21. Buffalo And Western New York Olympic History 1912 Stockholm, Sweden; Charles Reidpathtrack and field, two gold medals Gold Medalist400 meter individual (in olympic record time) and 4X400 meter relay http://members.tripod.com/~laxman36/olympics.html

Olympic History from Buffalo and Western New York News... History This page is maintained by Tim Evans, a member of the International Society of Olympic Historians. You can e-mail me at bt829@peoplepc.com The 2004 Athens Olympics Boxer Nick Casal turns pro .... last updated 3-28-04 (from "Casal turns pro, signs with Finkel" By TIM GRAHAM Buffalo News 3/27/2004) Boxer Nick Casal dreamed of winning an Olympic gold medal from the time he was a child growing up in Niagara Falls. Now, an injury has forced him to abandon that dream and turn professional. IN January of 2004, Casal was hurt durring the U.S. National Championships, and will not be able to make the Olympic team. Instead 18-year-old Junior Welterweight turned professional in March, signing a multi year contract with manager Shelly Finkel. Durring a sucessful amateur career, Casal won the 2002 National Junior Olympics the 2003 "under 19" World Chamtpionship and several New York State Golden Gloves Tiltles. None of the Buffalo/Rochester area sailors managed to qualify for the 2004 Olympics in recent trials at Ft. Lauderdale, Florida and Houston, Texas. In Florida the weekend of 3-21-4, Kathleen Tocke and Jodie Swanson finished 4th in the Yngling Class and 5th in the European Class respectively. Both are members of the storied Buffalo Canoe Club. Also missing the cut were Cory Sertl of Rochester who was a member of Jodie Swanson's crew, and Kurt Taulbee of Williamsville, who finished 12th in the Laser Class last November in Houston.

22. Track And Field Star Marion Jones Is Female Athlete Of The Year Jones was the 10th female track and field athlete to Jones timing on the track wasimpeccable of 0.37 seconds was the second largest in olympic history, man or http://www.caaws.ca/girlsatplay/stuff/awards/jones.htm

Track and Field Star Marion Jones is Female Athlete of the Year December 27, 2000 -Slam Sports American track star Marion Jones is Associated Press female athlete of year NEW YORK (AP) Marion Jones gambled then won and lost.  Boldly predicting she could become the first track and field athlete to win five gold medals at a single Olympics, Jones' drive for five left her with three golds and two bronzes. Marion Jones:  "I didn't get everything I wanted, but I didn't give in. I can live with that." Th e five medals represented a first for a female track and field athlete at one Games, and for that accomplishment Jones was chosen Wednesday as The Associated Press' Female Athlete of the Year.  In balloting by sportswriters and broadcasters, Jones received 27 first-place votes and 111 points, beating tennis star Venus Williams, runner-up with 161/2 firsts and 1041/2 points. Golfer Karrie Webb was a distant third with 30 points. Points were awarded on a 3-2-1 basis.

23. U.S. Olympic Team Trials | Track And Field 2004 decathlon champion. history in the making The US olympic track field Trials are one of the greatest shows in sport. Over the http://www.sacsports.com/2004trials/nutshell.htm

The Trials in a nutshell What: When: July 9-18, 2004. Eight days of competition over a 10-day span (July 13-14 are off days with no competition) Where : A.G. Spanos Sports Complex, Sacramento State About the event Return engagement: The 2000 U.S. Olympic Trials in Sacramento drew more than 187,000 fans over eight days, shattering previous attendance records. Sacramento is the first city to host successive Trials in a quarter-century. Big names: History in the making: Tickets: Affordable eight-day ticket packages are available by calling (916) 566-6560 or at www.sacsports.com. READ A DAY-BY-DAY DESCRIPTION OF THE COMPETITION!

