The Olympics

Sean Burke and Marcus Bullock

History
Games were founded by Hercules son of Zeus First records in 776 BCE o Naked runner won first race (210 yards) Continued to be played for 1200 years 393 CE Roman Emperor Theodosius abolishes the games

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Revival of the Olympic Games

Pierre de Coubertin began the revival

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French Aristocrat

Fails to get France interested Persisted- founded a sports organization 79 delegates from 9 countries
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International Olympic Committee formed

The Modern Olympics

First Modern Olympic Games held in Athens, Greece- 1896 All nations encouraged to compete Many events added Played every four years Split into Summer and Winter Olympics First Winter Olympics1924

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Symbolism of the Olympics

The Olympic games represents

Unity, Peace, Humanity Olympic Torch The 5 rings

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Two Main Symbols

The Olympic Torch

Fire is the Symbol for many things o Warmth, cooking, protection, creation Modern use of the flame began in 1936 Honorable bearers run with the torch Technology Weather resistant

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The Olympic Rings

1912 Stockholm Olympics o First Olympics to feature athletes from all five parts of the world Coubertin sends a letter to a colleague with the symbol Used symbol is the IOCs 20th anniversary in 1914 Official symbol a year later
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First Winter Olympics

Chamonix, France - 1924 250 athletes competing, 6 different sports Attire was less advanced All events played outside in snowy weather Military Patrol Competitionwon by Swiss
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Host Cities

International Olympic Committee (IOC) o Non-Profit, Non-Governmental Organization based in Lausanne, Switzerland o organizes modern Olympic Games Cities make bids to IOC IOC goes through rigorous process City big enough?, Handle media exposure?, many other factors IOC chooses city best suitable for being host

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How Hosting Effects a Country

Long term impact of hosting Olympics isn't always good Huge stadiums are built Hard to use venues after games are over Beijing birds nest stadium- tourist attraction Sochi Olympics cost $51 billion (most expensive) Fate is questionable

Adding Events
Many events added recognized as a sport by IOC widely practiced by men in at least 75 countries and 4 continents widely practiced by women in at least 40 countries and 3 continents bans mind sports and sports dependent on mechanical propulsion media and public interest taken into consideration

Added Events

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Added Events

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1936 Berlin Olympics

Naizism is spreading through Eastern Europe Golden opportunity for Hitler to show off master race Jesse Owens performance o Gold medal in 100 meter, long jump, 200 meter dash, 4x100 relay

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Derek Redmond- 1992 Olympics

Derek Redmond - 1992 Barcelona Summer Olympics British runner-400m, favorited to medal Tore Hamstring halfway through semi-final Refused to give up Father lept over railing to hold him up so he could finish race

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1980 Winter Olympics- Lake Placid, NY

Background o Cold War into its 35th year o Americans mad at Soviet Union for invading and bringing violence upon smaller countries o Hostage Crisis in Iran o High Interest Rates and Gasoline Prices o National pride was at a low for U.S. citizens

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 1980 Winter Olympics- USA Hockey USA Hockey team huge

underdogs o amateurs and college students Team scheduled to play heavily favored Soviet Union in semifinals US team won in a 4-3 thriller Went on to beat Sweden in Finals to get the Gold Medal

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Miracle on Ice

How Judges are Chosen

USAG(United States Gymnastics), USFS(United States Figure Skating) Go through testing, trial judging, ranks, levels, experience IOC chooses judges from random locations

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Politics

WWI outbreak cancelled 1916 Olympics in Berlin IOC cancelled 1940 (Italy) and 1944 (Japan) Olympics due to WWII Germany not allowed to participate in 1948 Olympics United States boycott of 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow o Soviet invasion of Afghanistan o 65 countries and regions did not take part

Why Olympic Records are Always Broken

Better Technology
better athletic gear o better timers ( laser clocks)
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Training Methods

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Chances of You becoming an Olympian

Athletes Changing over time

Athletes in 1920s looked average o ideal athlete was based on classical human proportions Body type ranges widely between sports Average gymnast has shrunk from 5 3 to 4 9

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Paralympics

Disabled Athletes with physical disabilities cater to physical limitations International Paralympics Committee Amputated Limbs, Cerebral Palsy, confined to wheelchair, visually impaired, skeletal disease First Paralympics held in Rome, Italy-1960

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Special Olympics

Eurnice Kennedy Shriver o disabled people were treated unfairly Held a Summer day camp in her backyard John F. Kennedys White House panel July 19-20 1968- First Games held in Chicago

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Moffit, Mitchell and Brown, Gregory. How Young is Too Young? YouTube. YouTube.com 20 Feb. 2014. Web. 29 Mar. 2014.

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Communications. 9 Aug. 2012. Web. 29 Mar. 2014. Ross, Shmuel. Olympics Timeline. Infoplease. Infoplease. N.d. 29 Mar. 2014. Winter Olympics: Figure skating controversy again as Russias Adelina Sotnikova wins gold over Yuna Kim, online petition demands action. New York Daily News. NYDailyNews.com. 20 Feb. 2014. Web. 29. Mar. 2014.

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