A record 10,651 athletes (4,069 of them women) from 199 nations participate; the only nation excluded is Afghanistan. North and South Korea enter the stadium under one flag. Australian Aboriginal C...
Muhammad Ali lit the torchto start the games. The first Glod Medal Hong Kong ever won was won by Lee Lai Shan. 197 nations take part in the 1996 Olympics. 79 nations won at least one medal
The Summer Olympics of 1992 is where some major historical events occured. Here are some of many: 1. In basketball, the admittance of professional players led to the American Dream Team, with p...
The 1988 Summer Olympics were held in Seoul, South Korea. It was the second Asian nation to ever host an Olympic Games. North Korea was still at war with South Korea, so they boycotted the event....
Countries participating 140 People participating 6,797 (5,230 men, 1,567 women) Events 221 in 23 sports Opening ritual July 28 Closing ritual August 12
Canada, the host country, left with only five silver and six bronze medals. It was the first and only time to date in Olympic history that the host country of the Summer Games won no gold medals.
The Summer Olympics of 1972 in Munich, Germany is one to remember. First off, It is the set of the famous horrible Munich Massacre. This Massacre consisted of a group of seven Palestinian terrorist...
In 1960 the USA took home a total of 71 medals which put them in second place behind the USSR in total number of medals. During these olympic games, Cassius Clay(Muhammad Ali) took home a gold meda...
The 1948 Summer Games were the first olympics in 12 years due to World War II. 59 countries sent athletes to the games, but Germany and Japan were not allowed to as they were under Allied occupati...
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