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Olympic Games History General:     more books (100)

Rethinking the Olympics: Cultural Histories of the Modern Games (Sport & Global Cultures) by Robert Barney, 2009-11-01 Olympic Turnaround: How the Olympic Games Stepped Back from the Brink of Extinction to Become the World's Best Known Brand by Michael Payne, 2006-01-30 Berlin Games: How the Nazis Stole the Olympic Dream by Guy Walters, 2007-08-01 100 Years of Olympic Music: Music and Musicians of the Modern Olympic Games 1896-1996 by William K. Guegold, 1996-06 Phoeenician Sport: Its Influence on the Origin of the Olympic Games by Labib Boutros, 1981-12 Guinness Book of Olympics Facts and Feats by Stan Greenberg, 1984-04 The Nazi Olympics: Sport, Politics, and Appeasement in the 1930s The Olympics: Ancient Greek Olympics by Chris Oxlade, 2004-02-05 Track and Field Record Holders: Profiles of the Men and Women Who Set World, Olympic and American Marks, 1946 Through 1995 by David Baldwin, 1996-09 Before the Eyes of the World: Mexico and the 1968 Olympic Games by Kevin B. Witherspoon, 2008-07-01 This Great Symbol: Pierre de Coubertin and the Origins of the Modern Olympic Games (Sport in the Global Society) by John J. Macaloon, 2008-01-09 The Olympic Games: Complete Track and Field Results 1896-1988 by Barry J. Hugman, Peter Arnold, 1989-01 Olympic Games in Transition by Jeffrey O. Segrave, 1987-12 Whitaker's Olympic Almanack: An Encyclopedia of the Olympic Games

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81. NCAA Conference Intern Seminar
    history of Conference Intern Seminar, Mission Statement Benita FitzgeraldMosley(2001) US olympic Committee Director of Public Relations Programs TOP  
    http://www1.ncaa.org/eprise/main/membership/ed_outreach/cis/history.html
    
    Extractions: The NCAA Conference Intern Seminar is an annual event that began in 1989. It was started to provide interns across the country an opportunity to come together and make contacts, increase their professional skills, and inform them on current collegiate issues and the athletic administration job market. Every year since then the NCAA interns have been in charge of creating the agenda, bringing in professional speakers, facilitating workshops, coordinating all the sessions, and providing entertainment throughout the weekend. This seminar has brought in some of the top name speakers in the athletic administration field covering a wide range of topics. (For more information on past speakers or past agendas please view these links.) Every year the interns have created a different theme for the seminar, this year's theme is labeled "Playbook For Life". The Conference Intern Seminar has been a successful concept throughout the years in creating long-standing professional relationships and developing the necessary skills for a career in athletics. Mission Statement The 2006 NCAA Conference Intern Seminar will help you to Create Your Legacy in the intercollegiate athletics industry. Through interactive sessions on topics such as resume building, networking, interviewing and critical issues in athletics, the seminar will give you the opportunity to increase your professional development skills, improve your overall marketability and increase your exposure to current issues within athletics. Employ the knowledge of the speakers and panelists who have succeeded in the industry as you Create Your Legacy in intercollegiate athletics.

82. Yarra Plenty Regional Library
    Past olympic games history of the olympics. olympic games of 1896 - Informationabout the first modern olympic games in Athen in 1896  
    http://www.yprl.vic.gov.au/homework/olympic.html
    
    Extractions: Athens 2004 - The official website of the Athens 2004 Olympic and Paralympic Games Has links to information about all the sports. Athens 2004 - The IOC website of the Athens 2004 Olympics. Has links to mascot, medals, emblems, and torch. Good school assignment material Anthens Torch Relay in Australia - Information about the Australian section of the torch relay for the Athens Olympics. Includes general information about the torch.

