The document summarizes key information about the Olympics and the 2012 London Games. It discusses the Olympic symbols and motto. It provides statistics on medal counts by country and details on participant demographics like average age. It concludes with a call to action for countries like Nigeria to improve their performances at future Olympics.

1. Olympics 2012
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2. The Olympic symbol, better known as the
Olympic rings, consists of five intertwined rings
and represents the unity of the five inhabited
continents (Africa America Asia Australia
Africa,
Africa America, Asia, Australia,
Europe).
Europe
The colors—Blue Yellow Black, Green, & Red —
Blue,
Blue Yellow, Black Green
over a white field forms the Olympic flag. These
colors were chosen because every nation had at
least one of them on its national flag.

3. The Olympic motto is Citius, Altius,
Fortius, a Latin expression meaning
"Faster Higher Stronger .
Faster Higher, Stronger"
Faster,

4. The most important thing in the
Olympic Games is not to win but
to take part
The essential thing is not to have conquered
but to have fought well.

5. The first Olympic Games was hosted in the
Panathenaic stadium in Athens in 1896
The Olympic Games are considered to be the
world's foremost sports competition, and more
than 200 nations participate

6. The Games are currently held biennially,
with Summer and Winter Olympic Games
alternating, meaning they each occur
every four years
Olympics for the physically challenged is
called Paralympic Games.

7. Australia,
Australia Great Britain and Switzerland are
the only countries to send a team to every
Olympic Games since its inception in 1896
World wars led to the cancellation
of the 1916 1940 and 1944 Games
1916, 1940,

8. Till date, total medals won at the
Olympic Games equals 14,577
The USA alone has won
2,401 which is 16% of
the total medals.
Old Soviet Union has 1,010 (7%), Great Britain has
– 781, France – 670, Germany – 573, Italy – 550,
Sweden – 483, Hungary – 475, China – 472 &
Australia – 467 completing the top 10 Nations.

9. Total Gold medals won till date at
the Olympic Games equal 4,755.
The USA has 975
Gold medals this
medals,
is approximately
21% of the total
Gold medals.
Old Soviet Union has 395 (8%), Great Britain has – 236,
France – 202, China – 201, Italy – 198, Germany – 174,
Hungary – 167, East Germany – 153 & Sweden – 143
completing the top 10 Nations.

10. Total Gold medals won till date at
the Olympic Games equal 4,755.
The USA has 975
Gold medals this
medals,
is approximately
21% of the total
Gold medals.
Old Soviet Union has 395 (8%), Great Britain has –
236, France – 202, China – 201, Italy – 198,
Germany – 174, Hungary – 167, East Germany – 153
& Sweden – 143 completing the top 10 Nations.

11. The USA in 1984 won 83 Gold medals,
which remain the highest Gold medal by a
Team in an Olympic. .
They Also won a total of 239 Medals at the
1904 Olympic Games, which by far the
highest achievement by a Team
They’ve top the medal tables in 16times of
the 30 Olympic Games

12. The London 2012 Olympic Games is the
XXXth edition of the Olympic
Great Britain won the most medals in 1908
with 56 Gold, 51 Silver and 39 Bronze medals.

13. The Team USA has the
most medals (104) and
Gold medals (46)
Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 USA 46 29 29 104
2 China 38 27 22 87
3 GBR 29 17 19 65
4 Russia 24 25 33 82
5 S. Korea 13 8 7 28

14. 2012 Olympians participated in a total of
41 Sports in 28 groups.
Some of the groupings are:
Aquatic – Swimming, Diving, Water polo
Canoe – Kayak Flatwater, Kayak Slalom, Slalom
Cycling – BMX, Mountain Bike, Road, Track
Equestrian – Dressage, Eventing, Jumping
Gymnastics – Artistic Gymnastics, Rhythmic Gymnastics,
Trampoline
Volleyball – Beach volleyball, Volleyball
Wrestling – Freestyle, Greco Wrestling

15. A total of 47
Gold/Silver/Bronze
medals can be won in
Athletics Followed by Swimming 34
Sports Men Mixed Women Grand Total
Athletics 24 23 47
Swimming 17 17 34
Shooting 9 6 15
Artistic Gymnastics 8 6 14
Judo 7 7 14
Rowing 8 6 14
Kayak Flatwater 9 3 12
Boxing 11 11
Freestyle 7 4 11
Diving 4 6 10
Fencing 5 5 10
Sailing 6 4 10
Track 5 5 10
Top 10 Games with Highest Medals

16. A country like the USA has won 730 medals (Gold-310, Silver-
234 & Bronze-186) from Athletics, 489 Medals from
Swimming, Diving (128), Wrestling (125), Boxing (109),
Shooting (105), Gymnastics (94), Rowing (84), Sailing (59).
Medals in the Olympics could as well be about
strength.
concentrating in the area of your strength
Jamaica’s feat is in Athletics and they currently rule that
domain, setting World and Olympic records.
In fact, 3 Jamaicans, won Gold, Silver and Bronze in the
200m race. They’ve created already a successive plan of
ruling the 100m and 200m in the next Olympics.

17. Some Olympic games are Unisex
Boxing
Greco Wrestling
Kayak Slalom Mixed
Rhythmic Gymnastics
Badminton
Dressage
Eventing
Jumping

18. The Youngest London2012 Olympian
13 years old Adzo Kpossi from Togo
The Oldest is 71yrs old Hiroshi
Hoketsu from Japan
A equestrian rider who competed in
the 1964 Summer Olympics finishing
40th in show jumping

19. The Youngest Team in London2012
Lao People's Democratic Republic
with an average Age of 18yrs
While the Sierra Leonean Team
is the oldest – average Age is 33yrs
Average age of the top 5 Teams are:
USA (27.1), China (24.3), Great Britain (26.3),
Russia (26.1) and South Korea (25.6)
The average age of London 2012
Olympians is 26.1yrs

20. Games & Average Age
Gymnastics – Rhythmic - 19
Gymnastics - Artistic, Swimming - 22
Synchronized Swimming, Diving, Cycling - BMX, Cycling - Track,
Football, Cycling – BMX - 23
Boxing, Taekwondo, Cycling - Mountain Bike, Cycling – Track - 24
Weightlifting, Cycling - Track, Modern Pentathlon - 25
Trampoline, Judo, Wrestling, Hockey, Archery, Badminton,
Athletics, Canoe Sprint, Fencing - 26
Volleyball, Cycling - Mountain Bike, Cycling - Road, Cycling - Track,
Canoe Slalom, Water Polo, Tennis, Rowing, Basketball - 27
Table Tennis, Triathlon, Cycling - Mountain Bike, Handball, Cycling -
Road, Sailing - 28
Beach Volleyball, Cycling - Road, Cycling – Track - 29
Athletics, Triathlon - 30
Shooting - 31
Cycling - Mountain Bike, Cycling – Road - 33
Equestrian - 38

21. London2012 Olympics has come and
gone, what remains are the memories.
Some came, competed, conquered and
were crowned! Others came but to
experience champions do their thing,
hopefully one day they will return to be
crowned!
My country (Nigeria), Came but without a
medal to show for it!
Next… a presentation on the way forward for the likes of
Nigeria so they may be celebrated in years to come.

22. Data source:
- www.london2012.com
- www.olympics.org
- http://www.medalspercapita.com
- Google Docs
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