Guides & Directories

Find general introductions to the rich history of the ancient and modern Olympic Games.

Selected sites from UK Directory

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  1. 96 Years of Women in the Olympics

    Furnishes a history of women's participation in the Olympics, profiles of women athletes, and related news and resources.
    www.feminist.org

    Furnishes a history of women's participation in the Olympics, profiles of women athletes, and related news and resources.

  2. Amateur Athletic Foundation, LA - Olympic Games Primer

    Provides a history of the Games, the Olympic movement, the symbols, the athletes, and the politics and drug issues.
    www.aafla.org

    Provides a history of the Games, the Olympic movement, the symbols, the athletes, and the politics and drug issues.

  3. CIMT - Olympic Games Story

    Outlines the history of the original games held in Ancient Greece and their revival over 1600 years later.
    www.ex.ac.uk

    Outlines the history of the original games held in Ancient Greece and their revival over 1600 years later.

  4. Ebony - Great Olympic Moments

    October 2000 article from Ebony magazine recalls some of the great Olympic achievements of African-American athletes.
    www.findarticles.com

    October 2000 article from Ebony magazine recalls some of the great Olympic achievements of African-American athletes.

  5. Facts About the Olympic Medal

    Olympic fan offers selected facts about the Olympic medal, courtesy of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Find an image of the medal.
    www.cviog.uga.edu

    Olympic fan offers selected facts about the Olympic medal, courtesy of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Find an image of the medal.

  6. From Athens to Atlanta - Historical Recap

    Briefly recounts the summer Olympic Games from Athens in 1896 to Barcelona in 1992.
    www.canoe.ca

    Briefly recounts the summer Olympic Games from Athens in 1896 to Barcelona in 1992.

  7. Great Britain - Athletics

    Dossier on Britain's athletic achievements includes a table of medal-winners, details of successes, descriptions of the events and a history.
    www.olympics.org.uk

    Dossier on Britain's athletic achievements includes a table of medal-winners, details of successes, descriptions of the events and a history.

  8. Herald Mail - Torch Run, Olympic Rings Not So Ancient

    According to this piece, the Olympic torch idea does not come from Greece, but instead from the 1936 Berlin Olympics. Get other torch facts here.
    www.herald-mail.com

    According to this piece, the Olympic torch idea does not come from Greece, but instead from the 1936 Berlin Olympics. Get other torch facts here.

  9. High Hurdles and White Gloves

    Article from the Atlantic Monthly features an athlete from the 1896 Athens Games recounting his experience at these first modern Olympics.
    www.theatlantic.com

    Article from the Atlantic Monthly features an athlete from the 1896 Athens Games recounting his experience at these first modern Olympics.

  10. History of the Olympiad - Polish American Network

    Gives a year-by-year rundown and highlights of the Games from 776 B.C. to 1992.
    pan.net

    Gives a year-by-year rundown and highlights of the Games from 776 B.C. to 1992.

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