Poynter Online - Olympics Past and Present

This page links to resources about the Olympic games. Links include official Olympic Web sites, media sites, historical resources, and more.

CONTENTS

2008 Summer Games (Beijing, China)
2006 Winter Games (Torino, Italy)
2004 Summer Games (Athens, Greece)
2002 Winter Games (Salt Lake City, Utah)
2000 Summer Games (Sydney, Australia)
1998 Winter Games (Nagano, Japan)
1996 Summer Games (Atlanta, Georgia)
1994 Winter Games (Lillehammer, Norway)
1992 Summer Games (Barcelona, Spain)
1992 Winter Games (Albertville, France)
1988 Summer Games (Seoul, South Korea)
1988 Winter Games (Calgary, Canada)
1984 Summer Games (Los Angeles, California)
1984 Winter Games (Sarajevo, Yugoslavia)
1980 Summer Games (Moscow, Russia)
1980 Winter Games (Lake Placid, New York)
1976 Summer Games (Montreal, Canada)
1976 Winter Games (Innsbruck, Austria)
1972 Summer Games (Munich, Germany)
1972 Winter Games (Sapporo, Japan)
Additional Olympic Games
History of the Olympics

2008 Summer Games (Beijing, China)

Google News Search: "Olympics"
http://news.google.com
Technorati Weblog Search: "Olympics"
http://www.technorati.com

Official Olympic Web sites

Beijing Olympic Games
http://en.beijing2008.cn/
Beijing 2008 (International Committee)
http://www.olympic.org/uk/games/beijing/

International Olympic Committee
http://www.olympic.org
Olympic Committees
http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/noc/index_uk.asp
U.S. Olympic Committee
http://www.usoc.org/
2010 Vancouver Olympic Winter Games
http://www.vancouver2010.com/en

Additional Resources

NBCOlympics.com
http://www.nbcolympics.com/
CNN
http://topics.cnn.com/topics/summer_olympics
ESPN
http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/index
The New York Times
http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/
timestopics/subjects/o/olympic_games_2008/
Washington Post
http://washingtonpost.com/
wp-dyn/content/sports/index/olympics
USA Today
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/olympics
NPR
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/
story.php?storyId=92642187
CBC
http://www.cbc.ca/olympics/
Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Summer_Olympics
Olympic Studies Centre
http://blues.uab.es/olympic.studies/
Play the Game for Open Journalism (IFJ)
http://www.playthegameforopenjournalism.org/
Reporting In China: The Olympics And Beyond (AAJA)
http://www.aaja.org/news/Headliners/2008_07_07_01
2006 Winter Games (Torino, Italy)

2006 Torino Olympic Winter Games
(Web page preserved by the Wayback Machine)
http://web.archive.org/web/
20060901105247/http://www.torino2006.org/

Media Sites

CNN
http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2006/winter.olympics/
MSNBC
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9134568/
ESPN
http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/winter06
CBS SportsLine
http://cbs.sportsline.com/olympics
Sports Illustrated
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/olympics/2006/
The New York Times
http://nytimes.com/pages/sports/winterolympics06
La Stampa (Torino, Italy)
http://www.lastampa.it/torino2006/
La Repubblica (Rome, Italy)
http://www.repubblica.it/speciale/
2006/olimpiadi/index.html?ref=hppro
BBC
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/
winter_sports/winter_olympics/4750906.stm

Additional Resources

Italy (CIA World Factbook)
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/it.html
Torino, Italy
http://www.comune.torino.it/canaleturismo/en/
Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_Winter_Olympics

2004 Summer Games (Athens, Greece)

Official Olympic Web site

Athens 2004
(Web page preserved by the Wayback Machine)
http://web.archive.org/web/
20051231154229/http://www.athens2004.com/

Media Sites

BBC
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/olympics_2004/default.stm
Sports Illustrated
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/olympics/2004/
CNN
http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2004/olympics/
The New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/pages/sports/olympics/
Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/
wp-dyn/sports/leaguesandsports/olympics/
Boston Globe (and AP)
http://www.boston.com/sports/other_sports/olympics/
The Olympics: From Athens to Athens (Life Magazine)
http://www.life.com/Life/lifebooks/olympics/gallery/
News Page Designer
http://www.newspagedesigner.com/portfolios/
by_category_detail.php?Category=2004 Summer Olympics

