Great Olympic Moments

Berlin, 1936 - Jesse Owens wins 100m, the first of his four gold medals    See more

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London Olympics History

1906 - London was named a new capital of 1908 Olympic games after Vesuvius volcanic eruption in Italy.
1908 - Games of the 4 Olympiad in London.
1939 - London won the bid to host 1944 Summer Olympic games.
1944 - Games of the 13 Olympiad was canceled because of the Second World War.
1948 - Games of the 14 Olympiad in London.
2005 - London was selected as host city of Summer Olympic games 2012.
The First London Olympics 1908
The Austerity Olympics: When the Games Came to London in 1948
London 2012: The 30th Summer Olympics
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Olympic Games Winners - Info

Welcome!

We made an effort to do this project not simply as a next set of different information about the Olympic games. It is an attempt to give you information in a comfortable form and in the maximally structured kind like a compact pocket Reference book.

In addition to statistics, the Reference book now contains 12078 photos of the athletes and 433 videos from olympic arenas.

What information can you get from the Reference book?

In the section Info you simply choose the need from the list of the Olympic games and get general information and some facts about Olympics.

In the section Winners you choose the need from the list of the Olympic games. Use click on plus/minus sign to expand or collapse list of the programme of competitions, then choose the event and find out all Olympic games winners. Search can be done on any level.

In the section Events you choose the need from the list of Sports. Use click on plus sign to find all events that are included in the Sport, then choose the event and find out all Olympic games winners. You can refine your search by choosing from the lists of the Olympic games and Nations. Search can be done on any level.

In the section Nations you choose the need from the list of Nations and find out all Olympic winners. You can refine your search by choosing from the list of the Olympic games.

In the section Athletes the information about all Olympic games winners of the all times is presented. You can enter terms of search or the Last name and get list of athletes. The feature of this section is grouping those athletes ( more precisely, to say - sportswomen), who changed their Last name or First name once or more times. Information about athlete consists of birthday, prize list and photo.

In the section Medals you can enter terms of search and find out the athletes who won the most medals. Athletes winning 3 and more medals (gold, silver, bronze) are included in the list.

Please visit our online Store and pick up Olympic Games books and DVDs - history, past winners, olympic heroes' life stories, maps and London 2012 Travel Guides.

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25 Jan 2012  Tokyo 2020 CEO Mizuno talks about the power of sports and the Olympics
LAURA WALDEN / Sports Features Communications LAUSANNE/INNSBRUCK: SportsFeatures.com sat down with ceo Masato Mizuno to talk about the new Tokyo 2020 bid and his feelings about how the power of sports can bring a new era to Japan. The nation ...
25 Jan 2012  JOHN GOODBODY: Sad to say it but money is well spent on Olympic ceremonies
THE JOHN GOODBODY COLUMN / An authoritative and exclusive series from Sports Features Communications LONDON: In the 11 Summer Olympics that I have covered as a journalist, I have only attended one Opening Ceremony, my first in Mexico. Since those ...
25 Jan 2012  Rome 2020: CONI head Petrucci makes plea to PM Monti
LAURA WALDEN / Sports Features Communications LAUSANNE: Head of the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) Gianni Petrucci send a plea to the government to stand by the Rome 2020 bid for the summer Games despite the financial crisis. Petrucci reached out ...
24 Jan 2012  London 2012 tube system will get Wi-Fi internet access before the Olympic Games
LAURA WALDEN / Sports Features Communications LAUSANNE: Transport for London confirmed that they plan to deliver Wi-Fi internet access for tube commuters prior to the Olympics Games being held in the city. Access will be limited to the 120 Underground ...
23 Jan 2012  Doha 2020: 1st Women and sport conference discusses their role in the Middle East
LAURA WALDEN / Sports Features Communications LAUSANNE: The Olympic bid city of Doha hosted January 22-24 at the Museum of Islamic Art the inaugural conference on the role of women in sport in the Middle East and the Arab countries. ...
23 Jan 2012  Blanco: Nobody has a more athletic bid than Madrid 2020 for the Games
Sports Features Communications MADRID: Today Madrid 2020 bid chief Alejandro Blanco introduced the new team to Mayor Ana Botella in a private presentation at the Town Hall, Palacio de Correos. Blanco spoke out in the Spanish press affirming that the ...
23 Jan 2012  Exclusive: PyeongChang 2018 Special Zones will attract new businesses and leave an economic legacy
LAURA WALDEN / Sports Features Communications INNSBRUCK: PyeongChang Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games (POCOG) President Jin Sun Kim and Secretary General Dong Hoo Moon talked to SportsFeatures.com exclusively about the new designation of Special Zones as listed in the ...
23 Jan 2012  Baku 2020: Nationwide poll shows 95% in support for Olympic bid
LAURA WALDEN / Sports Features Communications LAUSANNE: A nationwide poll carried out by TNS global in Azerbaijan revealed that 95% of the people were behind the 2020 bid to host the Summer Games. Also in the survey 93% of respondents ...
Source:  sportsfeatures.com
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