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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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It depends on 2 factors:
1) The Winter or Summer Game 2) Geographical Factor
The reason for the first factor is obvious. If you are talking about a summer game, it is likely to be in summer of the locality (usually July or August). However, if the location of the summer game is in the Southern Hemisphere (For example: Sydney, Australia 2000), It would be October or so because their seasons are opposite of northern hemisphere.
Here is a complete list. Look at the dates carefully:
Summer Games:
1896 Athens 6 - 15 April
1900 Paris 20 May - 28 October
1904 St. Louis 1 July - 23 November
1908 London 27 April - 31 October
1912 Stockholm 5 May - 22 July
1916 not celebrated
1920 Antwerp 23 April - 12 September
1924 Paris 5 May - 27 July
1928 Amsterdam 17 May - 12 August
1932 Los Angeles 30 July - 14 August
1936 Berlin 1 - 16 August
1940 not celebrated
1944 not celebrated
1948 London 29 July - 14 August
1952 Helsinki 19 July - 3 August
1956 Melbourne 22 November - 8 December Stockholm 10 June - 17 June (For Equestrian Events Only)
1960 Rome 25 August - 11 September
1964 Tokyo 10 - 24 October
1968 Mexico City 12 - 27 October
1972 Munich 26 August - 11 September
1976 Montreal 17 July - 1 August
1980 Moscow 19 July - 3 August
1984 Los Angeles 28 July - 12 August
1988 Seoul 17 September - 2 October
1992 Barcelona 25 July - 9 August
1996 Atlanta 20 July - 4 August
2000 Sydney 15 September - 1 October
2004 Athens 13 - 29 August
2008 Beijing 8 - 24 August
2012 London 27 July - 12 August
2016 Rio De Janerio 5 - 21 August
Winter Games:
1924 Chamonix 25 January - 5 February
1928 St. Moritz 11 - 19 February
1932 Lake Placid 4 - 13 February
1936 Garmisch- Partenkirchen 6 - 16 February
1940 not celebrated
1944 not celebrated
1948 St. Moritz 30 January - 8 February
1952 Oslo 14 - 25 February
1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo 26 January - 5 February
1960 Squaw Valley 18 - 28 February
1964 Innsbruck 29 January - 9 February
1968 Grenoble 6 - 18 February
1972 Sapporo 3 - 13 February
1976 Innsbruck 4 - 15 February
1980 Lake Placid 13 - 24 February
1984 Sarajevo 8 - 19 February
1988 Calgary 13 - 28 February
1992 Albertville 8 - 23 February
1994 Lillehammer 12 - 27 February
1998 Nagano 7 - 22 February
2002 Salt Lake City 8 - 24 February
2006 Turin 10 - 26 February
2010 Vancouver 12 - 28 February
2014 Sochi 7 - 23 February
What year did Muhammad Ali win a gold medal?
Muhammad Ali or Cassius Clay as he was then known defeated these opponents at the Olympic Games in Rome in 1960.
30th Aug,1960.Defeated Yvon Becot of Belgium.Referee stopped contest at 2:55 Rd2.
1St Sep,1960. Defeated Guennadiy of Russia decision.5-0 Quarter final.
3rd Sep,1960.Defeated Tony Madigan of Australia decision.5-0 Semi-final.
5th Sep,1960.Defeated Zbigniew(Zigzy)Pietrzykowski of Poland.decision 5-0 Final.
Where in Canada have they hosted the olympic games?
1976 Montréal, Canada Summer Games Number XXI
Summer and winter combined: 134
I think, personally, that the Summer Games should be brought back to Canada.
How many medals did Canada win in 2010 winter Olympics?
Canada won 26 medals at the 2010 Winter Olympics: 14 gold, 7 silver and 5 bronze.
How much do other countries pay for winning gold medals?
Countries are not encouraged to pay anything to winners for the actual win. Countries can, however, assist with expense compensation. Winners most likely will receive compensation for their efforts, down time, and for promotional activities before and after the olympics from private and public corporations.
