21. Running Journal -- Regional News Article Longdistance running was a The competitors in the olympic Trials will run throughthe history of Birmingham, in the footsteps of olympic history, and the http://www.running.net/news/mercedesmarathon03.html

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22. Olympics - EnchantedLearning.com a series of torches carried by people running, walking, riding a torch to light thelarge olympic torch which history of the Torch The tradition of the olympic http://www.enchantedlearning.com/olympics/

EnchantedLearning.com is a user-supported site. Click here to learn more. EnchantedLearning.com The Olympic Games: Winter 2002 in Salt Lake City, Utah Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, was where the year 2002 Winter Olympics were held. For information on Utah, click here . For a page on Utah's flag, click here The year 2002 Winter Olympic Games are being held in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. The opening ceremonies were on February 8, 2002. The closing ceremonies were on Sunday, February 24, 2002. The events in the Winter Olympics include: ice hockey, figure skating, speed skating, snowboarding, luge, bobsleigh, skeleton (a type of sledding), curling, cross-country skiing, freestyle skiing, slalom, downhill (Alpine) skiing, ski jumping, Nordic combined (skiing plus ski jumping), and biathlon (skiing and shooting). The Flag of the Olympic Games The flag of the Olympic Games has five interlocking rings (blue, yellow, black, green, and red) on a white ground. The rings represent the five parts of the world that were joined together in the Olympic movement: Africa, the Americas, Asia, Australia and Europe. The motto of the Olympic Games is "Citius, altius, fortius" (meaning "Faster, higher, stronger" in Latin). History of the Olympics Flag The flag was first used in the 1920 Olympic Games in Antwerp, Belgium. The Olympic flag is paraded during the opening ceremony of each Olympic Games. At the end of an Olympics, the mayor of the host-city presents the flag to the mayor of the next host-city. The flag will remain in the town hall of the next host-city until the next Olympic Games, four years later.

23. INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE - SPORTS olympic history, has been the most publicised sport on the olympic programme. six categories within track and field athletics running, hurdling, walking http://www.olympic.org/uk/sports/programme/history_uk.asp?DiscCode=AT

24. INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE - SPORTS history, The sport first appeared on the olympic programme in 1912. The order ofthe events is as follows shooting, fencing, swimming, riding and running. http://www.olympic.org/uk/sports/programme/history_uk.asp?DiscCode=MP

25. Olympic History: Modern Pentathlon - Olympics 2000 olympic history Modern Pentathlon. The five events shooting, fencing, swimming,riding and running were instituted by the Swedish olympic Committee and http://cbs.sportsline.com/u/olympics/2000/history/pentathlon.htm

Basketball Swimming Gymnastics Soccer ... Tennis - More Sports - Archery Badminton Baseball Canoe/Kayak Cycling Diving Equestrian Fencing Field Hockey Judo Mod. Pentathlon Rowing Sailing Shooting Softball Syn. Swimming Table Tennis Taekwondo Team Handball Triathlon Volleyball Water Polo Weightlifting Wrestling You are here: Home Olympic Modern Pentathlon Venue History ... Schedule TODAY Get Live Scores on your Cell Phone! Click Here! OLYMPICS 2000 Fan Shop Venues Time Conversion About Sydney ... Olympic Voices MULTIMEDIA Olympic Arcade Olympic Photos DESTINATIONS Kids Zone Olympic History: Modern Pentathlon Pentathlon dates back to the ancient Games of 708 B.C., but it resembled what we now know as decathlon and heptathlon. "Modern" pentathlon was first introduced at the Stockholm Games in 1912. The five events shooting, fencing, swimming, riding and running were instituted by the Swedish Olympic Committee and have remained the same. Sweden dominated the event for the first half of the 20th Century and the only outsider to challenge them in 1912 was a 26-year-old U.S. army lieutenant named George Patton. And why didn't Patton bring the gold home? He couldn't shoot straight. Baron Pierre de Coubertin, the Frenchman who revived the modern-day Olympics, felt the reinstatement of the event would help world relations, and insure peace, if soldiers of the world could participate in friendly competition.

