Web Archive Copy: Women In The Olympics - A Brief History The first woman in olympic history to take the oath at the opening ceremony is skier Womens cycling and marathon are added to the olympic program http://www.ausport.gov.au/fulltext/2001/ascpub/women_olym_hist.asp
Extractions: This is an archive copy of a document originally located at http://www.activeaustralia.org/women/olym_hist.htm The 20th May 2000 marks the 100th anniversary of the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympic Games. It also marks the centenary of womens participation in the modern Olympics. Three events were available for women at the 1900 Olympic Games: golf, tennis and yachting. When the modern Olympic Games began in 1896 women had no part in the competition. In fact, the founder of the modern Olympics, Baron Pierre de Coubertin had said on several occasions that the Olympics were no place for women. He felt that rather than seek records for herself, a womans greatest achievement was to encourage her sons to excel. Women had to work to gain a presence in the Olympic arena and force open the door to one sport after another. Swimming for women was included in the Games in 1912 and a limited program of track and field was added in 1928. Womens races longer than 200m were banned until 1960 when the 800m was reintroduced. The womens marathon was not added until 1984. In 1992 the 10,000m walk was introduced and recently, waterpolo which had been the domain of men since the Olympics first began was added to the 2000 Olympic Games program for women. Women have played an enormous role in painting the Olympic picture. Since Charlotte Cooper of Great Britain won gold in singles tennis at the 1900 Paris Olympics, many women have put their stamp on Olympic history.
History 1 Of 2 history shows that this was true at the time. olympic cycling champion andMelbourne sporting identity Herald Sun, April 2, 1996. http://www.borsaricycles.com.au/history.htm
Extractions: The Borsari Cycles heritage began in 1941 when Nino 'Cavalier' Borsari opened up his first bike shop on Lygon St, Carlton. To this day, we have sold thousands of bikes and provided cycling advice to hundreds and thousands of satisfied customers. Nino's legacy in the Australian culture and cycling world lives on until this day. Nino Borsari (1911-1996) Personal Achievements Italian Champion Olympic Champion International Team The Sun Tour The Sun Tour Nino Borsari in 1936. "He had an old iron bike for doing deliveries for the pharmacist, who soon noticed how quickly he did his job and when pro cyclists came through the town on training rides, my father used to try and keep up with them, and invariably was able to do so. One of them noticed that this kid was able to keep up. One day they set out to lose him, but my father managed to stay with them." After quizzing Nino Borsari, it was one of those pro cyclists that joined funds with the pharmacist to get him a new bike and start serious training. His progress was stunning and he went on to become the cycling champion of Italy and won a Gold Medal in the Four Kilometre Team Pursuit at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics (even though he was a sprinter).
History Of Women In Sports Timeline - Part 5 - 1980-1989 Pat Spurgin becomes the first markswoman in history to capture a gold (air 1984 Connie Carpenter wins the first women s cycling event in olympic http://www.northnet.org/stlawrenceaauw/timelne5.htm
Extractions: first Olympic womens weightlifting gold medal at Sydney in 2000. 1980 - Mary Decker becomes the first woman to run a mile in under 4 and a half minutes in Philadelphia on Jan. 25. She is named the Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year for track. 1980 - Eleanor Conn and her husband Sidney are the first to fly a hot air balloon over the North Pole. 1980 - A total of 233 women compete in the Winter Olympic Games in Lake Placid - just 21 had competed there in 1932. 1980 - Field hockey becomes a medal sport for women in the Olympics. The Zimbabwe women's field hockey team went undefeated to win the Olympic gold medal. 1980 - Grete Waitz beats her own time in the New York City Marathon with her third win in three years in a time of 2:25:41. 1980 - The Women's Sports Foundation establishes the International Women's Sports Hall of Fame. 1980 - Shirley Muldowney becomes the first driver to win two National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) points titles.
