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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.
6,965 Questions
How many foul jumps are allowed in the long jump?
One that is specified for a particular event, generally explained by an official on the day of the competition.
What is Bruce Jenners points for each event in the 76 ilympics?
This is complex because there was a decathlon scoring table in use in 1976 (created in 1962, revised in 1971 for automatic times), and there is the current revision from 1985, so the answers are different for the same result.
Event Result 1962 1985
100 10.94 819 874
LJ 7.22 865 866
SP 15.35 809 811
HJ 2.03 882 831
400 47.51 922 933
100H 14.84 866 869
DT 50.04 873 871
PV 4.80 1005 849
JT 68.52 862 867
1500 4:12.61 741 863
Where were the Olympics held in 1956?
The Olympics were held in Melborne, Australia.
Melbourne Austialia.
What olympic games has Ian Thorpe competed in?
he has won about 18 medals
In of the 2008 Games, Ian Thorpe has won nine medals (5 gold, 3 silver, 1 bronze).
he on 3 golds in 2000 2 silvers in 2000
and in 2004 he won 2 golds 1 silver and a bronze
Is Beth tweedle in the Olympics?
Prior to the 2008 Olympic Games, Beth Tweddle has not won an Olympic medal. She has won three medals at the World Championships (1 gold, 2 bronze) and five medals at the European Championships (1 gold, 3 silver, 1 bronze).
What does the olympic stadium look like?
The Beijing National Olympic Stadium. It is also commonly known as The Birds Nest because it's shaped like a birds nest.
Also it was known as The Olympic Green.
Is rock paper scissors really in the Olympics?
No it will never be in the olypics because it is not an interesting sport
What team won the women's 4 x 100m relay in the 1992 Summer Olympics?
Australia
Alicia Coutts (53.90)
Cate Campbell (53.19)
Brittany Elmslie (53.41)
Melanie Schlanger (52.65)
Emily Seebohm
Yolane Kukla
Libby Trickett
What countries have not held olympic games?
There can be no definitive answer to the question. For the countries that HAVE losted the Olympics, see the related link.
Who is the head of the Commonwealth Games?
Although no one can actually claim to be the "Founder" of the Commonwealth Games, the Games was first proposed by Englishman, Astley Cooper in 1891 as a festival ". Reverend J Astley Cooper was largely responsible for the concept of a sporting contest amongst the countries of the British Commonwealth. He wrote an article in 1891 for the magazine Greater Britain, in which he suggested that a festival combining sporting, military and literary events that would draw closer the ties and increase the goodwill and understanding of the Empire. His suggestion generated a great deal of interest in Britain and the British Colonies.
The holding of the first recorded Games between Empire athletes coincided with the celebrations in connection with the Coronation of His Majesty King George the Fifth in 1911, and was known as the 'Festival of Empire'. A large and representative Committee, with the Earl of Plymouth as Chairman, arranged at the Crystal Palace Grounds in London a series of entertainment's and exhibitions pertaining to the progress and development of the British Empire. One of the features of the program was an inter-Empire Sports meeting. Invitations were sent to Australia, Canada and South Africa, to compete with the athletes of Great Britain to decide Empire supremacy. Lord Desborough and Mr. William Henry were mainly responsible for this section of the Festival.
The program consisted of track and field athletics, boxing, wrestling and swimming events, and a trophy in the form of a silver cup, 2ft 6in high and weighing 340oz, the gift of Lord Lonsdale, was presented to the winning country, which was Canada.
No further development took place until 1928, when the Olympic Games were in progress in Amsterdam. The splendid feelings of friendliness between the Empire athletes at that Olympiad strengthened the ideas for the revival of Empire meetings. In view of Canada's victory in 1911, it was appropriate that it should have been through the initiative of a Canadian - M M Robinson - that the British Empire Games took definite shape, and were revived at Hamilton, Canada in 1930.
Where are the tryouts for the Olympics?
Well I'm sorry to say that there are no tryouts for the olimpics! There are certain people like scouts that look for good athlets! so give 100% every practice cause you never know who's whating you!!
How many water Sports were there in the Olympics?
Goa is an adventure in itself but it is the water sports in Goa which provide the majority of fun. Even if you are not an adventure seeker, get ready to experience ultimate adrenaline rush. The land of ‘Sun, Sand and Sea’ offer a range of thrilling water sports. There are adventures throughout the year and some are season specific.
Many type of water sports are there loke:-
1- scuba diving
2- kayaking
3-River rafting
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How many sports are played in the summer Olympics?
There are a total of 41 different sports that are played during the Summer Olympics. They include tennis, cycling BMX, fencing, synchronized swimming, canoe sprint, handball, archery, hockey, diving, and water polo.
What was the very first winter Olympic event?
The first event of the first Winter Olympics (1924) was the 500 meter speed skating race, won by US skater Charles Jewtraw.
What shape is the olympic torch?
It looks the same no matter what country because they try to keep some things the same as they were when only the Greeks had the olympics
What year were the first Olympic Games on television?
The 1936 Summer Olympics were the first to have live television coverage. Since there were very few privately owned television sets at the time, special viewing rooms were set up in Berlin and Potsdam.
Who was the very first person in the world to win a gold medal in the Olympics?
Thorleif Haug of Norway.
The first competition in Olympic cross country skiing was the 50 kilometer race at the 1924 Winter Games in Chamonix. Norwegian skiers won all three medals as Haug won gold, Thoralf Strømstad won silver, and Johan Grøttumsbraaten won bronze.
When was the last time that the Olympic Gold Medal was made of solid gold?
The Olympic medals to be made of solid gold were awarded at the 1912 Olympic Games in Stockholm, Sweden. The onset of WWI and WWII sharply decreased the amount of gold used. At present, Olympic gold medals must be at least 92.5% silver and contain a minimum of 6 grams of gold.
What is the sporting arena like for the Olympics?
The running tracks are made of Field Turf and the stadiums have the capacity of 71,030 people.
Is Wayne Rooney in the Olympics?
When rooney lives in manchester because hi playes for manchester united.
I wrote this from cian mc
Who won the 1964 men's Olympic long jump?
Jackie Joyner-Kersee won the gold medal in the long jump at the 1988 Summer Olympics with a jump of 7.40 meters which is still the Olympic record.
Average times for Olympic triathlons?
Roughly 3 hours, 12 hours and 10.
(These times are for an Iron-man tri.)
The Olympic distance is 1.5km swim, 40km bike and 10km run.
Olympic record is 1:48:24 with splits of 17:56, 58:54 and 30:53 respectively.
30 minutes swim, 1 hour 30 minutes bike, 1 hour run are probably average, giving a total time of around 3 hours.
