Olympic Games

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Czechoslovakian athletes win the most Olympic medals (total of 35) in

Gymnastics

The longest Olympic swimming race for men

1500 meter freestyle

The animals were used in the 1900 Olympics

Pigeons

The metal makes up 92.5% of an Olympic gold medal

Silver

The body which is responsible for selecting the host city for each Olympic games

The International Olympic Committee (IOC)

The Olympic sport in which the wearing of a beard prohibited

boxing

The first modern Olympics

were held in 1896

The first 12 ancient Olympics only featured one event

A sprint from one end of the stadium to the other

The 5 colours of rings on the Olympic flag

Blue, yellow, black, green, and red

The meaning of Olympic motto 'Citius, Altius, Fortius'

Faster, Higher, Stronger

The summer Olympic games in which Israel make its debut participation

Helsinki (1952)

The athlete who has won the most Olympic medals

Michael Phelps

Women first competed in the modern Olympics in 1900 but only in 'ladylike sports'

Tennis, sailing and golf

The men who won long jump in the 1984, 1988 and 1992 Olympics

Carl Lewis

The city which has held the modern Games three times

London: 1908,1948, 2012


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