101. Ancient Olympic History The Games long history shows no shortage of stories of violated rules, brokentruces, Ancient olympic Sports. Trainer Watching Wrestlers, University of http://www.wam.umd.edu/~esimons1/ancient.html

Ancient Olympic History Quick Facts Ancient Olympic Sports Related Links Olympia: Aerial view of site and surroundings The Olympic Games in Antiquity reflected ancient Greek culture. Although they are of another era, they are an inspiration for the establishment of the modern Olympic Games, a fertile ground for discussion and comparison. The Games took place in Olympia in honor of Zeus. Their origin is shrouded in legend and their foundation is thought to have been 776 BC. The Olympics were the most glorious religious and athletic event of the ancient Greek world. Renowned and prestigious, they attracted a huge number of athletes and spectators. All free Greek citizens had the right to participate (excluding women). Victory at the Games was the highest honor for an athlete. Victors enjoyed special honors from their city; and often myths were created of their exploits. During the Games, a sacred truce was agreed: all interstate hostilities were suspended. The Games long history shows no shortage of stories of violated rules, broken truces, bribed athletes, political exploitation and hostile criticism. Gradually, the link between religion and the athletic ideal waned and the Games became a professional athletic spectacle. In 393 BC the Olympic Games were abolished permanently.

102. Go For The Gold Origin and history of the olympic Games Boxers and wrestlers trained in thePalaestra, which was adjacent to the gymnasium. The Leonidaion housed the http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/athens_games/history.htm

Scholastic Home About Us Site Map Search ... Tools Origin and History of the Olympic Games The Modern Olympic Games The Olympic Principles and Traditions Politics and the Olympics Olympic Controversies ... The Olympics in Photos Origin and History of the Olympic Games The Rise of the Games The Olympic Games originated long ago in ancient Greece. Exactly when the Games were first held and what circumstances led to their creation is uncertain. We do know, however, that the Games were a direct outgrowth of the values and beliefs of Greek society. The Greeks idealized physical fitness and mental discipline, and they believed that excellence in those areas honored Zeus, the greatest of all their gods. One legend about the origin of the Olympic Games revolves around Zeus. It was said Zeus once fought his father, Kronos, for control of the world. They battled atop a mountain that overlooked a valley in southwestern Greece. After Zeus defeated his father, a temple and immense statue were built in the valley below to honor him. This valley was called Olympia, and soon religious festivals developed there as people came to worship Zeus and to approach as nearly as possible his great strength. It is believed that these religious festivals eventually led to the famed Games of the Olympics. Although we do not know just when the Games were first played, the earliest recorded Olympic competition occurred in 776 B.C. It had only one event, the one-stade (approximately 630-foot or 192-meter) race, which was won by a cook named Coroebus. This was the start of the first Olympiad, the four-year period by which the Greeks recorded their history.

103. Belarus At The Olympics - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia In Belarus s first showing at the Summer olympics, the delegation (sized 154athletes) took the most by Belarus so far in their short olympic history. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belarus_at_the_Olympics

Belarus at the Olympics From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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. Contents Soviet Union Summer Olympic Games 1996 Atlanta 2000 Sydney ... edit Soviet Union 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

104. History Of The Games - Olympic Info : Olympic History - The modern olympic Games are now 108years-old. history of the Games From Olympia to Australia - with Apollo s help Seared in the memory http://smh.com.au/olympics/articles/2004/06/18/1089484300823.html

@import url("/olympics/css/athens_smh.css"); Welcome to 2004 Olympics. Skip directly to: Search Box Section Navigation Content History of the Games June 18, 2004 Page Tools Email to a friend Printer format The stadium at the 1896 Athens Games, the first of the modern Olympics. The Olympic Games are the creation of the Ancient Greeks with records of the first competition dating back to 776 BC. The Games reigned supreme in Ancient Greece for 12 centuries until in 393 AD Emperor Theodosius founded them to be a pagan celebration and thus ended the competition. It wasn't until the late 1800's that Frenchman Pierre de Coubertin began researching and rallying support for the rebirth of the Olympic Games. His hard work succeeded and in 1896 Athens was the host city of the first of the modern Olympic Games. 1896 Athens, Greece Thirteen countries participated at the 1896 Athens Games with around 300 athletes taking part in the competition. There were 43 events contested which fell into the following categories; athletics (track and field), cycling, fencing, gymnastics, shooting, swimming, tennis, weightlifting and wrestling.