Athens Olympics:: Cycling Read more at Aussies dominate olympic cycling with six golds Through thebrief history of olympic mountain biking the first medals were handed out in http://www.livingroom.org.au/olympics/archives/cat_cycling.html
Extractions: May 2004 It was nine years ago that a young volunteer working at a World Cup mountain bike race at Mont Ste-Anne, Que., became swept up in the emotion of the riders. "I was looking at the girls and the feelings they seemed to have at the finish line," Marie-Helene Premont remembered with a smile. "All the effort they gave. That's what I wanted to do." Premont created her own excitement and enthusiasm Friday when she rode to a silver medal in the women's mountain bike race at the Olympics Games. Posted by at 01:42 AM Comments (0) August 28, 2004
Olympic Minerals: Cycling Information Sheet history of cycling This is the bike that powered ChrisBoardman to gold in the 1992 olympic 4000m pursuit. It features a single, http://www.minerals.org.au/olympics/cycling_11.html
Extractions: Information Sheet - History of Cycling The bicycle has undergone many changes over the past 200 years. These changes have not only been in the design, but also the materials that have been used to make them. The first bike of sorts was made in Paris around 1790. It was wooden, and actually required the rider to 'walk' it as it had no pedals! Within a short time, many kinds of bikes with lots of unusual bits and pieces were designed. Some of these were rather weird and had a very short life. However, as better technology and materials were discovered, others developed over time into what we ride today. c1870 - The Velocipede or Wheels were made from wood but the frame from wrought iron. Brakes were a block of wood mounted on an iron bed. Pressure was placed on the back wheel when a cord was shortened by twisting the handle bars. Pedals were fitted to the hub of the front wheel which was slightly larger than the back wheel and was fitted with brass bearings so that it could turn from side to side. The saddle was on a spring which stretched from the steering column and fitted to the back wheel with a bolt. A mounting step was placed on one side to help the rider get on. This bike required a lot of leg muscle. c1880 - The Penny Farthing A lot of skill was needed to get on and off this machine. A jagged mounting step was added later to assist. The brake worked by twisting the front handle bars which tightened a cord and applied a metal stop to the back wheel. The front wheel was larger so more ground was covered in one revolution, - one turn of the pedal gave two turns of the wheel The diameter of the front wheel ranged up to 150cm. The back wheel small to reduce weight. The bike weighed around 12kg. Metal was used for its construction.
Brief History Of The Olympic Games Brief history of the olympic Games. Ancient olympic Games Chronology of athletic Summer sports include archery, basketball, boxing, canoeing, cycling, http://www.nostos.com/olympics/
Extractions: Brief History of the Olympic Games Ancient Olympic Games The Olympic Games begun at Olympia in Greece in 776 BC. The Greek calendar was based on the Olympiad, the four-year period between games. The games were staged in the wooded valley of Olympia in Elis. Here the Greeks erected statues and built temples in a grove dedicated to Zeus, supreme among the gods. The greatest shrine was an ivory and gold statue of Zeus. Created by the sculptor Phidias, it was considered one of the Seven Wonders of the World. Scholars have speculated that the games in 776 BC were not the first games, but rather the first games held after they were organized into festivals held every four years as a result of a peace agreement between the city-states of Elis and Pisa. The Eleans traced the founding of the Olympic games to their King Iphitos, who was told by the Delphi Oracle to plant the olive tree from which the victors' wreaths were made. According to Hippias of Elis, who compiled a list of Olympic victors c.400 BC, at first the only Olympic event was a 200-yard dash, called a stadium. This was the only event until 724 BC, when a two-stadia race was added. Two years later the 24-stadia event began, and in 708 the pentathlon was added and wrestling became part of the games. This pentathlon, a five-event match consisted of running, wrestling, leaping, throwing the discus, and hurling the javelin. In time boxing, a chariot race, and other events were included.