24. U.S. Olympic Team Trials | Track And Field 2004 Closer to home, history is repeating itself a bit more quickly. The US OlympicTrack field Trials returned to Northern California in 2000 after a 32year http://www.sacsports.com/2004trials/retengagement.htm

Return Engagement The Olympic Games return to their ancient roots in 2004, when the world's best athletes converge on Athens, Greece, for the Summer Olympics. Closer to home, history is repeating itself a bit more quickly. With 10,000 eight-day ticket packages already sold, the bar is set high for the local organizing committee. Similarly, the stakes couldn't be any higher for the U.S. athletes trying to qualify for Athens. It's a good bet that both sides will deliver, according to Sue Humphrey, coach of the 2005 U.S. Olympic women's track and field team. "Sacramento did an excellent job last time, and I don't expect it to be any different this time," Humphrey said. Four years ago in Sydney, Australia, the U.S. men and women combined to win 20 medals in track and field, including 10 gold medals. That figure nearly doubled the medal total of the second-best country in Sydney - Russia, with 12. With the exception of Michael Johnson, who retired in 2001, the headliners at the 2000 Olympic Trials should be strong contenders again in Sacramento. Devers and Allen Johnson were ranked No. 1 in the world in the sprint hurdles in 2003. Johnson won his fourth world outdoor title in the 110-meter highs in Paris, France.

25. 2004 USATF Junior Olympic Track & Field Championships is currently hard at work putting together the ground work for what we hope to beone of the best Junior olympic track and field experiences in recent history. http://www.2004juniorolympics.com/

Home Schedule Travel Passport Venue ... Sponsors Links WELCOME TO THE HOME OF THE The year's meet will be co-hosted by Track City Track Club and Oregon Track Club. The local organizing committee is currently hard at work putting together the ground work for what we hope to be one of the best Junior Olympic track and field experiences in recent history. We are looking forward to seeing you all in Eugene this summer. Click on the links above for more specific event information and for links to 2004 Junior Olympics meet information. There will be regular updates during the coming months so be sure to add this site to your list of internet favorites and check it often. Thank you for your patience! If you have any questions feel free to contact us JUNIOR OLYMPICS AFOOT (Courtesy of the Eugene Register Guard) HOST CLUBS Track City Track Club, Inc.

26. Sport, Sport History, And Olympics Resource List Baseball 796.41Weight Lifting 796.42-track and field 796.44-Gymnastics Skiing796.962-Ice Hockey 796.98-Winter olympic Games 797 http://gateway.library.uiuc.edu/alx/sprtcode.htm

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27. Track And Field History athletics, there have been many national and world class track and field men and Mostfamously, there have been two olympic Gold Medalists have graduated http://studorgs.bowdoin.edu/track/tf/history.html

[BOWDOIN COLLEGE HOME PAGE] [SPORTS INFORMATION PAGE] Highlights of Bowdoin College's Track and Field History "What good is a strong body with a weak mind" "What good is a weak body with a strong mind" Coach Jack Magee (1913-1955) The long tradition of track and field at Bowdoin began in 1874 with the first meet held at the Delta, a triangular field located where Sills Hall now stands. Bowdoin students competed with one another in events such as sack, wheelbarrow, knapsack, and three-legged races. The tournaments became an annual event and became more structured every year. By 1880, more traditional track evens began to predominate and many of the Bowdoin school records begin there. Gradually, competitions against rival schools became an important focus and in 1895, the Maine Intercollegiate track and field competitions began. Prior to 1895 there had been only New England competitions and intrascholastic meets. During the 120 years of Bowdoin athletics, there have been many national and world class track and field men and women(since 1972) who have grazed the walls of Massachusettes Hall. There have been 8 Bowdoin athletes to hold American Records, 4 of which also held the world marks. This is on top of the plethora of Maine State records, New England records, and NCAA records held by Bowdoin men and women. Most famously, there have been two Olympic Gold Medalists have graduated from Bowdoin:

28. Track & Field Medal Tables track field in the olympic Games. track field Statistics. Placingsfor each country through the olympic history. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6 http://www.saunalahti.fi/~sut/eng/champs/medals.html

