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The cruise of the Branwen: Being a short history of the modern revival of the Olympic Games, together with and account of the adventures of the Olympic fencing team in Athens in MCMVI by Theodore Andrea Cook, 1908

Documents Of Olympic Games: Ancient Greek And Modern History (Greek Edition) by Gregory Zorzos, 2009-01-29

Rethinking the Olympics: Cultural Histories of the Modern Games (Sport & Global Cultures) by Robert Barney, 2009-11-01

The Olympian Games in Athens, 1896: The First Modern Olympics by Burton Holmes, 1984-05

An Olympic Victor: A Story of the Modern Games by Anonymous, 2010-01-08

An Olympic Victor; A Story of the Modern Games

An Olympic Victor: A Story of the Modern Games by James Brendan Connolly, 2009-03-10

The Olympian Games In Athens, 1896 - The First Modern Olympics by Burton; With photographs by the author. Holmes, 1984

Thinking the Olympics: The Classical Tradition and the Modern Games

Compendium of the Olympic Games:Historical, Ancient, Modern with Official Olympic and World records, Tabulation for Record Events for 1932 Tenth olympiad, Los Angeles, California, July 30 to August 14, 1932. by Chas. M., Ed. Easton, 1932

FODOR'S MODERN GUIDES ITALY 1960 - OLYMPIC GAMES SUPPLEMENT by EUGENE (EDITOR) FODOR, 1960

Nazi Games: The Olympics of 1936 by David Clay Large, 2007-04-17

Global Olympics, Volume 3: Historical and Sociological Studies of the Modern Games (Research in the Sociology of Sport)

The 1972 Munich Olympics and the Making of Modern Germany (Weimar and Now: German Cultural Criticism) by Kay Schiller, Chris Young, 2010-08-03

