Olympic History For the first time in olympic history the Games were held in Canada. Gold medals were won by pistol shooter Linda Thom, swimmer Anne Ottenbrite, http://www.caaws.ca/olympics/2004/history/women_greats.cfm
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Olympics Booklist - Allen County Public Library Traces the history of the Olympics from its beginning in 776 BC to the present Page, Jason, Power Precision Cycling, Equestrian, shooting, Lots, http://www.acpl.lib.in.us/children/olympics.html
Biathlon History And Description history of Biathlon how the sport evolved. Biathlon is a Winter OlympicSport which combines cross country skiing with precision target shooting. http://www.biathlon.net/intro.html
Extractions: Description and history of Biathlon - how the sport evolved... This page was last updated23 July 2003 - Under construction Biathlon is a Winter Olympic Sport which combines cross country skiing with precision target shooting. There is also a warm weather variant called Summer Biathlon which replaces skiing with running. In a typical Winter race, a Biathlete is required to ski with his or her rifle over a set distance to a shooting range, where five shots at five knockdown targets 50 m down range are taken from prone position. Depending on the format, either a time penalty or penalty laps are assessed for missed shots. The racer then skiis another loop, and comes back to the shooting range for another set of shots - this time from a standing stance. Again penalties are assessed for missed shots. The biathlete then skiis a final loop to complete the race. A more complete description of the various race formats may be found here Though a seemingly unlikely combination of events - one is an aerobic activity which requires strength, speed, and endurance; the other is a passive activity which requires concentration and a steady hand (difficult after you've been skiing all out!), the biathlon concept evolved from two activities which have a long history - hunting and winter warfare. 1994 Olympic Postcard Rock paintings depicting hunters with bow and arrow moving on sliding timber have been found near Roedoey, Norway which date back to the Neolithic age (about 3000 BC). However, the first written descriptions of hunting on skiis come from Roman, Greek, and Chinese historical writings. These include such well known authors as the Roman poet Virgil, who described hunting on skiis in 400 BC.
United States Olympic Committee - Olympic History olympic Overview history, facts and figures; AllTime Team USA Medals Summer Winter; All-Time US Mens Medalists Summer Winter; All-Time US Womens http://www.usoc.org/12690.htm
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Going For Gold- Israel At The Sydney 2000 Olympics The most notorious episode in olympic history began early in the morning on The entire operation backfired and the terrorists were able to shoot their http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/MFAArchive/2000_2009/2000/8/Going for Gold- Israel at
Extractions: The Israeli delegation to the Helskinki Games Expectations have changed dramatically since Israel first competed in the Olympics in Helsinki in 1952. Then, the most notable achievement was by Yoav Ra'anan, who took ninth place in springboard diving. Over the next four decades, participating was the main objective. The darkest hour of the Olympics was in 1972, when eleven members of the Israeli delegation were murdered by Palestinian terrorists in Munich. The Games resumed after a 24-hour hiatus, but the surviving members of the Israeli delegation accompanied their fellow sportsmen on their final journey home. Despite the tragedy in Munich, Israel remained loyal to the Olympic ideal, and returned to the 1976 Games in Montreal, where Esther Roth-Shachamarov, whose coach Amitsur Shapira had been slain in Munich, clinched an historic sixth place in the 100 meters hurdles the best Israeli Olympic track result to date. As more years passed, the belief that an Israeli athlete could win an Olympic medal became credible. In Seoul in 1988, Israel's Flying Dutchmen crew, Yoel Sela and Eldad Amir, achieved a laudable fourth place finish, despite forfeiting a race held on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar.
1900 PARIS OLYMPIC GAMES Rowley holds an unique place in olympic history. He won the live gameshooting (the Prix Centenaire de Paris), with 22 successive kills (of pigeons), http://abc.net.au/olympics_1996/game1900.htm
Extractions: The 1900 Paris Olympics held in conjunction with the Paris Expo, which took place over five months from May to October, were a strange conglomeration of sporting events. Even today there is still some confusion over whether some of the competitions were official or not. For instance, the program for the athletics was headed Republique Francaise Exposition Universelle de 1900, Championnats Internationaux and competitors believed they were taking part in a glorified international event. Some winners died years later without realising they were Olympic champions. Australia had three representatives - swimmer Fred Lane, athlete Stan Rowley and an obscure shooter Donald Mackintosh. Lane won two swimming events, both held in the murky waters of the River Seine, and would most certainly have won a third had the organisers not decided, at the last moment, to scrap his favourite race - the 100yd . For some unexplained reason, the races at the Paris Olympics were swum over yards and not metres. In the 220yd freestyle, Lane and Hungarian Zoltan Halmay were neck and neck for most of the race before Lane drew clear in the last 50 yards to win by more than 6 seconds. His time of 2 min 25.2 sec was well inside his own world best effort of 2 min 38.2 sec, but this was because he swam with the river current. Lane's second success came later on the same day in the obstacle race, a quaint event that involved swimmers getting over or under three sets of obstacles. Needless to say, it was the only time this ridiculous event was ever held. Lane won easily in a time of 2 min 38.4 sec. For his efforts, Lane did not receive gold medals, but 25 kilogram bronze sculptures (one of a horse and the other of a peasant girl, replicas of exhibits in the Louvre museum).