Additional Resources

Olympic Paralympic Games
http://www.athens2004.com/athens2004/page/paralympic?
lang=en&cid=6108b8e4a0ca8f00b8e4a0ca8f008119fea9RCRD
Youth 2004 (Athens2004.com)
http://www.athens2004.com/athens2004/page/youth?
cid=f9187ae4be659f00VgnVCMServer28130b0aRCRD&lang=en
Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Summer_Olympics
Infoplease.com
http://www.infoplease.com/spot/04olympics.html
Fast Facts --2004 Olympics (ResourceShelf)
http://www.resourceshelf.com/olympicfacts.html

Greece (CIA World Factbook)
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/gr.html
Greek History (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
http://www.mfa.gr/english/greece/through_time/history/
Greece: A Photographic Journey (Kodak Olympic Website)
http://www.kodak.com/eknec/
PageQuerier.jhtml?pq-path=38/492/2637/2638&pq-locale=en_US
Greek National Tourist Organization
http://www.greektourism.com/
travel_guide/regions/attica/athens/

Howard Berkes on Covering the Olympics for NPR
(Poynter Online, Al Tompkins, August 18, 2004)
http://poynter.org/content/content_view.asp?id=69851
Seeing the Games in Greece Through a Local Lens
(Poynter Online, Al Tompkins, August 18, 2004)

2002 Winter Games (Salt Lake City, Utah)

Official Olympic Web sites

Salt Lake 2002
(Web page preserved by the Wayback Machine)
http://web.archive.org/web/
20070120023837/http://www.saltlake2002.com/
International Olympic Committee
http://www.olympic.org/
uk/games/past/index_uk.asp?OLGT=2&OLGY=2002

Media Sites

Deseret News
http://wintersports2002.com/
Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/
wp-srv/sports/olympics/longterm/2002/
KSL- TV
http://2002.ksl.com/
BBC
http://news.bbc.co.uk/winterolympics2002/
NPR
http://www.npr.org/programs/specials/olympics2002/
ESPN
http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/winter02/index
CBS SportsLine.com
http://www.sportsline.com/u/olympics/2002/
Sports Illustrated
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/olympics/2002/
USA Today
http://www.usatoday.com/olympics/saltlake/front.htm
Time.com
http://www.time.com/time/olympics2002/
The Digital Edge (NAA)
http://216.182.209.78/TheDigitalEdge/DigArtPage.cfm?AID=3959

Additional Resources

Welcome to Salt Lake City
(Web page preserved by the Wayback Machine)
http://web.archive.org/web/
20060810164347/http://www.ci.slc.ut.us/olympics/
Saltlakecity.coolatractions.com
http://www.saltlakecity.coolattractions.com/index.html
Olympic Weather Support Project (University of Utah)
http://www.met.utah.edu/olympics/
Special Report: Breaking Point (Sports Illustrated, 1999)
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/
olympics/news/1999/01/27/si_swift/
2002 Olympic Investigation (KSL-TV)
http://www.ksl.com/TV/olympics/sloc/index.php
Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_Winter_Olympics

After Stumbles, Media Figure It Out
(Poynter Online, Ellen Sung, February 20, 2002)
http://poynter.org/content/content_view.asp?id=4910
Digital Pics for Super Bowl XXXVI
(Poynter Online, Kenny Irby, February 3, 2002)
http://poynter.org/content/content_view.asp?id=3818
Skating Coverage Lacks Technical Merit
(Poynter Online, Ellen W Sung, January 16, 2002)
http://poynter.org/content/content_view.asp?id=3464

2000 Summer Games (Sydney, Australia)

International Olympic Committee
http://www.olympic.org/
uk/games/past/index_uk.asp?OLGT=1&OLGY=2000
Official Olympic Site
(Web page preserved by the Wayback Machine)
http://web.archive.org/web/
20001109071400/www.olympics.com/eng/
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
http://www.abc.net.au/news/olympics/
BBC
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport/hi/english/olympics2000
The Times (London)
http://www.times-olympics.co.uk/
Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/
wp-srv/sports/olympics/longterm/2000/olympics.htm
Christian Science Monitor
http://www.csmonitor.com/atcsmonitor/
specials/oly2000/stories/olycoverage.html
Sports Illustrated
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/olympics/2000/
ESPN
http://www.espn.go.com/oly/summer00/index.html
CBS Sportsline
http://www.sportsline.com/u/olympics/2000/
CBC
http://www.cbc.ca/olympics/history/2000.html
PBS NewsHour
http://pbs.org/newshour/
extra/features/july-dec00/olympics.htm
Library of Congress Olympic Guide
http://www.loc.gov/rr/main/olympics/
Olympic Studies Centre
http://olympicstudies.uab.es/eng/yellow/dir/00og.html
Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000_Summer_Olympics
Infoplease.com
http://www.infoplease.com/spot/ol-log1.htm

