Odyssey Of Oddities From the Nigerian tabletennis competitor who was 17 centimeters tall to the For the first time in olympic history, Costa Rica, Ecuador and Syria won http://www.cnnsi.com/events/1996/olympics/weekly/960812/olyodds.html
Extractions: Bob Martin The figures cited above were provided by IBM's cockamamie Olympic database. And while it is true that nothing lends itself to unalloyed, computer-nerd number crunching quite like the Games, we can only begin to digest the raw data now and to quantify all those who qualified. The most we can do is sweep the sands with a medal detector and suss out the superlatives, the sublime, the silly: the bests, the worsts, the lasts, the firsts. The centennial of the modern Olympic Games was not simply an occasion to recall firsts but to create them. Leave it to Greece to gloriously combine the two in Atlanta and win its most medals (eight) since Athens first hosted the world in 1896. First For the first time in Olympic history, Costa Rica, Ecuador and Syria won gold medals. Hong Kong won its first and last gold medal; it will become part of China in 1997. Second The second-place finish in the men's 100-meter sprint, by Frankie Fredericks of Namibia, was good enough to have won gold in every previous Olympics.
Table Tennis Events Olympic Games IOC (International olympic Committee table tennis - The history of the sport, technical details and more about how to play table tennis from the home of http://www.chiff.com/olympics/olympics-table-tennis.htm
Extractions: Main e-Biz Pages Features Business ... Olympics Table Tennis The high speed power game of Olympic level table tennis is probably not even close to the friendly game of ping pong you play at home. The lightening quick volleys take both talent and training that most amateur players can only wish for. Olympic table tennis is as exciting to watch as it is to play. These sites will keep you focused on the game... Sports: Table Tennis Athens 2004 - Table Tennis - The home site of the Summer Games with the complete archived schedule for all games plus a good history of the sport, athlete information and more... IOC (International Olympic Committee - Table Tennis - The history of the sport, technical details and more about how to play table tennis from the home of the Olympics movement. Check the players profiles on the right hand side for the names to watch for during the games.. BBC - Olympics 2004 - Table Tennis - A very good place to get the latest on the teams and the results, but the Olympic coverage is much deeper than just news. Good articles on the history and technical details will help you follow the sport...
History The International table tennis Federation (ITTF) was founded in 1926 during the For the first time in the history of the olympic Games, all the Aquatics http://www.athens2004.com/en/TableTennisHistory
Extractions: Home Sports Table Tennis History Javascript must be enabled to view this page, although the important information on the page is also available to browsers that do not support scripts. The first clubs were founded during the twenties and the sport rapidly gained popularity around the world. The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) was founded in 1926 during the 1st World Championship. Winners of that Championship where two Hungarians: Roland Jacobi at both menâs singles and doubles, and Maria Mednvansky at womenâs singles and doubles games. Japanese players dominated the sport in the 1950s. They introduced a new way of holding the racket, which was later adapted by the Chinese, who became the absolute masters of the sport until the mid-1980s. From the end of the 1980s and until the beginning of the 1990s, the Swedish team held centre stage, beating China in three consecutive World Championships (1989, 1991, 1993). Nevertheless, China made a comeback in the last two World Championships (1999, 2001), regaining the first place in the World Ranking. In recent years, Table Tennis has made great progress. The regulations have evolved in an effort to make the sport more attractive and more popular to the public. When the sport was added into the 1988 Olympic Games Programme, in Seoul, Table Tennis started to acquire a mass character. It is currently considered one of the most popular sports in the world in terms of participation numbers, with more than 187 National Federations being members of ITTF. Clearly, from the playerâs point of view, the style of the sport has been transformed. Modern table tennis is now based on speed and strength and new strikes require excellent technical know-how.
Table Tennis table tennis at the ATHENS 2004 olympic Games was hosted at the Galatsi olympic Hall olympic Firsts For the first time in the history of Ancient Olympia http://www.athens2004.com/en/TableTennis
Extractions: In the Olympic Games, Table Tennis includes four disciplines: menâs singles, womenâs singles, menâs doubles and womenâs doubles. According to the game structure of the Olympic Tournament, athletes will compete against each other according to the knockout system. Each match consists of seven sets maximum. The athlete who wins four sets first is the gameâs winner.
South African Table Tennis -- History International table tennis Federation (ITTF) and National olympic Sports The South African table tennis Board is proud of its history and the http://www.tabletennis.co.za/history.html
Extractions: Home Recommend SATTB Umpires ... Calendar 10 YEARS OF UNITY AMONGST THE TABLE TENNIS FAMILY OF SOUTH AFRICA 2001 is a historical year for the South African Table Tennis Board as it celebrates ten years of unification. The unity was between the than South African Table Tennis Union (SATTU) that was formed in 1939 and the South African Table Tennis Board (SATTB) that was formed in 1948.The two organisations SATTU and SATTB signed a declaration of intent on 21 July 1991 to unite the SATTB and SATTU into one controlling body for Table Tennis in South Africa.
