Olympics

Motto of Olympics 2020

The oldest School in New Zealand is and has always been Te Kareti Weteriana...originally based in three kings Kingsland--- moved to Paerata state high way 22 Pukekohe. Otherwise known for those with no idea....Wesley College..celebrating the 170th very soon.

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At the 1956 Summer Games in Melbourne, Wilma won a bronze medal in 4x100 meter relay. At the 1960 Summer Games in Rome, she won gold in 4x100 meter relay, 100 meter dash, and 200 meter dash.

The first New Zealander to win an Olympic medal was Harry Kerr who won a Bronze in the 3500m walk in London in 1908. However this was part of a combined New Zealand and Australia team.

The first Gold medal was won by swimmer Malcolm Champion in the 4x200m relay in 1912; this was also as part of a combined Australasian team.

New Zealand sent its own team for the first time to Antwerp in 1920 and Darcy Hadfield won a Bronze medal in the Single Sculls.

New Zealand's first Gold Medal for a New Zealand team was won in Amsterdam in 1928 by welterweight boxer, Ted Morgan.

France has hosted five Olympic Games: Summer Games: 1900 and 1924 - Paris Winter Games: 1924 - Chamonix

1968 - Grenoble

1992 - Albertville The 1924 Games were held concurrently and were considered one Games. It was not until afterwards that the IOC decided to designate Chamonix as the first Winter Olympic Games.

she was determined into being an athlete and she didnt let her disability (polio) affect her.

The first African-American women to actually compete in the Olympics was Tidye Pickett in 80 meter hurdles at the 1936 Summer Games in Berlin. She was knocked out in the semi-finals.

Four years earlier, at the 1932 Summer Games in Los Angeles, Pickett and Louise Stokes were members of the 4x100 meter relay team but did not compete.

Even though we come frome different countries and speak different languages, we all live in one world, and we all can come together for the olympic games. We all have a similar dream, for our country to win gold in the olympics!

Mark Spitz was born on February 10, 1950.

Through the 2006 Winter Games in Turin, that is Annelise Coberger who won silver in women's slalom skiing at the 1992 Winter Games in Albertville.

· target archery

· target shooting

· tennis

· track cycling

· track & field

· triple jump

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Gold: Marcus Hellner in men's 15/15 km pursuit, men's team in 4x10 km relay, Charlotte Kalla in women's 10 km.

Silver: Anna Haag in women's 7.5/7.5 km pursuit, women's team in team sprint.

Bronze: Johan Olsson in men's 50 km and 15/15 km pursuit.

1924, the first Winter games.

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The first Olympic curling event was in 1924. It was absent from the games until 1998, when it was re-instated. Since 1998, it has been getting more and more TV coverage during each Olympics, and its popularity in the US has greatly increased.

Well, I'm not sure, but it seems that it is because being a serious athlete isn't as important here as other things. Kids play few sports in schools, and the most adults usually do is play a little cricket in the parks here and there. THere are exceptions of course. There are schools that have field hockey teams and there are people that send their children to tennis academies, but it's not a priority like it is in other countries. And usually it's the wealthier class that gets those opportunities, so it's not something that just anyone can get involved in. That's my guess.

Summer: 3

Athens

London

Los Angeles

Winter: 2

Innsbruck

Lake Placid

Around the same time. But hte Olympic only happen ever 4 years.

Men: Ainārs Kovals of Latvia

Women: Mariya Abakumova of Russia

Through the 2008 Games in Beijing, the following American have won at least four gold medals in Olympic competition:

1) 14 gold medals - swimmer Michael Phelps

2) 9 gold medals - swimmer Mark Spitz, track and field Carl Lewis

3) 8 gold medals - swimmer Matt Biondi, swimmer Jenny Thompson

4) 6 gold medals - swimmer Amy Van Dyken

5) 5 gold medals - shooter Carl Osborn, swimmer Gary Hall, swimmer Aaron Peirsol, shooter Willis Lee, swimmer Tom Jager, swimmer Anton Heida, swimmer Don Schollander, speed skater Bonnie Blair, swimmer Johnny Weissmuller, shooter Alfred Lane, shooter Morris Fisher, speed skater Eric Heiden

6) 4 gold medals - swimmer Dara Torres, swimmer Charlie Daniels, shooter Lloyd Spooner, swimmer Jason Lezak, track and field Evelyn Ashford, swimmer Janey Evens, diver Greg Louganis, swimmer John Naber, track and field Mel Sheppard, basketball Teresa Edwards, cyclist Marcus Hurley, swimmer Jon Olsen, track and field harrison Dillard, track and field Michael Johnson, track and field Alvin Kraenzlein, diver Pat McCormick, track and field Al Oerter, track and field Jesse Owens, swimmer Lenny Krayzelburg, basketball Lisa Leslie

If you were caught cheating, you had to pay fines and with that money, statues of Zeus were erected, known as the Zanes. Each of these statues were placed along the passageway that led to the stadium, with the name of the cheat inscribed on its base. To get to the competitions site, the athletes had to walk past all the statues. Also, if you cheated, you would never be allowed to compete again because cheating was considered disrespectful to the gods.

Through the 2008 Games in Beijing, the most gold medals won by an individual in a single Olympic Games in 8 by swimmer Michael Phelps of the United States at the 2008 Games.

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The 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver will be Tessa's first time competing in the Games. She was an alternate to the 2006 Canadian Olympic team but did not compete.

The 1940 Winter Olympics were not held due to World War II. They were originally scheduled to be held in Sapporo, Japan.