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Eccles-Jordan TriggerDespite popular misconceptions there is no link between the ring colors and a continent, the colors simply came from those colors...
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The five interlocking rings represent five continents or major geographical areas of the world. The five main regions: Africa,...
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There have been two winter Olympic games held in Japan. In the winter Olympics in Nagano in 1998, US women won four (4) gold...
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The benefits of hosting the Olympic Games are:- increased employment - lots of workers needed for construction of facilities...
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Athletes per Country Competing in the Olympics 11,028 athletes participated in the 2008 Summer Games in Beijing. 2,629...
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Olympic Games Countries do not "host" the Olympic Games. Cities are selected as hosts of the Games. 1896- Athens, Greece ...
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The first Olympic Games were held in 776 BC. They Began as a religious festival and were held every 4 years. They were held in...
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The 5 rings represent the 5 continents. They are interlaced to show the universality of Olympism and the meeting of the athletes...
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Greece will go first and last. Greece will come in first and last - the flag will be carried into the stadium first, and the...
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Switzerland, France & Great Britain. ! : ) The correct answer is actually Greece , Great Britain and Australia
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The first recorded winner was in 776 B.C.-Every four years in Olympia-For four days at a time (5 days if you count the opening...
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It was certainly used as part of an Olympic advertising campaign, but the actual origins are somewhat unsure. It was a part...
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Yes. In gymnastics, the athlete must be 16 to compete in the Olympics..or turning 16 in that year. Before 1996, however, the...
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Take a train from St Moritz to Chur. At Chur change for a train to Zurich. At Zurich Hauptbahnhof take a train to the Paris...
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Through the 2008 Games in Beijing, 2. Lauren Burns won gold in women's flyweight class at the 2000 Games in Sydney and Daniel...
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London, UK in the 1948 Summer Games.
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1996 - Atlanta, United States 2000 - Sydney, Australia2004 - Athens, Greece2008 - Beijing, China
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1940 summer Olympic games held in Tokyo, Japan. Cancelled due to WWII 1940 winter Olympic games held in Sapparo Japan. Cancelled...
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Carl Lewis won 10 Olympic medals ... 9 gold and 1 silver. The gold medals were in long jump (4 - 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996), 100...
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Barbiturates are a type of drug that falls under the general category of sedative.
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The Olympic ring colors (including the White Background) symbolizes the colors of the flags of the countries that participate in...
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The five rings represent the 5 continents of the world: Africa, America, Asia, Europe and Oceania(including Australia) Blue:...
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The Olympic Flag has rings of Blue, Yellow, Black, Green, Red in order from left to right, on a white background.
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Ecuador first went to the Summer Olympics in 1924 and has participated in every Summer Olympics since 1968. At the 2008 Games,...
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It was not a person. It was the sun with parabolic mirrors focused to a center point to ignite the flame.
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Paralympic games.
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Balázs Kiss of Hungary with a throw of 81.24 meters (266 feet, 6 1/2 inches).
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To compete ferociously and to the victor goes the laurel wreath.
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It depends on 2 factors: 1) The Winter or Summer Game 2) Geographical Factor The reason for the first factor is obvious. If you...
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There are many differences between the ancient and modern Olympics. Main reasons would be the appearance of the competitors i.e....
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Denise Lewis of Great Britain won gold in heptathlon at the 2000 Summer Games in Sydney.
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Closing ceremonies are scheduled for August 12.
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Through the 2008 Games in Beijing, three athletes have won 8 Olympic medals in dressage ... 1) Reimer Klimke - Germany: won 5...
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The Olympics were invented in (held in for the first time) 776 BC, in Ancient Greece.
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Apparantly The people who organise it are trying to organise for the games to be held in London and use the facilities used by...
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No. The single alternate left on the Men's Gymnastics team did not receive a medal when his team took the bronze
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Scottie Pippen,Michael Phelps,Charles Barkley,Jesse Owens,Usain Bolt,Michael Jordan,Magic Johnson,Kobe Bryant,Jason Kidd,Dwayne...
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1 ... Armen Melikyan in men's middleweight class weightlifting.
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Yes, Puerto Rico has won 6 medals, including one silver. All of the medals were won in boxing.
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Yes, it hosted the Olympics at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics
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19 billion dollars with the help of british and U.S tax funds
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Sydney, Australia was the host city for the 2000 Summer Olympics.
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The Dreamcast is not backwards compatible with earlier Sega game consoles, so it is not possible to play Sega CD games on a...
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Worth of Gold According to the Olympic Charter, the gold and silver medals must each be made of at least 92.5 percent pure...
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There were terrorist problems once. They had to cancel the Olympics for the year. I believe that it was a European country. (Not...