105. Why Losers Are The Real Winners - Olympic Info : Olympic History - olympic fans, ask yourself this why did you enjoy watching Tatiana Grigorievavault with Her own history. She jumped 4.55 metres and stunned herself. http://smh.com.au/olympics/articles/2004/06/18/1089484305112.html

@import url("/olympics/css/athens_smh.css"); Welcome to 2004 Olympics. Skip directly to: Search Box Section Navigation Content Why losers are the real winners By Caroline Overington September 30, 2000 Page Tools Email to a friend Printer format Olympic fans, ask yourself this: why did you enjoy watching Tatiana Grigorieva vault with the pole? No, besides that. Could it be the same reason you enjoyed watching Jai Taurima in the long jump? Michelle Ferris in the cycling? The little-known Justin Norris in the swimming pool? Perhaps it could. The real reason (okay, the other reason) you loved watching Grigorieva in the pole vault is that she jumped a personal best. Put aside her obvious beauty (and the way she silenced 110,000 sports fans by placing a manicured finger to bee-stung lips). Put aside the silver medal (and the email called The Silver Medallist that is doing the rounds). What, really, is the sporting point? It is that Grigorieva did better than she had ever done before. Sure, American Stacy Dragila went higher and broke a world record. Bully for her. Grigorieva was also making history. Her own history. She jumped 4.55 metres and stunned herself.

106. INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE - SPORTS wrestling was introduced into the ancient olympics in 708 BC, Games recordedhistory began in 776 BC. wrestling predates the ancient olympic Games. http://www.olympic.org/uk/sports/programme/history_uk.asp?DiscCode=WF&sportCode=

107. The Olympic Games The first olympic Games were held in 776 BC At first, only one race (the Later, the discus and javelin throw, broad jumping and wrestling were added. http://www.hol.gr/greece/olympic.htm

The Olympic Games 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.

108. Greek Olympics But sports and competitions are part of the history and culture of many ancient The Olympics expanded to wrestling, boxing, horse racing, long jumping, http://www.crystalinks.com/greekolympics.html

Greek Olympics Ancient Times The Greeks invented Olympic athletic contests and held them in honor of their gods. But sports and competitions are part of the history and culture of many ancient civilization - including those of Meso- America. In Egypt there had been many findings and glyphs depicting sports events have been found. In ancient Egypt, acrobats, who displayed physical agility and strength, were mainly viewed as performers. Most Egyptian acrobats were women, and they performed alone or in groups. Young Egyptian boys also participated in acrobatics, and played games with hoops. There are 200 wrestling groups depicted on one wall of the tomb at Beni-Hassan. The wrestlers wear a loin-cloth similar to the cod-piece or loin-cloth of Minoan athletes. Although the scenes portray the various positions and "holds" involved in wrestling, the sport was practiced as part of Egyptian military training, and there is no evidence of organized competition. Ancient Egyptians also participated in various running activities. One of the kingdom's most important festivals was the "jubilee celebration," a festival first celebrated on the 30th anniversary of the reign of Amenophis III, and celebrated continuously in three-year intervals. In the "ritual run", an integral part of the celebration, the current king would run between two sets of three semicircles, the semicircles being cosmic references to the order of the universe. Unlike later Greek footraces, however, the Egyptian king ran alone, without a competitor. Physical evidence of the "ritual run" exists at the pyramid complex of King Djoser, where one can find the ruins of the world's first sports facility, complete with the running track for the "ritual run."

109. SLAM! Sports: 2000 Summer Games: History Of The Games history OF THE GAMES. The Ancient olympic Games The olympic Games were first heldin 776 BC at Olympia in Ancient Greece as part of a religious festival. http://www.canoe.ca/2000GamesHistory/home.html

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110. Welcome To The HistoryChannel.co.uk :: The Olympics Awardwinning history site combining professional articles on historical eventspeople Ancient olympics The olympic spirit The Modern olympics A http://www.thehistorychannel.co.uk/site/features/the_olympics.php

SIGN UP or LOGIN ANCIENT HISTORY : THE OLYMPIC GAMES Search Explore Home TV guide ... Family History Project Build your family tree History Study Stop The ultimate revision zone A Small Piece of History Record your story for future generations PERFECT CRIMES: Episode 2 Clip > HISTORY'S RAIDERS: The Dambusters Clip > Military Movers Clip > Auschwitz: The Forgotten Evidence Clip > Secret Japanese Aircraft Of World War II Clip > Full listings > Browse our extensive encyclopedia and get historical facts at your fingertips. Search Now > Browse all features: A-F G-L M-R S-Z The Olympic Games Ancient Olympics The Olympic spirit The Modern Olympics A political platform? Today's Challenges Ancient Olympics Held in honour of Zeus in the city of Olympia for four days every fourth summer, the Olympic games were the oldest and most prestigious of four great ancient Greek athletic festivals, which also included the Pythian games at Delphi, the Isthmian at Corinth, and the Nemean at Argos (the Panathenaea at Athens was also important). Although records cannot verify games earlier than 776BC, the contests in Homer's Iliad indicate a much earlier competitive tradition. The Olympics reached their height in the 5th-4th Centuries BC thereafter they became more and more professionalized until, in the Roman period, they provoked much censure.

