SPMT-220 Exam 2

Cathy Freeman

2000: Won the 400m. Austrian athlete who lit the Olympic torch at the Opening Ceremony symbolized desire to reconcile with Aboriginal population

Birgit Fischer

2004: Athens canoeist who won 8 gold medals over 6 Olympic Games.

Missy Franklin

2012: London American swimmer who has won 5 gold medals and 1 bronze

How many teams competed in the Berlin Olympics?

49

When and where did the first Olympic Games recorded take place?

776 BCE in Olympia

1896

Athens, games reborn

Herman Maier

Austrian Alpine skier who won 2 gold, 1 silver, and 1 bronze.

1992 Summer

Barcelona, Spain

1936

Berlin, Germany. Nazi Olympics

Eric Liddell

British runner won gold in the 400-meter and bronze in the 200 meter.

1988 Winter

Calgary, Canada

1916

Cancelled due to WW1

1924

Chamonix, France

1956 Winter

Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy

Mark Spitz

During the 1972 games he set a swimming record with seven gold medals that stood until Michael Phelps received eight in 2008

Which of the following values of Olympism encourages us to see sport as an instrument for mutual understanding between individuals, and between people all over the world.

Friendship

1936 (Winter)

Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany

Luz Long

German Long Jumper that got silver behind Jesse Owens

Which country claims the birth of modern team sports?

Great Britain

1968 Winter

Grenoble, France

1952 Summer

Helsinki, Finland

How does one become a member of the IOC?

IOC secret ballot

Where does the IOC hold the session to select a host city for the next Olympic games?

In a city that did not submit to be elected as a host city.

1964 Winter

Innsbruck, Austria

1976 Winter

Innsbruck, Austria

This group is responsible for the integrity of their sport on the international level?

International Federation

IOC

International Olympic Committee, who commands the structure of the Olympics among smaller country committees.

Usain Bolt

Jamaican athlete known as "the ultimate human running machine". Won 8 gold medals.

1932 Winter

Lake Placid, United States

1980 Winter

Lake Placid, United States

1994 Winter

Lillehammer, Norway

1948 Summer

London, England

1908

London, rushed preparations

1932 Summer

Los Angeles, USA

1956 Summer

Melbourne, Australia AND Stockholm, Sweden (Horse issue in Melbourne)

1960 Winter

Squaw Valley, United States

1904

St. Louis, lost in the chaos

1928 Winter

St. Moritz, Switzerland

1948 (Winter)

St. Moritz, Switzerland

1912

Stockholm, model of efficiency

Oscar Swahn

Swedish shooter Oscar Swahn was already 60 years old when he won his first Olympic gold medal in 1908. Won 3 gold, 1 silver, and 1 bronze.

Which of these phrases is the Olympic Motto?

Swifter, Higher, Stronger

The main mission of the International Olympic Committee is?

To ensure the regular celebration of the Olympic Games

1964 Summer

Tokyo, Japan

T/F: Pierre de Coubertin believes sport was essential for the development of human character

True

Michael Phelps

US Olympic Swimmer, known for being the most decorated athlete of all time (23 gold, 3 silver, 2 bronze).

Misty May Treanor

US professional beach volleyball player who won 3 Gold medals

Shaun White

US professional snowboarder, three-time Olympic gold medalist.

Michael Johnson

US track star in 1996, who won the 200 and 400 (world record in 200).

Kerri Walsh

US volleyball player won 3 gold medals and 1 silver. Was teammates with Misty May Treanor in 2004, 2008, and 2012.

Bob Mathias

United States, 17 year old decathlon gold medalist

Thomas Hicks

Won the Marathon in the 1904 Olympics

Jim Thorpe

Won the pentathlon and decathlon by huge margins. He was later disqualified when it was discovered that he had accepted a modest sum to play baseball before the Games. But in 1982, the IOC decided to reinstate him and gave his medals back to his daughter

Fanny Blankers-Koen

a Dutch athlete, best known for winning four gold medals at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London.