26. Olympic History: Track And Field (Athletics) - Olympics 2000 olympic history Track and Field (Athletics field can be traced to the Ancient olympicGames in and 20 women's competitions, broken down into running events and http://cbs.sportsline.com/u/olympics/2000/history/athletics.htm

Basketball Swimming Gymnastics Soccer ... Tennis - More Sports - Archery Badminton Baseball Canoe/Kayak Cycling Diving Equestrian Fencing Field Hockey Judo Mod. Pentathlon Rowing Sailing Shooting Softball Syn. Swimming Table Tennis Taekwondo Team Handball Triathlon Volleyball Water Polo Weightlifting Wrestling You are here: Home Olympic Athletics Men Women ... Schedule TODAY Get Live Scores on your Cell Phone! Click Here! OLYMPICS 2000 Fan Shop Venues Time Conversion About Sydney ... Olympic Voices MULTIMEDIA Olympic Arcade Olympic Photos DESTINATIONS Kids Zone Olympic History: Track and Field (Athletics) Said to have its origins around 490 B.C., track and field can be traced to the Ancient Olympic Games in Greece, which began in 776 B.C. Track and field encompasses a total of 24 different men's and 20 women's competitions, broken down into running events and field events. Track and field events run the range of the spectrum sporting competitions that test an athlete's strength, speed, agility, endurance and coordination.

27. Cool Running :: Mercedes Marathon Weekend Of Races Links Birmingham, Alabama To to provide premier events open to athletes of all running abilities University inAtlanta, and coauthor of The olympic Marathon The history and Drama http://www.coolrunning.com/engine/3/3_4/966.shtml

Top News USA: Northeast USA: Mid_Atlantic USA: South ... Got news? Send us your news for inclusion on Cool Running. Free e-mail newsletter Running news, tips and links, delivered to your inbox twice a month. home news usa: south Mercedes Marathon Weekend of Races Links Birmingham, Alabama to Greece - Home of the 2004 Olympic Games BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - (December 18, 2002) - When the pistol fires starting the USA Men's Marathon Championship race in Birmingham, Ala. on February 8, 2003, it also signals the start of a relationship between the city of Birmingham and the country of Greece - origin of the ancient Olympic Games and host of the 2004 Olympic Games August 13-29. E-mail this article Printer-friendly page Posted Friday, 20 December, 2002 Media Contact: Marianne Higgins, APR, Panorama Public Relations (256) 536-2100/(256) 651-8636 cell; Marianne@prview.com The USA Men's Marathon Championship race launches a series of road racing events during the second annual Mercedes Marathon Weekend Feb. 8-9 in Birmingham. "The national championship race is a qualifying race for the 2004 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for the Men's Marathon, which also will be held in Birmingham," said Valerie McLean, director of Mercedes Marathon. "The men who experience the championship race in 2003 all do so with hopes and dreams of returning to Birmingham for the Olympic Trials, on their personal road to reaching the Olympics."

28. Girl Power! Celebrates National Running And Fitness Week! So, girls, whether you want to make olympic history, like runner Marion Jones, orwhether a game of jump rope is more Here are some running and fitness links http://www.girlpower.gov/girlarea/05may/runningweek.htm