Placings for each country through the Olympic history 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Points United States USA 287 212 172 151 138 114 4579,83 Soviet Union /CIS /Russia SOV 74 72 79 67 58 44 1530,33 Great Britain GBR 44 75 55 53 69 52 1248,33 (West) Germany FRG / GER 29 49 57 58 57 60 1050,08 Finland FIN 47 35 29 37 21 32 803,25 East Germany DDR 38 36 35 36 31 20 775 Sweden SWE 16 21 39 33 39 33 575,83 France FRA 13 20 21 32 32 21 451,5 Australia AUS 17 19 23 14 19 35 430,67 Italy ITA 16 13 23 24 17 25 398,5 Canada CAN 13 14 22 27 20 18 391 Poland POL 16 17 12 15 15 27 344 Hungary HUN 9 11 17 16 20 13 282,5 Kenya KEN 13 16 11 7 8 8 264 Jamaica JAM 5 16 10 12 13 10 226,5

29. LookSmart - Directory - Olympic Track And Field, Or Athletics HickokSports.com Women s track and field Holds the name and home countryof every event-winner in olympic women s athletics history. http://search.looksmart.com/p/browse/us1/us317902/us575637/us70116/us554305/us57

@import url(/css/us/style.css); @import url(/css/us/searchResult1.css); Home IN the directory this category YOU ARE HERE Home Sports Olympics Summer Events Olympic Track and Field, or Athletics - Survey pages covering events held in Olympic track and field, also known as athletics. Directory Listings About International Amateur Athletic Federation Worldwide sports governing body covers coaching and competitions. Explore news, results, research and merchandise. Ananova - Olympic Athletics Offers a basic guide to the various track and field events competed at the Olympics. Details a list of tournament-specific rules. CIMT - Olympics Records Centre for Innovation in Mathematics Teaching provides a comprehensive selection of the major track and field records at Olympic level. Browse an exhaustive listing of all winners of every track and field event that has occurred on the men's side of the Olympic Games. HickokSports.com - Olympic Track and Field Check out what the best-ever results recorded at the Olympics are for dozens of events contested in men's and women's athletics. HickokSports.com - Women's Track and Field

30. CBC.CA - IAAF World Track And Field Championships In 1983, the IAAF established the World track and field Championships, abiennial competition rivaled in prestige only by the olympic Games. http://www.cbc.ca/sports/iaaf/history/

document.write(""); document.write(""); Helsinki 1983 In the first global gathering of athletes in 11 years, Helsinki, Finland played host to the first World Track and Field Championships A young Carl Lewis made his presence felt at the worlds, winning gold in the 100 metres, 4X400 relay and long jump Teenaged Ukrainian Sergei Bubka won the first of his six gold medals in the pole vault East German Heike Drechsler, then known as Daute, produced the upset of the championships, beating world-record holder Anisoara Cusmir in the long jump to win gold and become the youngest champion at the age of 18 It was in Helsinki that American track legend Edwin Moses sat down with a group of reporters and spoke out about the rampant drug use that was threatening to destroy international sports Rome 1987 After winning four golds at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, Lewis entered Rome hoping to build on his track legacy The American sprinter could only shake his head as Canadian Ben Johnson exploded out of the blocks and captured gold in a world-record time of 9.83 seconds. Lewis captured silver in a time of 9.93 But Ben Johnson’s world record was eliminated, and his gold medal stripped, after the sprinter admitted in the wake of his disgrace in the 1988 Seoul Olympics to taking drugs at the time of the championships. Lewis received the gold and the world record

31. History Channel Exhibits: Womens History feat by any individual, male or female, in the annals of trackand-field history. herone of the most prominent members of the United States olympic team of http://www.historychannel.com/exhibits/womenhist/main.html

