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Eccles-Jordan Triggerthe answer is 7 gold medals ! if you didnt know already x
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Through the 2008 Games in Beijing, India has won one Olympic tennis medal. That was a bronze by Leander Paes in men's singles at...
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Antwerp is in Belgium.
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Asia, Europe, The Americas (both North and South America), Australia, and Africa.
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Three sports that I know of at one time allowed women to compete against men. Sailing at one time had several events open to men...
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As of the 2008 Games, that would be gymnast Larissa Latynina of the former Soviet Union who won 18 medals (9 gold, 5 silver, 4...
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The stade.
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WWII was big issue at the time. Majors wars usually interfere with international events back then because there was no U.N. until...
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They were Ostracised from the international community after WWI due to the fact they plunged Europe into war.
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Table Tennis, Diving, Gymnastics
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0, zip, none, They won 1 medal Bronze in football
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To date South America and Africa and of course Antarctica have never hosted.
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Yes they did. Bekele is hte proof.
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Australia's Kieren John Perkins won gold medals in men's 1500m freestyle at both Barcelona (1992) and Atlanta (1996).
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Paris 1900: tennis, croquet, golf and sailing. St Louis 1904: archery. London 1908: figure skating. Stockholm 1912:swimming....
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A link to all the gold medals won is below.
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the olympic flag was first used in 2020 I don't think this is correct as we are still in the year 2009. I believe the answer...
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That was Zimbabwe. That gold medal was the only medal Zimbabwe had won in Olympic competition until 2004 when Kirsty Coventry won...
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No, there are no Mexican Olympians, all the ones that can jump, swim, and run, are already in the United States, thus would...
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That was Sailer Barbara Kendall who won silver at those games in sailboard.
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28 African and Middle Eastern countries boycotted the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal because of New Zealand's participation in...
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At the earliest known Olympics held in 776 BC, the only event was a foot race of approximately 200 meters. At the first modern...
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As of the 2008 Games, Australia has won 386 Summer Olympic medals (117 gold, 122 silver, 147 bronze) and 6 Winter Olympic medals...
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Spain has competed in 17 Winter Olympic Games (all since 1936) and in 21 Summer Olympic Games (all except 1896, 1904, 1908, 1912,...
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Any free, greek man. if a married woman tried to come, she'd be killed. unmarried girls also had their own race.
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Paris ha held the Olympics 2 times i think.first in 1900and second in 1924p.s sorry if its too late, don't know how long ago you...
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The first team sport in the Olympics was water polo.
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Misha the bear.
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the next olympics will be in 2012 . These will be held in London.
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In the 2000 Sydney Olympics there were three official mascots, Ollie, Syd and Millie.Syd was a platypus, Ollie was an echidna,...
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80 years
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As of this point in time, Mark Spitz holds that title with 11 medals in swimming: 9 gold, 1 silver, and one bronze. Michael...
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ἐκεχειρία ( Ekecheiria)
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The first sports event called the Olympic games in the modern era was held in Much Wenlock (a village in England) in 1850. The...
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Duncan White was 30 years old (born March 1, 1918) when he won silver in the 400 meter dash at the 1948 Games in London.
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1924 in Chamonix, France
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No, the US did not compete in the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. They boycotted the Games due to the Soviet Union's invasion of...
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new zealand new zealand new zealand
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That is Michael Phelps of the United States who has won 16 Olympic medals (14 gold, 2 bronze).
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101 in total35 Golds39 Silvers27 Bronze
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As of the 2008 Games, Ireland has won 20 medals (8 gold, 6 silver, 6 bronze). Ireland first competed in the Olympics as an...
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In 1896, when the first modern Olympic was held, The first medals of the modern Olympics awarded in Track and Field, more...
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Summer 1904 St Louis 1932 Los Angeles 1984 Los Angeles 1996 AtlantaWinter 1934 Lake Placid 1960 Squaw Valley 1980 Lake Placid...
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The countries that participated in their first Winter Olympics in 2002 were Nepal. Tajikistan, Cameroon, Thailand, and Hong Kong.
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Barcelona, Spain hosted the 25th Summer Olympic Games in 1992.
