Les Jeux Olympiques - The Olympic Games
Decathlon
A competition with ten track & field events.
Triathlon
A race that combines three activities: Swimming, bicycling, and running
Biathlon
A race that combines two activities: Cross-country skiing and rifle shooting
Stade
A sprint: The original Olympic sport
776 BC
Date of the first Olympic Games
Synchronized
Describes sports where two or more people do the same thing at the same time.
Pierre de Coubertin
Founder of the modern Olympics.
Olympiad
Four-year period between Olympic games
Zeus
King of the Greek gods & who the ancient Olympics were dedicated to
Mount Olympus
Legendary home of the Greek gods
Larisa Latynina
Most decorated female Olympian of all time, with 18 medals in gymnastics (from the Soviet Union).
Simone Biles
Most successful American gymnast of all time
Michael Phelps
Olympic athlete with the most medals, 28 of them
Kotinos
Prize of the ancient Games: A crown of olive leaves.
Olympic rings
Represent the five parts of the world: Europe, Africa, the Americas, Asia, and Australia
Albertville, France
Site of the 1992 Winter Games (the first Olympics Mr. Griseto watched when he was 5)
Chamonix, France
Site of the first Winter Games in 1924
Salt Lake City, Utah
Site of the last Olympics in America, held in 2002
Paris, France
Site of the next Summer Olympics in 2024
Athens, Greece
Site of the original 1896 Olympics as well as the 2004 Summer Games
Olympic flame
Symbolizes the death and rebirth of Greek heroes
Citius, Altius, Fortius - Communiter!
The Olympic motto: Faster, Higher, Stronger - Together!
French and English
The official languages of the Olympics
World's Greatest Athlete
Title given to the winner of the Olympic Decathlon. Won in 1912 by American Jim Thorpe.
Heraean Games
Women's Games in ancient Greece, named after the goddess Queen Hera, who they were dedicated to.