83. MY SPORTS PAGE
    Guided tour providing information about the games including history, Official Web site of the Sydney 2000 olympic games, with information and links  
    http://www.eagle.ca/~matink/themes/Sports/sports.html

84. A Brief History Of The Olympic And Paralympic Mascots
    mascot in olympic history made its appearance at the 1972 Munich olympic games, The unveiling of the mascot for each olympic games has drawn global  
    http://en.beijing-2008.org/75/30/article211623075.shtml

85. Motor Vehicle License System
    The olympic games are awarded to a host city, not a country, state, This isthe only time in olympic history that license plates for an entire nation  
    http://www.mvls.com/ohistory.html
    
    Extractions: by Jeff Minard and Mark Coolidge Special license plates have been issued for official or commemorative purposes for almost every Olympic Summer Games, and three Olympic Winter Games, since 1956. Although the first year of issue known to us is 1956, one cannot say for certain that these were in fact the first issue of Olympic plates. It is possible that a series of plates, for a city hosting the Olympic Games, were set aside for officials of the Games, however none has surfaced to date. The first known plate issued for an Olympic Games was in 1956, issued by the State of Victoria, Australia, for the Olympic Summer Games in Melbourne that year. This plate was issued to officials and dignitaries, in pairs. This is one of the few dated Australian license plates and the only dated Australian passenger series plate. It is believed this plate was only valid for the duration of the Games. This is the only Olympic Summer Games plate to have the Olympic Rings actually painted in full Olympic colors (blue, yellow, black, green and red). The Olympic Rings are fully embossed and were hand painted. All other markings on this plate are black on reflective white. Approximately 200 to 300 plates were produced. There were no known plates issued for the Olympic Winter Games in Cortina d Ampezzo, Italy, in 1956. Olympic plates were issued for the first time in 1960 for both the Olympic Winter and Summer Games. Rome, Italy, hosted the Olympic Summer Games in 1960. Special license plates were issued for officials only. These plates were issued in pairs and were made of celluloid plastic. The front plate was smaller than the rear plate, which is normal in Italy. These Italian plates have a black painted legend with a golden representation of the five Olympic Rings and a bear. The date, (MCMLX) is black on a blue field, in Roman numerals. It is not known how many of these plates were issued though the highest known number to exist is 523.

86. History Of THE OLYMPIC GAMES
    history of THE olympic games from historyWorld.net including Greek athletics,olympic games, A fiveday event, The other Greek games,  
    http://www.historyworld.net/wrldhis/PlainTextHistories.asp?historyid=ac28

87. Croquet World Online Magazine | News & Features
    The cover of the official program for the 1900 Paris olympic games. Croquet ismaking olympic history. Two French croquet players, Madame Brohy and  
    http://www.croquetworld.com/1999Archives/Olympics.asp
    
    Extractions: Posted February 9, 1999 Although 1225 "athletes" competed in the second Olympics of the modern era in 1900 in Paris, historians concede that it was a poorly organized and monumental failure in most respects. It was here, however, that croquet, a sport "with hardly any pretensions to athleticism" according to the official report, was introduced to the Olympics. The Parisian croquet players forestalled competition from overseas by spreading the croquet over many weeks; there was only one paying spectator - an English gentleman. Organized croquet and the Olympic Games have both matured immeasurably in the last 100 years, but croquet - at last on the brink of becoming a truly worldwide sport - will be nowhere in evidence in Sydney at the quadrennial games in 2000. Chris Hudson, Secretary-general of the World Croquet Federation, researched the history of croquet's inauspicious Olympic debut for the WCF Newsletter WORLD CROQUET , from which is adapted the following article.

88. Historical Atlas Of The 20th Century
    general Trends. SocioEconomic Trends. Agricultural Workforce Infant Mortality olympic games. 1900-1924 1928-1948 1952-1972 1976-1996  
    http://users.erols.com/mwhite28/20centry.htm
    
    Extractions: Historical Atlas of the Twentieth Century First Placed Online: 18 October 1998 Last Updated: 25 March 2003 Always Under Construction Support This Site The Basics How To Use This Atlas Start What's New? FAQ ... Links (if you don't find what you want on my site, try these.) History Site of the Fortnight Matthew White's Homepage Many of these maps are interactive. If you click on a place, you might zoom in and get more detail. Then again, you might not. Try it. Similarly, if you click on the legend to a map, you might get a more detailed explanation of the topic. Clicking on the arrows... ... will take you page by page through a specific subject, such as American History or Warfare. Clicking on the Contemporary Context button bar... ... will zoom out to show what's happening in the world at this time in a specific field of human activity. The icons symbolize Cities, Government, War, International Relations, Living Conditions and Economics , respectively. Although this atlas is non-linear in overall design, its backbone is probably the series of maps illustrating national political systems, so this is probably

