101. 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

HOME Cyrenus Boucher Youth > Facts/History How the Olympic Games began Sports in ancient Greece The rest of the ancient Olympic story Quick facts about the Olympics ... Quick facts about Canada and the Olympics How the Olympic Games began Nearly 3,000 years of Olympic history The Olympics first started nearly 3,000 years ago in Ancient Greece. The ancient Greek civilization enjoyed many sports—including running, boxing and wrestling—because 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. In honour of Zeus The ancient Greeks also believed religion was very important. Zeus was their greatest god. The ancient Greeks built a shrine to honour Zeus in the Valley of Olympia. Greeks gathered at the shrine to play their favourite sports as part of their religious ceremonies. In 776 B.C. the ancient Greeks first recorded the results from their sporting events held in honour of Zeus. Every four years after that these Games were held, and because they took place in the Valley of Olympia, they became known as the Olympic Games.

102. 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

BRITISH OLYMPIC TRIVIA TEST British Olympic history is rich in both moments of glory and milestones big and small. Test your knowledge of these markers on the paths of glory... with the following test. The questions (and answers) are from Guinness Publishing's "British Olympians". 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.

103. 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

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.

104. 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

The History of Different Sports Emporia High School-2001/2002 Freshman Girls Physical Education Classes Mrs. Hodges Football 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.

105. 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

Potted History Some early history about women and the Olympics Married women were barred from the Ancient Olympic Games, but prostitutes or virgins were allowed to spectate. Kallipateria was the first female Olympic boxing coach in 440 BC. The first female Olympic champion was a Spartan princess called Kynisca, in 392 BC. She was also the first woman to become a champion horse trainer when her horses and chariot competed and won in the Ancient Olympic Games. Women had their own athletic games of Hera from about 1000 BC. Women were originally the prizes in mens Ancient Olympic chariot races. Ballooning, croquet and golf (1900) were once Olympic events in which women competed. Please see Statistics for more information. 1900 was the year the World Exhibition was scheduled to take place in Paris, with celebrations and events akin to our own Millennium celebrations. The Olympic Games were taking place at the same time, from 14th May to 28th October and were considered by many to be part of the World Exhibition. Some of the competitors did not know if they were in the Olympic Games or the World Fair. Happily for the women athletes of the time, the all male International Olympic Committee, who were very against women taking parts in sports, had little influence in Paris. 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

106. 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

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107. 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

by Cliff Huntington "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." San Francisco Call newspaper. He would remain with the newspaper for 14 years. 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

108. 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/

@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 THE OLYMPIC GAMES LES JEUX OLYMPIQUES OFFICIAL Olympic Links Athens 2004 Torino 2006 Beijing 2008 Vancouver 2010 kiat.net Olympic Links HISTORY ATHENS TAPESTRY OF NATIONS 199 IOC members; see all the flags! 3-LETTER OLYMPIC COUNTRY ABBREVIATIONS From AFG to ZIM All-Time Medal Standings, Medal Winners, etc. GAMES OF THE OLYMPIAD (SUMMER) CURRENT SPORTS Athens, Greece Paris, France St Louis, USA London, UK Stockholm, Sweden Antwerp, Belgium Paris, France Amsterdam, Netherlands

109. 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

Olympic Bulletin 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.

110. 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

var sXEDIXParameter = "qPID=EMAU" var XEDIProjeKodu_ = "EMAU" var XEDIDilKodu_ = "TR" var XEDIEditorWindowWidth_ = 650 EMAU Home About EMAU History Union Europeenne Et Mediterraneenne De Tir A L'arc European Archery Federations (EMAU) 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) Vice Presidents: Mr.Raoul Theeuws (BEL) Mr.Zbigiew Dominikowski (POL) Council Members: Mr.Marc Schreiner (LUX)

111. 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/

This collection All of the IPL Advanced You are here: Home TeenSpace Sports About the IPL ... Contact Us TeenSpace Features Term paper help with Find ideas for What to Read? Teen girls, check out Helping Girls Succeed Explore options in Career Paths TeenSpace Subject Collections Health Homework Help Money Matters Sports ... Style Sub-headings: Biking Professional Extreme Sports Snow Sports Resources in this category: Advance-Lunge An introduction to fencing: includes a history of fencing, fencing pointers, and fencing trivia. Aerodynamics in Sports Equipment http://wings.avkids.com/Book/Sports/instructor/index.html Learn about aerodynamics as it relates to baseball, bicycling, football, and other sports. American Legion Baseball http://www.baseball.legion.org/ The American Legion has sponsored a nationwide youth baseball program since 1925 in order to give players an opportunity to develop their skills, personal fitness, and leadership qualities, and to have fun. An Olympic Games Primer http://aafla.org/6oic/primer_frmst.htm See lots of things about the Olympics. This site explains the meaning of the Olympic rings, how Olympic athletes are selected and almost anything else you can think of about the Olympics. The Art of Catching http://www.brescia.edu/athletic/project.htm

112. 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/

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113. 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/

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