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Olympic History
Any question about Olympians, changes to the program, the meaning of certain things related to the Olympics, Olympic in politics, and much more can be asked here.
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What is Cathy Freeman doing now?
Well, maybe you should ask her instead of going on here and asking strangers.
When were the Olympic games held in Barcelona?
Barcelona, Spain hosted the 25th Summer Olympic Games in 1992.
The 25th Summer Olympics were held July 25, 1992 - August 9, 1992. There were 257 events in 25 sports, and 169 countries participated.
When did the US boycott the Olympic games?
The 1979 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan spurred Jimmy Carter to issue an ultimatum on January 20, 1980 that the United States would boycott the Moscow Olympics if Soviet troops did not withdraw from Afghanistan within one month. Sixty-five countries did not participate in the Olympics despite being invited. While some of these may not have participated because of the boycott, some did not participate for economic reasons.
How many medals did Canada win in the 1984 Olympics?
Canada won 44 medals (10 gold, 18 silver, 16 bronze) at the 1984 Summer Olympics and 4 medals (2 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze) at the 1984 Winter Olympics.
Who won 4 gold medals in 1936 Berlin games?
Germany has won a total of 1,548 medals in the Olympics. Including: 503 gold, 519 silver, and 526 bronze.
Who has won a gold medal in skeet shooting?
David Kostelecky (Czech Republic) won the gold medal in men's trap shooting in the 2008 Summer Olympics.
How many olympic medals does Ryan Lochte have?
2004 Athens:
4×200m freestyle relay - gold (1)
200m individual medley - silver (2)
2008 Beijing:
400m individual medley - bronze (3)
4×200m freestyle relay - gold (4)
200m backstroke - gold (5)
200m individual medley - bronze (6)
2012 London:
400m individual medley - gold (7)
4x100m freestyle - silver (8)
4X200m freestyle - gold (9)
200m backstroke ?
200m individual medley ?
So far he has a total of 9 Olympic medals however I am posting this during the 2012 Olympics so there are potentially more to come for 2012.
Track field gold medal winner 1936?
The first gold medalist in track and field at the Modern Olympics was James Connolly of the United States in the triple jump in the 1896 Games in Athens.
How many gold medals have the European countries won at the Olympics?
Every four years, a country is picked to host the Olympics games. Countries in Europe have hosted these games 34 times.
How many medals did Canada win in 2010 winter Olympics?
Canada won 26 medals at the 2010 Winter Olympics: 14 gold, 7 silver and 5 bronze.
The summer Olympics occur every four years. The most recent summer Olympics occurred in 2008, so the next summer Olympics will be in 2012. The 2012 Summer Olympics are scheduled to begin on July 27.
How many Olympic medals has China won?
473 total medals for Summer games 517 total Olympic medals
88 total medals were won in the 2012 London Olympics
473 total medals for Summer games 517 total Olympic medals
Who are the most famous Olympic Athletes from 1932?
1932 Summer Olympics:
Babe Didrikson of the United States won gold in the 80 meter hurdles and javelin throw and took the silver in the high jump. Eddie Tolan of the United States won gold in the 100 meter dash and the 200 meter dash. Helene Madison of United States won three gold medals in swimming (100 meter freestyle, 400 meter freestyle, 4x100 meter freestyle relay). 1932 Winter Olympics:
Sonia Henie of the United States won gold in the Ladies Figure Skating competition. Irving Jaffee of the United States won gold in the 5000 meter and 10000 meter speed skating competition. Canada won the gold medal in the hockey competition.
Who won gold in snowboard cross in Vancouver?
Through the 2006 Games in Turin, the most medals won in snowboarding by an athlete is two and has been accomplished by four competitors:
1) Philipp Schoch, Switzerland - gold in men's parallel giant slalom at the 2002 Games in Salt lake City and the 2006 Games in Turin.
2) Karine Ruby, France - gold in women's giant slalom at the 1998 Games in Nagano and silver in women's parallel giant slalom at the 2002 Games in Salt Lake City.
3) Ross Powers, United States - gold in men's halfpipe at the 1998 Games in Nagano and bronze in men's halfpipe at the 2002 Games in Salt Lake City.
4) Danny Kass, United States - silver in men's halfpipe at the 2002 Games in Salt Lake City and the 2006 Games in Turin.
Why did the olympic podium begin?
I'm not sure i am doing a project on the Olympics and this is one of my questions
Where and when the first summer games held?
The first official summer olympic games were held in Athens in 1896.
What country has won the most olympic medals in one game?
In the St Louis games, the U.S. won 235 medals.
Germany won the second most that year with 13 total medals.
Then in 1984 the US won 174 which is the second most ever won
How many people attended the 2000 Olympics?
It is not quite accurate how many people participated but The number of countries participating in the Beijing Olympic Games of 2008 was 205.
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Who won figure skating gold medal in 1996?
There were no Winter Olympics Games in 2004. The Winter Olympics were held in 2002 and 2006.
In 2002, Sarah Hughes of the US won the gold. In 2006, Shizuka Arakawa of Japan won the gold.