The summer Olympics occur every four years. The most recent summer Olympics occurred in 2008, so the next summer Olympics will be in 2012. The 2012 Summer Olympics are scheduled to begin on July 27.
Why hasn't South America hosted the Summer Olympic games?
South America may not have all the proper facilities for hosting. Plus many of their countries may not have enough money to rent facilities. I dont think there are enough BIG modernized cities to hoast.
What is the last event of the Summer Olympics?
The men's marathon which is run the morning of the last day.
How many words can make out of the Olympic?
3-letter words
cis, cod, col, con, coo, cop, cos, coy, dim, din, dip, doc, dol, dom, don, dos, icy, ids, ill, imp, inn, ins, ion, ism, lid, lin, lip, lis, loo, lop, mid, mil, mis, mod, mol, mon, moo, mop, mos, nil, nim, nip, nod, nom, noo, nos, ods, oil, old, oms, ons, ops, pic, pin, pis, ply, pod, poi, pol, psi, sic, sim, sin, sip, sly, sod, sol, son, sop, soy, spy, syn, yin, yip, yod, yom, yon
4-letter words
cion, clip, clod, clon, clop, cloy, cods, coil, coin, cold, cols, coly, comp, coni, conn, cons, cony, cool, coon, coop, coos, cops, copy, cosy, coys, dill, dims, dins, diol, dips, disc, docs, doll, dols, doms, dons, doom, dopy, icon, idly, idol, idyl, ills, illy, imps, inly, inns, ions, lido, lids, lily, limn, limo, limp, limy, linn, lino, lins, liny, lion, lips, lisp, loci, loco, loin, loom, loon, loop, loos, lops, mids, mild, mill, milo, mils, mind, miso, modi, mods, moil, mold, moll, mols, moly, mono, mons, mony, mood, mool, moon, moos, mops, mopy, nill, nils, nims, nips, nodi, nods, noil, nolo, noms, noon, nosy, odic, odyl, oils, oily, olds, oldy, olio, only, oops, pics, pill, pily, pins, piny, pion, plod, ploy, poco, pods, pois, poll, polo, pols, poly, pond, pons, pony, pood, pool, poon, posy, pyic, pyin, scop, sild, sill, silo, simp, slid, slim, slip, slop, snip, soil, sold, soli, solo, soon, spin, syli, sync, yill, yins, yips, yods, yond, yoni
5-letter words
cions, clips, clods, clomp, clons, clops, cloys, codon, coils, coins, colds, colin, colly, colon, compo, comps, condo, conin, conns, cools, cooly, coons, coops, cymol, dills, dilly, dimly, diols, dipso, disco, doily, dolci, dolls, dolly, domic, donsy, dooly, dooms, icons, idols, idyll, idyls, imply, indol, lidos, limns, limos, limps, lindy, linns, linos, lions, locos, loins, looms, loons, loony, loops, loopy, lysin, mills, milos, mincy, minds, minny, misdo, moils, molds, moldy, molls, molly, mondo, monos, moods, moody, mools, moons, moony, myoid, mysid, nicol, nills, noils, noily, noisy, nolos, nomoi, nomos, nonyl, noons, nylon, odyls, olios, onion, opsin, osmic, osmol, pills, pinny, pinon, pions, pisco, plods, ploys, poind, polio, polis, polls, polos, polys, ponds, poods, pools, poons, pyins, pylon, pyoid, scion, scold, scoop, silly, slily, slimy, sloid, sloop, sloyd, snood, snool, snoop, sodic, sodom, soldi, soldo, solid, solon, sonic, sonly, sonny, spicy, spill, spiny, spoil, spool, spoon, synod, yills, yonic, yonis
6-letter words
clomps, codlin, codons, coldly, colins, collop, coloni, colons, colony, comply, compos, condom, condos, conins, conoid, consol, coolly, cosily, cymlin, cymoid, cymols, dimply, dollop, domino, idylls, incony, indols, isopod, limply, limpsy, mildly, mondos, monody, myopic, myosin, nicols, noncom, nonyls, nosily, nylons, onions, pinons, pinyon, ploidy, podsol, poinds, poison, policy, polios, psocid, pylons, simony, simoon, simply, slimly, snoopy, sodomy, solion, spinny, spoony, syncom, syndic
7-letter words
clonism, codlins, collins, colloid, collops, complin, compony, condoms, conoids, cymlins, dollops, dominos, isonomy, locoism, lycopod, midnoon, miscopy, monodic, monsoon, moodily, moonily, noncoms, nonslip, oodlins, opsonic, opsonin, pinyons, plimsol, plosion, pocosin, psyllid, scollop, solidly, spindly, synodic
8-letter words
colloids, complins, dyspnoic, lycopods, midnoons, millpond, monopody, monopoly, nonsolid, podsolic, snoopily, spoonily
9-letter words
collodion, millponds, monoploid, monopsony
10-letter words
collodions, monoploids
When was high jump introduced into the Olympics?
