olympics
amsterdam
1928
Olga Korbut
1972: Munich Soviet gymnast
montreal
1976
moscow
1980
1964: tokyo
first games in asia
Canadian Hockey Dominance
won 12 World Championships from 1930 to 1952
thomas hicks
won marathon in 1904
Issues that threaten the Olympic Movement.
professionalism in olympic games, war and sanctions, political problems, ect
Which Olympic Game is noted for its bribery scandal?
salt lake city
Which of these phrases is the Olympic Motto?
swifter, higher, stronger
Who was the driving force behind the Much Wenlock Olympian Games?
william penny brooks
luz long
winning the silver medal in the event at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin and for giving technical advice to his competitor, Jesse Owens, who went on to win the gold medal for the long jump.
1952: oslo
winter games came to the birth place of modern day skiing. computers were used for the first time in figure skating
Atlanta - the magnificent seven
women's gymnastics
skeleton run
world's first sliding sport, famous track made of natural ice discontinued for danger
athens (first games)
1896
paris
1900
These were the first Games in the Modern Olympic Era to include women.
1900 paris
st. louis
1904
london (first games)
1908
first closing ceremony
1912
stockholm
1912
jim thorpe
1912: first native american to win gold for america. pentathlon
berlin
1916
oscar swahn
1920: Antwerp Swedish shooter won a silver medal at age 72 in the team double-sot running deer event to become the oldest medalist ever
barcelona
1992
atlanta
1996
Birgit Fischer
2004: Athens canoeist first athlete in any sport to win two medals in each of five Olympic games
beijing
2008
What is Olympism?
A life philosophy which draws together sport, culture and education in the aim of creating harmonious balance between body, will and mind
Abebe Bikila
1960: Rome Ethiopian runner who ran marathon barefoot first black African Olympic champion
tokyo (first games)
1964
mexico city
1968
munich
1972
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 every 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: U.S. speed skater who won gold medals in all 5 events from the 500 meter to the 10,000 meter
los angeles
1984
seoul
1988
Christa Rothenburger
1988: Calgary East Germany speed skater won the 1000m speed skating title won a silver medal in cycling seven months later only athlete ever to win medals in Winter and Summer games in the same year
Greg Louganis
1988: Seoul Defended his titles in both diving events
women took place in ice hockey for the first time
1998 nagano
Hermann Maier
1998: Nagano Austrian Alpine skier took a spectacular fall in the downhill, flying of the slope and staying in the air for more than 3.5 sec recovered to earn gold medals in both super-G and giant slalom
sydney
2000
Cathy Freeman
2000: Sydney Austrian athlete who lit the Olympic torch at the Opening Ceremony symbolized desire to reconcile with Aboriginal population won the 400m
salt lake city
2002
athens (second games)
2004
vancouver
2010
london (third games)
2012
Missy Franklin
2012: London American swimmer
rio de janeiro
2016
tokyo (second games)
2020
The colors of the Olympic rings on the Olympic flag are:
Blue, black, yellow, green, red
eric liddel
British runner who won a gold medal in the 400-metre run and a bronze in the 200 metres at the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris
Emil Zatopek
Czechoslovakian runner. In 1948 London: Won gold in the 10,000m and silver in the 5,000m. In 1952 Helsinki: Won gold in the 5,000m and 10,000m, then the marathon
Fanny Blankers-Koen
a Dutch athlete, best known for winning four gold medals at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London.
Olympic Creed
a quote by Baron de Coubertin: "The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not to win but to take part, just as the most important thing in life is not the triumph but the struggle.
Dorthy Hamill
a retired American figure skater. She is the 1976 Olympic champion
eddie eagan
an American boxer and bobsledder who is notable as being the only person to win a gold medal at both the Summer and Winter Olympic Games in different disciplines.
Which of the following continent is not represented by the 5 Olympic rings?
antarctica
Wilma Rudolph
first american woman to win three olympic gold medals in track and field in 1960
1956: melbourne/stockholm
first games to be boycotted
1948 london
first games to be shown on home television and track starting blocks were first introduced
1952: helsinki
israel and soviet union entered the games for the first
1992 Barcelona US Dream Team
men's basketball team became open to all professionals; included players like Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan, Larry Bird dominated and won gold
1996 Atlanta Tragedy
muhammad ali lit the torch but a few days later a bomb went off in olympic village killing 2 and injuring more
Aims to influence behaviors that benefit individuals and communities for the greater good.
social marketing
Pierre de Coubertin believed sport was essential for the development of human character.
true
rome
1960
squaw valley
1960
johnny weissmuller
1924: Olympic swimming 5 time medal winner
Chamonix
1924: first winter games
first olympic fire
1928
Amsterdam
1928: first symbolic fire was lit
los angeles
1932
Great depression games
1932: los angeles - had the lowest participation with only half the athletes
berlin
1936
jesse owens
1936: African American who won 4 gold medals at Olympic games in Germany under Hitler
sonja henie
1936: Norwegian figure skater and film star. She was a three-time Olympic champion in women's singles, a ten-time World champion and a six-time European champion
london (second games)
1944
bob mathias
1948: the youngest to win a gold medal in the decathlon in Olympic competition
oslo
1952
instant replay
1960 squaw valley
1968: mexico city
Enriqueta Basilio became the first woman to light the cauldron at the Opening Ceremony. massacre
How does one become a member of the IOC?
NOC's send their representative
Mark Spitz
Olympic swimmer who won 7 gold medals in 1972
When did the winter and summer games split up?
The 1994 Winter Olympics, held in Lillehammer, Norway, were the first Winter Games to be held in a different year from the Summer Games
1956 Melbourne and Stockholm; why was it split?
To allow for the equestrian sports to be held and to avoid the problem of quarantine for horses entering Australia, the Games took place in two different cities (Stockholm and Melbourne), in two different countries (Sweden and Australia), on two different continents (Europe and Oceania) and in two different seasons
The main mission of the International Olympic Committee is?
To work on a daily basis to use sport to promote peace around the world.
Michael Johnson
Track/Field 200 and 400 Meters 1992 Olympics 2 Gold Medals
Edwin Moses
Track/Field 400 Meter Hurdles 2 Olympics 1976-1984 2 Gold Medals Won 107 consecutive 400 Meter Races
Carl Lewis
Track/Field Sprinter 4 Olympics 1984-1988-1992-1996 Won 9 Gold Medals
Cassius Clay
United States prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942); became know as Muhammad Ali when he converted to Nation of Islam
