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1. Allan Wells Allan Wipper Wells (born May 3, 1952) is a former Scottish athlete who became Olympic Champion in the 100 m at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.
2. Mascots, Medals & Emblems of the Olympic Games The first official mascot in the history of the Summer Olympics made its appearance at the 1972 Munich Games, and they have remained a main element ever since. A mascot was actually introduced during the 1968 Winter Games in Grenoble after Schuss, a...
3. All About Olympic Archery - Modern Robin Hoods There are 4 events in the Archery competition in the Olympic Games: Ø Men's and Women's Individual events with the Recurve Bow Ø Men's and Women's Team event with the Recurve Bow There are separate team and individual competitions. The archery c...
4. The Best Olympic Distance Performers Ever This is a list of the top 25 Olympic distance performers ever. Except I've only nailed down the top 24...I need your help to choose the final person! Each athlete in this list had a remarkable career. But that's not what this list is about. This lis...
5. Michael Phelps vs Usain Bolt Michael Phelps vs Usain Bolt Michael Phelps swam 5 individual races and 3 relays in Beijing. He won 8 golds and set 7 world records and 1 Olympic record. Usain Bolt ran 2 individual races and 1 relay in Beijing. He won 3 golds and set 3 world records...
6. Misty May-Treanor - Volleyball Champion Misty May-Treanor is the most successful women's beach volleyball player ever. She has recently won yet another gold medal at the Beijing Olympics. She appeared in Season 7 of Dancing with the Stars. Her partner was Maksim Chmerkovskiy. Misty had to...
7. Sebastian Coe Sebastian Newbold Coe, Baron Coe KBE gold medal at the announced London as the winning bid, became the chairman of the (born 29 September 1956 in Chiswick, London) is a politician and former top-level athlete from England. In his athletics career as...
8. Kristin Armstrong They call her "Idaho's Hometown Hero". Who is Kristin Armstrong? She is a very inspiring person who has overcome physical problems and went on to win a Gold Medal in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Bejing. A professional road bicycle racer and Olympic g...
9. The Equestrian Events at the Beijing Olympics 2008 The equestrian events have always been my favourite, and I was glued to the television while they were on! I wish I had been able to go and watch the events live. The venues look absolutely amazing, and there must be nothing like sitting in an Olympi...
10. Jackie Joyner-Kersee Jackie Joyner-Kersee is a retired American athlete. She can be counted amongst the all-time best in heptathlon as well as for the long jump.
11. Stick It Movie Stick It is an American teen comedy film starring Jeff Bridges, Missy Peregrym, and Vanessa Lengies. It was written and directed by Jessica Bendinger, the film marks her directorial debut. It was produced by Touchstone Pictures and was released in th...
12. Which countries competed in the Beijing Olympic Games? You've come to the right place for the complete A - Z list of the 204 countries that competed at the 2008 Beijing Olympics! Check it out below. The games were amazing. Did you watch the Opening and Closing Ceremonies where all of these countries mar...
13. Dara Torres Dara Torres is a 41 year old American swimmer who will be competing in her 5th Olympics this summer in Beijing, China.
14. Beijing Olympic Games Forum The Opening Ceremony for the 2008 Beijing Summer Games will take place on 08/08/08. The Closing Ceremony will take place on August 24th. During those 16 days history will be made, dreams will come true, and the whole world will be watching. If you w...
15. How They Create Those Awesome Olympic Medals GOLD, SILVER AND BRONZE: Those Olympic medals being flashed all across TV screens worldwide really do catch the eye and inspire the imagination. In seeing their beauty, one might wonder just how these wonderful awards are created -its an interesting...