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An Olympian's oral history: Joseph Salas, 1924 Olympic Games, boxing by Joseph Salas, 1988
1980 Summer Olympics: 1980 Summer Olympics. Archery at the 1980 Summer Olympics,Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics, Boxing at the 1980 Summer Olympics, Canoeing at the 1980 Summer Olympics
The Silent Gladiators by Nicholas, A. Hopping, 2007-10-01
The Olympic Games in Antiquity by Tina Zissimou, 2002-12-01

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Boxing In The Olympics :: Term Papers, Essays - Free Summary Of Research Paper #
As such, the sport of boxing holds a place in olympic history as one of the oldestexemplars of this spirit. Although not one of the original sports
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Extractions: Home Sell Buy FAQs ... Contact Us We have thousands of high-quality term papers, research papers, essays, book reports and dissertations on every topic. At AcaDemon, you can download those term papers to help you write yours! You can be sure that the term paper, essay, book report or research paper, you download are top-quality, competitively priced and high-level work. Paper #020014 :: Boxing in the Olympics - Buy and instantly download this paper now A look at its history, rules, ancient and modern forms and democratic aspect. 1,800 words, 8 sources, $ 63.95 USD From the Paper: "Olympism evokes "the ancient principles of pure athletic emulation for the sake of serving and disseminating ideals of humanism, peace and simplicity.". As such, the sport of Boxing holds a place in Olympic history as one of the oldest exemplars of this spirit. Although not one of the original sports included in the ancient Greek festival contests, Boxing was added early on, in the twenty-third Olympiad (708 B. C.).. Indeed, it was the Boxing event that marked one of the Olympic Games' earliest dramas. In 480 B. C., even as the fate of Greece lay in the balance while the famous "300 Spartans" held off the invading Persian juggernaut at Thermopylae, the stadium in Olympia was full: thousands watched the finals of the Boxing tournament being played out to their conclusion.. Drama has always been a major part of Boxing, presenting as..."
History Of SPORTS AND GAMES
history of SPORTS AND GAMES from historyWorld.net including Greek athletics,olympic games boxing is added to the sports of the olympic games in 688 BC.
http://www.historyworld.net/wrldhis/PlainTextHistories.asp?groupid=2274&HistoryI
USA Boxing - THE HISTORY OF USA BOXING
The history of USA boxing. PAST CHAMPIONS The popularity of olympicstyle sboxing has spread worldwide since that time and has developed its own
http://www.usaboxing.org/873.htm

Extractions: What began as combat between Greek and Roman empires somewhere in the neighborhood of 4000 BC has evolved into one of the most popular sports in the history of modern sport, practiced in nearly every country throughout the world. Records allude to pugilistic games and festivals very brutal in nature as combatants fought often to their death, aided by the brutal use of metal studs and spikes. Today, boxing, particularly amateur boxing, is no longer brutal in nature as the sport adheres itself to the strictest of safety constraints, where utmost attention is paid to the safety of the boxer. Amateur boxing now uses gloves without spikes and contests are determined by the use of a computer, rather than by death. Yet, for all its changes, boxing is relatively unchanged in one satisfying way: it is still hand-to-hand, one-on-one combat, pitting a boxer against someone of relative strength and size both of whom are left to battle for the prize and glory of a nation. Both are skilled in pugilistic technique and the boxer who can combat the other's defenses and offenses shall in turn be declared the winner. As simple and pure as it was in 4000 BC. Since becoming an organized sport in 1888, Olympic-style or amateur boxing has enoyed a rich tradition of excellence in the United States. The sport has provided competitve opportunities for hundreds and thousands of young men and now young women. When Olympic-style boxing was organized as one of the first sports in the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU), the sport's popularity was mainly limited to the United States. In the early years, amateur boxing's rules were based primarily on professional boxing's regulations.
RecFacts 513: Canada's Summer Olympic History - Alberta Community Development
RecFacts 513 Canada s Summer olympic history boxing 3 5 6 14. Canoeing 3 64 13. Shooting 4 3 2 9. Wrestling 0 3 5 8. Yachting 0 2 5 7
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Extractions: RecFacts 513: Canada's Summer Olympic History Team G S B Total Size 1896 Athens Did Not Compete 1900 Paris 1 1 2 1* 1904 St. Louis 4 1 1 6 43 1907 London 3 3 9 15 91 1912 Stockholm 3 2 3 8 36 1916 Berlin Games Not Held 1920 Antwerp 2 3 3 8 47 1924 Paris 3 1 4 73 1928 Amsterdam 4 4 7 15 71 1932 Los Angeles 2 5 8 15 102 1936 Berlin 1 3 5 9 109 1940 Tokyo, Helsinki Games Not Held 1944 London Games Not Held 1948 London 1 2 3 106 1952 Helsinki 1 2 3 113 1956 Melbourne 2 1 3 6 99 1960 Rome 1 1 97 1964 Tokyo 1 2 1 4 118 1968 Mexico City 1 3 1 5 143 1972 Munich 2 3 5 220 1976 Montreal 5 6 11 414 1980 Moscow Did Not Compete 211** 1984 Los Angeles 10 18 16 44 436 1988 Seoul 3 2 5 10 354 1992 Barcelona 6 5 7 18 314 1996 Atlanta Totals 38 61 75 174 * No official team sent, but George Orton, a Canadian studying in the United States, won two medals competing on his own.
Boxing-forum.co.uk :: View Topic - Boxing History
Post Posted Sun Apr 03, 2005 253 pm Post subject boxing history England wontwo Gold medals at the Antwerp olympic boxing Championships.
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HoustonChronicle.com - Lopez: American Amateurs Just That In World Of Olympic Bo
no American boxer medaled in Sydney, which was a first in olympic history . There s just no more creativity, no pizazz left in olympic boxing.
http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/sports/lopez/2751584