Get Moving for National Running and Fitness Week! Hey girls! Spring is here, and nothing beats getting active to boost you out of a winter rut! And, there's no better time to start getting fit than National Running and Fitness Week, May 12-18, 2002. All week long, there will be races, health fairs, and other events to help people get excited about exercise. Girl Power! wants you to be ready, so race through these fitness facts and then go, girl, go! The best place to start is your heart. The heart is the strongest muscle in your body, but it still needs help to stay fit! Just 30 minutes of aerobic exercise 3 days a week will give your heart a good workout! Aerobic exercise is any exercise that makes your muscles use oxygen and your heart stronger. Running, for example, is an awesome aerobic exercise. It's something you can do on your own, but it is safer and more fun with a buddy. You don't need a lot of gear-just a good pair of running shoes. It's easy to learn how to run. Best of all, you can practice at almost anytime and almost anywhere. You can even join your school's track team. If making your heart happy isn't enough to get you moving, here's a few more reasons to get going. Exercise helps keep you at a healthy weight. Exercise is as good for your brain as it is for the rest of your body. When you exercise, chemicals called endorphins kick in to make you feel happy. Exercise can make you feel better about yourself, too! When you feel strong, you see yourself in a better light.

29. History Of The Olympic Flame And Torch Sydney 2000 Olympic Games researched history of the olympic Flame and torch starting from ancient Greece andtracing its journey to the Sydney 2000 olympic torch relay. running Towards http://www.asc.zipworld.com.au/pp_r2syd.html

Past Forthcoming Order Newsletter ... Home RUNNING TOWARDS SYDNEY 2000 Janet Cahill, (pb) reference notes, bibliography, photographs, illustrations, statistics, 95 pp. 1999 $5.00 (+GST/Postage), ISBN 9587079 8 7 Successive summer Olympic Games have staged the flame lighting and torch relay ceremonies. These have now become a strong tradition of the Olympic Games. The Olympic flame and torch are significant symbols of the Olympic Games and are important in involving the general public in the Games. The flame and torch are also significant in terms of the community, political influence and commercialism. Their symbolism has expanded considerably due to sponsorship and media coverage. This lavishly illustrated book is a well researched history of the Olympic Flame and torch starting from ancient Greece and tracing its journey to the Sydney 2000 Olympic torch relay. Running Towards Sydney 2000 is woven with fascinating anecdotes about the Olympic flame. It relates the experiences of some prominent Australians who

30. SLAM! Sports 2000 Summer Games History Of The Games honor of Hera, the wife of Zeus, included running races for a column in front of theeternal olympic flame that A brief history of the Modern Games shows that http://www.canoe.ca/2000GamesHistory/home.html

31. Memorable Medal Winners the Flying Finn, earned 6 individual gold medals in running, for distances what manyexperts consider the best track and field performance in olympic history. http://www.johncarlos.com/memorablewinners.html

Memorable Medal Winners Unheralded 17-year-old Bob MATHIAS arrived in London for the 1948 Games and astonished all with his victory in the decathlon; he repeated his feat in 1952 to become the only two-time decathlon winner. The Helsinki Games of 1952 belonged, however, to Emil "The Terrible" ZATOPEK of Czechoslovakia, who became, and still is, the only man in Olympic history to win the 5,000 m, 10,000 m, and marathon in a single Olympiad. Also in 1952, U.S. diver Patricia MCCORMICK won both golds in women's diving,and she became the only person to repeat this double victory when she won again in 1956. The Melbourne Games of 1956 were the beginning of two other notable winning streaks spread over several OlympicsAl OERTER of the United States garnered the first of 4 consecutive discus titles (1956-68), a feat never equaled in any event, and swimmer Dawn FRASER of Australia won the first of her 3 consecutive gold medals (1956-64) in the 100-m freestyle. The Olympics in Rome, in 1960, marked a gold-medal performance by the U.S. basketball team that is said to be the finest in Olympic annals; the team included such All-Americans and future professionals as Oscar ROBERTSON, Jerry WEST, Jerry Lucas, Walt Bellamy, Terry Dischinger, Bob Boozer, Darrall Imhoff, and Adrian Smith, and their closest margin of victory was 24 points. Rome also marked the first gold medals for New Zealand's Peter SNELL, in the 800-m run, and Ethiopia's Abebe BIKILA, who won the marathon running barefoot; they repeated their victories in Tokyo in 1964, with Snell also taking the gold in the Olympic "mile" (1,500 m).

