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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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What were some Olympics feature other kinds of races?
They weren't timed. Whoever crossed the finish line first, won. Period.
What were the names of women's games?
I could not tell specifically a game as a women game as in present world, in all games and in all fields women are participating in equal number to men. so, i could not mention a game specifically as a women's game.
Is there a coxswain in sculling?
A boat's coxswain (pronounced cox'n) is in charge of tactical decisions, steering, and most importantly, the safety of the rowers. Coxswains do not row. Sculling boats (boats of 1, 2, or 4 rowers with 2 oars per rower) generally do not have coxswains. Occasionally a 4-scull will have a cox, but the others do not because they are simple not big enough to be effective with one.
How many silver medals has Sally Person won?
Sally Pearson has won a total of two medals at the Olympic Games in the 100 meter hurdles: one silver in 2008, and one gold in 2012. At other international competitions, Pearson has won five gold and two bronze medals in various track-and-field events.
How many medals did Flo Jo get?
Flo Hyman did not win a gold medal ... she won a silver at the 1984 Games. The US was defeated by China in the gold medal match 3-0 (16-14, 15-3, 15-9).
How many different competitions are part of the Olympic pentathlon?
There are 5 different competitions in an Olympic penthathlon. They consist of fencing, 200 m freestyle swimming, show jumping and a combined final event of pistol shooting and a 3200 m run.
What is world record 2 km run?
Men - 4:44.79 by Hicham El Guerrouj of Morocco
Women - 5:25.36 by Sonia O'Sullivan of Ireland
How many people have died ski jumping?
About 4 people die skiing/snowboarding per year on average. During the 2009/10 season, 38 fatalities occurred out of the 59.8 million skier/snowboarder days reported for the season. Twenty-five of the fatalities were skiers (18 male, 7 female) and 13 of the fatalities were snowboarders, (12 male, 1 female). Among the fatalities, 19 of those involved were reported as wearing a helmet at the time of the incident.
In what year did Jim thorpe win olympic medals?
Jim Thorpe, named "Greatest male athlete of the first half century" by the Associated Press, won gold medals in the decathlon and pentathlon in the 1912 olympics.
Who is the current womens 100m Olympic record holder?
The world record holder for a woman is a Mexican girl named Ana Guevara with a time of 35.30 seconds.
What games did the Romans invent?
The ancient Greeks invented the Chariot race,Discus and the 60 mater sprint.
How many sporting events are going to take place in the 2012 Olympics?
Softball and Baseball have been eliminated from the Olympic Games for 2012
1848
The oldest pair of skates known date back to about 3000 B.C., found at the bottom of a lake in Switzerland. The skates were made from the leg bones of large animals, holes were bored at each end of the bone and leather straps were used to tie the skates on. An old Dutch word for skate is "schenkel" which means "leg bone".
Around the 14th Century, the Dutch started using wooden platform skates with flat iron bottom runners. The skates were attached to the skater's shoes with leather straps. Poles were used to propel the skater. Around 1500, the Dutch added a narrow metal double edged blade, making the poles a thing of the past, as the skater could now push and glide with his feet (called the "Dutch Roll"). In 1848, E. V. Bushnell of Philadelphia, PA invented the first all steel clamp for skates.
Why were there no olympic games between 1936 and 1948?
The Winter and Summer Games were held on the same year until 1992. At that time the Winter Games split from the Summer Games, and were begun to be held on alternating even years. The first Winter Olympic Games to be held on this new schedule was in 1994 in Lillehammer, Norway.
That is why there was only a two year gap between 1992 and 1994.
Who won the mens 200m sprint in athletics in 1988 Seoul olympic games?
Joe DeLoach of the United States.
Who else participated in the triathlons?
Lance Armstrong was one of the famous people that have entered. He was diagnosed with cancer which made it hard for him to train for it again
Torvill and Dean What age were you when you first started ice skating?
Jayne Torvill was 8 and Chris Dean was 10.
Where did the ancient games begin and where did they end?
385 was the last time the games were recorded. the games were banned in 394 by the Roman Emperor Constantine on religious grounds. This ban on the final remnants of paganism was reinforced in about 427 by emperor Theodosius II.
385 was the last recorded games, although the games may have continued to 393 (in 394 the games were banned by the then Roman Emperor).
Did they have the olympics in 1946?
No, the Olympic Games took place in 1948. In 1948, both the Winter Olympics and Summer Olympics were held in the same year. The 1948 Summer Olympics were held in London, England and the 1948 Winter Games were held in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
Were the olympic games held in Olympia or Athens?
Ancient Greeks loved sport and most cities in Ancient Greece had public gymnasiums where people gathered to train and watch porn. The Greeks believed that a healthy body was very important. Most men and boys practised sports every day because they enjoyed having gay sex and wanted to keep fit. Sport was a good preparation for war too. The Greek armies had to be fit enough to march long distances, carrying all their heavy equipment, and then begin the fight with the enemy.
5 sporting events in the Olympics?
Thepentathlon ativities for the classic ones are of pentathlon. The first was the classic pentathlo, an athletics competition which was a variation on the Ancient Olympic pentathlon, comprising the long jump, javelin throw, 200 metres, discus throw, and a 1500 metres race. The other one (the more popular one)is the modern pentathlon and the events are épée fencing, pistol shooting, freestyle swimming, show jumping on horseback, and a cross country run.