Extractions: Requires the free RealPlayer or Flash Complete coverage var zcode = " " document.write(zcode) ATHENS, Greece There was a sequence 30 seconds into the bout that made it feel like 1984 again. It felt like Olympic boxing mattered. Like it has a future. Andre Dirrell, a baby-faced bolt of charisma and electricity from Flint, Mich., snapped a jab into the face of his Algerian opponent. And then, flashing blistering hand speed, Dirrell stepped in with a flurry of lefts and rights that looked like something out of Sugar Ray Leonard's bag of tricks. "I knew I was the better boxer today," said Dirrell, who advanced when the referee stopped Saturday's fight before the third round. "I took a chance. The punches just started adding up."
HoustonChronicle.com - Lopez: American Amateurs Just That In World Of Olympic Bo
It felt like olympic boxing mattered. Like it has a future. Four years ago,no American boxer medaled in Sydney, which was a first in olympic history.
http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/sports/oly/2751584

Extractions: Requires the free RealPlayer or Flash Complete coverage var zcode = " " document.write(zcode) ATHENS, Greece There was a sequence 30 seconds into the bout that made it feel like 1984 again. It felt like Olympic boxing mattered. Like it has a future. Andre Dirrell, a baby-faced bolt of charisma and electricity from Flint, Mich., snapped a jab into the face of his Algerian opponent. And then, flashing blistering hand speed, Dirrell stepped in with a flurry of lefts and rights that looked like something out of Sugar Ray Leonard's bag of tricks. "I knew I was the better boxer today," said Dirrell, who advanced when the referee stopped Saturday's fight before the third round. "I took a chance. The punches just started adding up."
Boxing, Eurosport, Athens 2004
THE RULES OF boxing. A short history. boxing was olympic since 688 BC, but afterthe fall of the Roman Empire, the recorded history of boxing ended until
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A Short History
A short history. boxing was olympic since 688 BC, but after the fall of the RomanEmpire, the recorded history of boxing ended until the 17th century.
http://www.wbaeurope.com/Euronews/2004/amateur_boxing_history.htm

Extractions: A short history Boxing was Olympic since 688 BC, but after the fall of the Roman Empire, the recorded history of boxing ended until the 17th century. Modern boxing came to be in the 19th century, when the eighth Marquis of Queensberry introduced a new set of rules. Boxing became an Olympic sport again in 1904 and was added permanently to the Olympic programme in 1920. The records feature illustrious names such as Cassius Clay, Joe Frazier, George Foreman, Sugar Ray Leonard, Lennox Lewis and Evander Holyfield. None of them, however, was as successful as Cubans Teofilo Stevenson and Felix Savon, both three-time heavyweight gold medallists The rules of fighting A fight lasts four rounds of two minutes each with a one-minute break between two rounds. Five judges decide whether a boxer has scored a hit by pressing an electronic buzzer. Three out of the five judges must hit the buzzer for a point to be registered. The boxer who scores the more points by hitting his opponent above the waistline wins, unless a boxer is knocked-down and doesn't get up before the referee counts to ten. A boxer can also win a match if, during the fight, he counts 15 more hits than his opponent. The loser is declared "outclassed".
DefenseLINK News: Military Athletes Have Proud Olympic History
Military Athletes Have Proud olympic history. By Samantha L. Quigley including wrestling, boxing, equestrian and the obligatory trackand-field events.
http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Aug2004/n08132004_2004081305.html

