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Medals
 Websites presented in alphabetical order International Olympic Committee: Memorabilia, Numismatics, and Philately 
 Contains information and images of Olympic coins, stamps, and memorabilia (posters, medals, mascots, torches, and pins), from 1896 to the present. Searchable. http://www.olympic.org/uk/passion/collectors/index_uk.asp Topics: Collectors & Collecting, The Olympic Games Last updated Mar 16, 2005 Jim Thorpe Official Web Site
Provides brief biographical information and photos of athlete Jim Thorpe, who is known for his accomplishments in football, baseball, and as the gold medalist in the decathlon and pentathlon events at the 1912 Olympic Games. From the Estate of Jim Thorpe. http://www.cmgww.com/sports/thorpe/ Topics: Native Americans, Notable People, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: History, Sports, The Olympic Games, The Olympic Games: Competitions Last updated Jun 2, 2004 Olympic Games Medallists
Lists of medal winners for summer and winter Olympics, sorted by event. Includes some notes about the introduction of specific sports. Searchable. From a Web site devoted to British sports statistics. http://www.gbrathletics.com/olympic/ Topics: Notable People, Sports, The Olympic Games, The Olympic Games: Past, Present, Future Last updated Jun 19, 2004 Olympic Medal Winners
Search for winners of Olympic medals, using variables such as gender, type of medal (gold, silver, bronze), nation, sport, year, and athlete's name. Includes sample searches. From the International Olympics Committee (IOC). http://www.olympic.org/uk/athletes/results/search_r_uk.asp Topics: Notable People, Sports, The Olympic Games Last updated Jun 22, 2004 Olympic Symbols
Brief overview of the meaning of the various symbols of the Olympic Games, including the Olympic rings, the Olympic flame, medals, and the Olympic oath. Also includes images of Olympic mascots from summer games going back to 1972. From the U.S. Field Hockey Association. http://www.usfieldhockey.com/games/oly_symbols.htm Topics: The Olympic Games, The Olympic Games: Competitions Last updated Jun 16, 2004 Sports History: Major Events, Champions, Awards, Medalists, Statistics and Records
This section of Hickok Sports.com includes concise histories of individual sports, biographies of athletes, information about the Olympics, a discussion forum, and links to general sports sites. Searchable. From the author of several sports reference books. http://www.hickoksports.com/history.shtml Topics: Notable People, Sports, The Olympic Games Last updated Jun 5, 2004 TheMat.com & USA Wrestling
The official U.S. amateur wrestling site. Includes results, rankings, an events schedule, weight charts, athlete biographies, associations and clubs, links to other amateur wrestling sites (including women's wrestling), Olympic medalists, and more. http://www.themat.com/ Topics: Notable People, Sports, The Olympic Games, The Olympic Games: Competitions Last updated Oct 10, 2004 U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame
Information about the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame in Eveleth, Minnesota. Includes pages on gold medal-winning U.S. Olympic teams, with photos and game highlights, as well as profiles of Hall of Fame inductees. http://www.ushockeyhall.com/ Topics: Museums, Museums by Place: United States, Photograph Collections, Sports, The Olympic Games, The Olympic Games: Competitions, Winter Sports Last updated Feb 25, 2004 United States Bobsled and Skeleton Federation (USBSF)
The USBSF "is the national governing body for the sports of bobsled and skeleton." (Skeleton is a headfirst version of luge.) The site includes profiles of athletes and coaches, information about Olympic medalists and how to get on the team, competition results, and histories of the two sports. http://bobsled.teamusa.org/ Topics: The Olympic Games, The Olympic Games: Competitions Last updated Sep 22, 2009 United States Equestrian Team (USET)
This official team site has descriptions of competitions (jumping and show jumping, dressage, eventing, endurance, driving, vaulting, hunt seat equitation, hunter, jumper, roadster, and reining), a calendar of events, history and characteristics of horse breeds, and Olympic and other medal and trophy results. Also has a list of competitors, officials, event managers, and others suspended from competition. http://www.uset.org/ Topics: Mammals, Sports, The Olympic Games, The Olympic Games: Competitions Last updated Sep 22, 2009 Wilma Rudolph
Information about Olympic track star Wilma Rudolph, who won three gold medals at the 1960 Rome Olympics. Provides a brief biography and an overview of her athletic career, achievements, and awards. Also includes recommended reading. From an online exhibit called Women In History: Living Vignettes of Women From the Past, hosted by the Lakewood (Ohio) Public Library. http://www.lkwdpl.org/wihohio/rudo-wil.htm Topics: Black Resources, Notable People, Notable People: Women, Sports, The Olympic Games, The Olympic Games: Competitions, Women Last updated Mar 1, 2007 |
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