it was penalty free. One goaltender, two...
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Greece in 1896.
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because Greco-Roman wrestling are done without clothes, perhaps?
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Barry Hearn (PDC Owner) is trying very hard to get darts in the Olympics 2012. www.pdcworldchampionship.co.uk
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The Olympic Athletes Oath: " In the name of all the competitors I promise that we shall take part in these Olympic Games,...
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She was not wearing approved swimming apparal. Actually, she wasn't wearing anything .... she was swimming in the nude.
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AnswerAnd the winner is .......SYDNEY!!!!!!Actually the best stadium was a tie between two. Both of the stadiums have been in the...
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As of November 30, 2007 the team has not yet been announced.
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The requirements vary from country to country and sport to sport. The requirements for each sport are set by the governing body...
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Bruce Jenner won gold at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal in the decathlon.
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Women's football debuted at the 1996 Games in Atlanta.
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Panathenaic Stadium in Athens, Greece in 1896.
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The first Portuguese athlete to compete in the Olympics was Francisco Lázaro, who took part in the Marathon at the 1912 Olympics...
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The judges are choosen from all around the world, and to be a judge you have to have a special certificate that proves that you...
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That was swimmer Michael Phelps of the United States with 8: Gold 100 meter butterfly 200 meter butterfly 200 meter...
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These events\games were in the Olympics when they first began: Boxing Equestrian events * Chariot racing * Riding ...
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Sydney 2000 Medal Table Nation Gold Silver Bronze 1. United States of America...
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According to the official International Olympic Committee's website, "Current Olympic Games programme (For the Beijing 2008...
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