Poynter Online's Links to the News column compiles Web resources on current and previous news topics. This page links to resources about the Olympic games. Links include official Olympic Web sites, media sites, historical resources, and more.
Official Olympic Site (Web page preserved by the Wayback Machine)http://web.archive.org/web/19961222192556/http://atlanta.olympic.org/ BBChttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/olympics_2004/history/3055420.stmTime.comhttp://www.time.com/time/Olympics/ New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/specials/olympics/Washington Posthttp://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.htm1996 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/Wikipediahttp://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 Committeehttp://www.olympic.org/uk/games/past/index_uk.asp?OLGT=2&OLGY=1994Another Look at 1994 (Washington Post)http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/longterm/olympics1998/history/1994/1994.htmThe Tonya Harding-Nancy Kerrigan Saga (Washington Post)http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/longterm/olympics1998/history/timeline/timeline.htmCNNSI -- Medal Count http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/olympics/2002/medalcount/1994/ESPN http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/winter02/gen/feature?page=history1994 CBS SportsLine.comhttp://www.sportsline.com/u/olympics/2002/history/yby/1994.htmTime.comhttp://www.time.com/time/daily/newsfiles/olympics/winter94/index_w94.htmlWikipediahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1994_Winter_Olympics Infoplease.com http://www.infoplease.com/ipsa/A0300773.html
1992 Summer Games (Barcelona, Spain)International Olympic Committeehttp://www.olympic.org/uk/games/past/index_uk.asp?OLGT=1&OLGY=1992Olympic Studies Centrehttp://olympicstudies.uab.es/eng/yellow/dir/92og.html BBChttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/olympics_2004/history/3055360.stm CBS Sportsline http://www.sportsline.com/u/olympics/2000/history/1992.htmTime.comhttp://www.time.com/time/daily/newsfiles/olympics/summer92/index_s92.htmlCBChttp://www.cbc.ca/olympics/history/1992.htmlThe Original Dream Team (NBA)http://www.nba.com/history/dreamT_moments.html Wikipediahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1992_Summer_Olympics Infoplease.com http://www.infoplease.com/ipsa/A0114882.html
1992 Winter Games (Albertville, France)International Olympic Committeehttp://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=history1992CBS SportsLine.comhttp://www.sportsline.com/u/olympics/2002/history/yby/1992.htmTime.comhttp://www.time.com/time/daily/newsfiles/olympics/winter92/index_w92.htmlWikipediahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1992_Winter_Olympics Infoplease.com http://www.infoplease.com/ipsa/A0300774.html
1988 Summer Games (Seoul, South Korea)International Olympic Committeehttp://www.olympic.org/uk/games/past/index_uk.asp?OLGT=1&OLGY=1988BBChttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/olympics_2004/history/3055282.stm CBS Sportsline http://www.sportsline.com/u/olympics/2000/history/1988.htmTime.comhttp://www.time.com/time/daily/newsfiles/olympics/summer88/index_s88.htmlCBC http://www.cbc.ca/olympics/history/1988.htmlWikipediahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1988_Summer_Olympics Infoplease.com http://www.infoplease.com/ipsa/A0114845.html
1988 Winter Games (Calgary, Canada)International Olympic Committeehttp://www.olympic.org/uk/games/past/index_uk.asp?OLGT=2&OLGY=1988CNNSI -- Medal Count http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/olympics/2002/medalcount/1988/ESPN http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/winter02/gen/feature?page=history1988CBS SportsLine.comhttp://www.sportsline.com/u/olympics/2002/history/yby/1988.htmTime.comhttp://www.time.com/time/daily/newsfiles/olympics/winter88/index_w88.htmlWikipediahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1988_Winter_Olympics Infoplease.com http://www.infoplease.com/ipsa/A0300772.html
1984 Summer Games (Los Angeles, California)International Olympic Committeehttp://www.olympic.org/uk/games/past/index_uk.asp?OLGT=1&OLGY=1984Washington Posthttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/olympics/longterm/2000/history/1984.htmCBS Sportsline http://www.sportsline.com/u/olympics/2000/history/1984.htmCBC http://www.cbc.ca/olympics/history/1984.htmlWikipediahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1984_Summer_Olympics Infoplease.com http://www.infoplease.com/ipsa/A0114812.html
