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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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How often are the oylimpic games held?
The Olympics are held every 4 years. The Winter Olympics and the Summer Olympics are separted by two years, but, it's every 4 years. The next Winter Olympics will be in 2014, and 2018. The next Summer Olympics (after 2012) will be in 2016 and 2020.
What is more important-gold or total medals?
It would depend on the size of the medals, naturally, since a huge silver one would be more valuable than a small gold one. But assuming equal value, gold is worth more. The market for gold is always overinflated because everyone values it high.
How many medals did Canada win in the clgary winter Olympics?
Canada won 5 medals at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary Alberta: 2 silver and 3 bronze.
Who won the most medals for Grat Briton?
Michael Fred Phelps II (born June 30, 1985) is a retired American swimmer and the most decorated Olympian of all time, with a total of 22 medals In the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Phelps won four golds and two silver medals, making him the most successful athlete of the Games for the third Olympics in a row.
How many medals have England won at badminton?
England didn't win any medals at the 2012 Olympics because it doesn't compete on it's own. England participated as part of Team GB, which included competitors from England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Where were all of the olympic games held?
Summer Olympic Games:
- 1896 - Athens, Greece
- 1900 - Paris, France
- 1904 - St. Louis, USA
- 1908 - London, England
- 1912 - Stockholm, Sweden
- 1920 - Antwerp, Belgium
- 1924 - Paris, France
- 1928 - Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- 1932 - Los Angeles, USA
- 1936 - Berlin, Germany
- 1948 - London, England
- 1952 - Helsinki, Finland
- 1956 - Melbourne, Australia
- 1960 - Rome, Italy
- 1964 - Tokyo, Japan
- 1968 - Mexico City, Mexico
- 1972 - Munich, Germany
- 1976 - Montreal, Canada
- 1980 - Moscow, Russia
- 1984 - Los Angeles, USA
- 1988 - Seoul, South Korea
- 1992 - Barcelona, Spain
- 1996 - Atlanta, USA
- 2000 - Sydney, Australia
- 2004 - Athens, Greece
- 2008 - Beijing, China
- 2012 - London, England
- 2014- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Winter Olympic Games:
- 1924 - Chamonix, France
- 1928 - St. Moritz, Switzerland
- 1932 - Lake Placid, USA
- 1936 - Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
- 1948 - St. Moritz, Switzerland
- 1952 - Oslo, Norway
- 1956 - Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy
- 1960 - Squaw Valley, USA
- 1964 - Innsbruck, Austria
- 1968 - Grenoble, France
- 1972 - Sapporo, Japan
- 1976 - Innsbruck, Austria
- 1980 - Lake Placid, USA
- 1984 - Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- 1988 - Calgary, Canada
- 1992 - Albertville, France
- 1994 - Lillehammer, Norway
- 1998 - Nagano, Japan
- 2002 - Salt Lake City, USA
- 2006 - Torino, Italy
- 2010 - Vancouver, Canada
- 2014 - Sochi, Russia
The ancient Olympics were held in Athens, Greece.
How many gold medals did US win in Salt Lake City?
There are sever Olympic Gold Medalist that were born in Utah. Joss Christensen was recently added to the list of Gold Medalist born in Utah.
Why did the Greeks have to be naked in the first olympic games?
Another time, another moral code. Nakedness wasn't as "special" as it is today.
Greek Olympians were naked so that spectators could admire their bodies. Ancient Greeks were famous for their love of beauty.
Artemis wasn't naked. She was the maiden goddess and once got a mortal ripped to shreds for seeing her naked.
no they wore tunics
What country will host the 2016 Summer Olympics?
no one.......the games will be in 2014 and then 2018
Which country has won the most swimming medals in the Olympics?
The most amount of gold medals ever won at a single Olympic swimming competition was 8, and it was done by Michael Phelps of the US at the Beijing 2008 summer Olympics.
Most medals in olympic history?
The Olympic awards three medals.
The first is a gold medal, he/she/they is the winner of that event they compete in. That athlete or athletes stand in the middle of the podium and hear his/her national anthem played during the medal ceremony.
The second is a silver, He/she/they finish second directly or indirectly based on time, score, or agreement. He/she stands to the right of the gold medalist during the award ceremony. If the gold medalist is disqualified because of certain post event regulations (doping or underage regulations). The silver medalist will be the Olympic champion and accept the gold medal in the process.
The last medal given is the bronze medal. This is for the athlete who finished third in a race or win the bronze medal match. They stand to the left of the gold medalist. In some sports (boxing), their are two bronzr because their is no bronze medal match or because of the rules of the sport.
Some athletes find that winning an medal is an achievement, some will find that an achievement is winning as many as possible under rule regulations.
Michael Phelps, argubly the greatest Olympic Champion of all times, won 8 gold medals in a single Olympic.
Others less known atheltes, Chris Huffins, a decathlete, says "Their are as many gold medalist as their are bronze medalist." Althought it might sound true at first, it is a very radical statement and does not always apply to all sports (boxing). Also, a gold medalist can alos be bronze medalist, but is still titled as "Olympic gold medalist" in advertisements. Huffins won a bronze in the decathlon at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
Where in Australia was the first summer Olympic games held?
The XVI Olympic Games were held in Melbourne in 1956, from the 22nd of November to the 8th of December. It was the first Olympic Games to be held in the Southern Hemisphere. 67 countries were represented and 3,184 competitors competed in 151 events in 17 sports. Australia won 13 Gold, 8 Silver and 14 Bronze medals.
Who were the participating German female gymnasts for 1936 Olympic games in Berlin?
Trudi Meyer, Erna Bürger, Käte Sohnemann, Isolde Frölian, Anita Bärwirth, Paula Pöhlsen, Friedl Iby, Julie Schmitt.
There was only one women's gymnastics event at the 1936 Summer Games, team all-around, and Germany won the gold medal.
When did Olympic wrestling begin?
Wrestling has been in the Olympics pretty much when the Olympics were created. It was introduced in 708 BC. But when the modern Olympics resumed in 1896, Greco-Roman Wrestling was the main focus (not including when it did not appear in 1900 Summer Olympics). IOC committee voted to remove wrestling in the 2020 Olympics but gladly with the help of 2020 visions it would later be re-instated.
The winter Olympics began in 1924 and through 1992 when the Winter Olympics were held in Albertville, France they occurred every 4 years in the same year as the summer Olympics. At that time it was determined that the Winter and Summer Olympics would occur every 4 years alternating every two years.
Therefore, in order to get onto a 2 year cycle, the Winter Olympics were held two years after the 1992 games in 1994 in Lillehammer, Norway. After 1994 they resumed the 4 year cycle, occurring in 1998, 2002, 2006 and 2010.
The Summer games maintained the 4 year cycle, and occurred 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008 and will occur again in 2012.