Babe Didrikson Zaharias Athlete Participating in numerous sports in which she excelled and set several records, Zaharias is recognized as the greatest woman athlete of the first half of the twentieth century. Early Life After the 1915 hurricane which devastated Port Arthur, the family, which included her sister and two brothers, moved to nearby Beaumont. Growing up in the rugged south end of the city, Didrikson was a tomboy who shunned feminine qualities and excelled at a variety of athletic endeavors. She was slim and of average height but had a muscular body and was exceptionally well coordinated. Her hair was cut short like a boy's, and she usually wore masculine clothing. As a youth, Didrikson had a belligerent personality and was constantly involved in fights and scrapes. Life's Work Between 1930 and 1932, Didrikson held American, Olympic, or world records in five different track-and-field events. She stunned the athletic world on July 16, 1932, with her performance at the national amateur track meet for women in Evanston, Illinois. Didrikson entered the meet as the sole member of the Golden Cyclone team and by herself won the national women's team championship by scoring thirty points. The Illinois Women's Athletic Club, which had more that twenty members, scored a total of twenty-two points to place second. In all, Didrikson won six gold medals and broke four world records in a single afternoon. Her performance was the most amazing feat by any individual, male or female, in the annals of track-and-field history. The outstanding performance at Evanston put Didrikson in the headlines of every sports page in the nation and made her one of the most prominent members of the United States Olympic team of 1932.

32. 2004 Indoor - DyeStat High School Track Syosset and Rick Degnan from the Armory pause to view a piece of Villanova trackand field history. Below, Hall of Famer and 1972 olympic Marathon champion http://www.dyestat.com/3us/4in/newbalance/donna-fame/

US news 2004 indoor 9th New Balance Games Jan 24, 2004 at the New York Armory Donna on the Side - Special Edition the National Track and Field Hall of Fame by Donna Dye Dr. Norbert Sander, President of the Armory Foundation, said, "By adding the Hall of Fame, we can celebrate the athletes who have earned legendary status and educate young people about the sport's history." The "Wall of Fame" is a glass wall etched with the names of 197 inductees in the Hall of Fame. The wall greets athletes and visitors to the Armory. You look through the glass wall as if looking through history to the action of today on the Armory track. Look closely through the glass and you can see the interior of the track. The National Track and Field Hall of Fame A peak at the National Track and Field Hall of Fame to heighten your interest. If you're a track and field athlete, fan, parent, you need to visit the Hall and experience the rich history of track and field. Enter and be immediately immersed into the world of faster, higher and further. Step inside and walk on track lanes. Look above into plasma TVs. See yourself reflected on a wall where runners run. In the Auditorium sit back and watch a short film on the sport of track and field and "its living legacy-the National Track and Field Hall of Fame. "

33. Seiko| Sports Timing track and field history. 1964 At the Tokyo olympic Games, we introduced a fullyfledgedelectronic automated timing system that linked a start pistol with http://www.seiko.co.jp/track_and_field_history.html

Search for in All Clock Watch Others Seiko Products Business Divisions Group Companies ... Marathon System Track and Field History Previously, the 100-meter race used to be timed by three timing officials with manual stopwatches for each lane. However, this timing method had limited precision, when the officials came up with three different times, the median time was taken as the official record. When athletes are stretched to their physical limits, when records are remade, Seiko is always there behind the scenes, extending our record of innovations in sports timing. 1964 At the Tokyo Olympic Games, we introduced a fully-fledged electronic automated timing system that linked a start pistol with quartz timer and a photo-finish apparatus to record finish times. It then became possible to measure down to 1/100th of a second. 1984 Seiko developed its first equipment to detect false starts, a system that could sense the pressure exerted by an athlete on the footplate of the starting block. It was our first in a series of devices for ever-improving detection of false starts. 1985 Seiko signed a sponsorship agreement with the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) . Since then, we have served around the world as official timer for more than 90 IAAF competitions.

