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CHAPTER 7 THE OLYMPICS If professional team sports in the United States epitomize the corporatization of athletics, the Olympics, at least in theory, exemplify the opposite: global goodwill and celebration that surround the pursuit of athletic excellence for its own sake. This does not, however,... Read more
Olympic games Olympic games
Olympic games premier athletic meeting of ancient Greece, and, in modern times, series of international sports contests. The Olympics of Ancient Greece Although records cannot verify games earlier than 776 BC, the contests in Homer's Iliad indicate a much earlier competitive tradition. Held in... Read more
discus throwing discus throwing
discus throwing gymnastic exercise of the ancient Greeks, revived in modern times, especially as part of the Olympic games (in which it is an event of the decathlon ) and as an event of most other track and field meets. The discus used to be thrown with either hand, the arm extended backward and... Read more
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OLYMPICS: THE CONTEMPORARY VERSION The Contemporary Olympic Era What were called the modern Olympic Games, the phrase that referred to the revival of the Olympics in 1896, gave way to the contemporary games in 1960. The ideal, championed by International Olympic Committee ... Read more
Fanny Blankers-Koen Fanny Blankers-Koen
Fanny Blankers-Koen Fanny Blankers-Koen (born 1918) was known as the "first queen of women's Olympics." She remains the first and only woman ever to win four gold medals at a single Olympics. When Blankers-Koen began her sports career, Norman Giller noted in The 1984 Olympic Handbook, "women's... Read more
Joe Frazier Joe Frazier
Joe Frazier 1944– Professional boxer, entertainer, businessman Influenced By Televised Boxing Boxing Career Began in Slaughterhouse Won Olympic Gold Medal The Fight Of The Century Sources Joe Frazier had many moments in boxing history. It began in 1964 when he won the Olympic... Read more
Adolfo Lopez Mateos Adolfo Lopez Mateos
Adolfo López Mateos , 1910-69, president of Mexico (1958-64). A lawyer, he became active in the government party. He served as senator (1946-52) and as minister of labor (1952-58), during which time he settled more than 13,000 disputes. As president, he fostered industrial growth and... Read more
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RUNNING RUNNING. Before bicycles and cars made transportation fast and easy, running was one of the only ways for a human being to move rapidly. According to the legend, Philippides ran twenty-six miles from Marathon to Athens in 490 b.c. to deliver the news that the Athenian army had defeated... Read more
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stadium , racecourse in Greek cities where footraces and other athletic contests took place. The name is the Latin form of the Greek word for a standard of length and originally referred merely to the measured length of the course. Usually the stadiums were U-shaped, the curve being opposite the... Read more

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