Sub-Topics Olympics 2008 Special Olympics Also Try Past Olympics Lists Olympics History Resources (ThinkQuest) Provides over a dozen sites that provide information on the history of the Olympics. 8-04 Materials Olympics Quiz (Quia.com) Provides a quiz on the less-known sports of the Olympics. 8-04 Multimedia 08-26-04 Interactive Activities on Sports and Olympics (MSNBC News) Provides some media-based activities, such as racing (with your space bar) against a racer of 100 years in the future. (He can run the 100 meters in five seconds.) 8-04 News -09-03-06 Former Olympic Champion Bob Mathias Dies (CBC News) "At the 1952 Games in Helsinki, Finland, he became the first athlete to repeat as Olympic champion in the decathlon." 09-06 Oerter, Al (SportsIllustrated.com) "Oerter won gold medals in 1956, 1960, 1964 and 1968. Oerter and Carl Lewis are the only track and field stars to capture the same event in four consecutive Olympics. Oerter, however, is the only one to set an Olympic record in each of his victories." 09-07 Olympics News 2006 (BBC News) Provides news. Associated with Turin. 02-06 Olympics News 2006 - Finale (BBC News) "The 2006 Winter Games is drawing to its close with a celebration of carnival and circus at Turin's Stadio Olympico." 02-06 Olympics News 2006 Program Guide (BBC News) Provides a schedule of events. Associated with Turin. 02-06 Olympics News 2006 Torino (NBCOlympics.com) Provides news. Associated with Turin. 02-06 Olympics News 2006 Torino (Torino2006.org) Provides news. Associated with Turin. 02-06 Olympics News 2006 Torino (USOlympicTeam.com) Provides news. "Torino gave a heartfelt 'benvenuto' Friday night to the Olympic Winter Games, a fiery opening ceremony dedicated to passion and to igniting the competitive spirits of more than 2,500 of the world's best athletes." Associated with Turin. 02-06 U.S. Wins First Gold in 2006 Winter Olympics (ABC News) "Chad Hedrick of the U.S. won the men's 5,000 metres speedskating gold medal at the Winter Olympics on Saturday, a perfect start to his bid to win five gold medals and equal Eric Heiden's 1980 Olympic sweep." Associated with Turin or Torino. 02-06 Papers A Brief History Track in the Modern Olympics (NBC Olympics) Provides highlights of the Olympics, starting with the year 1896. 08-08 Announcer: Phelps Is "the Greatest Olympian of All Time" (U.S. News) "Cheering from the pool deck, Michael Phelps won his record eighth gold medal of the Beijing Games on Sunday to become the grandest of Olympic champions." " 'The Beijing Olympics has witnessed the greatest Olympian of all time - Michael Phelps of the USA,' the announcer said as Phelps posed on the deck with his teammates." 08-08 Bolt, One of the Greatest (NBC Olympics) "Usain Bolt of Jamaica etched his name into history Wednesday as one of the Olympic greats, indeed one of the greatest athletes of all time." "And while no evidence of any sort has surfaced to suggest he's not, it's naïve not to wonder how Bolt is able to run so fast. Because no one in the history of human beings, from the first primitive soul desperately trying to outrun a saber-toothed tiger to the sophisticated races of our times, has ever run as fast as Usain Bolt has run at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games." 08-08 China - Host for Olympics in 2008 (PBS NewsHour) States that China has won as host for the Olympics in 2008. 12-01 Description of Some Summer Olympic Events by Sport (ThinkQuest) Provides descriptions of Fencing, Tae Kwon-Do, Canoeing, Synchronized Swimming, Archery, Equestrian, and Water Polo. 8-04 Description of Some Winter Olympic Events by Sport (ThinkQuest) Provides descriptions of Snowboarding, Biathlon, Luge, and Curling. 8-04 History - 70 Years of Olympics History for the USA (Washington Post) Provides highlights of the Winter Olympics for American athletes over the past 70 years. 8-00 History - Ancient Olympics (IndiaInfo.com) Provides a short history of the ancient Olympics. 12-01 History - Modern Olympics 1896 - 1996 (InfoPlease.com) Provides highlights and heroes of the Olympics. 12-01 History - Modern Olympics 1896 - 1996 (Sportinglife.com) Provides highlights of the Olympics, starting in 1896. 