Olympics

Mexico has never won a medal in the Winter Olympics.

Mexico has participated in 7 Winter Olympics (1928, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1994, 2002, 2010) in alpine skiing, cross country skiing, bobsleigh, skeleton, and figure skating but no athlete has won a medal.

"The Last Rose of Summer" is a poem written by Irish poet Thomas Moore. It was first published in 1805 and later set to music, becoming a well-known song. The poem reflects themes of loss and nostalgia, capturing the fleeting beauty of life. Moore's work has been celebrated for its lyrical quality and emotional depth.

2000m/2km

Cathy Freeman.

it took place on tuesday 13th of april 1699

So far the University of Texas has received 8 medals. (3 Gold, 2 Silver, and 2 Bronze)

The next summer Olympics are in 2012. They will be hosted in London.

There are reports of old rowing (crew) teams recruiting young kids to be their cox.

I think there is some rumor that the 1900 Dutch gold medal team had a 7 year old French boy as their cox on the boat.

There used to be 11 and 12 year old competitors occasionally, especially in diving and gymnastics and a 12 year old girl took a bronze medal in the 200m swimming event in 1936 as the youngest medalist ever (discounting the 7 year old French boy).

Of course, Olympians are restricted to 14 years old now so those records are unlikely to be broken.

The first Winter Olympics were held in 1924 in Chamonix, France.

Short track is in a hockey rink, and consists of a 111m oval. Long track you have to have a specially made 400m track, usually outdoors.

10 metre air rifle

27 Summer Olympics, 3 were canceled.

20 winter Olympic games, 2 were canceled.

The major difference in numbers is because the summer Olympics started in 1896, while the winter Olympics started in 1924.

That was Alex Watson who was barred for 'excessive caffeine levels'.

Duchesnay & Duchesnay (FRA) - 1988 Calgary, Ice Dancing, Free Dance.

1908 and 1948

The A Standard is the "automatic" qualifying time for an event. The B Standard is the backup qualifying time. To be guaranteed a spot in an Olympic event, you must both earn a slot from your country (number of slots may vary by event and by country) and have achieved the A standard. If there are not enough participants around the world who have qualified that way, then competitors with B Standard times may be added to "make the event competitive."

My father claims he competed against Jim Brown in the high jump when he was in college circa 1958-59.

Correction. He has the Chinese characters for "Good Fortune" tattooed on his inside of his wrist.

Only men competed in 1500 meter run at the 1956 Summer Games in Melbourne.

Gold - Ronnie Delany, Ireland

Silver - Klaus Richtzenhain, Germany

Bronze - John Landy, Australia

it is chosen in advance because legend has it that the Greek god Zeus would tell the Greeks 7 years before they were held what city it would occur in.

If the average Olympian trains for 10 years, anf the cost of training ranges from 8 to 10 thousand per year, that's $80,000 just in training. Now add tournaments, travel expenses, equipment, and often a separate place to live away from the family home during this time, etc. and the cost could easily be $250,000 or more.

You have to win you countries trials in your respective sport.

Canadian track and field star Bill Crothers won a silver medal in the 800 meter run at the 1964 Summer Games in Tokyo.