89. The Olympic Games
    The olympic games are organized and governed by the International olympic It sets the general program, chooses the city where the games are to be held,  
    http://www.hol.gr/greece/olympic.htm
    
    Extractions: In the ancient times, four great game festivals were held on Greek land: The Isthmians, The Nemeans, The Pythians and The Olympic Games. Part of a religious festival, the Olympic Games were held every four years at Olympia. The four year interval was called an Olympiad , and was the system upon which time in ancient Greek history was calculated. The games were so important that even wars were stopped at the time they were held. The first Olympic Games were held in 776 B.C. At first, only one race (the sprint) was run. Later, the discus and javelin throw, broad jumping and wrestling were added. The Olympic Games were held for more than 1,000 years. They were abolished by the Byzantine Emperor Theodosius in 394 A.D. The Games were revived in 1896 to promote understanding and friendship among nations. The first modern games were held in Athens, Greece. Young men and women come from all over the world to compete in various sports and represent their country. They live in an Olympic Village at the site of the games. The Olympic Games are organized and governed by the International Olympic Commitee (IOC). It sets the general program, chooses the city where the games are to be held, and determines the standards of amateurism. Each participating country has a National Olympic Commitee that is responsible for arranging the participation of the nation's athletes in the games.

90. Greece: Athens Olympic Games Security Raises Human Rights Concerns - News.amnest
    The first summer olympic games following the attacks on the USA on 11 summer olympic games in Australia, the UN Secretary general Kofi Annan said that  
    http://news.amnesty.org/index/ENGEUR255082004
    
    Extractions: Feature, 08/05/2004 The first summer Olympic Games following the attacks on the USA on 11 September 2001 start on 13 August. They are accompanied by unprecedented security measures, which raise questions about transparency, accountability and impunity. Halya Gowan, Deputy Director of the Amnesty International (AI) Europe and Central Asia Programme, explains the organization's concerns about security measures being taken that are the most comprehensive of the games' history, both in terms of policing the events and in the role being played by NATO and NATO countries. "AI recognizes the Greek government's responsibility to protect everyone within its jurisdiction during the games, but is concerned that such measures may violate human rights. For example, not only will Greek security forces be armed, but media reports indicate that foreign security staff may also be armed. How will the Greek government ensure that all such agents operate under Greek authority? What are the guarantees that immunity clauses will not cover violations of human rights perpetrated by foreign personnel, for example under diplomatic immunity clauses?

91. Blue:Today In History
    Welcome to Capitol Hill Blue s expanded Today In history listing for Friday,August 12, 2005. 1984 23rd olympic games close at Los Angeles, Calif  
    http://www.capitolhillblue.com/todayinhistory2.shtml
    
    Extractions: Search archives: Historical Events Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths Welcome to Capitol Hill Blue's expanded Today In History listing for Saturday, September 24, 2005 . We've added a lot of new events, birthdays and other information to the total listing along with a database that lets you search for any day of the year. To use the search function, just select the month and day from the drop menus above, and check the boxes for the info you need (events, birthdays, deaths). We recommend you leave the other search criteria as is. Please don't try to search for all days of the year at once. We've disabled that function to prevent overloading the server. We hope you enjoy our expanded Today in History page. If you have any comments, please let us know. On this day in history .. - Start of Imperial Indication - Liberius ends his reign as Catholic Pope - Synod of Hertford opens; canons made for English Church - 2nd Council of Nicaea (7th ecumenical council) opens in Asia Minor - Columbus' 2nd expedition to New World - Uprising in Lbeck fails - Dutch attack San Juan, Puerto Rico

92. SOC
    history and Presence. The Slovak olympic Movement in Dates. 1896 1936 Until 1992, 341 Slovaks started at the olympic games and at the Winter olympic  
    http://www.olympic.sk/pages_en/sov_historia.asp
    