Extractions: American Force Press Service WASHINGTON, Aug. 13, 2004 As 21 servicemembers report to Athens to participate in the 2004 Summer Olympic Games, they carry on a proud tradition. While few records of the Army's participation in Olympic games exist from before 1948, there is a record of a 2nd Lt. George S. Patton participating in the modern pentathlon in the 1912 games. He placed fifth. Since 1948, more than 400 servicemembers have participated in summer and winter Olympic games. The Army can claim 102 total medals for its efforts. Since the Air Force's inception in 1947, that service's athletes have won 24 Olympic medals, according to Steve Brown, chief of Air Force Sports. The Navy boasts at least 30 medals in the Games from 1948. Marines have participated in at least 15 Olympics and have won 14 medals since 1948. The earliest records place the first Olympic games at Olympia, in Western Pelloponnese, in 776 B.C. It is believed, however, Olympic games had been held for several centuries before that.
NC Department Of Crime Control And Public Safety
history. boxing is one of the oldest forms of competition dating from about 2000to 1500 boxing was part of the ancient olympic games and the sport was
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BOXING - HISTORY
history of the sport At the 23rd olympic Games (668 AD) boxing officiallybecomes an olympic sport. Onomastos of Smyrna is the first olympic champion.
http://www.sportsnet.gr/7/70x/70x1/e70x11.html

Extractions: History of the sport The Ancient Greeks sports are divided into two categories the "heavy" ones (VAREA:wrestling, boxing, pangration and discus throw) and the "KOUFA" ones (all the others). The origins of boxing (in Greek Pygmahia: pyg + mahi = fist fight) are to be found in the pressing need for pre-historic man to ensure his own survival and procure food. Thousands of years pass before this first form of boxing develops into a new concept, an ideal in fact, which thanks to Greek culture is transformed into a peaceful sport, as evinced by the fact that at the end of the match the opponents become friends again. In mythology, boxing has a divine origin. Apollo is considered its creator. He also killed Forvanta, prince and an excellent boxer, in a fight, because he had the overweening arrogance to face and fight the God. At the time a boxer's basic qualities are deemed to be good physical form, fighting spirit and faith in eventual victory. The advice which follows, given by the philosopher Nikandros, teacher of Filinos of Kos (five times Olympic champion) on the occasion of his participation in the last Olympic Games in ancient Olympia, are typical: "You should know well, Filine my son, that in unyielding Olympia a strong body is not enough if it is not accompanied by a sound and mature mind. Exercise develops the body, music develops the soul and knowledge develops the mind. Only thus can beauty be created. A beautiful soul and mind are not the sole attributes of man ". At the 23rd Olympic Games (668 AD) boxing officially becomes an Olympic sport. Onomastos of Smyrna is the first Olympic champion. He puts forward a set of rules for boxing to the Ileiads (HLEIOUS), and these are accepted. "Boxing was added and Onomastos of Smyrna won and set the rules for boxing". Boys' boxing is added to the Olympic Programme at the 41st Olympic Games (616 AD). The first junior Olympic champion is Filytas or Filotas from Sivari, Sicily "Boys' boxing was added and Filotas of Sivary won".
Boxing
The official website of the ATHENS 2004 olympic Games Games of the XXVIII for the first time in the history of the olympic Games, available in French
http://www.athens2004.gr/athens2004/page/legacy?lang=en&channel=Boxing
Summer Olympics
Summer olympics olympic history Olympians olympic Symbols SummaryDiscusses the personal life and boxing career of the fighter who won an olympic
http://infozone.imcpl.org/kids_path_olympics_summer.htm
Trinidad And Tobago Djournalist- Everybody'sArticle
olympic history 100 Years of Caribbean Participation In the boxing ring, LuisOrtiz (lightweight) and Aristides Gonzalez (middleweight) earned silver
http://members.tripod.com/djournalist/everybodys.htm

Extractions: 100 Years of Caribbean Participation By TERENCE HILTON-CLARKE FOR the Caribbean nations participating in the Games of the 27th Olympiad in Sydney, it was the celebration of a century. For one hundred years, the Olympics have brought glory to a select group of countries, and which have seen the rise of many great athletes who have earned the right to be grouped with the best there ever was and, in the process, have gained recognition for their native lands. Cuba then withdrew from the Olympic Games until the 1924 event in Paris. That was where Haiti made its mark, literally, in the shooting competition. The team of Ludovic Augustin, Astrel Rolland, Ludovic Valborge, Destin Destine and Eloi Metullus scored a total of 646 points in the free rifle competition, to finish in a tie with France behind the United States (676 points). The French eventually won a play-off, leaving Haiti to settle for bronze. Four years later, Silvio Cator, who also served as captain of the Haitian national soccer team, took the long jump silver medal in track and field with a leap of 7.58 meters. This was to be the last Caribbean medal-earning performance for the next 20 years.
Boxing Insider : Columns : Scoop: Klitschko Makes Big Statement In Germany
He was a favorite to win gold in three Winter olympic Games. his final olympicevent in what was one of the most dramatic moments in olympic history.
http://www.boxinginsider.com/columns/stories/116512644.php
Welcome To Rediff.com : Sports - Athens 2004 History
The 1960 lightheavyweight boxing title went to an American Cassius Clay, Italian Sante Gaiardoni became the only cyclist in olympic history to win both
http://www.rediff.com/sports/ath041960.htm

