First Olympic Appearance: 1900 by Gerry Brown and Mark Zurlo Did You Know? Boats that come in contact with a buoy out on the race course must do a 360, sailing around the buoy in a complete…
First Olympic Appearance: 1896 by Mike Morrison and Mark Zurlo Related Links Olympics Overview 20082008 Summer Games: ShootingEncyclopedia: Shooting Did You Know?The Olympic shooting…
First Olympic Appearance: 1900 by John Gettings and Mark Zurlo Did You Know? Only three countries in the history of the Summer Games have successfully defended a gold medal. The last time it…
First Olympic Appearance: 1996 by John Gettings and Mark Zurlo Did You Know? United States second baseman Dot Richardson, who hit the game-winning home run in the gold medal final against…
First Olympic Appearance: 1896 (men); 1912 (women) by John Gettings and Mark Zurlo Related Links Olympics Overview 2008 Encyclopedia: Swimming Did You Know?The water temperature in the…
First Olympic Appearance: 2000 by Mike Morrison and Mark Zurlo Related Links Olympics Overview 2008 Encyclopedia: Martial ArtsAfter being showcased as a demonstration sport in 1988 in Seoul…
First Olympic Appearance: 1896 (men); 1900 (women) by Mike Morrison and Mark Zurlo Did You Know? It is thought that the word tennis comes from the French word tenez, meaning "play" or "take…
First Olympic Appearance: 2000 by John Gettings and Mark Zurlo Related Links Olympics Overview 2008 Encyclopedia: Gymnastics Did You Know?The trampoline bed, which is usually made of a…
First Olympic Appearance: 2000 by Gerry Brown and Mark Zurlo Related Links Olympics Overview 2008 Triathlon, the sport of ironmen and ironwomen, made its Olympic debut at the 2000 Sydney…
First Olympic Appearance: 1964 by Gerry Brown and Mark Zurlo Related Links Olympics Overview 20122008 Summer Games: VolleyballEncyclopedia: Volleyball Did You Know?Volleyball was invented…
