Canadian Olympic Committee Nearly 3,000 years of olympic history The olympics first started nearly 3,000 years Archeryalso made its first appearance as an olympic sport for http://www.olympic.ca/EN/youth/facts.shtml
Extractions: The Olympics first started nearly 3,000 years ago in Ancient Greece. The ancient Greek civilization enjoyed many sportsincluding running, boxing and wrestlingbecause they believed physical activity and competition were very important. Every Greek boy was expected to participate in sports, because the Greeks believed the skills they learned in sports would make them better warriors.
British Olympic Trivia Test Yet he won the first olympic chanpionship for England She and her partner made historyin ice dance when all Champion and took a silver medal in archery in 1908 http://www.tfn.net/Olympics/test.html
Extractions: Which Irish-born athlete was awarded his Gold medal 50 years after the event, and three years after his death in 1951? : Tom Kiely, all-around champion at the 1904 Games in St. Louis. Francis Romulus Burchell shared a Gold medal in 1900 with a zero contribution. What was his sport and score? : Cricket. He scored none not out in the first innings. At age 33 she won gold in the grueling pantathlon, the 45th of her career, with a new world record. : Mary Peters. Long before the Year of the Woman, she was the first to win Gold and when she died at age 96 she set another record for Olympic longevity. : Charlotte Cooper, 1900 tennis Gold Medallist in singles and mixed doubles. He was the oldest runner to win either the 800 or 1500 meters, and he won both in one Olympics. : Londoner Albert Hill, in the 1920 Games.
ArcheryNSW History In 1998 the State Government built an International standard Archeryfacility as part of the olympic legacy. In October 1998, the http://archerynsw.com/history.html
Extractions: It is mentioned in historic documents that regular Archery meetings were held in Sydney about 1859, at the grounds of the St. Leonards Archery Club under the Presidency of a Lady Burton. However, after 1880 the sport lost popularity, as it did throughout the world. Rather interestingly in the 1900 Olympic games in Paris an Australian Archer named Macintosh gained first place in the game shooting section. Some clubs existed about 1911-14 but went out of existence during WW1 owing to lack of equipment. In the 1920's there was a distinct revival in Sydney; one club had regular meetings and schools began holding classes, particularly amongst girls. In 1933, the Sydney club operated under the title of New South Wales Archery Society holding meetings in the suburb of Woollahra. Other clubs formed in the late 1930's one was the Bowmen of Lorne at West Maitland in 1937. Early in 1940 the publication of a journal, " The Australian Archer", was commenced at West Maitland but this closed down the following year, generally the sport ceased to exist during World War 2. Most clubs ceased all activities, but an exception was the Archery Society of Western Australia, which continued to operate throughout the war years. The Perth club then shot at Lake Monger and shortly moved to Hollywood then onto the University, Mr. Laurie Drake, his wife Grace and sons Darryl and Barrie with the help of fellow members Charlie Owens, Mr. Preston and four other regulars kept the sport going. During this time visiting Australian, Allied and American soldiers and sailors also joined these meetings. Sadly an eastern states champion, Perce Stoken a sailor, visited the Perth club shortly before his ship was sunk and he perished.
History Of Sports archery was ruled out as a competition in the Olympics after Anton Heida won the firstOlympic gold medal in with a 1 courtesy of Pictorial history of American http://www.usd253.org/~ehs/dept/pe/history2.htm
Extractions: Freshman Girls Physical Education Classes Mrs. Hodges Hundreds of years ago, around 1046, England was conquered by Denmark and occupied by the Danish. The English finally forced them out after many bloody battles. A few years later, an English boy was walking through an old battleground. He uncovered a Danish skull left over from England's war with Denmark and started kicking it around. A couple other boys joined him. But some of them hurt their feet on the skull, so they decided to use an inflated cow bladder. Other sources show that it led to soccer and rugby. In 1146, grown men were playing football. Sometimes there were more than one hundred players on the same team. Instead of helmets players grew their hair longer to protect their skulls from severe injuries. Rugby, starting as a part of football, was developed by William Webb Ellias in 1823 in college. Players were ordered not to play in town but in vacant fields because the sport was so violent. They established some rules and they agreed that both teams should have the same number of players, though usually the teams still had more than fifty players on a team.
Potted History Potted history. Some early history about women and the olympics. Archeryalso made its first appearance as an olympic sport for women. http://www.olympicwomen.co.uk/Potted.htm
Extractions: Potted History Some early history about women and the Olympics The organisers of the World Exhibition seemed unconcerned about the rights and wrongs of women competing, so their presence was not an issue. To this day there is still confusion as to which events were Olympic and which were World Fair events. So, who were the first female Olympic competitors and champion? For a sport to be Olympic in 1900 it had to be an open sport, amateur and international, not handicapped and not motorised. The long-held view was that women took part in just
Archery body for archery provides information on all archery disciplines of rules, equipmentand a history of the and section on the Sydney Olympics, containing results http://altis.ac.uk/browse/cabi/519c965f021581556b7ffb5d1810e4e5.html
Extractions: low graphics Any Resource Type Articles / papers / reports - collections Articles / papers / reports - individual Audio-visual / multimedia resources Books Database Event / conference announcements Journal - Contents and abstracts Journal - Full text Learning material Mailing list / discussion group News / media Organisation Web Site - Companies Organisation Web Site - FE/HE depts. Organisation Web Site - Governmental Organisation Web site - Recruitment/employment Organisation Web Site - Non-profit Organisation Web Site - Professional bodies Reference materials Research Projects / Centres Resource guide / directories Software Statistics Worksheets/Activity sheets No. of records: 14 page: British Blind Sport This is the Web site for the coordinating body of sport and recreation for blind and partially sighted people in the UK. The site has a section on fundraising events, current news, a discussion forum and a calendar of sporting events. There is also a downloadable version of their current bimonthly newsletter 'Target' that requires Adobe Acrobat software to view it. There are also links to informative pages dealing with individual sports, including archery, athletics, bowls, cricket, football, goalball, judo, martial arts, swimming, ten-pin bowling. These pages contain facts, statistics, rules, fixtures and contact information. judo disabilities blindness football ... British Paralympic Association This is the Web site of the registered charity responsible for the selection, preparation, funding and management of Britain's teams for the Summer and Winter Paralympic Games. The site includes news headlines, funding details and a history of the BPA, as well as information on the GB team, individual events, sports and the classification of athletes. There are also links to related organisations.
