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Olympics History

Details of the historical and modern day Olympics are given.

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Ran into the stadium during the opening ceremoniesOlympic torch
Location of first OlympicsGreece
Location of the 2002 Winter OlympicsSalt Lake City, Utah
Location of the 2000 Summer OlympicsSyndey, Australia
American woman who raced this summer for the last timeJackie Joyner Kersey
American who wore 24K gold shoes to race inMichael Johnson
A sport that uses skies during the Winter OlympicsDown-hill Skiing
Sport that can be won with a TKOBoxing
Sport that can be won with a pinWrestling
Location of the latest United States OlympicsAtlanta, Georgia
The only sport at the first OlympicsRunning
American athlete that excelled in the Decathalon from OklahomaJim Thorpe
American athlete that excelled in wrestling and now coaches at OSUJohn Smith
New sport added during the 2000 OlympicsTrampoline
Location where the first festivals where held in celebration of the first historical OlympicsMount Olympus
The Roman emperor who declared an end to the Olympics in 393 ADTheodosius I
Year that the Olympics idea returned1889
Person who reintorduced the ideas of the OlympicsBaron Pierre de Coubertin
Location of the first modern OlympicsAthens, Greece
Year of the first modern Olympics1896
Which years was there not an Olympics1916, 1940, 1944
Year the Winter Olympics were organized1924
Location of the first Winter OlympicsChamonix, France
Symbol that represents the international sporting friendshipOlympic Rings
Symbol of the athlete's work toward perfection and their struggle for victoryOlympic Torch


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