It is believed that the high jump was performed in the ancient Olympics, but the first recorded high jump event was in Scotland in the 19th century. Click on the 'History of the High Jump' link on this page to read more about the high jump and its history.
What tipe of food do they have to eat to compete in the Olympics?
Proteins so there body muscles can expand and lift more. Dairy for bone support.
In which olympic event would you hurl a heavy metal ball?
Shot put. It's a track and field event usually.
Did the US Women's soccer team win gold in Rio?
I think that for now in late 2010 yes, and our Fifa Ranking is number 1, thanks to Mia Hamm, Kristine Lilly, and Abby Wambach who are our top scorers.
Will all the gold ever mined fit into an Olympic size swimming pool?
The dimensions of an Olympic standard pool is 50 metres long, 25 metres wide, and at least 20 metres deep at the deepest end. That's 25,000 cubic metres or about 482,500 tonnes of gold.
According to the current value of gold (Nov 3,2009) that would be worth 11,372,258,723,667 Euros. (Over 11 Trillion Euros)
(Incidentally, that would be over three times the total amount of gold mined since the beginning of human history)
If you were to estimate those numbers, It would be nearly 650,000 of gold.
How much did the new Beijing National stadium cost?
The Beijing National Stadium cost over 2 million Yuan. It was built for the 2008 Olympic games but is now at tourist attraction and sport center.
What clothes did they wear in th 1896 olympic games?
they did not wear any clothes but oil (men). well that was in the ancient Olympics not this modern Olympics. today they wear clothes.
How long has the olimpics been going on for?
== == The Olympic Games were first recorded in 776 BC in Olympia, Greece, and were celebrated until AD 393.
Since their reintroduction at 1896 [first Olympic Games of modern times] there have been 28 Summer Olympiads and in August of 2008 the 29th Summer Olympiad will be held in Beijing. See Related Link below ads
How many sports and events are in the Olympics?
There will be 300 events in 26 sports at the 2012 Olympics.
How many countries compete in the snowboarding event in the Olympics?
List of countries participating in the Beijing Olympics 2008 with their Country Code.