Website Of Humanistic Olympics Studies Center China in the olympic history(2). Author Time20055-5 11227 400m hurdles,100m freestyle swimming, 1000m cycling, basketball and football, http://www.c2008.org/rendanews/english_te.asp?id=1556
Olympic History OLYMPICS HISTORY SPORT Tvnz.co.nz history. olympic history. New Zealand failed to be represented at the first Bronze medals went to Gary Anderson in cycling s 4000 metres individual http://tvnz.co.nz/view/sport_story_skin/431308?format=html
EdGate Summer Games Find out more about US olympic cycling history by visiting the USOC site.Propelled by Pedals is a kids site focused on safety and bicycling basics, http://www2.edgate.com/summergames/spotlight_sport/cycling.php
Extractions: Cycling Olympic cycling includes both individual and team competitions over different types of terrain. Olympic cycling has three distinct categories: "road racing," "track racing," and "mountain biking." Track events occur on steeply banked tracks called "velodromes." Road racing is racing on paved roadways. Mountain bike racing takes place off-road. Click a link to In time trials, competitors race against the clock to record the fastest time. In this all-out race, a cyclist is said to have "hit the wall" when his or her legs can no longer pedal at a rapid pace. Road races are mass start events that take place on public roads. Endurance is the main factor in road racing. Riding in the "slipstream," the current of air created by the leader, decreases wind resistance and can cut a cyclist's effort by as much as 20 percent. This is also called "drafting" and can be utilized in all cycling events.
Cascade Bicycle Club History: A Legacy Over 30 Years Cascade cycling Club formed by Mike and Rick Quam; membership fee was $2; meetingsheld at Luther olympic bicycle racer. Cheryl Marek Estelle Gray http://www.cascade.org/About/history.cfm
Extractions: Notable Members Past Presidents Cascade Cycling Club formed by Mike and Rick Quam; membership fee was $2; meetings held at Luther Burbank Park on Mercer Island; attendance is 10 of 30 household members first official newsletter, FREEWHEELER, printed on 1910 AB Dick mimeograph machine time trials held Sunday mornings BIKE SUNDAYS started along Lake Washington Blvd from Mt. Baker to Seward Park Club begins lobbying for Burke Gilman Trail Ruth Rapp becomes newsletter editor; addes complimentary subscriptions for mayor, city and county council members, and local and state legislators to increase mailing from 180 to 200 to qualify for bulk rate Seattle Parks Department begins sponsoring BIKE SUNDAYS Seattle Bicycle Advisory Board formed Puget Sound Bike Week founded [now Bike To Work Week?] CHILLY HILLY founded by Bainbridge Island Bicycle Club; century and half-century sanctioned by League of American Wheelman; $3 registration fee includes SAG wagon support, hot lunch, beverages, and snacks served all day at Seabold Community Hall Club hosts Northwest Bicycle Coordination Council Conference Cascade Bicycle Club produces third annual CHILLY HILLY with leadership of Bob Russell and Loretta Slater; 263 bicyclists registered; 143 finished
Independent Online Edition > Olympics : App6 Wiggins rides into British olympic history Independent Porfolio Content In track cycling terms, the men s points final race is something of a marathon. http://sport.independent.co.uk/olympics/?pageNumber=8
Olympics reading comprehensions on Greek history and culture, as well as the olympicsthemselves. olympic Events cycling olympic Events Canoe and Kayak http://www.abcteach.com/directory/theme_units/funkids/olympics/
Extractions: Popular: Month to Month ABC Activities Rain Forest Teaching Extras ... Portfolios Home Theme Units Fun/Kids Olympics sub-directories Classroom Olympic Activities Item Description Did You Know Card Olympic Color Page Olympic Math Page #1 Olympic Math Page #2 ... Olympic Sports Alphabetize Olympic Trivia Olympics Opening Ceremony Olympics Report Olympics Vocabulary ... Winter Olympic Word Search The following documents are available for a b c teach members members.abcteach.com items log in learn more Item Description Greek Literature and Philosophy: Overview This introduction to Greek writers and philosophers is the beginning of a seven part series of reading comprehensions on several Greeks from long ago whose influence can still be seen in literature and philosophy today. Greece: Overview (upper elementary/middle) The Olympics originated in Greece. abcteach would like to help you and your students fully appreciate the event by presenting you with these fantastic reading comprehensions on Greek history and culture, as well as the Olympics themselves. We've even included math pages that you're sure to drool over! Enjoy! Greece: Overview (primary/elementary) Greece: Mythology (upper elem/middle) Greece: Mythology (primary/elementary) Greece: Mythological Monsters (upper elem/middle) ... Greece: A Recipe for Math! (1st course)
