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Summer Olympic Games
The Summer Olympic Games are a multi-sport competition organized by the International Olympic Committee. Occurring every four years, the first Summer Olympic Games was introduced in 1896 and the first city to host the event was Athens, Greece.
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Where was the previous summer Olympics held?
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= 5000 meter Event for Women at Olympics =
How may medals did the US win at the 2004 Summer Olympic games?
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The United States was first with 102 medals (36 gold, 39 silver, 27 bronze), Russia was second with 92 (27 gold, 27 silver, 38 bronze), and China was third with 63 (32 gold, 17 silver, 14 bronze).
What city are the 2012 summer olympic games being held in?
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There will not be a 2018 Summer Olympics. The year 2018 will be for the Winter Olympics which have not confirmed a host yet.
Which country has held the modern summer olympic games the most times?
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The United States of America won the the Summer Olympics in 2008 with 93 medals. However, the people's Republic of China won the most gold with 46 gold medals.
Winter Olympics: The highest was 36 made by Germany - but the United States just beat it by winning their 37th medal in hockey! (Unfortunately, it was only silver. But after all, we were guaranteed a medal in hockey anyway!)
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Why has Europe had more summer Olympic games than other continent?
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Olympic game host cities are allocated based on the merits of the application and how recently the nation has hosted a games. That is to say, a city will not be allocated a games if the country that it is in has recently hosted a games.
Since the allocation is based on country and not continent, the fact that European countries have hosted more is of little relevance.
A simple factor may be that Europe has more countries with a suitable climate and the capacity to host a game than any other continent.
When and where are the next 2 summer Olympics?
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Rio in 2016, and they will decide the 2020 host next year. It is between Madrid, Spain; Instanbul, Turkey; and Tokyo, Japan.
Which Romanian gymnast received seven gold medals and seven perfect scores of ten at the 1976 summer Olympics game in Montreal Canada?
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Ecaterina Szabo, Simona Pauca, Lavinia Agache, Mihaela Stanulet, Laura Cutina, Cristina Grigoras
When the will the 2008 Summer Olympics end?
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The 2008 Summer Olympics closing ceremony will conclude the Beijing Games on August 24, 2008. It is planned to begin at 8:00pm China Standard Time (UTC+8), and to take place at the Beijing National Stadium.
What happened in the 1980 Olympic Summer games?
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The 1984 Summer Games were held in Los Angeles, California, United States.
Who introduced cycling in the summer Olympics?
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No one really knows. In all probability, as soon as there was more than one bike around someone said "I bet I can get to the church from here faster than you" and competitive cycling was born.
What year is the next summer Olympics going to be held?
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In 2016 they take place every 4 years.
How many events at summer olympics?
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There are 29 summer events.
The following events were competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics:
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
Is there ice skating in the summer Olympics?
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No, figure skating is in the Winter Olympics and will be competed in the upcoming 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.
How many Australians are participating in the 2008 Summer Olympic Games?
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632 athletes (349 men and 283 women) competed for Australia at the 2000 Games in Sydney. They won a total of 58 medals, 16 gold, 25 silver, and 17 bronze. Click on the 'Australia at the 2000 Games' link below to read about the 2000 Australian team.
What counties have participated the most in the summer olympics?
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every country i think but i used google so i dont really know
How many countries were represented in the 2008 Summer Olympics?
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A TOTAL OF 205 COUNTRIES, 3 MORE THAN AT THE ATHENS OLYMPIC GAMES IN 2004
Which was the most famous woman swimmer from the 1936 summer Olympics?
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Nick Gillingham won the bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in men's 200 meter breaststroke. Paul Palmer won the silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in the men's 400 meter freestyle. Graeme Smith won the bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in the men's 1,500 meter freestyle. Stephen Parry won the bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's 200 meter butterfly. David Davies won the bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's 1,500 meter freestyle.
Where will the 2018 summer olympicss be held?
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The 2018 Winter Olympics will be held in Pyeongchang, South Korea on February 9-25, 2018. It will be South Korea's first time hosting Winter Olympics, but second hosting overall Olympics (they hosted the 1988 Summer Olympics in capital Seoul).
Cities that put in a bid for the 2018 Winter Olympics were Munich (Germany), Pyeongchang (South Korea), and Annecy (France).
When and where where the first summer Olympics held?
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Atens Greece more than 2500 years ago
When were the last summer olympic games in japan?
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They were held in Athens in 2004, from the 13th of August until the 24th.
How many Summer Olympic games has there been?
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1904 - St. Louis, Missouri USA
1932 - Los Angeles, California USA
1984 - Los Angeles, California USA
1996 - Atlanta, Georgia USA
The Summer Olympics are held every 4 years
What were the women's events at the 1908 Olympics?
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Suzanne Lenglen won the Women's Singles at Wimbledon in 1920. Alexa Sterling won the U.S. Women's Amateur Golf Championship and Cecil Leitch won the British Women's Amateur Golf Championship in 1920. Olympic events that women participated in at the 1920 Summer Olympics were diving, figure skating, swimming, and tennis.
When was the 28th summer Olympic games held?
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The 1988 Winter Olympics, were held in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The 1988 Summer Olympics, were held in Seoul, South Korea.
Where were the summer Olympics supposed to be held?
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The 2016 Summer Olympics were held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The 2020 Summer Olympics were awarded to Tokyo, Japan. The winning city for the 2024 games will be announced in September 2017.