Paralympic Games History The Paralympic Games exemplify the olympic ideal of participation and sportsmanship.1.2 history of the Paralympic Games The Paralympic Games originated in http://www.cwba.ca/program/parahsty.html
Extractions: The fundamental philosophy guiding the Paralympic movement is that athletes with disabilities should have opportunities to pursue their goals in sport equivalent to those of non-disabled athletes. Athletes who compete in the Paralympics set their sights on the dream of winning a gold medal, are committed to strenuous training regimes and meet strict qualifying standards to be selected to their national team. The Paralympic Games represent a commitment to excellence that allows elite athletes to achieve their personal best. The Paralympic Games exemplify the Olympic ideal of participation and sportsmanship.
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 of the United States, outshoots male rifle shooters to win silver 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.
Extractions: August 18, 2004 Marksman Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore created history by becoming the first Indian shooter to win an individual Olympic medal when he bagged silver in men's double trap event at the Markopoulo shooting centre here on Tuesday. Rathore had scored 135 (46, 43, 46) in the qualifying rounds to finish fifth. In the final, he scored 44/50 and his aggregate 179 brought him the silver. Ahmed al-Maktoum (UAE), who had scored 144, followed it up with 45/50 in the final and his tally of 189 fetched him the honour of being the first medallist of his country. China's Zheng Wang won the bronze scoring 178. He had scored 137 in the qualifying round and shot 41/50 in the final to bag the bronze.
Kiat.net: Olympic Games Athens 1896 where are you home olympics history Athens 1896 THE RENAISSANCE OFTHE olympic GAMES During the 19th century many initiatives were taken to http://www.kiat.net/olympics/history/01athens.html
Extractions: GAMES OF THE Ist OLYMPIAD April 6 - 15, 1896 Mascot - none 14 countries, 311 athletes - 230 Greek (no women) 9 sports, 43 events Opening - King George Ist of Greece Torch lit by - none Assigned during the 1st IOC Session 1894 Standing proud: Spyridon Louis, the first and symbolic marathon champion of the modern Olympic era. The modest shepherd was revered in Greece, and went on to feature as flag-bearer to the Greek delegation in 1936. THE RENAISSANCE OF THE OLYMPIC GAMES The first Session of the IOC was held in Paris on 23-24 June 1894. It was during the first Session that the city of Athens was selected for the Games of the I Olympiad. The inauguration of the first Games of the modern era, opened by King George I at the foot of the Acropolis on April 5, 1896, was a huge relief for baron Pierre de Coubertin. Greece's instability and economic stature, due to numerous conflicts, proved almost insurmountable obstacles. However, a wealthy Greek architect from Alexandria, George Averoff, donated a gift of one million drachma and in a matter of 18 months a superb white marble stadium, able to hold 60,000 people, was constructed. Many of the events, including the Opening and Closing Ceremonies, were held in a reconstructed Panathinaiko Stadium, which was originally built in 330 B.C. Baron de Coubertin's dream of reinventing the Games was one he had coveted since 1892 - two years later the official announcement was made and Athens chosen as the site. Baron Pierre de Coubertin invited countries from all over the world to attend the first of the new Olympics in Athens.
