The given presentation discuss such topic as Olympic Games. Little is said about history and evelopment of the Olympics. There is a little bit of mythology, olympic symbols...More attention is given to winter Olympics and namely games in Sochi 2014.
The team at Lemon.ly is very excited for the 2012 London Olympics. As we count down the days to the start of the Olympic Games we started asking a few questions about Olympic history. In this graphical presentation, Lemon.ly presents a few Olympic Games Fast Facts to get you excited.
The given presentation discuss such topic as Olympic Games. Little is said about history and evelopment of the Olympics. There is a little bit of mythology, olympic symbols...More attention is given to winter Olympics and namely games in Sochi 2014.
The team at Lemon.ly is very excited for the 2012 London Olympics. As we count down the days to the start of the Olympic Games we started asking a few questions about Olympic history. In this graphical presentation, Lemon.ly presents a few Olympic Games Fast Facts to get you excited.
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3. The Olympic Games – Introduction
The modern Olympic Games are major
international sports competition, held once every
four years.
Thousands of athletes from more than 200 nations
participate in a variety of competitions.
The first, second and third place finishers in each
event get gold, silver, and bronze Olympic medals.
4. The Olympic Games – History
The first Olympic Games took place in Olympia
(Greece) in the year 776 B.C.
They included sports, but also literature, art,
drama and music.
The founder of modern Olympic Games was
Pierre de Coubertin in the year 1896.
5. The Olympic Games – History
Since 1924 there are two parts of the games
• The winter part
• The summer part
which alternate once every two years.
6. The Olympic Games - Symbols
The Olympic Flag
Five rings on the white background symbolize
five continents.
The Olympic Flame
Is lit in Olympia months before each Games in a
ceremony that reflects ancient Greek rituals.
7. The Olympic Games - Symbols
The Olympic mascot
An animal or human figure representing the
cultural heritage of the host country.
The Olympic Motto
"Faster, Higher, Stronger”
8.
9. The Olympic Games - Opening Ceremony
Artistic displays of music, singing, dance, and
theater represent the culture of host nation.
The athletes parade into the stadium grouped by
nation.
Speeches are given, formally opening the Games.
Finally, the Olympic torch lights the Olympic
flame.
10. The Summer Olympic Games
The Summer Olympic program includes the
following sports:
aquatics (including swimming, synchronized
swimming, diving, and water polo), archery,
athletics (track and field), badminton,
baseball, basketball, boxing, canoeing and
kayaking, cycling, equestrian sports, fencing
11.
12. The Summer Olympic Games
The Summer Olympic program includes the
following sports:
field hockey, football (soccer), gymnastics,
team handball, judo, modern pentathlon,
rowing, sailing (formerly yachting),
shooting, softball, table tennis, tae kwon do,
tennis, triathlon, volleyball, weightlifting,
and wrestling
13.
14. The Winter Olympic Games
The Winter Olympic program includes sports
played on snow or ice:
biathlon, bobsledding, curling, ice hockey, ice
skating (figure skating and speed skating),
luge, skeleton (headfirst) sledding, skiing, ski
jumping, and snowboarding
15.
16. The Olympic Games - Closing Ceremony
The closing ceremony of the Olympic Games
takes place after all sporting events are finished.
Flag-bearers from each country enter the
stadium, followed by the athletes who enter
together.
The Games are officially closed, and the Olympic
flame is extinguished.
17. Czech Olympic winners (Summer Olympic
games - Men winners)
The most famous Summer Olympic winners from
Czech republic are:
Emil Zatopek - runner-four gold medals-2x 10
000m,1x marathon and 1x 5000m.
Ota Zaremba – weightlifting -1 gold medal from
SOG Moscow 1980.
18.
19. Czech Olympic winners (Summer Olympic
games - Men winners)
Martin Doktor – canoeist -2 gold medals from
Atlanta 1996.
Jan Zelezny - javelin throw -3 gold medals,
Barcelona 1992, Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000),1
silver medal- (Soul 1988).
Roman Sebrle – decathlon -1 gold medal from
Athens 2004 and 1 silver medal from Sydney 2000.
20.
21. Czech Olympic winners (Summer Olympic
games - Women winners)
Vera Caslavska - gymnastics- 3 gold medals and 1
silver medal from SOG Tokio in 1964 and 4 gold
medals and 2 silver medals from SOG Mexico in
1968.
Stepanka Hilgertova - canoe slalom - 2 gold
medals - Atlanta 1996 and Sydney 2000.
22.
23. Czech Olympic winners (Summer Olympic
games - Women winners)
Barbora Spotakova - javelin throw- 2 gold medals
from Beijing 2008 and London 2012.
Katerina Emmons – shooting - 1 gold and 1 silver
medal from Beijing 2008 and bronze medal from
Athens.
24.
25. Czech Olympic winners (Winter Olympic
games - Men winners)
Czech Ice hockey team - ice hockey - one gold
medal from Nagano 1998 and bronze medal from
Torino 2006.
Ales Valenta - freestyle skiing - one gold medal
from Salt Lake City 2002.
Lukas Bauer - Cross-country skiing - one silver
medal from Torino 2006 and 2 bronze medals
from Vancouver 2010).
26.
27. Czech Olympic winners (Winter Olympic
games - Women winners)
Katerina Neumannova - Cross-country skiing -
one gold medal from Torino 2006,4 silver
medals (2x Salt Lake City 2002,1x Nagano
1998 and 1x Salt Lake City 2002) and one
bronze medal from Nagano 1998.
Martina Sablikova - speed skating - 2 gold
medals from Vancouver 2010.