32. Online NewsHour: Olympic History: The Impact Of Professionalism A surprising and entertaining article on the history of the modern games. The official1996 olympic Games homepage. An olympic athlete running in a http://www.pbs.org/newshour/forum/july96/olympics_7-23.html

OLYMPIC CHANGES: DOLLARS AND SENSE TUESDAY 7/23/96 It's been 10 years since the distinction between "amateur" and "professional" was deleted from the Olympic charter and what has it bought us? Many argue that the advent of professionalism has devalued the Olympic spirit envisioned by the modern event's originator, France's Pierre de Coubertin. De Coubertin believed the modern Olympics should be a pristine, apolitical arena where "amateur" athletes indulge in pure competition and rejoice in the heights of human achievement. The Olympic mystique suggested that anyone could be a contender. Ordinary people dreamed of competing in the Olympics, and the dreams spurred athletic activity all over the world. Now that has changed... Olympic athletes have sponsors, expensive equipment, and the luxury of training full time. Money has changed the look and feel of the Olympics in the second half of the 20th century. July 17, 1996:

33. Billy Mills - Olympic Legend Program and AT T GBCS and DACS VI 2000 are proud to have brought you this specialmoment in olympic history. The motion picture running Brave tells the http://www.mines.edu/Outreach/k12/mathcamp/BillyMills.html

Billy Mills - Olympic Legend One Who Helps His Country Olympics have always been the place where hero's are made and dreams are realized. For athletes the Olympics is a single moment, a star that shines for one special instance. But for some, that moment is carried forward providing a strength that goes beyond one person. 1964 Tokyo, Japan, American Billy Mills glistened brighter than any star in the eastern sky. It was on that night, Billy Mills created one of the greatest upsets in Olympic history-winning the 10,000 meter run with a stunning come-from-behind-finish that suddenly made him a national treasure. In the 100 years of the Olympic games, Billy Mills is the only American ever to the win this event. When the race was over, the press and the crowd were so shocked that Billy was stopped from running the traditional victory lap. "Who are you?", one person from the press asked in disbelief. But this was only the beginning for Billy Mills. For while other American's might quickly forget this shining moment, the people on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, where Billy was raised, learn early that life does not always come easy. It was this realization that brought Billy Mills to the pinnacle of the athletic world, where he became one of America's greatest distance runners. But it was this same spirit that made the person he became a continuing role model for young Native Americans growing up, in an often uncomfortable world with limited resources. REVISIT HERE this special moment in Olympic history. A tribute to Billy Mills

34. Long Island: Our Story Home Page She also won two New York City Marathons and later, became a leader in the women'srunning movement that led to the first women's olympic Marathon in 1984. http://www.lihistory.com/specspor/running.htm

Timeline The Vault Family Stories LONG ISLAND HISTORICAL JOURNALS Spring '01 Issue Fall '00 Issue Spring '00 Issue Fall '99 Issue ... Fall '98 Issue

35. USA Basketball: Men's Olympic History - 1964 The olympic Games final contest featured a pair of unbeaten teams at the 10minutemark and from that point on Iba's troops finally got their running game into http://www.usabasketball.com/history/moly_1964.html

Games of the XVIIIth Olympiad 1964 Sydney Atlanta Barcelona Seoul ... USA Records Tokyo, Japan October 11-23 , 1964 Even though head coach Hank Iba had a spectacular pool of talent, the 1964 U.S. team began competition wary that their reign as the world's best may be on the line. With the Soviets having made great strides on offense, the USSR was considered a co-favorite for the Olympic gold. (USA Basketball Photos) 1964 USA RESULTS USA Australia USA Finland USA Peru USA Uruguay USA Yugoslavia USA Brazil USA South Korea USA Puerto Rico USA USSR 1964 OLYMPIC GAMES FINAL STANDINGS 1. United States (9-0) 9. Australia (4-5) 2. Soviet Union 10.Japan (4-5) 3. Brazil (6-3) 11.Finland (4-5) 4. Puerto Rico (5-4) 12.Mexico (3-6) 5. Italy (6-3) 13.Hungary (4-5) 6. Poland (5-4) 14.Canada (1-8) 7. Yugoslavia (6-3) 15.Peru (3-6) 8. Uruguay (4-5) 16. South Korea Entering the 1964 Games riding a 37-game Olympic winning streak, the U.S. hopes of extending that streak were clouded by the possibility of a boycott of the Olympics by black American athletes. The boycott never happened and black players, who since the 1956 Olympics had become an important part of the U.S. Olympic basketball program, secured five places on the 1964 USA team. Finding the path through the preliminary competition relatively easy, the U.S. defeated, in order, Australia, 78-45; Finland, 77-51; Peru, 60-45; Uruguay, 83-28; Yugoslavia, 69-61; Brazil, 86-53, and South Korea, 116-50.

