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Olympics
The Olympics is known as the biggest meet of many sports. Athletes in this meet do not play for a team or club, but rather represent their country. Competing for your country in the Olympics is considered the highest honor by many.
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Which is the easiest sport at the Olympics?
I think in my opinion its soccer. I play soccer and it isn't to hard and isn't to easy. It's right in between! But the easiest sport is really your own opinion. I also like gymnastics, but it is kinda hard. Gymnastics is easy for some people though.
How many gold medals has the United States won in the Olympics?
The United States won twelve medals at the 1932 games, six gold medals, four silver medals, and two bronze medals.
Every how many years is the Olympus?
There are the Summer Olympics and the Winter Olympics. Each are held every four years at alternating intervals meaning one of the games are hosted every two years.
What events do women take part in the ancient G reek Olympics?
None. Women were forbidden to attend the games let alone take part. However, there were the Heraean Games in which women and only women were able to compete.
What is an Olympian Mark Spitz famous for?
He won 7 Gold medals in the in the swimming competitions in the 1972 Munich Games, a record held until Michael Phelps won 8 gold medals in the swimming competitions in the 2008 Beijing Games.
What Olympic event that might use a fosbury flop?
High jump. The Fosbury Flop was named for its inventor, Dick Fosbury of the United States, in the 1960s and is the technique used by all high jumpers today. The Flop is where the jumper runs diagonally towards the bar, jumps, and turns over crossing the bar face up and head first. Prior to the Flop, jumpers used the Straddle technique which is where they would cross the bar from the side with their left/right side crossing the bar first and their entire body over the bar at one time.
What Greek Goddess is on the Olympic medals?
NIKE (or Nicé) was the winged goddess or spirit (daimon) of victory, both in battle and peaceful competition. Nike or Nice would be translated as "Victory"
What is the most expensive stadium in the world?
i would say that the cowboys stadium in Arlington Texas is the most expensive stadium in the world it is worth over 1.3 billion dollars! and plus the massive T.V. screen is worth more than most stadiums alone!!
What are all the sports done in the Olympics?
The following events will be contested at the 2008 Games: Archery
Athletics
Badminton
Baseball
Basketball
Boxing
Canoeing
Cycling
Diving
Equestrian
Fencing
Field Hockey
Football/Soccer
Gymnastics
Handball
Judo
Modern pentathlon
Rowing
Sailing
Shooting
Softball
Swimming
Synchronized swimming
Table tennis
Taekwondo
Tennis
Triathlon
Volleyball
Water polo
Weightlifting
Wrestling
What ancient oylmpics sports are not held in the modern oylmpics?
chariot racing,javelin,discus and pankration
Where do athletes train to be an Olympic athlete?
Think about it, they probably just train in their own country unless they have an olypic or commonwealth games coming up in which they will train at that country. Team GB trained in portugal before the olympics because of the nice weather since London was tipping it down with rain.
Trinidad and Tobagos first Olympic Athletes?
As of the 2008 Games, some gold medalists for Jamaica in the Olympics are: 1) Arthur Wint - 1948 - men's 400 meters
2) George Rhoden - 1952 - men's 400 meters
3) Don Quarrie - 1976 - men's 200 meters
4) Deon Hemmings - 1996 - women's 400 meters
5) Veronica Campbell - 2004 - women's 200 meters
How do you decide a winner in javelin?
They have to throw the javelin further than the rest of the competitors.
once a person throws their javelin, the distance is measured and recorded. once everyone has thrown, the winner is determined.
Where does the Olympic Torch start and where does it travel?
The Olympic torch bearers carry the torch across the world until the opening day of the games, then at the ceremonies they light it up on the cauldron where it burns and does not go out until end of games.
Race of speed or stade race (600feet or 200m). It covered the Olympia track from one end to the other (192,28m). The winner was called stadionikis (winner of stadion). The first winner of stadion in Olympia was Korivos from Ilia. Stadion was the only athletic event until the 13th Olympiad (728 B.C.)
What are the countries that have held the Olympics?
1896 Athens, Greece
1900 Paris, France
1904 St. Louis, Missouri, United States
1906 Athens, Greece
1908 London, United Kingdom
1912 Stockholm, Sweden
1916 Berlin, Germany
1920 Antwerp, Belgium
1924 Paris, France
1928 Amsterdam, Netherlands
1932 Los Angeles, California, United States
1936 Berlin, Germany
1940 Tokyo, Japan
1944 London, United Kingdom
1948 London, United Kingdom
1952 Helsinki, Finland
1956 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
1960 Rome, Italy
1964 Tokyo, Japan
1968 Mexico City, Mexico
1972 Munich, West Germany
1976 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
1980 Moscow, Soviet Union
1984 Los Angeles, California, United States
1988 Seoul, South Korea
1992 Barcelona, Spain
1994 Lillehammer, Norway
1996 Atlanta, Georgia, United States
1998 Nagano, Japan
2000 Sydney, New South Wales
2002 Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
2004 Athens, Greece
2006 Turin, Italy
2008 Beijing, China 2012 London, U.k will hold Summer Olympics.
What summer Olympic sport offers the widest variety of events?
The Decathlon is the only summer olympic sport which has the most varied events:
# 100 metres # Long Jump # Shot # High Jump # 400 metres # 110 metres Hurdles # Discus # Pole Vault # Javelin # 1500 metres
In 2002 where were the summer Olympics held?
There is no indication of a 2002 summer Olympics. The winter Olympics were held in Salt Lake City, Utah USA.
Who were the top 5 in the 100 meter sprint in Beijing Olympics?
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
Which Australian males ran the mile in 1952 Olympics?
The fastest is Hector Hogan who won a bronze medal at the 1956 Games in Melbourne in the 100 meter dash and was the co-world record holder after running a 10.2 second 100 in 1954.
In 2003 Patrick Johnson, with a time of 9.93 seconds, achieved in Mito, Japan, on 5 May 2003. With that time he became the first person not of West African ancestry to break the 10-second barrier.
How high are the fences during the show jumping phase of Olympic eventing?
Equestrian is the ultimate in team sports, a horse and rider working together for years to hone feats of grace, daring, agility and speed.
Chariot races and horse riding appeared in Greece's ancient Games, but most of the equestrian programme as we know it began in the Olympic Games of 1912. It includes three disciplines - dressage, jumping and the three-day event - each with individual and team competition.
Olympic jumps can be as high as 6 feet, and as wide as 6 feet.
What was the order of the countries in the 2006 Winter Olympics Parade of Nations?
The countries entered the stadium in alphabetical order (Italian alphabetical order) with the exception of Greece--first country in as the traditional founder of the Olympic games--and Italy, the host country which came in last.
Why were the Olympics held in different places?
It makes sense that it would be hosted in different countries. All the participants are from around the world and to make it just and not give advantage to any single country over another, they are designed to take place in various continents and geographies. Plus I feel like the Olympics tries not to give too much emphasis on one country being the "important" one and the best way to do that is to vary the location. Don't ya think?
