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Silhouette of hand holding sport torch behind the rings of an Olympic flag, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; February 3, 2015.
The Olympics Quiz
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Silhouette of hand holding sport torch behind the rings of an Olympic flag, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; February 3, 2015.
7 Significant Political Events at the Olympic Games
Men's Giant Slalom Italy's Alberto Tomba on the way to retaining his gold medal at Val d'Isere France 1992 Albertville Winter Olympics
The Origin of the Winter Olympics
Pack of cyclists racing in the evening light of the Glenelg leg of the Tour Down Under 2008, Adelaide, South Australia. 20th January 2008. Cyclist in light blue is with team Milram.
Olympics: Cycling
young man playing tennis
Olympics: Racket Sports
DECEMBER 2: An unidentified competitor jumps with his horse at the OTP Equitation World Cup, December 2, 2011 in Budapest, Hungary
Olympics: Equestrian
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Polar bear leaping among ice floes at Spitsbergen, Svalbard archipelago, Norway, the Arctic. Sea ice climate change mammal jump global warming
All 81 References in Fall Out Boy’s “We Didn’t Start the Fire,” Explained
Computer mapping, woman at early 1990s computer
Timeline of the 1990s
Mona Lisa, oil on wood panel by Leonardo da Vinci, c. 1503-06; in the Louvre, Paris, France. 77 x 53 cm.
Why Is the Mona Lisa So Famous?
Ahura Mazda - relief of the Zoroastrian god Ahura Mazda at the ancient ruins of Persepolis in Iran. Also known as Ormazd Zoroastrianism,
Which Religion Is the Oldest?
Union Jack flag of Great Britain, united kingdom
What’s the Difference Between Great Britain and the United Kingdom?
Aphrodite. Greek mythology. Sculpture. Aphrodite is the Greek goddess of love and beauty.
12 Greek Gods and Goddesses
Battle of Puebla. Cinco de Mayo. General Porfirio Diaz leads Mexican cavalry to victory against the French lead by General Charles Lorencez at Puebla, Mexico April 2, 1867. Oil on canvas, 1902. May 5, 1862. General Ignacio Zaragoza
Cinco de Mayo

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Born November 21, 1919 • Nyköping • Sweden
Died July 5, 2006 (aged 86) • Nyköping • Sweden
Awards And Honors Olympic Games

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Lars-Göran Hall
Swedish athlete
Paul Elvstrøm
Danish yachtsman
Christian d'Oriola
Christian d’Oriola
French athlete
Henri St. Cyr (centre), winner of the gold medal in the individual dressage event, riding around the stadium in Stockholm, where the equestrian events for the 1956 Melbourne Olympics were held
Henri Saint Cyr
Swedish athlete
Laszlo Papp
László Papp
Hungarian boxer
Hans Günter Winkler
German athlete
Edoardo Mangiarotti.
Edoardo Mangiarotti
Italian fencer
Vyacheslav Ivanov
Soviet athlete
Australian hurdler Shirley Strickland de la Hunty
Shirley Strickland de la Hunty
Australian athlete
Murray Rose
Murray Rose
Australian swimmer
Tommy Kono on his way to winning the silver medal in the middleweight weightlifting competition at the 1960 Olympics in Rome.
Tommy Kono
American weightlifter
Bob Richards
Bob Richards
American athlete
Dezsö Gyarmati
Hungarian water polo player and coach
Gymnastics champion Viktor Chukarin
Viktor Chukarin
Soviet athlete
Al Oerter
American athlete
Parry O’Brien
American athlete
Champion Olympic fencer Aladár Gerevich
Aladár Gerevich
Hungarian fencer
Soviet gymnast Boris Anfiyanovich Shakhlin
Boris Anfiyanovich Shakhlin
Soviet athlete
Adhemar Ferreira da Silva
Brazilian athlete
Betty Cuthbert
Australian sprinter

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