    Extractions: What is SOC? - History and Presence The Slovak Olympic Movement in Dates The athlete Alojz Sokol (born in Hronec), the third fastest finishman (100 m), started with starting number one at the First Olympic Games of the new age in 1896. In the years 1896 to 1912 Hungary was represented by nineteen natives of Slovakia who won one third (3-6-4) of Hungarian medals (11-11-8). After the foundation of Czechoslovakia in 1918 the Czech Olympic Committee extended its activities to Slovakia. But until 1947 Slovakia had no representative in the Czechoslovak Olympic Committee. In the period between two wars (1918 to 1936) eighteen Slovaks presented themselves in Czechoslovak sports dress at the Olympic Games and won two silver medals: thanks to the gymnast Matilda Pálfy and the wrestler Jozef Herda. In 1939, in the era of the Slovak state, supporters of the Olympic Movement first established a preparatory committee (12 May 1939) and then convoked a constituent general meeting of the Slovak Olympic Committee (18 June 1939). MUDr. Gejza Rehák was elected the first chairman (after his death in 1970 Jozef Terlanda became chairman), Vojtech Okolicsanyi was secretary (after the war he also became ice-hockey referee in the Olympic tournament). IOC only accepted SOC as a provisory member. The definitive membership never occurred because the next meeting of IOC was held after the World War II (on 3 to 6 September 1946) and it did not confirm Slovakia as member of IOC.

93. National Olympic Committee Of Ukraine
    The history of the olympic movement in Ukraine started in 1952 when Ukrainianathletes Totally 959 Ukrainian athletes took part at the olympic games.  
    http://www.noc-ukr.org/english/history/
    
    Extractions: During 1952 - 1990 the Olympic movement in Ukraine was developing and strengthening its position in the country's life. Ukrainian athletes constituted at least 25% of the composition of each USSR Olympic team. During the Games of the XXII Olympiad in 1980 some matches of football tournament took place in Kiev and it was a great success. On the 22nd December 1990 the I General Assembly of founders took the decision to create the National Olympic Committee of Ukraine and the date mentioned above is the official date of its foundation. The NOC of Ukraine was permanently recognized by the International Olympic Committee in September 1993.

94. Olympic Links: Games, Bids, IOC, History
    In 2004, the olympic games are returning to their ancient birthplace and thecity of their The Official history of the Modern olympic Movement.  
    http://www.liebreich.com/ODC/HTML/901-Links.html
    
    Extractions: Olympic Links. There are over 320 different organisations in the Olympic Movement. It's amazing what you come up with if you trawl the web. There are also thousands of observers and commentators, historians and authors writing on the Olympics. Olympism is out there ... here's my selection of Olympic links to the most interesting sites. Amateur Athletic Foundation of Los Angeles Olympic Info Center "The Amateur Athletic Foundation possesses one of the world's largest collections of Olympic Games information. The collection contains a copy of every official report of the modern Olympic Games; bid documents; several thousand books and periodicals covering all aspects of the Olympic Games; ephemeral materials; the Avery Brundage Collection on microfilm; a large number of Olympic posters and related art; Olympic medals, and thousands of photographs." A goldmine of information. Link >>> Association of Summer Olympic International Federations "The Summer Olympic International Federations are the organisations responsible for what happens on the field of play at the Olympic Games. With their long history of specific experience and know-how in running their sports on a daily basis, the Federations play a key role in the proper functioning of the sporting competitions at the Games." It's a talking shop for summer sports, basically. Link >>> Athens 2004 Olympic Games "In 2004, the Olympic Games are returning to their ancient birthplace and the city of their revival. Athletes from all nations will unite in Greece to engage in noble competition." That's if the venues are ready. Oh, and beware the misleading ATHOC budget: the Eur 1.9 billion listed here excludes the Eur 4.4 billion Greek Government budget, the Eur 20.9 billion EU-funded infrastructure budget and many indirect costs.

