2010 - Winter - Vancouver, Canada

2012 - Summer - London, England

2014 - Winter - Sochi, Russia

At the 1956 Games, men swam 200 meters and women swam 100 meters in butterfly competition. The men's gold medalist was William Yorzyk of the United States in a time of 2:19.3 and the women's gold medalist was Shelley Mann of the United States in a time of 1:11.0.

Michael Phelps won gold in the 100 meter butterfly at the 2008 Games in Beijing in a time of 50.58 seconds, a new Olympic record.

China did, the main sport that they won all the gold and silver medals for was gymnastics.

No one has won a track and field medal for Canada since 1996 when Donovan Bailey won the 100m.

The 10 top performances as of August 15, 2012

1 Usain Bolt (JAM) 9.58 2009, Berlin

2 Usain Bolt (JAM) 9.63, 2012 London

3 Usain Bolt (JAM) 9.69, 2008 Beijing

3 Tyson Gay (USA) 9.69 2009 Shanghai

5 Tyson Gay (USA) 9.71 2009 Berlin

6 Usain Bolt (JAM) 9.72 2008 New York

6 Asafa Powell (JAM) 9.72 2008 Lausanne

8 Asafa Powell (JAM) 9.74 2007 Rieti

9 Yohan Blake (JAM) 9.75 2012 Kingston

9 Yohan Blake (JAM) 9.75 2012 London

China is leading in terms of total golds, USA is leading in terms of total medal count.

An athlete can compete in as many events as they qualify for at their country's Olympic trials. Jesse Owens won four gold medals (100 meter dash, 200 meter dash, 4x100 meter relay, long jump) at the 1936 Games. Mark Spitz won seven gold medals (100 meter freestyle, 100 meter butterfly, 200 meter freestyle, 200 meter butterfly, and three relay races) at the 1972 Games.

The US team comprised of Michael Phelps, Garrett Weber-Gale, Cullen Jones, Jason Lezak, Nathan Adrian, Ben Wildman-Tobriner, and Matt Grevers won the gold medal for the men's 4 x 100 meter freestyle swimming relay in the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Sir Chris Hoy won three gold medals at the Beijing Olympics held in the year 2008. He is the most successful male cyclist of all time at the Olympics.

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The London Games began July 27, 2012 and ended on August 12, 2012. One event began on the 25th of July - the group stages for women's football.

The United States won the most medals at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney (94 total, 38 gold, 24 silver, and 32 bronze) and at the 2004 Games in Athens (102 total, 36 gold, 39 silver, and 27 bronze).

An Olympic athlete or Olympian competes in the Olympics.

There are no Winter Olympics in 2008. The next Winter Olympics will be in 2010 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

The Olyimpics where over one million dollars

No. The Winter Olympics occur every four years, but are separated from the Summer Olympics by two years. There was a Winter Olympics in 2006 (Turin, Italy) and the next Winter Olympics will be held in 2010 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The 2014 Winter Olympics will be held in Sochi, Russia.

Michael phelps swam and won all eight of his races at the 2008 Beijing olympic games.

The Pan American (Pan Am) Games is a competition held every four years for athletes from the Americas. Some of the sports featured are swimming, fencing. baseball, boxing, rowing, tennis and shooting.

The 2008 Summer Olympics closing ceremony will conclude the Beijing Games on August 24, 2008. It is planned to begin at 8:00pm China Standard Time (UTC+8), and to take place at the Beijing National Stadium.

These towels are actually called "shammies" they are quick absorbent towels that help athletes dry off quickly and are generally used by those in aquatic events.

Because the design is based on a birds nest. If you look at the contruction of an actual birds nest it is very similar to the bird cage. Especially if viewed from the air.

Courage in carrying on after his Dad died last year. His Dad went everywhere with him and protected him. Determination in his training schedule and amount of competitions entered. Excellence in his results and awards achieved so far.

Long Qingquan (China) won the gold medal for men's 56 kg weightlifting in the 2008 Summer Olympics.