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General History
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Archaeology's Ancient Olympics Guide 
 The Archaeological Institute of America's coverage of the ancient games at Olympia and Nemea. Features essays on subjects such as why the Greeks competed, what signals were used to start footraces, and modern myths about Olympic traditions. http://www.archaeology.org/online/features/olympics/ Topics: The Olympic Games: Past, Present, Future Last updated Jun 14, 2004 Athens Environmental Foundation (AEF)
Promoting environmental awareness in the planning and conduct of the 2004 Olympics, the AEF provides information about its coastal underwater clean-up, history and progress of its Global Olive Wreath project, reviews of the summer games since 1896, environmental plans for upcoming games, and links to official Olympic committees around the world. Some information also available in French. http://www.athensenvironmental.org/ Topics: Education, Environment, History By Place, The Olympic Games: Issues, The Olympic Games: Past, Present, Future Last updated Jun 2, 2004 Bud Greenspan: The Olympic Storyteller
Gorgeous showcase for the work of this Olympic filmmaker. In addition to images, find stories about the Los Angeles games in 1984, discussions of athletes Michael Johnson and Kristin Holum, and interviews with Greenspan on the art of creating an official Olympic film. http://www.kodak.com/US/en/corp/features/greenspan/ Topics: Film, Movies, & Video, Film: Genres & Themes, Nonfiction by Genre, Sports, The Olympic Games, The Olympic Games: Past, Present, Future Last updated Feb 15, 2006 Foundation of the Hellenic World
The mission of this not-for-profit cultural institution is to disseminate Hellenic culture and history. The site features online exhibitions, virtual reality productions (such as a walk through ancient Olympia), Hellenic history (including the Olympics), historical figures, an online encyclopedia, and related sites. Searchable. http://www.fhw.gr/fhw/ Topics: History By Place, The Olympic Games, The Olympic Games: Past, Present, Future Last updated Mar 15, 2008 Links to the News: Olympics Past and Present
A list of links to Web resources on the Olympic Games. Organized chronologically. From the Poynter Institute, a school for journalists. http://www.poynter.org/column.asp?id=49&aid=1136 Topics: The Olympic Games, The Olympic Games: Past, Present, Future Last updated Jan 18, 2006 Olympic Games Medallists
Lists of medal winners for summer and winter Olympics, sorted by event. Includes some notes about the introduction of specific sports. Searchable. From a Web site devoted to British sports statistics. http://www.gbrathletics.com/olympic/ Topics: Notable People, Sports, The Olympic Games, The Olympic Games: Past, Present, Future Last updated Jun 19, 2004 An Olympic Score to Settle: Who Revived the Modern Games?
This May 2004 article discusses that while "most true sports fans know that the Olympics were brought back to life in Athens in 1896 by the enthusiastic young Frenchman Pierre Fredy, better known as the Baron de Coubertin," recent historians have discovered "the contributions of two other men -- an Albanian-born Greek [Evangelis Zappas] and a British doctor [William Penny Brookes]." From The Christian Science Monitor. http://www.csmonitor.com/2004/0519/p01s04-woeu.html?s=rel Topics: The Olympic Games: Past, Present, Future Last updated Apr 4, 2007 Olympic Torches
Facts and figures about the torches of past Olympic Games. Includes details about the distance and locations of the torch runs, as well as descriptions and images of the torches. From the International Olympic Committee (IOC). http://www.olympic.org/uk/passion/collectors/search_uk.asp?TypeId=8 Topics: The Olympic Games, The Olympic Games: Past, Present, Future Last updated Mar 5, 2005 Olympic Women
This British companion site to a print publication "is dedicated to women sporting pioneers, many of whom are Olympians." The site features brief stories of female athlete experiences from Olympic Games from the first half of the 20th century, and facts and statistics on early history about women and the Olympics. Also includes sound clips and images. http://www.olympicwomen.co.uk/ Topics: History, Notable People, Notable People: Women, Sports, The Olympic Games, The Olympic Games: Past, Present, Future, Women Last updated Sep 21, 2006 Olympics Through Time
A history of early athletic competitions and the Olympic Games from prehistory (ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, Crete, and Greece) through its revival in the 19th century. Includes descriptions and rules of the early athletic contests, a history of attempts to revive the Olympics, excerpts of interviews with historians, a bibliography, and a glossary. Also available in Greek. From the Foundation of the Hellenic World (FHW). http://www.fhw.gr/olympics/ancient/ Topics: The Olympic Games, The Olympic Games: Past, Present, Future Last updated Jun 20, 2004 Questia: Olympics
Over 5,000 extracts and abstracts from books and journal, newspaper, and encyclopedia articles. Searchable. Full text requires a paid subscription. http://www.questia.com/SM.qst?act=search&keywordsSearchType=1000&keywords=olympics Topics: The Olympic Games: Past, Present, Future Last updated Jun 8, 2004 Times Archive: Olympic Closing Ceremonies: How They Used to Do Them
This listing revisits "some of the high points and the hubris" of past Olympic Games closing ceremonies, covering from Berlin, 1936, through Los Angeles, 1984. Some of the highlights include pleasant endings, protest and controversy, an air bombing scare, and even a streaker. From the archive of the British newspaper The Times. http://archive.timesonline.co.uk/tol/archive/tol_archive/article4591143.ece Topics: The Olympic Games: Past, Present, Future Last updated Aug 25, 2008 Yahoo! Sports Directory: Olympic Games
A directory of links to organizational and commercial sites about the Olympics, news, summer and winter sports, and history. http://dir.yahoo.com/Recreation/Sports/Events/International_Games/Olympic_Games/ Topics: The Olympic Games, The Olympic Games: Past, Present, Future Last updated Jun 14, 2004 |
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