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January 12 Olympic Fever Sweeping ChinaOlympic Fever is sweeping China, as its capital city will host the Games this summer from August 8th to 24th. The Games in Beijing will play host to the 28 summer sports currently on the Olympic program. Approximately 10,500 athletes are expected to participate in the Games. I'll be putting stuff up on the site over the next few months. First I want to post a review of some of the past Summer Olympic Games.
As you can see from the stats below, the Olympics have come a long way since the first modern games in 1896 when only 14 nations participated and only 241 athletes, none of whom were women.
ATHENS 2004
Participation
Nations: 201
Athletes: 10,625 (4,329 women, 6,296 men)
Events: 301
Results
Nation: Medals Total (Gold, Silver, Bronze)
1. U.S.A.: 102 (36, 39, 27)
2. China: 63 (32, 17, 14)
3. Russia: 92 (27, 27, 38)
4. Australia: 49 (17, 16, 16)
5. Japan: 37 (16, 9, 12)
6. Germany: 49 (13, 16, 20)
7. France: 33 (11, 9, 13)
8. Italy: 32 (10, 11, 11)
9. Korea: 30 (9, 12, 9)
10. U.K.: 30 (9, 9, 12)
Greece, itself, finished 15th. India with the world's second largest population acquired only 1 medal. Canada finished 21st winning a total of 12 medals (3 gold, 6 silver, and 3 bronze).
Canada's first gold medal ever was in the Paris 1900 games, when George Orton won the 3000 metre steeplechase. Canada's best placement was in the 1904 St. Louis games when it came in 4th. Canada's highest medal count was in the 1984 Los Angeles games when it won 44 medals and finished in 6th place.
Canada's Placement and Medals in more recent Summer Olympic Games:
Munich 1972, Canada placed 27th, winning 5 Medals (0 Gold, 2 Silver, 3 Bronze)
Montreal 1976: 27th, 11 Medals (0 G, 5 S, 6 B)
Los Angeles 1984: 6th, 44 Medals (10, 18, 16)
Seoul 1988: 19th, 10 Medals (3, 2, 5)
Barcelona 1992: 11th, 18 Medals (7, 4, 7)
Atlanta 1996: 21st, 22 Medals (3, 11, 8)
Sydney 2000: 24th, 14 Medals (3, 3, 8)
Athens 2004: 21st, 12 Medals (3, 6, 3)
The medals Canada won in the Athens 2004 Olympic Games were:
1. Kyle Shewfelt—GOLD—Artistic Gymnastics, floor exercise, men
2. Adam Van Koeverden—GOLD—Kayak Flatwater, 500m, men
3. Lori Ann Muenzer—GOLD—Cycling Track, Sprint, women
4. Alexandre Despatie—SILVER—Diving, 3m Springboard, men
5. Marie-Helene Premont—SILVER—Mountain Bike, Cross-Country, women
6. Karen Cockburn—SILVER—Trampoline, women
7. Tonya Verbeek—SILVER—Wrestling Freestyle, 48-55kg, women
8. Team Canada—SILVER—Rowing, four without coxswain, men
9. Team Canada—SILVER—Sailing, star - keelboat, men
10. Adam Van Koeverden—BRONZE—Kayak Flatwater, 1000m, men
11. Caroline Brunet—BRONZE—Kayak Flatwater, 500m, women
12. Team Canada—BRONZE—Synchronized Diving, 10m platform, women TrackbacksThe trackback URL for this entry is: http://peltonator.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!184A2363AD187F54!2696.trak Weblogs that reference this entry
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