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AnswerThat was Jesse Owens, a black man from Alabama. He won four gold medals at the Berlin Olympics which demonsatrated, very...
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There is no specific corresponding continent towards each of the rings. One or more of the 5 colours (blue, red, black, yellow...
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AnswerWell, the Germans lost, but that is too simple an answer. A cease fire was proclaimed on November 11th and the Treaty of...
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Through the 2008 Games in Beijing, no athlete from Philippines has won an Olympic gold medal. Philippine athletes have won 2...
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The only requirement i can think of is that it must snow in February.
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The first modern Olympic Games were held in Athens in 1896. The first ancient Olympic Games were held in Olympia, Greece in 776...
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2 ... a bronze by Keith Mwila in men's light-flyweight class boxing at the 1984 Summer Games in Los Angeles and a silver by...
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Prior to the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver, that was the 1988 Winter Games in Calgary.
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The Olympic Rings are the one symbol that is now synonymous with the Olympic Games. Designed in 1913 by Pierre de Coubertin, they...
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Through the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver, Jamaica has participated in 21 Olympics ... 15 Summer Games and 6 Winter Games.
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Through the 2008 Games in Beijing, boxing and athletics. Keith Mwila won a bronze medal in men's light flyweight class boxing at...
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Actually, i just took his advice and that is not the correct answer this is:2,544
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AnswerThe following nations are likely to particpate in the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, from 10 February to 24 February...
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Worth of Gold According to the Olympic Charter, the gold and silver medals must each be made of at least 92.5 percent pure...
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Prince Hubertus von Hohenlohe
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jIZZZ IN MY PANTS
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1896 when the first modern Olympics were held.
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135 women, 2,954 men
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London has hosted the Olympics twice, once in 1908 and again in 1948, (they will host the Olympics again in 2012).
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The Five Rings on the Olympic Flag The rings on the Olympic flag represent the five continents of the world that have come...
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Dundee (Scotland) born Liz McColgan competed for Great Britain in 3 Olympics ... the 1988 Summer Games in Seoul, 1992 Summer...
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Dion pearce, Ryan millar, Ethan bilsby, peter rye, jayke parkinson and Emma tyrell sorry Emma don't no how to spell your name i...
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Here is a good link that should answer most of your question :) http://www.infoplease.com/ipsa/A0115111.html
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Two: Rudi Ball, the star of the ice hockey team and Helene Mayer, Fencing, Foil, Individual Women, SILVER.
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Vancouver, Canada is the site of the 2010 Winter Games. The next Summer games will be in London in 2012.
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302 events and 28 sports What are they? Could you tell us?
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Fifty-seven countries participated in the 1988 Winter Games: Andorra Argentina Australia Austria Belgium Bolivia Bulgaria ...
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The rings represent the five continents that compete in the Olympics (North America and South America are considered one...
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I'm pretty sure it's 8 silver medals and Xeu Tian should have won the silver medal in Martial Arts.
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The Olympic Games were suspended during the World Wars (in 1916, 1940 and 1944). They also were discontinued for many years...
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Tokyo, Japan, Summer, 1964 Sapporo, Japan, Winter, 1972 Seoul, South Korea, Summer, 1988 Nagano, Japan, Winter. 1998 Beijing,...
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The cheaters would be fined heavily and the money received from those fines would be used to create statues of gods and champion...
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If your referring to the Ancient Olympics then it was the Pankration. It was a blend of wrestling and boxing. Rules outlawed only...
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All the countries in the world.
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For the winter olympics, it was Vonetta Flowers in 2002 for two-women bobsleigh. But for generally, that was John Baxter Taylor...
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history is anything that is past recorded, weather about culture, food or people. History is also about all the remaining facts...
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Jesse Owens Answer I suppose you mean Jesse Owens. he is so gay man
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Answer1900 was the first Olympics when women were allowed to compete in golf, tennis, and croquet.
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Three 1936 Winter Garmisch-Partenkirchen, 1936 Summer Berlin, 1972 Summer Munich
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Information on Portugal's Olympic athletes is available at the website for DatabaseOlympics. The first screen for Portugal lists...
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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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Charlotte Cooper became the first female to win an Olympic Gold Medal (for tennis) in 1900.
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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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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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AnswerBlue, black, red, yellow, and green
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Bjørn Dæhlie (12 medals).
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A total of 311 athletes from 13 countries participated in the first Olympics, where the US placed first, defeating Greece.
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(Summer Games up to 2012 and Winter Games up to 2014) Summer Olympic Games: 1896 - Athens, Greece 1900 - Paris, France 1904 -...
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Architecture (arch, dome) Language (Latin) Sports Religion Government
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Steven Stakmos, a brilliant hockey player drafted first in the 2008 Entry Draft, probably did not make the team because of the...
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