34. Mt. SAC History it is interesting to look back at the history of this facility (combined with Lodge sinvolvement in national and olympic track and field) attracted the US http://vm.mtsac.edu/relays/history.html

History of the Mt. SAC Relays H Hilmer Lodge At the conclusion of the 1959 affair, Track and Field News reported, "The first annual Mt. SAC Relays got off to a good start with first class performances in every event and excellent standards of achievement in all areas. The West Coast's only two day affair (which will continue to occupy the same dates as the much older Penn and Drake Relays) outclassed the old established meets by a wide margin in a comparison of winning performances." The Mt. SAC Relays has maintained its quality throughout the years, and over the past 43 years continues to out-perform all other major meets across the nation. As we prepare to celebrate our 44th annual event, it is interesting to look back at the history of this famous meet. Hilmer retired in 1963 and moved with his wife Dorothy to Pala, California to devote full time to his citrus ranch which had previously been just a hobby. From his first Relays in 1959 through his retirement in 1962, the event had grown from 850 high school, community college, college and club athletes competing in 56 different events over a 14 hour period to a two day meet over 19 hours, consisting of 139 events with almost 3000 athletes. In that same span, the new facility (combined with Lodge's involvement in national and Olympic track and field) attracted the U.S. Olympic Team to Mt. SAC for its 1960 and 1964 training and trials site, and in 1968 as one of its two trial venues.

35. JCCC: Athletics - Women's Track Program History three NJCAA record holders and one olympic Festival gold medalists. The 2003 trackand field season marked the beginning of a new era in JCCC history, as Joe http://web.jccc.net/sports/womenstrack/history.htm

Johnson County Community College 12345 College Blvd Overland Park, KS 66210-1299 Quick Find The College Website JCCC home pipeline enroll ... Volleyball Related Links JCCC Athletic Hall of Fame Jayhawk Conference Nat. Athletic Assoc. Athletic Handbook ... Facility Schedule College Website Welcome to JCCC Enrollment Classes Contacts Women's Track Home Roster Schedule Coach's Bio ... History History Established in 1985, the Johnson County Community College track and field program has built a reputation for quality and endured a successful level of consistency on the conference, region and national scenes. Championship seasons and performances have been a trademark of the JCCC track and field programs. Indoors, the JCCC men's and women's track and field programs have combined to produce 13 East Jayhawk Conference titles and 22 top-10 NJCAA finishes, including nine top-five places. Individually, JCCC athletes have garnered 288 All-American honors, 20 national champions, 91 Region VI champions and 175 East Jayhawk Conference champions. Outdoors, JCCC has dominated the conference, winning 16 of the 19 possible conference championships in women's track, and 12 of 19 on the men's side. Additionally, JCCC teams have 11 top 10 NJCAA finishes, including three top-five places. Individually, JCCC has produced 189 All-American athletes, 17 national champions, 92 region champions, and an amazing 427 conference champions.

36. Olympic Track And Field Marion won more medals at the Sydney olympic Games than any female track athletein the history of Marion, 24, was the 10th woman trackand-field athlete to http://www.girlstalksports.com/Olympic_Report/Olympic_Track_and_Field_/olympic_t

Hyson Jumps to New Page in History - September 30, No American had won it since 1968 - until Nick Hysong and Lawrence Johnson came through on a muggy night in Sydney. It's been 40 years since the Americans had finished 1-2. It's been 32 since the U.S. had a medal. Hysong and Johnson won the gold and silver, the first 1-2 U.S. finish in the event since Donald Bragg and Ronald Morris did it in 1960. "It's been a very long time since America has been a force in the pole vault," Johnson said. Hysong, 28, in his first Olympics, cleared 19-4¼, his personal best by nearly 3 inches, on his first try. Johnson made the same height on his second try. Two others - Maxim Tarasov of Russia and Michael Stolle of Germany - did it on their third attempt. Hysong and Johnson missed three times at 19-6½. Then came the excruciating wait as Tarasov and Stolle took their final try. When Stolle missed, Hysong leaped for joy, then knelt to pray. He and Johnson carried a giant U.S. flag around the track, a corner draped around each of their shoulders.