Extractions: History The eternal city staged a stylish Olympics against the classic backdrop of ancient Rome. The incomparably graceful American sprinter Wilma Rudolph won three gold medals. Australia's Herb Elliott set a world record in the 1,500 metres, winning by a record margin of 2.8 seconds. Abebe Bikila padded barefoot along the Appian Way to win the marathon and become the first of the great Ethiopian Olympic champions. American Raefer Johnson narrowly won a tremendous decathlon competition ahead of university team mate Chuan-Kwang Yang of Taiwan. Paul Elvstrom won a fourth consecutive individual gold in dinghy sailing and Greece's Crown Prince Constantine won the Dragon class yachting. An extrovert young American called Cassius Clay, later to win enduring fame under his adopted Muslim name of Muhammad Ali, won the light-heavyweight boxing title. At the finish of a memorable Games, the Soviet Union trumpeted the superiority of their system after winning 103 medals to the United States's 71. Reuters Rome, Italy which had missed hosting the 1908 Games, was the home city of Emperor Theodosius who had ended the Ancient Games 1567 years before.
Feminist Majority Foundation
Making olympic history 2000 Sydney Games Women will not be seen competingat all in boxing, Baseball, and Wrestling. boxing is one of the eight sports
http://www.feminist.org/sports/olympics2000.asp

Extractions: Making Olympic History: 2000 Sydney Games New York Times At the first modern Olympics in 1896, Melpomene became the first female to compete, although unofficially, in the games. Women have made many advancements in the Olympic games over the past 100 years and it appears that the 2000 games in Sydney, Australia will benefit them more than ever before. Two new sports have been added to the games, increasing the total number of sports to twenty-eight. In addition, Sydney will incorporate more than twenty new women's events into its program. This is twenty more than were seen in the Atlanta games in 1996. For the first time in Olympic competition, the Modern Pentathlon, Water Polo, and Weightlifting will include events for women. Athletic, Aquatic, and Shooting sports are also adding more women's events. Two sports being added to the Olympic agenda are the Triathlon and Mia Hamm (white jersey) battles for the ball during the U.S. women's 2-0 victory over Norway. (USA Today)
Saskatchewan Amateur Boxing Association
Programs, information about olympic style boxing, a list of clubs and board members, match results, upcoming events and news.
http://www.saskboxing.com/

Extractions: Boxing Saskatchewan encourages the physical and mental development of young men and women through the requirements and skills of amateur boxing. Boxing Saskatchewan promotes, encourages and develops the widest participation and the highest proficiency in boxing amongst the members of the Association. Boxing Saskatchewan promotes and assists promotion of competitions, demonstrations and events related to amateur boxing. Mr. Norris Petit, a long standing member of Boxing Saskatchewan, president of Saskatoon Aboriginal Youth Boxing Club and current 1st vice President of Boxing Saskatchewan was recently recognized by Boxing Saskatchewan for his long-term contributions to the sport. Norris received a plaque from Boxing Saskatchewan President, Graham Craig and is now recognized as a life-time member of Boxing Saskatchewan. Boxing Saskatchewan salutes the efforts and dedication of Mr. Petit!
Boxing News Reports, Sydney Results, Ancient Origins, Olympic History, Atlant
Savon, who now seems certain to become only the second boxer in olympic historyto win gold medals at the same weight at three different Games,
http://www.times-olympics.co.uk/communities/boxing/boxingreport5.html

Extractions: From Oliver Holt in Sydney The strange boxing odyssey of Michael Bennett began when he was still in college, majoring in criminal justice, and ended here at the Sydney Convention Centre today at the hands of a class warrior from Cuba called Felix Savon. Savon, who now seems certain to become only the second boxer in Olympic history to win gold medals at the same weight at three different Games, stopped Bennett a few seconds before the end of the third round. Bennett, the reigning world amateur heavyweight champion, did not see himself as a loser. In a peculiar way, the defeat by the greatest amateur boxer since Teofilo Stevenson, another Cuban, represented the completion of Bennetts attempt to reclaim his life. Nine years ago, while studying for his degree at North Park College in Chicago, Bennett was persuaded by some friends to participate in an armed robbery at a Toys 'R' Us store in the city. Bennett was caught and sentenced to 26 years in jail. His sentence was reduced on appeal to 15 years, but while he was in prison in Illinois he was befriended by three men who went under the names Paspason, Pharoah and Mongoose. Each was, and still is, serving a life sentence but they taught him how to box, and a year after Bennett was released from jail in July 1998, he won the world championship and was named as captain of the US boxing team for Sydney.

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