1998 Winter Games (Nagano, Japan)

International Olympic Committee
http://www.olympic.org/
uk/games/past/index_uk.asp?OLGT=2&OLGY=1998
Official Olympic Site
(Web page preserved by the Wayback Machine)
http://web.archive.org/web/
19970416052545/www.olympic.org/games/nagano/
Official Movement Site
(1997 Web page preserved by the Wayback Machine)
http://web.archive.org/web/
19970416053017/http://www.olympic.org/index.html
BBC
http://news.bbc.co.uk/winterolympics2002/
hi/english/front_page/newsid_1581000/1581147.stm
The New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/specials/olympics/nagano/
Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/
wp-srv/sports/longterm/olympics1998/olympics.htm
Sports Illustrated
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/olympics/events/1998/nagano/
CBS Sportsline
http://cbs.sportsline.com/u/olympics/nagano98/
ESPN
http://sports.espn.go.com/
oly/winter02/gen/feature?page=history1998
PBS NewsHour
http://pbs.org/newshour/
bb/sports/jan-june98/olympics_2-23.html
Time.com
http://www.time.com/time/reports/olympics/index.html
Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_Winter_Olympics
Infoplease.com
http://www.infoplease.com/ipsa/A0878842.html

1996 Summer Games (Atlanta, Georgia)

International Olympic Committee
http://www.olympic.org/
uk/games/past/index_uk.asp?OLGT=1&OLGY=1996

Official Olympic Site
(Web page preserved by the Wayback Machine)
http://web.archive.org/web/
19961222192556/http://atlanta.olympic.org/
BBC
http://news.bbc.co.uk/
sport2/hi/olympics_2004/history/3055420.stm
Time.com
http://www.time.com/time/Olympics/
New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/specials/olympics/
Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/
wp-srv/sports/olympics/longterm/2000/history/1996.htm
The Gate
http://www.sfgate.com/sports/olympics96/
CBS Sportsline
http://www.sportsline.com/u/olympics/2000/history/1996.htm
1996 Olympics: A Defining Moment in Atlanta's History
http://atlanta.bizjournals.com/
atlanta/stories/1998/06/15/focus17.html
Olympic Park Bombing
(CNN, 1996 / 1997)
http://cnn.com/US/9607/27/olympic.bomb.main/
FBI: Olympic Bombing Suspect Arrested
(CNN, May 31, 2003)
http://edition.cnn.com/2003/US/05/31/rudolph.arrest/
Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996_Summer_Olympics
Infoplease.com
http://www.infoplease.com/ipsa/A0201963.html

Journalists and Jewell:
Teaching Old Watchdogs the Right Tricks
(Poynter Online, Bob Steele, October 12, 1996)
http://poynter.org/content/content_view.asp?id=5552
1994 Winter Games (Lillehammer, Norway)

International Olympic Committee
http://www.olympic.org/
uk/games/past/index_uk.asp?OLGT=2&OLGY=1994
Another Look at 1994 (Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/
longterm/olympics1998/history/1994/1994.htm
The Tonya Harding-Nancy Kerrigan Saga (Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/
sports/longterm/olympics1998/history/timeline/timeline.htm
CNNSI -- Medal Count
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/
olympics/2002/medalcount/1994/
ESPN
http://sports.espn.go.com/
oly/winter02/gen/feature?page=history1994
CBS SportsLine.com
http://www.sportsline.com/
u/olympics/2002/history/yby/1994.htm
Time.com
http://www.time.com/time/daily/
newsfiles/olympics/winter94/index_w94.html
Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1994_Winter_Olympics
Infoplease.com
http://www.infoplease.com/ipsa/A0300773.html
1992 Summer Games (Barcelona, Spain)

International Olympic Committee
http://www.olympic.org/
uk/games/past/index_uk.asp?OLGT=1&OLGY=1992
Olympic Studies Centre
http://olympicstudies.uab.es/eng/yellow/dir/92og.html
BBC
http://news.bbc.co.uk/
sport2/hi/olympics_2004/history/3055360.stm
CBS Sportsline
http://www.sportsline.com/
u/olympics/2000/history/1992.htm
Time.com
http://www.time.com/time/daily/
newsfiles/olympics/summer92/index_s92.html
CBC
http://www.cbc.ca/olympics/history/1992.html
The Original Dream Team (NBA)
http://www.nba.com/history/dreamT_moments.html
Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1992_Summer_Olympics
Infoplease.com
http://www.infoplease.com/ipsa/A0114882.html
1992 Winter Games (Albertville, France)

