So You Think You Know The Olympics

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So you think you all about the Olympics? Have a go at these: Which country's population was granted a day's holiday when its men's football team won gold at the 2000 Olympics? At the 2012 games, only two stadiums used for the football events are Premier League grounds. Can you name both? Name one of the three sports that George Eyser, a man with a wooden leg, won at the 1904 Olympics. Whether you want to test your knowledge or are keen to learn more about the biggest sporting event EVER, here are over 1000 Olympic teasers that cover everything from the history of the games and sports knowledge to weird and wonderful trivia that will put even gold medallists to the test and will make sure that you're ready for this summer's Olympics!

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Genre : Juvenile Nonfiction
Author : Clive Gifford
Publisher : Hachette UK
Release : 2011-11-03
File : 127 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781444906868


The Olympics Don T Take American Express

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This book is about an ordinary guy who lived an extraordinary life representing some of the greatest properties in the world, working with an amazing range of characters. From Jerry Jones to Mitt Romney to Juan Antonio Samaranch to Mark McCormack, the book tracks hunting the big game and the games that are played at the highest levels. The book could be called "Tales from the Crypt" and serves as a teaching school for all that want to enter the field of sports and event marketing and all salespeople in this country and around the world.

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Genre : Biography & Autobiography
Author : Rob Prazmark
Publisher : Page Publishing Inc
Release : 2023-12-13
File : 381 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9798886545975


The Rudderless Pair

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In 1967, Lyle Gatley was challenged by a friend: if he could survive two months’ rigorous training, he bet, Gatley could become an Olympic contender in the sport of rowing. At six foot five, he perhaps had the right stature, but was nonetheless a complete novice when it came to the sport.Nevertheless, he accepted his friend’s dare and joined the University of British Columbia’s rowing program. Gatley not only managed to survive these first two months but—astonishingly—very quickly did go on to become an Olympic contender for men’s pair rowing. Alongside his rowing shell partner, Jack Ulinder, an even more recent newcomer to the sport than himself, Gatley would earn a spot at the 1968 Mexico Olympics, rising above all those in their UBC cohort on the strength of less than a year’s worth of training. In this compelling and inspiring memoir, Gatley chronicles his and Ullinder’s meteoric rise to the Olympic stage, retelling the story of his recruitment into the sport and his evolution from amateur to accomplished oarsman. He candidly recounts the challenge of being a novice in highstakes competition with those with years’ worth of experience, detailing the intensive training it demanded of him. Emphasizing the value of hard work, hope, and resolve in the face of unlikely odds, his story is sure to inspire athletes with Olympic aspirations—and anyone else who harbours dreams that feel beyond their reach.

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Genre : Sports & Recreation
Author : Lyle D. Gatley
Publisher : FriesenPress
Release : 2022-11-09
File : 231 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781039157873


Olympics Security

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Additional written evidence is contained in Vol. 3, available on the Committee website at www.parliament.uk/homeaffairscom

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Genre : Political Science
Author : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Home Affairs Committee
Publisher : The Stationery Office
Release : 2012-10-25
File : 88 Pages
ISBN-13 : 0215049594


Corks And Curls

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Genre : College yearbooks
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Release : 1972
File : 440 Pages
ISBN-13 : UVA:X030498304


The Beijing Olympics And Human Rights

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Genre : Political Science
Author : United States. Congressional-Executive Commission on China
Publisher :
Release : 2003
File : 40 Pages
ISBN-13 : MINN:31951D01958603S


The Olympics Site Selection Process

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Genre : Political Science
Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Commerce. Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
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Release : 2000
File : 578 Pages
ISBN-13 : PSU:000046297518


Hearings Reports And Prints Of The House Committee On Foreign Affairs

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Genre : Legislative hearings
Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs (1789-1975)
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Release : 1980
File : 1626 Pages
ISBN-13 : UCAL:B3608674


Foreign Assistance Legislation For Fiscal Year 1981

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Genre : Economic assistance, American
Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs
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Release : 1980
File : 740 Pages
ISBN-13 : MINN:31951D00827459B


Weekly Compilation Of Presidential Documents

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Genre : Government publications
Author :
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Release :
File : 806 Pages
ISBN-13 : UCR:31210013214307