Afghanistan AFG
Albania ALB
Algeria ALG
American Samoa ASA
Andorra AND
Angola ANG
Antigua and Barbuda ANT
Argentina ARG
Armenia ARM
Aruba ARU
Australia AUS
Austria AUT
Azerbaijan AZE
Bahamas BAH
Bahrain BRN
Bangladesh BAN
Barbados BAR
Belarus BLR
Belgium BEL
Belize BIZ
Benin BEN
Bermuda BER
Bhutan BHU
Bohemia BOH
Bolivia BOL
Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH
Botswana BOT
Brazil BRA
British Virgin Islands IVB
Brunei BRU
Bulgaria BUL
Burkina Faso BUR
Burundi BDI
Cambodia CAM
Cameroon CMR
Canada CAN
Cape Verde CPV
Cayman Islands CAY
Central African Republic CAF
Chad CHA
Chile CHI
China CHN
Chinese Taipei TPE
Colombia COL
Comoros COM
Congo CGO
DR Congo COD
Cook Islands COK
Costa Rica CRC
Côte d'Ivoire CIV
Croatia CRO
Cuba CUB
Cyprus CYP
Czech Republic CZE
Czechoslovakia TCH
Denmark DEN
Djibouti DJI
Dominica DMA
Dominican Republic DOM
Ecuador ECU
Egypt EGY
El Salvador ESA
Equatorial Guinea GEQ
Eritrea ERI
Estonia EST
Ethiopia ETH
Fiji FIJ
Finland FIN
France FRA
Gabon GAB
Gambia GAM
Georgia GEO
Germany GER
East Germany GDR
West Germany FRG
Ghana GHA
Great Britain GBR
Greece GRE
Grenada GRN
Guam GUM
Guatemala GUA
Guinea GUI
Guinea-Bissau GBS
Guyana GUY
Nation Code
Haiti HAI
Honduras HON
Hong Kong HKG
Hungary HUN
Iceland ISL
India IND
Indonesia INA
Iran IRI
Iraq IRQ
Ireland IRL
Israel ISR
Italy ITA
Jamaica JAM
Japan JPN
Jordan JOR
Kazakhstan KAZ
Kenya KEN
Kiribati KIR
North Korea PRK
South Korea KOR
Kuwait KUW
Kyrgyzstan KGZ
Laos LAO
Latvia LAT
Lebanon LIB
Lesotho LES
Liberia LBR
Libya LBA
Liechtenstein LIE
Lithuania LTU
Luxembourg LUX
FYR Macedonia MKD
Madagascar MAD
Malawi MAW
Malaysia MAS
Maldives MDV
Mali MLI
Malta MLT
Mauritania MTN
Mauritius MRI
Mexico MEX
Micronesia FSM
Moldova MDA
Monaco MON
Mongolia MGL
Montenegro MNE
Morocco MAR
Mozambique MOZ
Myanmar MYA
Namibia NAM
Nauru NRU
Nepal NEP
Netherlands NED
Netherlands Antilles AHO
New Zealand NZL
Nicaragua NCA
Niger NIG
Nigeria NGR
Norway NOR
Oman OMA
Pakistan PAK
Palau PLW
Palestine PLE
Panama PAN
Papua New Guinea PNG
Paraguay PAR
Peru PER
Philippines PHI
Poland POL
Portugal POR
Puerto Rico PUR
Qatar QAT
Romania ROU
Russia RUS
Rwanda RWA
Saar SAA
Saint Kitts And Nevis SKN
Saint Lucia LCA
Saint Vincent And The Grenadines VIN
Samoa SAM
San Marino SMR
São Tomé And Príncipe STP
Saudi Arabia KSA
Senegal SEN
Serbia SRB
Seychelles SEY
Sierra Leone SLE
Singapore SIN
Slovakia SVK
Slovenia SLO
Solomon Islands SOL
Somalia SOM
South Africa RSA
Soviet Union URS
Spain ESP
Sri Lanka SRI
Sudan SUD
Suriname SUR
Swaziland SWZ
Sweden SWE
Switzerland SUI
Syria SYR
Tajikistan TJK
Tanzania TAN
Thailand THA
Timor-Leste TLS
Togo TOG
Tonga TGA
Trinidad And Tobago TRI
Tunisia TUN
Turkey TUR
Turkmenistan TKM
Uganda UGA
Ukraine UKR
United Arab Emirates UAE
United States Of America USA
USA
UK
United Kingdom
Uruguay URU
Uzbekistan UZB
Vanuatu VAN
Venezuela VEN
Vietnam VIE
Virgin Islands ISV
Yemen YEM
Yugoslavia YUG
Zambia ZAM
Zimbabwe ZIM
http://www.ballzsports.com/the-olympics/beijing-olympics-china-olympics-2008/all-the-countries-which-would-be-participating-in-beijing-olympics-2008-with-their-olympic-team-code/ I found this info on the above website