International Olympic Committee
http://www.olympic.org/
uk/games/past/index_uk.asp?OLGT=2&OLGY=1992
CNNSI -- Medal Count
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/
olympics/2002/medalcount/1992/
ESPN
http://sports.espn.go.com/
oly/winter02/gen/feature?page=history1992
CBS SportsLine.com
http://www.sportsline.com/
u/olympics/2002/history/yby/1992.htm
Time.com
http://www.time.com/time/daily/
newsfiles/olympics/winter92/index_w92.html
Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1992_Winter_Olympics
Infoplease.com
http://www.infoplease.com/ipsa/A0300774.html
1988 Summer Games (Seoul, South Korea)

International Olympic Committee
http://www.olympic.org/
uk/games/past/index_uk.asp?OLGT=1&OLGY=1988
BBC
http://news.bbc.co.uk/
sport2/hi/olympics_2004/history/3055282.stm
CBS Sportsline
http://www.sportsline.com/
u/olympics/2000/history/1988.htm
Time.com
http://www.time.com/time/daily/
newsfiles/olympics/summer88/index_s88.html
CBC
http://www.cbc.ca/olympics/history/1988.html
Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1988_Summer_Olympics
Infoplease.com
http://www.infoplease.com/ipsa/A0114845.html
1988 Winter Games (Calgary, Canada)

International Olympic Committee
http://www.olympic.org/
uk/games/past/index_uk.asp?OLGT=2&OLGY=1988
CNNSI -- Medal Count
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/
olympics/2002/medalcount/1988/
ESPN
http://sports.espn.go.com/
oly/winter02/gen/feature?page=history1988
CBS SportsLine.com
http://www.sportsline.com/
u/olympics/2002/history/yby/1988.htm
Time.com
http://www.time.com/time/daily/
newsfiles/olympics/winter88/index_w88.html
Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1988_Winter_Olympics
Infoplease.com
http://www.infoplease.com/ipsa/A0300772.html
1984 Summer Games (Los Angeles, California)

International Olympic Committee
http://www.olympic.org/
uk/games/past/index_uk.asp?OLGT=1&OLGY=1984
Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/
wp-srv/sports/olympics/longterm/2000/history/1984.htm
CBS Sportsline
http://www.sportsline.com/u/olympics/2000/history/1984.htm
CBC
http://www.cbc.ca/olympics/history/1984.html
Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1984_Summer_Olympics
Infoplease.com
http://www.infoplease.com/ipsa/A0114812.html
1984 Winter Games (Sarajevo, Yugoslavia)

International Olympic Committee
http://www.olympic.org/
uk/games/past/index_uk.asp?OLGT=2&OLGY=1984
CNNSI -- Medal Count
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/
olympics/2002/medalcount/1984/
ESPN
http://sports.espn.go.com/
oly/winter02/gen/feature?page=history1984
CBS SportsLine.com
http://www.sportsline.com/
u/olympics/2002/history/yby/1984.htm
Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1984_Winter_Olympics
Infoplease.com
http://www.infoplease.com/ipsa/A0300771.html
1980 Summer Games (Moscow, Russia)

International Olympic Committee
http://www.olympic.org/
uk/games/past/index_uk.asp?OLGT=1&OLGY=1980
CBS Sportsline
http://www.sportsline.com/u/olympics/2000/history/1980.htm
CBC
http://www.cbc.ca/olympics/history/1980.html
Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/
wp-srv/sports/olympics/longterm/2000/history/1980.htm
Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1980_Summer_Olympics
Infoplease.com
http://www.infoplease.com/ipsa/A0114780.html
1980 Winter Games (Lake Placid, New York)

International Olympic Committee
http://www.olympic.org/
uk/games/past/index_uk.asp?OLGT=2&OLGY=1980
CNNSI -- Medal Count
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/
olympics/2002/medalcount/1980/
ESPN
http://sports.espn.go.com/
oly/winter02/gen/feature?page=history1980
CBS SportsLine.com
http://www.sportsline.com/
u/olympics/2002/history/yby/1980.htm
USA Today
http://www.usatoday.com/
olympics/saltlake/hockey/2002-01-16-gold-1980.htm
Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1980_Winter_Olympics
Infoplease.com
http://www.infoplease.com/ipsa/A0300770.html
1976 Summer Games (Montreal, Canada)