12-01 History - Modern Olympics Medals 1896 - 1996 (World of Sports) Provides winners of medals by country and event, starting in 1896. 12-01 History - Modern Winter Olympics 1924 - 1998 (FactMonster.com) Provides highlights and heroes of the modern Winter Olympics, starting in 1924. 12-01 History - Modern Winter Olympics 1984 - 1998 (International Olympic Committee) Provides highlights and heroes of the Olympics. Developing histories that go back to 1924. 12-01 History - Olympics History (Perseus Project) Provides a history of the Olympics. 8-00 History of Olympics (Beijing 2008) Provides a history. 02-06 History of Olympics (Olympic.org) Provides a history. 02-06 History of Olympics (Wikipedia.org) "The Olympic Games, or Olympics, is an international multi-sport event taking place every four years and comprising summer and winter games. Originally held in ancient Greece, they were revived by a French nobleman, Pierre Frèdy, Baron de Coubertin in the late 19th century. The Games of the Olympiad, also known as the Summer Olympics, have been held every fourth year since 1896, with the exception of the years during the World Wars." 02-06 History of the Olympics (AAFLA) Provides a history of the Olympics. 12-01 Michael Phelps: Greatest Olympian (Time.com) "At the Beijing Water Cube around 10:30AM, Michael Phelps swam two races, and won more gold medals. He broke two more world records, and got himself a new title: the most decorated Olympic athlete of all time." "He now has five gold meals in these Olympics, and 11 in his career, moving past Mark Spitz, U.S. track and field legend Carl Lewis, ex-Soviet gymnast Larissa Latynina, and Finish distance runner Paavo Nurmi for the all-time record." 08-08 Olympics Facts by Year (Sports Illustrated) Provides information on each of the modern Olympics by year. 8-04 Olympics Facts by Year (ThinkQuest) Provides information on each of the modern Olympics by year. 8-04 Olympics Glossary (ThinkQuest) Provides short definitions of words used in the sports of the Olympics. 8-04 Olympics Modern History - Babe Didriksen (Sports Illustrated) "At the opening parade, Didriksen appeared as the sole representative of the Employers Casualty Insurance Company of Dallas. During the ensuing three hours she took part in eight of the 10 events and won six of them to finish, singlehanded, first in the team competition." "The University of Illinois, represented by 22 women, finished second." 8-04 Olympics Modern History - Emil Zatopek (Sports Illustrated) Provides a biography that includes the heroism of one of the great runners in the Olympics. 8-04 Olympics Modern History - Jim Thorpe (Sports Illustrated) Provides a biography that includes the cruel treatment the Native American was given by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). 8-04 Olympics Modern History - Johnny Weissmuller (Sports Illustrated) "One of the most colourful characters in the history of any sport, Johnny Weissmuller was the first man to swim 100 metres in less than a minute during an unbeaten nine-year career." He set 51 individual world records from 50 to 800 metres, achieved fame outside the pool by making a dozen Tarzan films and still had the energy to acquire five wives." 8-04 Olympics Modern History - Nadia Comaneci (Sports Illustrated) "Given the choice, Nadia Comaneci would have become a surgeon and indulged her fascination with blood on a daily basis. Instead she had to make do with becoming the world's most celebrated gymnast." 8-04 Sport Science Meets the Olympics (WhyFiles.com) Provides articles on the history of the Olympics, sprinkled with information on science related to sports and fitness. 10-09 Strength or Endurance (National Geographic - Triveda) Provides results of a study to find if athletes are good at speed are poor at endurance and visa versa. 2-02 Swimming History (USASwimming.org) Includes a history of the sport and provides biographies. 02-06 Vancouver to Host 2010 Olympic Games (USAToday.com) "In a vote that could impair New York's attempt to land the 2012 Summer Olympics, the International Olympic Committee on Wednesday said "aye" to the land of "eh," awarding Vancouver the 2010 Winter Games." 7-03 Worksheets Olympics Worksheets (EdHelper.com) Provides 16 worksheets. 12-01

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