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Olympics
competed. (More than 10,000 athletes competed in the Sydney 2000 olympics.)The modern olympic games 1896 Athens 1900 Paris 1904 St.
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Extractions: Olympics not held due to war: 1916, 1940 and 1944. In the ancient Olympics athletes competed in the nude The word "gymnasium" comes from the Greek word gymnos, which means naked. In ancient times athletes practised in the nude to the accompaniment of music. They also performed naked at the Olympic Games. Women were not allowed to participate or even to attend as spectators.
Greek Spider - Your Guide To Greece And Cyprus!
both ancient and modern. olympic Symbols Information on the meanings of various olympicsymbols. The hope page of the olympic games Home Page to the olympics.
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Greek Spider - Your Guide To Greece And Cyprus!
modern olympics memorable achievements On these pages, you will find lists of individualswho have achieved memorable achievements in the olympic games, from
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OlympicQuest
of the olympic games, but are you aware of the origins of the Ancient olympics? Overthe years the olympics have changed in many ways. The modern olympics have
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NewsHour Extra: Olympics - September 13, 2000
the games and then presented his proposal for a modern olympics at an internationalcongress in 1894. His plan was accepted and the International olympic
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Extractions: (September 13, 2000) His brow covered with sweat, an athlete crosses the finish line. He glances behind him and realizes he's done it. He's won the gold. An Olympic medal. Not bad for a cook. Meet Coroebus of Elis, who won the sprint race in 776 BC. Although he's the first Olympic champion listed in Greek Olympic records, it's generally accepted that the games were probably at least 500 years old at that time. Flash forward to Sydney, Australia, September, 2000. Now, get ready for 16 days and nights of suspense, surprises and super human effort. A $3.5 billion extravaganza called the summer Olympics is being held in Australia. (You may think it's already fall a bit late for the "summer" Olympics…. but it's spring in Australia ). About 10,200 athletes from 199 countries will compete. More than 15,000 reporters will cover the events.
KIAT.NET - Olympic Games Modern Pentathlon
a feature of the ancient olympic games and consisted Today's modern pentathlon enteredthe olympic program in the International Union of modern Pentathlon and
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Extractions: GAMES Home Olympics Sports Modern Pentathlon ... contact us OLYMPIC M. PENTATHLON OLYMPIC MODERN PENTATHLON They call it the 'Modern Pentathlon' to distinguish it from the one which, for some 900 years, was a feature of the ancient Olympic Games and consisted of four athletic events and wrestling. The word 'pentathlon' comes from Greek, 'penta' meaning five and 'athlon' equals contest. This is a most demanding sport. An athlete has to be good to very good at target shooting, fencing, swimming, horse riding and running in order to succeed. Today's modern pentathlon entered the Olympic program in 1912, largely as the initiative of Pierre de Coubertin, who saw this sport as the supreme test of versatility and felt it was an ideal sport for army officers. The concept behind the competition is that a military courier sets out on horseback to carry a message. Along the way, he has to fight a duel with epees, use his pistol, swim across a river, and then run through the woods to reach his goal. And so it was: the sport gained quick acceptance especially in Sweden and Finland and for the first 30 years or so, only military personnel took part.
KIAT.NET - Olympic Games Athens 1896
An American Harvard law student, James Brendan Connolly, became the first Olympicchampion of the modern era on the first day of the games, winning the
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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. 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.
Oztrack Sydney Visitors Books- Especially For Tourists In 2000 To Sydney
upcoming Winter olympics in Nagano, Japan, and Sydney's games in 2000, this bookincludes a list of every olympic medal winner since the first modern games.
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Extractions: Lonely Planet Sydney : City Guide (3rd Ed) by Tom Smallman Beautifully situated on a magnificent harbor, Sydney is Australia's most exciting and stylish city. This indispensable guide will help visitors on any budget discover Sydney's many attractions from the historic Rocks and the lively neighborhoods to the famous beaches and wonderful national parks on the city's doorstep. Full color. 18 maps.
Erica
honor Zeus and the reasons for the modern games are to The people who play in themodern olympics are men Ancient olympics didnt have an olympic message and
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Extractions: Erica In this essay I will compare the Ancient Olympic Games and the Modern Olympic Games. There are several likenesses between the Ancient Olympic Games and the Modern Olympic Games. They both had foot races. They were held every 4 years. There were prizes given for winners. They both had an Olympic Flame. The torches started in Olympia. They both promoted the development of physical and moral qualities. There were torch relays in both games. While there are several likenesses, there are also numerous differences. The location of the Ancient Games took place in Greece, while the Modern Games are played in different countries. Prizes for the Ancient Olympics were only given for 1 st place. In the Modern Olympics they are given for 1 st nd , and 3 rd place. The people in charge of the Ancient Olympics were the priests. In the Modern Olympics the International Olympic Committee is in charge. The duration of the Modern Olympics is 17 days and the Ancient Olympics lasted for 5 days. The reason for the Ancient Games was to honor Zeus and the reasons for the Modern Games are to promote the development of physical and moral qualities and to create a better understanding of all people.
Greek Olympics
The olympic games were held to help unite many different countries in a The Greekcompetitors marked the first modern event of the olympics with cross
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Extractions: 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."
HEC Bylaws
de Coubertin was fascinated with the idea of the ancient olympic games, and was Inspiredby the discoveries at Olympia, he proposed the modern olympics for the
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Extractions: Foreword Why are the Olympic Games so important? Why will people from all around the world come in the summer of 1996 to Atlanta to either watch or compete in them? Why is it that billions of people around the world will sit in front of their television sets to watch these games? To answer these questions we need to go back in history to find the meaning of the Olympic Games. 1. The Ancient Games. In ancient Greece, sports and competition were very important. The Greeks believed that physical exercise and mental training were connected to each other. The Greek word for education meant the development of the entire human being and could not be divided into physical and mental education, because the mind cannot exist without the body, and the body has no meaning without the mind. Their rule of thumb was, "Educate children with gymnastics and music." Religion encouraged this kind of education, and great athletic and musical contests were held in holy places, under the protection of the gods, and in front of thousands of spectators from all over Greece. The contests were called Games, and the most famous were held at the Sanctuary of Olympia in southwestern Greece. The Olympian or Olympic Games started in 776 BC, and were held every four years in honor of Zeus, the king of the mythical Greek gods. They were at their peak in the 5th and 4th centuries BC, but they were suppressed in 394 AD by the Roman emperor Theodosius I.