Aims to influence behaviors that benefit individuals and communities for the greater good.

Social Marketing

Olga Korbut

Soviet Gymnast who won 4 gold and 2 silver in 1972 and 1976

Christa Rothenburger

1988: German Speed skater and Cycler. only athlete ever to win medals in Winter and Summer games in the same year.

Greg Louganis

1988: US diver who won 4 gold and 1 silver

Emil Zatopek

1st and only athlete to win 3 distance races in 1952 summer olympics was

1988 Summer

Seoul, South Korea

What is the number of members in the IOC limited to?

115

These were the first Games in the Modern Olympic Era to include women.

1900

Abebe Bikila

1960: Ethiopian runner won back-to-back Olympic Marathons (1960 & 1964)

Dorothy Hamill

1976: Innsbruck American ice skater won gold

Franz Klammer

1976: Innsbruck Austrian skier won gold medal in downhill without any control of his skis

Nadia Comaneci

1976: Montreal 14-year-old awarded first ever perfect score of 10 on uneven bars went on to earn seven maximum marks in total

Bruce Jenner

1976: Montreal won gold in decathlon

Eric Heiden

1980: American speed skater won all five speed skating events, setting an Olympic record in every one first tow in five gold individual events in the same games

Edwin Moses

1984: US hurdler who won 2 gold and 1 bronze. Would have participated in the next olympics but ended up boycotting.

Jesse Owens

African American runner and long jumper who won 4 gold medals at Olympic games in Germany under Hitler (a blow to Nazi notions of a master race).

1992 Winter

Albertville, France

Which of the following is not true regarding the current bidding process of the Olympic Games?

All answers are true: Because of the potential benefits for the host, the process urges candidates to use extreme intentions (i.e. psychological tricks on IOC members) to secure the bid. The selection committee uses several criteria to select the host such as: Olympic Village, transportation, and facilities. It takes at least 8 years to put a bid together and organize the Games. The bidding process requires the co-operation between various agencies within a city, state, or country.

Eddie Eagen

American Boxer and bobsledded won 1 gold medal in each event

1928 Summer

Amsterdam, Netherlands. Symbolic fire

Where were the 1896 Olympic Games held?

Ancient Greece

What continent is NOT represented by the 5 olympic rings?

Antarctica

Which of the following continent is not represented by the 5 Olympic rings?

Antarctica

1920

Antwerp, Belgium

What happened October 2nd, 1968 in Mexico City

Mexico City Massacre in a plaza by government.

1968 Summer

Mexico City, Mexico

1976 Summer

Montreal, Canada

1980 Summer

Moscow, Soviet Union

Cassius Clay

Muhammad Ali- 1 gold boxing medal

In which of the following Olympic cities suffered a tragic event in 1972.

Munich (Palestinian terrorist attack on the Olympic Village.

1972 Summer

Munich, West Germany

_______ are responsible for organizing their people's participation in the Olympic Games.

NOCs

Carl Lewis

Nine-time Olympic gold medalist, Carl Lewis won gold over three Olympics and was the great star of 1980s track and field.

Sonja Henie

Norwegian figure skater won 3 golds

Johnny Weissmuller

Olympic swimming championship, undefeated in freestyle races, held 67 records, movie star as Tarzan.

1952 Winter

Oslo, Norway

1924

Paris

1900

Paris, games come second

As we stand today, who is credited for the idea and start of the Modern Olympic Games?

Pierre de Coubertin

Who created the concept of Olympianism?

Pierre de Coubertin

Which of the following exemplifies how Olympism has been utilized as a social marketing product at the individual and societal levels?

Resolving social issues, changing behaviors, and initiating social change through the promotion of the Olympic ideology.

1960 Summer

Rome, Italy

1972 Winter

Sapporo, Japan

1984 Winter

Sarajevo, Yugoslavia

Which of the modern games was most expensive, and how much was spent?

Sochi in 2014, and $52 billion

Wilma Rudolph

first american woman to win three olympic gold medals in track and field in 1960