International Olympic Committee
http://www.olympic.org/
uk/games/past/index_uk.asp?OLGT=1&OLGY=1976
CBS Sportsline
http://www.sportsline.com/u/olympics/2000/history/1976.htm
Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/
wp-srv/sports/olympics/longterm/2000/history/1976.htm
Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1976_Summer_Olympics
Infoplease.com
http://www.infoplease.com/ipsa/A0114748.html
1976 Winter Games (Innsbruck, Austria)

International Olympic Committee
http://www.olympic.org/
uk/games/past/index_uk.asp?OLGT=2&OLGY=1976
CNNSI -- Medal Count
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/
olympics/2002/medalcount/1976/
ESPN
http://sports.espn.go.com/
oly/winter02/gen/feature?page=history1976
CBS SportsLine.com
http://www.sportsline.com/
u/olympics/2002/history/yby/1976.htm
Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1976_Winter_Olympics
Infoplease.com
http://www.infoplease.com/ipsa/A0300769.html
1972 Summer Games (Munich, Germany)

International Olympic Committee
http://www.olympic.org/
uk/games/past/index_uk.asp?OLGT=1&OLGY=1972
1996 CNN story: "Munich Remembered"
http://www.cnn.com/US/9607/27/munich.remembered/
Eye on the Storm (Posted on AP Sports Editors Website)
(Series Remembering 1972 Summer Olympic Games)
http://apse.dallasnews.com/contest/2002/
writing/over250/over250.enterprise.second1a.html
Olympic Park Munich
http://www.olympiapark.de/english/index_en.html
1972 Mark Spitz Interview (Audio, History Channel)
http:/historychannel.com/speeches/archive/speech_338.html
CBS Sportsline
http://www.sportsline.com/u/olympics/2000/history/1972.htm
CBC
http://www.cbc.ca/olympics/history/1972.html
Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1972_Summer_Olympics
Infoplease.com
http://www.infoplease.com/ipsa/A0114715.html
1972 Winter Games (Sapporo, Japan)

International Olympic Committee
http://www.olympic.org/
uk/games/past/index_uk.asp?OLGT=2&OLGY=1972
CNNSI -- Medal Count
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/olympics/2002/medalcount/1972/
ESPN
http://sports.espn.go.com/
oly/winter02/gen/feature?page=history1972
CBS SportsLine.com
http://www.sportsline.com/
u/olympics/2002/history/yby/1972.htm
Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1972_Winter_Olympics
Infoplease.com
http://www.infoplease.com/ipsa/A0300768.html
Additional Olympic Games
(Links from the International Olympic Committee)

1968 Summer
Mexico City
1968 Winter
Grenoble

1964 Summer
Tokyo
1964 Winter
Innsbruck

1960 Summer
Rome
1960 Winter
Squaw Valley

1956 Summer
Melbourne
1956 Winter
Cortina d'Ampezzo

1952 Summer
Helsinki
1952 Winter
Oslo

1948 Summer
London
1948 Winter
St. Moritz

1936 Summer
Berlin
1936 Winter
Garmisch-Partenkirchen

1932 Summer
Los Angeles
1932 Winter
Lake Placid

1928 Summer
Amsterdam
1928 Winter
St. Moritz

1924 Summer
Paris
1924 Winter
Chamonix

1920
Antwer

1912
Stockholm

1908
London

1904
St. Louis

1900
Paris

1896
Athens
History of the Olympics

Olympic Museum
http://www.olympic.org/
uk/passion/museum/index_uk.asp
Ancient Olympics
http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/Olympics/
The Real Story of the Ancient Olympics
http://upenn.edu/museum/Olympics/olympicintro.htm
Ancient Olympics Guide (Archaeological Institute of America)
http://www.archaeology.org/online/features/olympics/
Reflections on Glory (Britannica.com)
http://www.britannica.com/olympics/reflections/
CBS SportsLine
http://cbs.sportsline.com/olympics/summer/history
Olympics Through Time (Foundation of the Hellenic World)
http://olympics.fhw.gr/
PBS NewsHour
http://pbs.org/newshour/
bb/sports/july96/olympics_7-22.html
Kodak: Olympic History
http://www.journale.com/
kodak/olympics/olympichistory/index_body1.shtml

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