36. USA Basketball: Womens Olympic History -- 1992 However, the USA's pressure defense began to pay dividends and its running game cameto life a 133 spurt to earn an 88-74 victory and the olympic bronze medal http://www.usabasketball.com/history/woly_1992.html

Games of the XXVth Olympiad 1992 Sydney Atlanta Barcelona Seoul ... All-Time Results and Standings Barcelona, Spain July 25 - August 10, 1992 Journeying to Barcelona, Spain, with high hopes of earning the United States' third straight Olympic gold medal, despite an impressive showing the U.S. women fell short of their goal but still managed to capture the bronze medal while posting a 4-1 record. (USA Basketball Photos) 1992 USA RESULTS USA Czechoslovakia USA Spain USA China Unified Team USA USA Cuba 1992 OLYMPIC GAMES FINAL STANDINGS 1. Unified Team (5-0) 5. Spain (2-2) 2. China (4-1) 6. Czechoslovakia 3. USA (4-1) 7. Brazil (2-2) 4. Cuba (3-2) 8. Italy (0-4) The 1992 USA Olympic women's basketball team was an experienced lot, with six of the 12 players having played for the USA in the 1988 Games. Opening against Czechoslovakia, the U.S. women's performance was nothing short of totally dominating as the Americans stormed to a 111-55 victory. Cynthia Cooper led the U.S. charge with 18 points as seven U.S. players scored in double digits. The USA's 111 points were the most ever by an USA team in Olympic competition. Facing China two days later, the U.S. exploded in the second half and behind scoring spurts of 22-2 and 25-2 went on to a 93-67 victory. Medina Dixon led the U.S. attack with 19 points and Vickie Orr and Clarissa Davis each added 14.

37. Journal E Olympic History Comments olympic history. I will be running a trivia contest for my studentsand would like all the facts and figures about the winter olympics. http://www.journale.com/commentpages/cmts_olympichistory.html

Olympic History "I will be running a trivia contest for my students and would like all the facts and figures about the winter olympics. Thank you in advance for the infornation." Reginal Osborne reginal28@yahoo.com Student/ Student Council President niagara falls Ontario, Canada "I a studen tin high school, you guys don't have very much stuff on my topic. History of women in the olmpics? Who when where can you help me please sen d me any informatiom. Thanks " ann Mcgarrity anniem_21601@yahoo.com student Easton MD Usa "I wanted to use some of the music and pictures found on this sight for a slide show at school, but it wouldn't let me. If I can't use your material, I would have at least liked to have known how to get material I could use. Such as links with music and pictures. You have a very interesting and impressive sight, but it wasn't very helpful in the material I needed. Thank you for your time." Cydney Lee cydney_lee@yahoo.com High School Senior Grapeland, TX. 75844 "Fascinating to link the Olympic history with current events, and other happenings at the time. Also interesting to see the progression of the Games - women's competition, the role of journalists and media - the global stage. Thanks for an eye-opening timeline and perspective."