111. NFHS - Hall Of Fame In seven years prior to winning olympic gold in Mexico City, John Smith wasone of the top wrestlers in Oklahoma history during his career at Del City http://www.nfhs.org/scriptcontent/va_custom/halloffame/index.cfm

Home About NFHS News NFHS Calendar ... Contact Us National High School Hall of Fame 2005 Inductees Athletes Ty Detmer Ty Detmer lettered in five sports (football, basketball, baseball, golf and track) at Southwest High School in San Antonio, Texas, from 1983 to 1986, but his football performance gained him state and na-tional headlines. Playing quarterback for his father, Sonny, Detmer passed for 8,005 yards, which in-cluded a one-season best of 3,551 yards as a junior. Detmer completed 506 of 910 passes, including 71 touchdowns in his high school career, and regis-tered 557 yards passing in one game. He earned all-America and Texas Player of the Year honors in foot-ball as a senior, and he was an all-state selection in baseball. Detmer's collegiate football career was even more phenomenal. As a quarterback at Brigham Young University, Detmer won the Heisman Trophy in 1990 as a junior and was third in the voting in 1991. He set 59 NCAA records, including most touchdown passes (121), most yards passing (15,031), most comple-tions (958), most attempts (1,530) and most yards total offense (14,653). In a game against San Diego State as a senior, Detmer passed for 599 yards and six touchdowns.

112. NCAA HALL OF CHAMPIONS SHOWCASES COLLEGIATE CONTRIBUTIONS TO OLYMPIC HISTORY NCAA HALL OF CHAMPIONS SHOWCASES COLLEGIATE CONTRIBUTIONS TO olympic history The exhibit features the NCAA s contribution to the olympics through art, http://www.ncaa.org/releases/miscellaneous/2004/2004060203ms.htm

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CONTACT: Wednesday, June 2, 2004 Gail E. Dent Associate Director of Public Relations NCAA HALL OF CHAMPIONS SHOWCASES COLLEGIATE CONTRIBUTIONS TO OLYMPIC HISTORY INDIANAPOLIS-"Journey to the Gold," which highlights collegiate athletes and coaches who have participated in the Olympic Games, is on display now through October 16, at the NCAA Hall of Champions. The exhibit features the NCAA's contribution to the Olympics through art, photographs, medals, and other memorabilia dating back to the 1932 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. Specially featured in the collection are memorabilia from Indiana University, Bloomington's swimming team, the University of Iowa's wrestling team, and the famous "Tigerbelles" from Tennessee State University's track and field team. Coaches and athletes from these teams medaled in both the collegiate and Olympic arenas. More than 20 artifacts are on display including Jesse Owens' bronze shoe, coach James (Doc) Counsilman's swimming robe, and an Olympic torch which passed through Indianapolis when the Games were held in the United States in 1984. Also included in the exhibit are photographs and biographies of NCAA champions and Olympic medalists such as Mark Spitz, Dan Gable and Wilma Rudolph. An art collection from the American Sport Art Museum and Archives in Daphne, Alabama, is on loan and is displayed in conjunction with an Olympic timeline highlighting NCAA athletes' participation in the games.

113. Virtual School  -  History  -  Projects  -  Olympic Games  -  Ancient Gr The most famous of the ancient athletes was Milon of Kroton. He won the wrestlingOlympic title five times (532 BC to 516 BC). http://vs.eun.org/ww/en/pub/virtual_school/depts/history/projects/olympic_games/

About Resources Activities Projects Team Search this site: Go Home History Projects Olympic Games Ancient Greece Ancient Greece and the Olympic Games The Olympic Games began in Greece in 776 BC. At first, there was only one event, the stadion (a race of about 200 meters). The first winner of this event was Koroibos from Elis. The first outstanding athlete was Pantakles of Athens. He won the stadion in both 696 BC and 692BC. At first the athletes wore loincloths. However, after the popular Orsippus of Megara ran naked, others followed his example and nudity became the standard behaviour. It is estimated that over 40,000 people would crowd into the stadium to join in religious ceremonies and to watch the Olympic stadion. Over the years other events were added. This included the tethrippon, a four-horse chariot race. Eventually the five-event pentathlon was introduced: 200 meters, long jump, discus, javelin and wrestling. There were even competitions involving people playing musical instruments. Winners of events only received an olive wreath. However, they would receive a considerable sum of money from their home town. The Olympic Games was open to rich and poor. Competitors included Philip II of Macedon and Alexander the Great. The most famous of the ancient athletes was Milon of Kroton. He won the wrestling Olympic title five times (532 BC to 516 BC). Originally the Olympics were for men. However, in 396 BC it was decided that women could take part. The first female champion was Kyniska of Sparta. She won the tethrippon (chariot race). She also retained her title in 392 BC.