About Olympic Table Tennis Coverage Follow all the online olympic table tennis coverage from around the world table tennis Games over for Jackson table tennis Slice of history for Li http://tabletennis.about.com/library/weekly/aa091400g.htm
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Olympic Table Tennis Participants For a complete history of table tennis in the Olympics please visit the Czech PingPong web site. The About.com Related About.com table tennis/Ping-Pong http://tabletennis.about.com/library/weekly/aa052900a.htm
Extractions: zJs=10 zJs=11 zJs=12 zJs=13 zc(5,'jsc',zJs,9999999,'') About Sports Table Tennis / Ping-Pong Sports ... Help w(' ');zau(256,140,140,'el','http://z.about.com/0/ip/417/C.htm','');w(xb+xb+' ');zau(256,140,140,'von','http://z.about.com/0/ip/496/7.htm','');w(xb+xb); Sign Up Now for the Table Tennis / Ping-Pong newsletter! See Online Courses Search Table Tennis / Ping-Pong Here is the final listing of all the qualifiers of the 2000 Olympics in Australia. Men Women By Ranking European Qualifiers ELOI Damien - FRA TSIOKAS Daniel - GRE GRUIJIC Slobodan - YUG KEEN Trinko -NED BOLL Timo - GER SAIVE Philippe - BEL KORBEL Petr - CZE DING Yi - AUT PLACHY Josef - CZE SHCETININE Evgenen - BLR HEISTER Danny - NED SCHOPP Jie - GER BADESCU Otilia - ROM MELNIK Galina - RUS
VL Of Sport - Table Tennis table tennis coverage at the Virtual Library of Sport history, olympic Nutrition interview from About tennis, with Rick Hall and Sean O Neill table http://sportsvl.com/ball/tabletennis.htm
Extractions: home Table Tennis The Game ( About Rules History Improve your game ... Commercial A very popular and skilled game played indoors in pairs or doubles on a hard rectangular table with a 4cm, lightweight cellulose ball negotiated over low net in the centre of the table using circular paddles or bats. The bats are about 15cm across and are coated with rubber to impart spin - a key factor in the game. The winner is the first to score 11 points unless both players score 10 points, when the game shall be won by the first player gaining a lead of 2 points. Hardbat and recreational play often still use the classic 21 point game total. Any questions on the game? Ask our table tennis librarian Bill of Table Tennis Dayton. The Game
Athens Olympics:: Table Tennis olympic racket robs shattered Medina of table tennis victory with the short history of olympic table tennis and a preview of the Athens competition. http://www.livingroom.org.au/olympics/archives/cat_table_tennis.html
INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE - SPORTS table tennis table tennis history table tennis made its olympic debut as a full medal sport during the olympic Games in Seoul. http://www.olympic.org/uk/sports/programme/history_uk.asp?DiscCode=TT&sportCode=
INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE - SPORTS table tennis olympic sport since 1988 olympic DISCIPLINE Discover this sport through its competition format, equipment, glossary and history. http://www.olympic.org/uk/sports/programme/index_uk.asp?SportCode=TT
Larry Hodges Table Tennis Page table tennis COACH. Right Coaching Todd Sweeris at the 1996 US olympic Trials. as well as excerpts from Tim Boggan s table tennis history books. http://www.larrytt.com/
Extractions: This page started out during my years as a full-time coach as my coaching page, as a way to attract students. I put too much time into it to let it go to waste, so I still maintain it. Someday I might turn "larrytt.com" into a serious online publication of some sort. I'm the editor of USA Table Tennis Magazine, contracted through 2008. I recently did my 62nd USATT magazine - the Sept/Oct 2005 issue. (USA Table Tennis has gone through a lot of editors over the years.) I'm also their Webmaster League Director Club Programs Director , and Moderator for the USATT Forum . (Come join us on the Forum, where we can talk table tennis!) USA Table Tennis Magazine is now on newsstands I've had 981 published articles in 56 different publications, including 952 on table tennis. The first was in 1977. Many of these articles are linked online. I also have 9 published science fiction/fantasy stories You might have read my book
Larry Hodges Table Tennis Book Collection 2000; Zeke s olympic Ball Games, by Jason Page, 2000 (chapter on table tennis, history of table tennis 64 Years in Japan, by Hikosuke Tamasu, 2000. http://www.larrytt.com/ttbooks.html
Extractions: Note - Only books in English are being actively collected. Books in English History of U.S. Table Tennis: Vol. V: 1971-1972 , by Tim Boggan, 2005 (signed) History of U.S. Table Tennis: Vol. IV: 1963-1970 , by Tim Boggan, 2005 (signed) Table Tennis Fascination II , produced by ITTF, 2005 Table Tennis: Steps to Success , by Larry Hodges, Korean edition, 2005 Table Tennis: Steps to Success , by Larry Hodges, Hebrew edition, 2005 History of U.S. Table Tennis: Vol. III: 1953-1962 , by Tim Boggan, 2004 (signed) Table Tennis: Level 1 Coaching Manual History of U.S. Table Tennis: Vol. II: 1940-1952 , by Tim Boggan, 2003 (signed) J-O Waldner: When the Feeling Decides , by Jens Fellke, 2003 (signed by Waldner) Professional Strength Training for Table Tennis , by Philip Clark, 2003 Table Tennis Fascination , by Takkyu Okoku, 2002 (signed) Could a Tyrannosaurus Play Table Tennis?