38. Olympic History: How The Games Began, Part 1 A combination of running, jumping, discus throwing, javelin throwing and sportsmanship,not unlike modern olympic regulations. Uncover more history in Part II. http://www.scholastic.com/olympicgames/olympic_history/part1/index.asp

G_preloadImages("/images/nb/nav.schlStore.1.gif", "/images/nb/nav.kidsFunOnline.1.gif", "/images/nb/nav.smartParenting.1.gif", "/images/nb/nav.whatsUp.2.gif"); The Olympic Games as we know them have been around for over 100 years. But did you know that the Games go back to a tradition that began in the eighth century B.C.? That's almost 3,000 years ago. Read Part I of this article about the history of the Games, then check out the related Web sites. Uncover more history in Part II This week: Read about how the Games began. Check out the related Web sites Honoring Heroes Of all the athletic contests held in ancient Greece, none rivaled the Olympics. The Games, which honored Zeus, the king of all gods, served many purposes: religious, political, and athletic. No one knows exactly why the Games began. Historians believe that the early Greeks organized competitions as a way to honor important individuals who had died. Later on, the events took on religious meaning. They also became a source of both local and national pride. The first Olympics took place in 776 B.C. at Olympia. The Games consisted of only one event, a 210-yard sprint known as the

39. Running Past - Books & Magazines Dear running Past,. As the book cover says, Fascinating, dramatic and bizarre storiesfrom olympic history. Final results for every olympic event since 1896. http://www.runningpast.com/magazines.htm

Apr 2 Mar 25 Mar 1 First edition, hardcover, 139 pages. Mint condition. plus: book rate shipping or priority shipping The Life and Times of the World's Greatest Distance Runner By Bob Phillips - 2002 This book is a special purchase for Running Past. It was published in England and saw very limited distribution in the US...Like none. We purchased the last few copies of the first edition (only 1000 were printed!) to make them available to you it may not see another edition in hardcover. From the dust jacket: " In text and photographs this book makes for a fitting memorial to an unforgettable athlete and contains a host of personal recollections by fellow-competitors, journalists and fans - and, for the first time, a complete record of all his races based on authoritative Czech sources." For details on 's career see his biography Please e-mail us to reserve your copy.

40. FLAME Profiles Billy Mills is known for one of the greatest moments in olympic history. Most Notables1964 olympic Games Gold Held 7 American Records in Distance running. http://flame.monster.com/profiles/athletes/BillyMills/

*Choose A Profile* **Olympians/Administrators** Willie O'Ree George Houston Jose Hernandez Anucha Browne Sanders Dr. James Wood Anna McFarlane Calista Davis Darren Cecil Doug Hall Jim Dee Leroy Walker Reuben Mitchell Wesley Barnett Bill Demby Matt Ghaffari Kevin Jackson Giddeon Massie Tim McRae Billy Mills Sabir Muhammad Willye B. White Bonnie St. John Deane Benita Fitzgerald Mosley Anthony "Tonie" Campbell Debi Thomas Chris Coleman Gail Devers Jen Rodriguez Jimmy Pedro Matt Biespiel Teresa Edwards Willie Banks Wesley Barnett Bill Demby Matt Ghaffari Kevin Jackson Giddeon Massie Tim McRae Billy Mills Sabir Muhammad Willye B. White Bonnie St. John Deane Benita Fitzgerald Mosley Anthony "Tonie" Campbell Born: June 30, 1938 on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota Billy was orphaned as a young boy, grew up in poverty and turned to sports as a way to excel in life. Being of mixed blood, he was shunned by two cultures. He was neither Indian nor white. And so he found a third culture. It was running, and as he later said, "it accepted me on equal terms". About Billy Mills Billy developed into an outstanding high school runner and earned a scholarship to the University of Kansas. His college career was far from that of a future Olympic champion even though he was a NCAA and AAU first team All-American in cross-country. The peace that running had once brought him turned into turmoil when he began to feel as if he were simply a machine, running only to please his coach, his teammates and his scholarship providers. It was his personal philosophy of never giving up that kept him dedicated to his sport.

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