The Hindu :Saturday, September 04, 2004 It was the fastest 100metre field in olympic history, with five of the eight AFTER the olympics disappointment, shooter Anjali Bhagwat made a telling http://www.sportstaronnet.com/tss2736/ss273600.htm
Taipei Times - Archives shooting for gold. Taiwan has never won a gold medal at an Olympics, but hopesare high this year that its athletes can make history. By Max Woodworth http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2004/07/24/2003180278
Extractions: TaipeiTimes Advertise Employment FAQ About Us Contact Us Best View in Mozilla Search Advanced Search Most Read Story Most Viewed Photo Login ... Free sign up! Print Mail Wikipedia Shooting for gold Taiwan has never won a gold medal at an Olympics, but hopes are high this year that its athletes can make history By Max Woodworth Saturday, Jul 24, 2004,Page 16 Advertising As the clock ticks down to the opening of the Athens 2004 Olympic Games on Aug. 13, anticipation will be rising for the home team to pull off something that no Taiwanese athlete has managed before, namely bring home a gold medal. There have been plenty of medals in the past silvers in weightlifting and taekwondo in Sydney and a silver in table tennis in Atlanta, to list a few but gold has remained out of reach throughout Taiwan's Olympic history and this year, it's hoped, will be the year to rectify the situation. "There's no reason a Taiwanese athlete can't get a gold medal. We have great athletes, but it really boils down to their performance on the day of competition," said Steven Chen (³¯¤h»í), deputy secretary general of the Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee.
USATODAY.com - USATODAY.com - Olympic Sports Coverage The possible ride of her life Debbie McDonald eyes olympic history in equestrian.On to Athens for shooters Four rifle specialists make American team. http://www.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/athens/skill/front.htm
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'I Could See Nothing Else But The Target' Ace Indian shooter Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore became a national hero when he gave him a silver medal, India first individual silver in olympic history. http://www.rediff.com/sports/2004/aug/18oly-shoot.htm
Extractions: A ce Indian shooter Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore became a national hero when he finished second in the men's double-trap shooting event at the 28th Olympic Games in Athens on Tuesday. The 34 year-old armyman's score of 179 (135 in qualifying and 44 in the final round) gave him a silver medal, India first individual silver in Olympic history. Sheikh Ahmed al-Maktoum of the United Arab Emirates took the gold medal, scoring 144 in the qualifying round and 45 out of a possible 50 in the final round, while China's Wang Zheng won the bronze. Soon after making history, Rathore spoke to rediff.com on the telephone from Athens. Excerpts: Congratulations! How did it feel standing on the podium and receiving the medal from Indian Olympic Association secretary general Randhir Singh, himself a champion shooter? It felt absolutely great. We are just following in the footsteps of the other great sportsmen that our country has produced. It certainly feels good to win a medal for the country, and that makes it even more good because the country feels so proud of it. You had draped the country's flag around you at the presentation. What was going through your mind then?
Montgomery Ready To Make Canadian Olympic History Montgomery ready to make Canadian olympic history She may be a medal threatin the women s olympic triathlon in Sydney, but it s her 10000metre race on http://www.canoe.ca/2000GamesMontgomery/montgomery_00aug31.html
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Summer Olympics 2000 Index Americans had won just one other medal in men s skeet shooting in the long historyof the olympic games, but now there is a second. Todd Graves of Laurel, http://espn.go.com/oly/summer00/shooting/
Extractions: ESPN Keyword Search ESPN.com Search The Web ESPN Network: ESPN.com NFL.com NBA.com NASCAR ... U.S. Roster Graves Lands Rare Skeet Medal Americans had won just one other medal in men's skeet shooting in the long history of the Olympic games, but now there is a second . Todd Graves of Laurel, Miss., came through with a bronze. This is Graves' third Olympics, but his best finish in the first two was 11th place.
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Belarus At The Olympics - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia In Belarus s first showing at the Summer Olympics, the delegation (sized 154athletes) The bronze was won in shooting, the discus throw, weightlifting, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belarus_at_the_Olympics
Extractions: Flag of Belarus (Since 1995) Belarus IOC country code :BLR) began their Olympic participation at the 1952 Summer Olympics , which were held in Helsinki Finland . However, at the time, Belarus was part of the Soviet Union (IOC country code:URS). When the Soviet Union disbanded in , Belarus, along with eleven (out of fifteen) other former Soviet republics, competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics (held in Barcelona Spain as the Unified Team . In the 1992 Winter Olympics , located in Albertville France , only four republics joined Belarus to compete as the Unified Team. In the 1994 Winter Olympics , held in Lillehammer Norway , Belarus competed for the first time on their own. edit Flag of the Soviet Union Main article: USSR at the Summer Olympics and USSR at the Winter Olympics Since the Soviet Union began participating in the Olympic Games, they have come home with 194 total medals in the Winter Games, 1010 from the Summer Games (1204 total medals). Out of those medals, 473 were gold, 376 were silver and 355 were bronze. In , the Soviet Union competed for the last time as a unified country. In
CBC.ca - Athens 2004 - History 1920 Antwerp A history of the 1920 Antwerp Olympics. For sheer numbers, the other bigwinners were the shooters. Americans Willis Lee and Lloyd Spooner, http://www.cbc.ca/olympics/1920.html