History Of Huntsville/North Alabama Table Tennis Club history of Huntsville/North Alabama table tennis Club The Huntsville table tennis Club was part of an olympic exhibition at the Alabama Space and Rocket http://www.nattc.com/nattc/history.html
TABLE TENNIS table tennis has a short olympic history, although worldwide it has been one of the most popular forms of family amusement, as well as an elite sport since http://abc.net.au/olympics_1996/tableten.htm
Extractions: What A Record! Table tennis has a short Olympic history, although worldwide it has been one of the most popular forms of family amusement, as well as an elite sport since the turn of the century. Making its debut at Olympic level in Seoul in 1988, table tennis has earned the reputation of being the fastest ball sport on earth. While there are more than 150 member countries at international level, the sport is dominated by Asian nations. In 1988 scandal surrounded the women's events, with both the Chinese and Korean teams rumored to have asked their players to "throw" some games. In the end Korea took the gold medal in the men's singles and women's doubles, while China won the other two golds on offer. Despite the serious nature of the allegations, crowds were enthralled by many spectacular games. This established a precedent that was repeated four years later in Barcelona.
History The International table tennis Federation (ITTF) was founded in 1926 during the into the 1988 olympic Games Programme, in Seoul, table tennis started to http://www.athens2004.gr/en/TableTennisHistory
Extractions: Home Sports Table Tennis History Javascript must be enabled to view this page, although the important information on the page is also available to browsers that do not support scripts. The first clubs were founded during the twenties and the sport rapidly gained popularity around the world. The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) was founded in 1926 during the 1st World Championship. Winners of that Championship where two Hungarians: Roland Jacobi at both menâs singles and doubles, and Maria Mednvansky at womenâs singles and doubles games. Japanese players dominated the sport in the 1950s. They introduced a new way of holding the racket, which was later adapted by the Chinese, who became the absolute masters of the sport until the mid-1980s. From the end of the 1980s and until the beginning of the 1990s, the Swedish team held centre stage, beating China in three consecutive World Championships (1989, 1991, 1993). Nevertheless, China made a comeback in the last two World Championships (1999, 2001), regaining the first place in the World Ranking. In recent years, Table Tennis has made great progress. The regulations have evolved in an effort to make the sport more attractive and more popular to the public. When the sport was added into the 1988 Olympic Games Programme, in Seoul, Table Tennis started to acquire a mass character. It is currently considered one of the most popular sports in the world in terms of participation numbers, with more than 187 National Federations being members of ITTF. Clearly, from the playerâs point of view, the style of the sport has been transformed. Modern table tennis is now based on speed and strength and new strikes require excellent technical know-how.
Table Tennis In the olympic Games, table tennis includes four disciplines mens singles For the first time in modern history, during the ATHENS 2004 olympic Games a http://www.athens2004.gr/athens2004/page/legacy?lang=en&channel=TableTennis
History history of the OCEANIA table tennis FEDERATION by Ken Wilkinson (Dec) With the introduction of table tennis in the olympic Games Oceania has received a http://www.ottf.org/history.htm
Extractions: Return to Home Page 1. FOUNDATION OF FEDERATION The area now forming the Oceania zone bad been covered by the "Other Continental Zone" since 1949 when New Zealander Norm Ballinger was elected in 1949 as the ITTF Vice President of that zone, The Oceania Table Tennis Federation (OTTF) was formed on the Ist June 1977. Negotiations or discussions commenced in Melbourne in January 1975 at the Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships. Foundation members of the OTTF were New Zealand, Australia, Guam, Papua New Guinea, Fiji, New Caledonia and Tahiti - a total of seven. The Federation was recognized by the ITTF, the official body controlling continental activities in the Oceania Zone The main aims of the Federation were: To conduct bi-annual Continental Championships in the even years.
Neil Smyth Neil Smyth has a long, impressive history of table tennis 1979 to 1984 Headed the US olympic Committee (State of Nevada) and actively worked to get http://www.sdtta.org/players/smyth-neil.html
