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1. Olympic Medals In the ancient Olympics, no medals were awarded. The first-place winner was given an olive wreath to wear on his head; second- and third-place winners received nothing. * When the Modern Olympics were revived in 1896, first-place winners received silv...
2. Summer 2008 Olympic Games- Beijing,China Really I do. I started watching in the Summer of 1976, at the ripe old age of 11 and a tiny gymnast by the name of Nadia, had me (and the world!) mezmorized. I remember making a scrapbook of Eric Hyden's Olympic triumph at the 1980 Lake Placid Olympi...
3. Beijing 2008 Olympic Games The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, will be held in Beijing, China from August 8, 2008 through August 24, 2008, with the opening ceremony to take place at 8 p.m. on August 8th. Some events, like beach volleyb...