By Jamie Black

Background of the Olympics

• The Olympic Games are a worldwide event celebrated in the summer and winter every 4 years, where many athletes compete in their respective sport and for their country

• Each Olympics is held in a different country

• The first Olympics took place in 776 B.C.

• The ancient Olympics were held mainly as a religious festival for the God, Zeus

• The The Games of the XXVII Olympiad Games of the XXVII Olympiad were held in Sydney Australiawere held in Sydney Australia

• The USA took home the most medals The USA took home the most medals (92:(92:37 gold37 gold 24 silver and 24 silver and 31 31 bronze) followed by Russia and bronze) followed by Russia and then China.then China.

• Host country Australia collected Host country Australia collected 58 medals, putting them in 458 medals, putting them in 4thth placeplace

100 m-Gold100 m-Gold200m-Gold200m-Gold

4x100 m Relay-Bronze 4x100 m Relay-Bronze 4x400 m Relay-Gold4x400 m Relay-Gold

100m-Gold100m-Gold4x100m Relay-4x100m Relay-

GoldGold

400m-Gold4x400m Relay

(along with Alvin Harrison, Antonio

Pettigrew, and Calvin Harrison)-Gold

200m backstroke- Gold4x100m Medley- Gold

• The The Games of the Games of the XIX Olympic XIX Olympic Winter Games were celebrated in Winter Games were celebrated in Salt Lake City, UtahSalt Lake City, Utah

• Norway took home the most Norway took home the most medals followed by Germanymedals followed by Germany

• Host USA came in third for Host USA came in third for medals, earning 34 all togethermedals, earning 34 all together

Women’s Figure Skating Singles-Gold

Speed skating 1500 m-GoldSpeed skating 1000m-Silver

• The Games of The Games of the XXVIII Olympiad the XXVIII Olympiad were held in Athens, Greecewere held in Athens, Greece

• The USA won a total of 102 medalsThe USA won a total of 102 medals

100m Hurdles-Gold

Women’s Individual all around- GoldWomen’s Beam- Silver

Team Competition-Silver

Men’s all around individual-GoldTeam Competition-Silver

Horizontal bar-Silver

Defeated the Brazilian team in order to take home the gold for women’s beach

volleyball

The team of Yolanda Griffith, Lisa Leslie, Ruth Riley, Swin Cash, Tamika Catching, Sheryl Swoopes, Tina Thompson, Sue Bird,

Shannon Johnson, Katie Smith, Dawn Staley, and Diana Taurasi defeated Australia 74-63 to take home the gold medal

Michael Phelps took home 8 medals from the 2004 Olympics in Athens

100 m butterfly-Gold200 m butterfly-Gold

200 m individual medley-Gold400 m individual medley-Gold4 x 200 m freestyle relay-Gold4x 100 m medley relay-Gold

200 m freestyle-Bronze4 x 100 m freestyle relay-Bronze

• The Games of the The Games of the XX Olympic Winter XX Olympic Winter Games were held in Torino, ItalyGames were held in Torino, Italy

• Germany took home 29 medals, Germany took home 29 medals, putting them in first placeputting them in first place

• The USA followed with 25 medals and The USA followed with 25 medals and Austria, in third, with 23.Austria, in third, with 23.

Snowboarding; Men’s halfpipe-Gold

Snowboarding; Women’s halfpipe- Gold

•The 2008 Beijing Olympics will be The 2008 Beijing Olympics will be held from August 8th until August held from August 8th until August

2424thth in the Beijing National in the Beijing National StadiumStadium

• With the summer Olympics approaching fast, many have different opinions.

• Some human rights activists are planning on protesting the games because of

China’s involvement in Darfur• It is also being predicted that terrorists are

a real threat for the 2008 Beijing Olympics• There are also concerns about the pollution, but officials hope to have this

problem solved before the Olympics

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