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Through the 2008 Games in Beijing, that is 17 gold medals at the 2004 Summer Games in Athens.
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There has been no given answer by the IOC, but many figure that it was grouped with baseball. Also, the venue costs are high....
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No they were no Olympics during world war 1 or 2
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Through the 2008 Games in Beijing, Georgia has competed in four Summer Olympics (1996, 2000, 2004, 2008) and four Winter Olympics...
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Through the 2008 Games in Beijing, athletes from Thailand have won 7 gold medals. 1) Somluck Kamsing - men's featherweight...
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The countries which hosted the Olympics are:Australia, Austria, Belgium, Beijing, Canada, China, Finland, Germany, Greece, Italy,...
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Only men ran the 400 meter hurdles event at the 1948 Games in London. The gold medal winner was Roy Cochran of the United States...
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Men: Michael Phelps of USA, Total:16 (14 gold medals, 2 bronze medals) Swimming Women:Larissa Semyonovna Latynina of Russia...
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That was Karnam Malleswari who won a bronze medal in weightlifting at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. As of the 2008 Games,...
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The first Olympics were held in Olympia, Greece and were also invented by the Greeks. When they were held, all wars would pause...
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Three Gold Metals.
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Ok, this is your answer: 1st place, U.S.A. with 1162nd place, Canda with 1063rd place, Russia with ?Please edit russia I am not...
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Through the 2006 Winter Games in Turin, that is Annelise Coberger who won silver in women's slalom skiing at the 1992 Winter...
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That is swimmer Michael Phelps who has won 16 Olympic medals (14 gold, 2 bronze). With regard to U.S. athletes, indeed, Michael...
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Russian gymnast Larysa Latynina, with 18 Olympic medals (nine of which are gold) spread across three Games from 1956 to...
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Through the 2008 Games in Beijing, that is swimmer Michael Phelps who has won 16 medals (14 gold, 2 bronze).
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Opening ceremonies for the 1972 Summer Olympics were held on August 26.
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Click on the link below or paste into your browser window. It gives you details about the Olympics held beginning in 1896. Read...
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ABS medal tally: Australia finishes thirdOn 18 August, the Australian Bureau of Statistics released an alternative view of the...
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Three. 1992 Games in Barcelona - gold in women's windsurfer sailing. 1996 Games in Atlanta - silver in women's windsurfer...
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As of the 2008 Games, that was the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles when New Zealand athletes won 8 gold medals.
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United States of America. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All-time_Olympic_Games_medal_count Will miraclefruitexpress.com
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South Africa did not win a gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. They did win 2 silver medals ... 1) Elena Meyer...
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Sir Stephen Geoffrey Redgrave a British rower won gold medals from 1984 thru 2000.
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148 countries have taken part in the olympics
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100metresThe very first one from the Battle of Marathon to Athens was 26 miles 365 feet. The guy that ran it ran that, got to...
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Eric Heiden won five speed skating medals, all gold, (500 meters, 1000 meters, 1500 meters, 5000 meters, and 10000 meters) and...
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That is Oscar Swahn of Sweden who won silver in the 100 meter team running deer shooting event at the 1920 Games in Antwerp at...
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None but me
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"American Sheila Taormina is poised to become the first athlete in history to compete at the Olympic Games in three different...
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It means you come in first for your event.
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Golf, tug of war, croquet, rugby union, polo.
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That was the 1928 Summer Games in Amsterdam. The first gold medalist in women's 100 meter dash was Betty Robinson of the United...
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I think it real purpose is not to give a chance for the best at the time ot compete, but to bring the world together.
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The last 3 Olympics have been held in (Beijing), Athens, Greece-2004, Sydney,Australia-2000, Atlanta-1996.
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http://www.databaseolympics.com/country/countrypage.htm?cty=NZL New Zealand has won 33 gold medals
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Junior Olympics is a category for swimming. It is the highest category you can get, besides nationals. It is amazing to go there....
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The winners of the last five Olympic Gold medals were as follows: 1992: Unified Team ( Team of players from Russia & former...
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The 1900 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the II Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was...
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They were held in 1924 in the city on Chamonix France
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