114. Virtual School  -  History  -  Projects  -  Olympic Games  -  The Ancien Koroibos (Corobeus), a cook from Elis, won the very first race in olympic history –776 BC When This ended the ancient olympic Games after 293 Olympiads. http://vs.eun.org/ww/en/pub/virtual_school/depts/history/projects/olympic_games/

About Resources Activities Projects Team Search this site: Go Home History Projects Olympic Games The Ancient Olympics The Ancient Olympics According to legend, the Olympic Games began in 776 B.C. when Ifitos made a treaty with Lycourgos, the king and famous legislator of Sparta, and Cleisthenes, the king of Pisa. Some literary and archaeological evidence suggests that the Games started earlier, maybe as early as the 10th century B.C. The text of the treaty was written on a disc and kept in the Temple of Hera (the Heraion) at Olympia. In this treaty that was the decisive event for the development of the sanctuary as a Panhellenic centre, the Sacred Truce was agreed. During the truce wars were suspended and armies were prohibited from entering the part of Greece where the games took place and as long the games took place. The games were held in Olympia located in the western Peleponnesos, in a sanctuary dedicated to the father of the Greek gods and goddesses Zeus. The name Olympia came from Mt. Olympos, the highest mountain in mainland Greece where, according to Greek mythology, the greatest of the Greek gods and goddesses lived. The organizing and supervision of the games were carried out by a special committee, the

115. EDSITEment - Lesson Plan Briefly state Greece s role in olympic history. Remind students that Pindar sOde describes the victory of a wrestler named Alkimedon, who came from a http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=583

116. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition: Olympic Games@ HighBeam Research J. Swaddling, The Ancient olympic Games (2000); A. Kitroeff, wrestling withthe Ancients Modern French olympic great Besson dies from cancer http://www.highbeam.com/ref/doc0.asp?docid=1E1:Olympicg

117. Boot U.S. Apologist For Iran's Bigotry There should be no double standards, especially given olympic history The American wrestler would be permanently banned from olympic competition and the http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0804/dershowitz_olympics.php3

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118. Greekworks.com Bookstore wrestling With The Ancients Modern Greek Identity and the Olympics Kitroeff’sbook offers us a window with a double view A history of the Olympiads http://www.greekworks.com/bookstore/product_info.php?products_id=28

119. India In Olympics 2004 India's participation in the games like hockey, archery, tennis, weight lifting, wrestling, and other sports. http://olympics.indiapress.org/

INDIA IN OLYMPIC 2004 Athens: Double trap shooter Rajyavardhan Rathore is world No. 3, long jumper Anju George and tennis player Mahesh Bhupathi No. 5 and shooter Anjali Bhagwat No.6... Now, if only rankings could assure medals. In the past few weeks, these three and other Indian medal hopes have converged on sports pages of the ToI presenting a picture of optimism. But to even open the door to the pantheon of Olympic greats — Indian and international — they will have to slug it out in a gloriously competitive arena. Unlike previous years there is one consolation. Each of the 75 Indians in Athens has earned the right to be there. Yes, there are a few lucky ones, like sailing wild card entrants Malav Shroff and Sumeet Patel, or others who got in because others pulled-out. As usual, there is expectation of a few medals. Indian Olympic Association president Suresh Kalmadi feels: “a few are on the cards’’. The great Milkha Singh, not one to mince words, has a contrasting view. Somewhere in between lies the truth. And that is independent India has produced only three individual bronze medals — K D Jadhav in Helsinki 1952, Leander Paes in Atlanta 1996 and Karnam Malleswari in Sydney 2000 —apart from the golden era of hockey in the 50s and 60s. Hockey, which has made news for off-field skirmishes, has been on the wane and after 1980, when we won our last gold in a depleted field in Moscow, a fifth place at Los Angeles has been the best showing.

120. Kevin Bracken, Olympian - Member Of The 2000 Olympic Greco-Roman Wrestling Team Official site of a member of the 2000 Olympics GrecoRoman wrestling Team (138lbs). Includes news, forum, and profile from kids wrestling, high school, college, up to Team USA. Kevin Bracken Olympian. http://www.kevinbracken.com/

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