Art Young - Archery History that which no other figure in history is known matches and was training for the Olympicswhen circumstances teaching Young the art of archery and introducing http://www.stickbow.com/stickbow/history/ArtYoung.html
Extractions: "First of all a man then a true sportsman and a consummate archer-hunter, is perhaps the best possible definition of Art Young." Leonard K. Osberg penned this simple but powerful statement sometime in the early 1930's. Art Young might well have been the last great American Hero as Osberg implies, "With a courage that is magnificent and with ability known only to himself, Art Young has gone into the wildest frontiers of the world accomplishing with the bow and arrow that which no other figure in history is known to have done." Will Compton is the person responsible for teaching Young the art of archery and introducing him to Dr. Saxton Pope and Ishi. According to Cassius Styles, Art Young was the best shot of the group, "He was one of the very few men I have seen who was really master of an 80 pound hunting bow. This was not because he was gifted with enormous strength; he commanded that bow because he was not too lazy to practice with simple persistence. He was a violinist with enough real talent to give finished recitals with the same hand that gripped his heavy shooting gear. His shooting was as artistic as a recital, and almost as thrilling." Both Young and Dr. Pope began making bows from Pacific yew and both carried bows of yew in Wyoming on their hunt for grizzlies. Of the six grizzlies taken, only one required a finishing rifle shot and Young's huge grizzly was taken with a single well placed arrow. Young was an accomplished writer and it is a shame he never published a book chronicling his adventures and experiences. But, not all is lost as Young did write and publish some excellent articles. The article "Killing Power of the Feathered Shaft" by Young in the March 1935
Kiat.net: The Olympic Games Paralympic Committee; Japanese olympic Committee; MedalTally.com; NBColympics.com;Olympiad Portal history of Winter/Summer Games; Olympiaka http://www.kiat.net/olympics/
Extractions: @import url(../style/default.css); kiat.net where are you :: home Olympics : This is a purely informational, educational, and non-commercial site about the Olympic Games and therefore it is NOT affiliated with the Olympics or the IOC. All pictures, logos, trademarks and symbols are properties of the Olympic Movement and are used here for identification purposes only. This site is for personal use only. Questions? E-mail Us OFFICIAL
Archery The first international competition was held between English and French archersin 1900, the year that archery was accepted into the olympic Games. http://www.ana.gr/olympics/English/pages/OlympicSports/Archery.html
Extractions: History Olympic Venues Olympic Sports Greece Today ... Information Archery Indoor Outdoor Discontinued Olympic Sports The discovery of the bow and arrow dates back 100,000 years ago, if we're to judge from excavations and cave drawings. During antiquity, the ancient Greeks considered archery a sport as well as a mighty weapon. Greek mythology is replete with references to Olympian gods and heroes celebrated as skilled archers. Artemis, the goddess of hunting, was considered the master archer of all the mythical Olympians. In Homer's Odyssey, Ulysses returns to his palace and island kingdom after 20 years and numerous adventures to confront his faithful wife Penelope's suitors in a grand archery competition. The first recorded archery contest of recent times took place in Finsbury, England, in 1583, where 3,000 archers competed. Archery, nevertheless, developed into a true sport in England in the 18 th century. The first international competition was held between English and French archers in 1900, the year that archery was accepted into the Olympic Games. It remained in the Olympic program until the 1920 Olympic Games in Antwerp, with the exception of the 1912 Olympic Games in Stockholm. In the context of the Olympic Games, the archery competition is called the Olympic round competitors only shoot with the recurve bow. The Olympic round, where a total of 128 archers compete (64 men and 64 women), will last seven days in the 2004 Athens Games.
EMAU Home > About EMAU > History European Mediterranean archery Union history 16/02 Official Address EMAU TurkeyOlympic Committee 34740 Atakoy, Istanbul /TURKEY Executive Secretary http://www.emau.org/60,European_Mediterranean_Archery_Union_History_Engl.html
Extractions: document.getElementById("dHeadSpacer").style.display="none" The first General Assebly of the European and Mediterranean Archery Union was held in Paris, France, on April 17 th 1988 on the initiative of the Mr.François de Massary, President of French Federation. During the meeting the first Constitution was approved by the delegates of 19 European Countries: Belgium, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, France, Great Britain, Germany, Greece, Israel, Italy, Luxembourg, Monaco, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Turkey, Yugoslavia. Its primary goal is to promote and encourage archery throughout Europe and Mediterranean. Here is the first organisation chart: President: Mr.François de Massary (FRA)
IPL Teenspace It has the history of archery, archery in the Olympics, descriptions of differentdisciplines of archery, and descriptions of archery equipment. http://www.ipl.org/div/teen/browse/sp0000/
Reedy's Archery JOAD Junior Olympics archery Development club based in Middleboro, Massachusetts. Includes news, photos, handouts, and related links. http://www.eteamz.com/reedysjoad/
BBC SPORT | Olympics 2004 Godfrey heads for Athens. Bristol archer Larry Godfrey books his Olympicsplace by winning a 64man shoot out in Brussels. OLYMPICS history. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/olympics_2004/
