Olympics

The four years between two summer games or between two winter games is called an olympiad. Note that the summer and winter games are separated by two years, e.g. 2008 Beijing, then 2010 Vancouver and then 2012 London.

Runners jump obstacles in the following races:

Women's 100m hurdles

Men's 110m hurdles

400m hurdles

3000m steeplechase

Aladár Gerevich won 6 consecutive gold medals in Team Sabre Fencing between 1932 and 1960 (he may have won 8 but for the war). Birgit Fischer won 6 consecutive golds in kaying from 1980 to 2004 and may have won 7 but for the boycott by East Germany in Los Angeles Next is Steve Redgrave who won 5 consecutive golds in rowing while three men - Carl Lewis in the Long Jump, Al Oerter in the discuss and Per Elstrom in saling won four consecutive golds in individual events.

SUMMER OLYMPICS - 1992 to 2024 1992 - BARCOLENA, Spain 1996 - ATLANTA, U.S.A. 2000 - SYDNEY, Australia 2004 - ATHENS, Greece 2008 - BEIJING, China 2012 - LONDON, England - G.B 2016 - TOKYO, Japan CHICAGO, U.S.A DOHA, Qatar MADRID, Spain 2020 - GOLD COAST, Australia - Not Confirmed Yet. PEURTO RICO, Unknown-Country - Not Confirmed Yet. HOBART, Australia ADELAIDE, Australia - Not Confirmed Yet. 2024 - BRISBANE, Australia NEW YORK, U.S.A PARIS, France. MELBOURNE, Australia COMMONWEALTH GAMES; 2006 to 2018 2006 - MELBOURNE, Australia 2010 - [ Couldn't Remember, My apologies ] 2014 - GLASGOW, Scotland 2018 - GOLD COAST, Australia - BIDDING My apologies if above is incorrect but it is all information I could get...

Through the 2008 Games, 20.

Brazil has won 6 gold medals in sailing, 4 in athletics, 3 in indoor volleyball, 2 each in beach volleyball and judo, and 1 each in swimming, shooting, and equestrian.

At the Olympics, no. Through the 2008 Games in Beijing, Alicia Sacramone has won one Olympic medal, a silver in women's team all-around at the 2008 Games in Beijing.

She has won gold medals at the World Championships in floor exercise in 2005 and team competition in 2007.

Chamonix, France 1924

St Moritz, Switzerland 1928

Lake Placid, New York, USA 1932

Garmisch Partenkirchen, Bavaria, Germany 1936

St Moritz, Switzerland 1948

Oslo, Norway 1952

Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy 1956

Squaw Valley, California, USA 1960

Innsbruck, Austria 1964

Grenoble, France 1968

Sapporo, Japan 1972

Innsbruck, Austria 1976

Lake Placid, New York, USA 1980

Sarajevo, Yugoslavia 1984

Calgary, Alberta, Canada 1988

Albertville, France 1992

Lillehammer, Norway 1994

Nagano, Japan 1998

Salt Lake City, Utah, USA 2002

Turin, Italy 2006

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 2010

There are many games or sports that are played in the Olympic games. Summer games include swimming, track and field, and cycling. Winter games include skiing, figure skating, and snowboarding.

Because Greece invented and held the first Olympic Games over a couple of centuries;the modern Olympics started in the 1800s and Greece has been given the honour of leading the nations march. Because the first Olympic Games held in 776 BC were held in Greece. These games are commonly called the 'ancient Olympics'. Because of that Greece is honored by being the first country to enter the stadium during opening and closing ceremonies.

There are 26 sports in the Olympic Games 2012 in London

It was held in 1980.

The expert answer is incorrect! A half marathon is not 21,098 kilometres, It is 21.1 kilometres

to keep people fit and not getting them fat

A Summer Olympics has not been held on the continents of Africa nor South America.

What it's made of? -- The gold medal is actually made mostly of silver, but must be gilded with at least 6 grams (0.21 ounces) of pure gold according to the International Olympic Committee standard. The silver must be at least 925-1000 grade. This year the Chinese have included one-of-a-kind jade rings that lay imbedded upon one side of the medal. The jade used is one-of-a-kind because it is not man-made and thus uses a substance that is equally unique to that of the athletes' ability it may belong to. Which is why the jade design was chosen by the Chinese Olympic Commission. Which leads to the answer of one of your next questions:

Who makes them? -- It is the responsibility of the host city to design one half of the medals (i.e. the Chinese chose to have jade, a natural material found most prominently in their country, to be place on one side of the 2008 Olympic medals). It is also the full responsibility of the host country to forge the medals before the games begin.

What is gold medal worth? -- The price of gold changes year to year so the answer to the question would change accordingly. If you discount the fact that truly the Olympic gold medal has priceless sentimental and nationalistic value and simply look at it as a metal medallion with monetary value set accordingly to the composition of the silver and gold used to create it then the value of the gold medal as of August 2008 would be roughly $220 USD. The jade is truly priceless due to it's one-of-a-kind nature, thus in auction could fetch much more but, of course, an indeterminable amount.

The Olympics are a sports competition that originated from the legend where Hercules founded them. First Olympic game was recorded in 776 BC. Originally, the Olympic Games were held in Athens Greece from the 8th century BC to the 5th century AD

nothing just medals

Summer Olympics: Tokyo 1964 & Seoul 1988 & this year, I presume Beijing. Some people (present company excluded) seem to think Australia is part of Asia, if so Melbourne, 1956 & Sydney 2000. Winter Olympics: Sapporo 1972, & Nagano 1998

The United States government does not pay their Olympic athletes. However, it is possible that an athlete will have a contract with a business, such as a shoe manufacturer or a swimsuit manufacturer, and that contract may have wording in it that says the athlete will be paid an amount for winning an Olympic event.

The USOC - United States Olympic Committee - which is a private entity separate from the US Gov't - pays athletes for medals - $25,000 for gold, $15,000 for silver and $10,000 for bronze. Some athletes are invited to train at the US Olympic training facility run by the USOC and all expenses are paid, but the athlete must adhere to a strict training schedule and rules of the facility.

Michelle could be described as a child at heart. She is a very determined and happy young girl with great experence. She knows how to have fun but knows what lines to not cross. She loves her family and is a very bright thinker.

The Summer Olympic Games have only been held in Canada once, in 1976 at Montreal. There is currently no future Summer Games yet alloted to Canada although there are two cities competing for the following:

2024 - bid put in for Toronto, Ontario

2028 - bid put in for Vancouver, British Columbia

Michelle Kwan was inspired to become a figure skater at age 5 in 1985 by her older brother Ron. He played on a local hockey team.