1984 Winter Games (Sarajevo, Yugoslavia)International Olympic Committeehttp://www.olympic.org/uk/games/past/index_uk.asp?OLGT=2&OLGY=1984CNNSI -- Medal Count http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/olympics/2002/medalcount/1984/ESPN http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/winter02/gen/feature?page=history1984CBS SportsLine.comhttp://www.sportsline.com/u/olympics/2002/history/yby/1984.htmWikipediahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1984_Winter_Olympics Infoplease.com http://www.infoplease.com/ipsa/A0300771.html
1980 Summer Games (Moscow, Russia)International Olympic Committeehttp://www.olympic.org/uk/games/past/index_uk.asp?OLGT=1&OLGY=1980CBS Sportsline http://www.sportsline.com/u/olympics/2000/history/1980.htmCBC http://www.cbc.ca/olympics/history/1980.htmlWashington Posthttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/olympics/longterm/2000/history/1980.htmWikipediahttp://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 Committeehttp://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=history1980CBS SportsLine.comhttp://www.sportsline.com/u/olympics/2002/history/yby/1980.htmUSA Today http://www.usatoday.com/olympics/saltlake/hockey/2002-01-16-gold-1980.htmWikipediahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1980_Winter_Olympics Infoplease.com http://www.infoplease.com/ipsa/A0300770.html
1976 Summer Games (Montreal, Canada)International Olympic Committeehttp://www.olympic.org/uk/games/past/index_uk.asp?OLGT=1&OLGY=1976CBS Sportsline http://www.sportsline.com/u/olympics/2000/history/1976.htmWashington Posthttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/olympics/longterm/2000/history/1976.htm Wikipediahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1976_Summer_Olympics Infoplease.com http://www.infoplease.com/ipsa/A0114748.html
1976 Winter Games (Innsbruck, Austria)International Olympic Committeehttp://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=history1976CBS SportsLine.comhttp://www.sportsline.com/u/olympics/2002/history/yby/1976.htmWikipediahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1976_Winter_Olympics Infoplease.com http://www.infoplease.com/ipsa/A0300769.html
1972 Summer Games (Munich, Germany) International Olympic Committeehttp://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 Munichhttp://www.olympiapark.de/english/index_en.html 1972 Mark Spitz Interview (Audio, History Channel) http:/historychannel.com/speeches/archive/speech_338.htmlCBS Sportsline http://www.sportsline.com/u/olympics/2000/history/1972.htmCBC http://www.cbc.ca/olympics/history/1972.htmlWikipediahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1972_Summer_OlympicsInfoplease.com http://www.infoplease.com/ipsa/A0114715.html
1972 Winter Games (Sapporo, Japan)International Olympic Committeehttp://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=history1972CBS SportsLine.comhttp://www.sportsline.com/u/olympics/2002/history/yby/1972.htmWikipediahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1972_Winter_Olympics Infoplease.com http://www.infoplease.com/ipsa/A0300768.html
1968 Summer Mexico City 1968 Winter Grenoble 1964 Summer Tokyo 1964 Winter Innsbruck 1960 Summer Rome1960 Winter Squaw Valley 1956 Summer Melbourne 1956 Winter Cortina d'Ampezzo 1952 Summer Helsinki1952 Winter Oslo1948 Summer London1948 Winter St. Moritz1936 Summer Berlin1936 Winter Garmisch-Partenkirchen1932 Summer Los Angeles1932 Winter Lake Placid1928 Summer Amsterdam1928 Winter St. Moritz1924 Summer Paris1924 Winter Chamonix1920Antwer1912Stockholm1908London1904St. Louis1900Paris1896Athens
Olympic Museumhttp://www.olympic.org/uk/passion/museum/index_uk.aspAncient Olympicshttp://www.perseus.tufts.edu/Olympics/The Real Story of the Ancient Olympicshttp://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 SportsLinehttp://cbs.sportsline.com/olympics/summer/historyOlympics 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 Historyhttp://www.journale.com/kodak/olympics/olympichistory/index_body1.shtml
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