95. OLYMPIC VOLLEYBALL - PAST, PRESENT, FUTURE
    history OF VOLLEYBALL IN THE OLYMPICS (RESULTS). general history OF THE OLYMPICS.Original Olympics 776 BC to 393 AD Modern Olympics - 1896 to Present  
    http://www.volleyball.org/olympics/

96. RUNIC - The Olympic Games And The UN
    of olympic Truce for the duration of the Athens 2004 olympic games. The olympic Truce Statement, signed by UN Secretarygeneral Kofi Annan,  
    http://www.runic-europe.org/englishevents/olympictruce.html
    
    Extractions: The Olympic Games and the UN The Olympic Games and the UN "The Olympic ideals closely resemble those of the United Nations in seeking peace and understanding among nations and people... I call upon all nations to observe the Olympic Truce. I am convinced that in this observance, and by working with the International Olympic Committee to promote the Olympic Ideal, we will draw the world's attention to what humanity can achieve in the name of international understanding." UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan Building a peaceful and better world through sport and the Olympic ideal On 3 November 2003, the nations of the world unanimously resolved to promote the observance of the ancient tradition of Olympic Truce for the duration of the Athens 2004 Olympic games. During the 58th Session of the UN General Assembly, 190 Member States, a number unprecedented in UN history, sponsored a resolution (A/RES/58/6, 3 November 2003 - PDF)

97. The Command Post - Global Recon - General Assembly President Appeals For States
    With less than 10 days to go before the start of the olympic games, the Presidentof the United Nations general Assembly, Julian R. Hunte, today appealed to  
    http://www.command-post.org/nk/2_archives/014216.html
    
    Extractions: Global Recon Main August 04, 2004 General Assembly President appeals for States to observe Olympic Truce UN NEWS : General Assembly President appeals for States to observe Olympic Truce With less than 10 days to go before the start of the Olympic Games, the President of the United Nations General Assembly, Julian R. Hunte, today appealed to all States to demonstrate their commitment to peace by observing the traditional truce during the quadrennial competition. "While conflicts in the world will not cease overnight, if we could have peace for 16 days, then, maybe, just maybe, we could have it forever," Mr. Hunte said in a statement. The

98. Sydney 2000 Olympic Games
    Will there be enough left for the general public? Sydney is ready to welcomevisitors to the 2000 olympic games, offering value for money,  
    http://australian.lifetips.com/cat/11748/sydney-2000-olympic-games/
    
    Extractions: In 1996, an estimated worldwide audience of 3.5 billion viewers was caught off-guard, momentarily transfixed by the events unfolding inside Olympic Stadium in Atlanta. United States swimming star Janet Evans was carrying the Olympic Flame as she ascended a long, steep ramp. Above her, his face suddenly bathed in light, stood "The Greatest" — 1960 Olympic boxing champion Muhammad Ali.

99. Knitting Circle Gay Games History
    Gay games history. 1982 and then every four years. The games were originallyto be called the Gay olympic games but the United States olympic Committee  
    http://myweb.lsbu.ac.uk/~stafflag/gameshistory.html
    
    Extractions: An international festival of athletics and the arts, held every four years. The gay games at San Francisco were founded by Tom Waddell and organised by San Francisco Arts and Athletics, Inc. General Gay Games details The games were originally to be called the Gay Olympic Games but the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) filed a court action against the the organisers, and in 1978 the United States Congress passed the Amateur Sports Act which granted the USOC exclusive use of the word "olympic". Even though the USOC had allowed the "Rat Olympics", "Police Olympics", and "Dog Olympics" they prevented the use of the name "Gay Olympic Games" in 1982, and two years later pursued the organisers for $96000 in legal costs. Gay Games I: Kezar Stadium, San Francisco, August and September, 1982 1300 male and female competitors. 16 sports. No British competitors. Gay Games II: San Francisco, August, 1986 3482 male and female competitors (ratio 3:2 compared with 4:1 in the Olympics in Los Angeles). 17 sports. Six British competitors.

100. History Teaching Ideas
     There are also links to some wonderful history toys and games, Suggested forAges 5 11 olympic games - A fun and active assembly,  
     http://www.teachingideas.co.uk/history/contents.htm
     
     Extractions: recommended books about History, and some links to other useful History sites. Key for symbols used on this page: Suggested for Ages 5-7 Suggested for Ages 7-11 Suggested for Ages 5-11 Age ranges are only suggestions, and many activities can be modified to fit children of different ages. To find out what the other symbols mean, click here History Activities The Romans: Latin Dictionary Helps your children learn about another aspect of Roman life - their language. Get them to make their own Latin dictionary (examples provided) Latin Words and their Meanings If you do not know any Latin words, print out this very useful chart which is designed to accompany the above activities. Latin Questions Questions which will get your class to look at the meanings of Latin words.

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