Greek Olympics
The olympic games were held to help unite many different countries in a The Greekcompetitors marked the first modern event of the olympics with cross
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Extractions: Our class has been traveling through time in our class time machine , (see the Introduction ). We were supposed to go home, but as fate would have it, Mr. Smith continually put the wrong code into the time machine's computer. Our class ended up in Ancient Greece. Our group ended up at the first ever Olympic games. The first Olympic games were held in Ancient Greece in the city state of Athens. The year was 776 B.C. There was a flame burning in the honor of Zeus, lord of all the gods. The very first Olympic games only held one event. That event was the marathon. We stayed around for awhile to see the next Olympic games and they had several more events. The Olympics expanded to wrestling, boxing, horse racing,long jumping, javelin, and chariot races. Early Olympic victors became national heroes and celebrated in music and poetry. Definitely not like today's sports heroes who try to make as money as they possibly can! It is really hard to imagine that nearly 1,500 years from now the first modern Olympics are going to held right here in Athens! What really struck us as weird was the simple fact that women were not allowed to watch the games, but were allowed to participate in the games. Men on the other hand were allowed to watch and/or play in the Olympic games. The Olympic games were held to help unite many different countries in a peaceful manner. Each participating country is limited to three entries. The Greek competitors marked the first modern event of the Olympics with cross country runners bringing a torch from the valley of Olympia to light a much larger torch in the
OUSD>Internet Workshop> Ancient Greece > Olympic Games
olympics near the bottom of the home page. Read the section on who could competein the ancient games. How has that changed in today's modern olympic games?
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BPL--Olympics
exhibit, you can compare ancient and modern olympic sports, tour learn about thecontext of the games and the spirit, or read about the olympic athletes who
http://www.bplonline.org/resources/subjects/als/Olympics.asp
Games Keeper Olympic Games
History of Our olympic games Some information and a brief history of modern andancient games. Infoplease olympics - Historic results and statistics plus
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Extractions: Olympic Games Athens 2004 - official site of the organizing committee. Athens 2004 Directory - offers sites about the Olympics in Athens. Includes history. Athens 2004 Volunteers - official site of the International Volunteers Association, which helps raise volunteers for the 2004 Olympics. Games of the XXVIII Olympiad - dedicated to the 2004 games, which will be held in Athens, Greece. International Olympic Committee (IOC) - umbrella organization and supreme authority of the Olympic Movement. 112th International Olympic Committee Session - covers election of the host city for the 2008 Games and election of the new IOC President. Andrew Jennings: The Great Olympic Swindle - Investigative journalism work on Olympic corruption. Evidence of cheating, doping and bribes related to the International Olympic Committee by Andrew Jennings.
Sydney 2000 Summer Olympics - Olympic Games Memorabilia, Pins And More
olympic games The first recorded olympic games were held all pagan worship includingthe games in AD The modern olympics began in 1896, the brainchild of
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Extractions: In our ongoing Travel Pack series, we've compiled rich lists of books, music, and videos for journeys to distant places. Whether you're off to the Sydney Olympics in September 2000, headed for the Australian Outback, or exploring the Great Barrier Reef, we've got everything from Lonely Planet Australia and Eyewitness Sydney to Bruce Chatwin's remarkable classic, The Songlines Women were forbidden to even attend the ancient Olympics, let alone compete. We made our modern Olympic debut in 1900, when 19 women competed in tennis or in a special Olympic golf tournament. We've come a long way, baby. In Sydney, more than 3,900 women will go for the gold, and several events water polo, weightlifting, modern pentathlon, pole vault, and hammer throw will be open to women for the first time. All eyes will be on Marion Jones as she tries for a record five gold medals and on the
Brief History Of The Olympic Games
The modern olympic games are named for athletic contests held in ancient The Wintergames were added in 1924. War II forced cancellation of the olympics in 1916
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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.
World Atlas Olympic Games Locations Summer And Winter
The olympic games originally featured only one event a 400 meter and 1,500 meterraces of the modern games. The olympics came to include wrestling, boxing and
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Extractions: The games were held every four years during August and September and the word "Olympiad", which referred to the four year intervals between competitions, was commonly used to measure time. The first documented Olympic champion was a man named Coroebus, a cook from Elis who won the sprint race in 776 BC. Historians believe that the games had already existed for at least 500 years prior to that date. The Olympic Games originally featured only one event: a race called the "stade", equal to a distance of about 210 yards. By 728 BC two additional races had been added, comparable to the 400 meter and 1,500 meter races of the modern games. The Olympics came to include wrestling, boxing and the pentathlon, as well as specialized events for soldiers and heralds. It was only in 472 BC that the events were spread out over a period of four to five days, previously they had all taken place on a single day.
The Return Of The Olympics - Modern Olympic Games - Copacabana Runners
edition of the modern olympic games to take place in Athens in 1896. Although theBaron is worldwide know as the responsible by the olympics rebirth, there were
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Extractions: T he glorious Ancient Games, interrupted on 393 AC by Emperor Theodosios I, had its rebirth at the end of the XIX century. The main factor that influenced the Olympics rebirth idea was the excavations, in 1852, of the Olympia Temple ruins, where the Ancient Games took place. This had a major impact over the ancient Greeks sports values rebirth and influenced the French Charles Louis de Feddy, most known as Baron Pierre de Coubertin. T he Baron words could give us a good picture about the circumstances that culminated with the Olympic Games rebirth: Recommend book: "The idea of the revival of Olympic Games was not a passing fancy: it was the logical culmination of a great movement. The 19th century saw the taste for physical exercises revive everywhere ... At the same time the great inventions, the railways and the telegraph have abridged distances and mankind has come to live a new existence; the peoples have intermingled, they have learned to know each other better and immediately they started to compare themselves. What one achieved the other immediately wished also to endeavour: universal exhibitions brought together to one locality of the globe the products of the most distant lands; Literary or scientific congresses have brought together, into contact, the various intellectual forces. How then should the athletes not seek to meet, since rivalry is the basis of athletics, and in reality the very reason of its existence?"
Torch Run, Olympic Rings Not So Ancient
Young's second book on the games, The modern olympics A Struggle for Revival, is Carl Diem, a German who had been planning the 1916 olympic games at Berlin
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