Australia: The Games And The New Millennium cycling in Sydney olympic games consists of road, track and mountain bikes with For the first time in olympic history, competitors will wear different http://www.rochedalss.qld.edu.au/olympics/sports.htm
OUR DAY IN HISTORY - ATHENS 2004 OLYMPIC GAMES The olympic triathlon takes place today for the women with Samantha McGlone, Muenzer, the oldest competitor in womens track cycling at these Games, http://www.olympic.ca/EN/games/olympic/summer/athens/newsletter/August_25_EN.htm
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Virtual School - History - Projects - Olympic Games - Barcelona In 1931 the olympic Summer Games of 1936 was given to Berlin, Germany. Sven Thor, cycling road race (organization = CK Fyrishov), Rudolf Rulle http://vs.eun.org/ww/en/pub/virtual_school/depts/history/projects/olympic_games/
Extractions: A few days before the games should start about 6000 participants were registered from 22 different nations. Spain had registered more than 4000 participants. France sent a fairly large troop. Some other participating nations were the US, England, Holland, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Algeria. The Norwegian Workers Sport Association (AIF) got money from the Norwegian Parliament, Stortinget (22 300 Norwegian Kroner), which made it possible for them to send some 25 participants. In Sweden a special Barcelona Committee was formed by the Swedish Workers Sport Association (AIF). 'The participants of the Workers Olympic Games being gathered and sent home' French Workers Athletes are being picked up The two French passenger steamships, who should have picked up participating athletes and tourists to the planned Workers Olympic Games, has yet not been able to leave Barcelona because of difficulties in gathering all the passengers. One of the ships is expected to leave during the evening and the other one tomorrow. (page 5) Norwegians and Danes were quicker than the Swedes and they are already in Barcelona, where, according to the information we received, they must remain inside their hotels.
AIS/RMIT Olympic Superbike To find out more about the history of bicycles select from the following options Track cycling was included at the first modern olympic games in 1896. http://www.phm.gov.au/hsc/bike/history.htm
Extractions: The first example of a bicycle was the draisienne or hobbyhorse developed in 1818 by Baron von Drais (Germany). It relied on foot propulsion instead of pedals. The draisienne proved that a person could keep balance while the bike was in motion. To find out more about the history of bicycles select from the following options:
TSN.ca - Olympics - Canada's Sports Leader Brian Walton earned a silver in the cycling points race while veteran Olympian Josia Thugwane became the first black South African in olympic history to http://www.tsn.ca/olympics/feature.asp?fid=9561
John Howard Cycling School Online cycling training and coaching by cyclist and coach John Howard, olympic Cyclist and member U.S. cycling Hall of Famer. Road and offroad coaching and training camps for all levels. http://www.johnhowardschool.com/
ATHENS 2004 Olympic Games A grand celebration, the ATHENS 2004 olympic Games, which for 17 days returned to history The emblem of the ATHENS 2004 Paralympic Games Visit the http://www.athens2004.com/
Extractions: These Games broke many records. Athens hosted 11,099 athletes, the largest number ever and also the most women athletes ever. Representatives of 202 countries took part, more than any other sport event. The Olympic flame traveled for the first time to all continents. Shot Put was held in Olympia and women competed there for the first time.
