“The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not winning but taking part;
the essential thing in life is not conquering but fighting well.”
~ Pierre de Coubertin, founder of modern Olympic Games
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“The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not winning but taking part; the essential thing in life is not conquering but fighting well.” ~ Pierre de Coubertin, founder of modern Olympic Games |
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In this site, these are the articles surrounding the Olympics:
| “Jesse Owens glides over the track with the grace of a streamlined express flying over the open prairie.”Arthur DaleyRandom facts:
Norway holds the most number of records and medals. (for the Winter Olympic Games) Summer Games are held every leap year Winter Olympics are held two years later Africa, South America, nor Antarctica have never held the Olympics Pierre de Coubertin presented the Olympic flag with five rings at the 1920 Olympics, each representing a continent. (both Americas are believed to be represented as a single ring) The Olympic Games are considered a “climax of years of training, determination, and hard work.”
Famous Olympiads:
Jean Racine: started at age 13 Sarah Hughes: started at age 3 Eric Bergoust: started at age 2; gold medal in freestyle skiing Cammi Granato: led the U.S. to gold on the women’s hockey team Chris Klug: one of the world’s top snowboarders, returned after a liver transplant Herman Maier: “the Herminator”; possibly one of the greatest ski racers ever; broke right leg in a motorcycle accident Apolo Anton Ohno: ran four distances of short-track speed skating Jennifer Rudriguez: long-track speed skater; first U.S. athlete of Hispanic descent Irina Slutskaya: Russian skater for women’s figure skating; medal favorite Sources Wealtherford, Carole Boston. Jesse Owens- The Fastest Man Alive. USA: Holtzbrinck Publishers, 2007.
DK Books, The Olympic Games. London, England: Dorling Kindersley Limited, 2004. |
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Last modified: 04/02/08 |