37. Britannica India: Today In History American trackand-field athlete who broad jump (also called long jump) that stoodfor 25 years and who won four gold medals at the 1936 olympic Games in http://www.britannicaindia.com/todayinhis_newtry.asp

Username : Password : Account Management Subscribe now! For unlimited access to Britannica's finest Indian content 365 days at Rs. 595 120 days at Rs. 195 7 days' free trial offer Search All Britannicaindia.com Britannica Lessons Britannica Workbooks Career Centre Study Guides Spotlights News in Context Search the 32 -volume Encyclopaedia Britannica All Britannica.com Encyclopaedia Only Websites Only Dictionary Thesaurus Today in History Medgar Evers shot June 12, 1963 American black civil-rights activist, whose murder received national attention and made him a martyr to the cause of the Civil Rights Movement. Evers served in the U.S. Army in Europe during World War II. Afterward he and his elder brother, Charles Evers, both graduated from Alcorn Agricultural and Mechanical College (now Alcorn State University, Lorman, Miss.) in 1950. They settled in Philadelphia, Miss., and engaged in various business pursuits—Medgar was an insurance salesman, and Charles operated a restaurant, a gas station, and other enterprises—and at the same time began organizing local affiliates of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). They worked quietly at first, slowly building a base of support; in 1954 Medgar moved to Jackson to become the NAACP's first field secretary in Mississippi. He traveled throughout the state recruiting members and organizing voter-registration drives and economic boycotts.

38. Michigan Athletes Have Made Olympic History I had to go. Fraser also had competed in football, track and field, and wrestling. O Sullivanin a 50 decision, one of the strangest in olympic history. http://info.detnews.com/history/story/index.cfm?id=148&category=sports

39. The Decathlon In Olympic History - DECA, The Decathlon Association world s best. He was, and still is, the youngest track and field championin olympic history. And it was only his third decathlon. In http://www.decathlonusa.org/history.html

Sponsored by The Decathlon in Olympic History Table of Contents: The Jim Thorpe Story The Ancient Pentathlon The Middle Ages Early Olympic History ... The Age of Boycotts The Jim Thorpe Story When King Gustav V of Sweden presented awards at the 1912 Olympic Games of Stockholm, he proclaimed to the decathlon winner, an American Indian named Jim Thorpe, as the world's top athlete. "You sir, are the world's greatest athlete." Incidentally, Jim is purported to have replied, "Thanks, King" to the Swedish monarch, a story, true or not, which itself has become part of the Thorpe saga. Ever since, the Olympic decathlon champion or world record holder has been dubbed "the World's Greatest Athlete." And rightly so, since the decathlon is the only objective test of all around athletic ability. Decathletes must contest ten separate events and have those performances tallied on a standard scoring table. The decathlon measures basic sporting ability like jumping, sprinting and throwing. Within the backdrop and rules of track and field, decathlon champions must exhibit, the 4 S's: speed, spring, strength and stamina. Since 1912 great decathlon champions like Bob Mathias, Rafer Johnson, Bruce Jenner and Daley Thompson and others have become household names. But they all owe much to the legend of Thorpe.

40. NewsHour Extra: Olympics - September 13, 2000 But the trackand-field competition starred Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in December1979 led to the largest boycott in the history of the olympic movement http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/features/july-dec00/olympics.html

NewsHour Links: Four athletes talk about their hopes and fears about going to the Olympics. How high-tech gear , like special sneakers and swimsuits, are affecting Olympic competition. Going for the Gold (September 13, 2000) His brow covered with sweat, an athlete crosses the finish line. He glances behind him and realizes he's done it. He's won the gold. An Olympic medal. Not bad for a cook. Meet Coroebus of Elis, who won the sprint race in 776 BC. Although he's the first Olympic champion listed in Greek Olympic records, it's generally accepted that the games were probably at least 500 years old at that time. Flash forward to Sydney, Australia, September, 2000. Now, get ready for 16 days and nights of suspense, surprises and super human effort. A $3.5 billion extravaganza called the summer Olympics is being held in Australia. (You may think it's already fall a bit late for the "summer" Olympics…. but it's spring in Australia ). About 10,200 athletes from 199 countries will compete. More than 15,000 reporters will cover the events.

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