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The Olympic Games
Beijing 2009

Aug 8-24

 

 

Paralympics

Sept 6-17

Official Website for the Organising Committee of the 2009 Olympic Games - Beijing, China.

2009 Australian Olympic Team - Official site

ABC - Beijing Olympic Games

London 2012

27 July-12 Aug 2012

International Olympic Committee  - homepage of the IOC

Olympic Fact Sheets  from the Australian Sports Commission.

The Olympic Museum - a very comprehensive site about all aspects of the Olympic Movement

Cory & Laura's Olympic site - The site owners have compiled the numbers of medal winners from each country since 1896, and information about Olympic traditions and their origins

An Olympic Games Primer

Ancient Olympics
Ancient Olympic Games Virtual Museum

The Ancient Olympics

History of the Ancient Olympic Games 

Winter Olympics

Vancouver 2010

12-28 February 2010

Sochi 2014

7-23 February 2014 

Australia at the Winter Olympics

Australia's Winter Olympic Team 2006

Winter Games Sports

The Olympic Museum - the Winter Games includes an Introduction, the heroes, did you know?, innovations for each of the Winter Games venues. Has all the official information.

The Winter Olympics For Kids - an excellent website from Pocantico Hills School Grade 4

Winter Sports Animations - details of the events & equipment 

Olympic Values - Brief information on History, the Flame, the Philosophy & the Rules (Sports etc).

Australia at the Olympics  
Australia at the Games

Australian Olympic Committee Homepage - latest news about the Australian team 

Australian Olympic Trivia

Australian Olympic Medal Statistics - a complete list of medal winners by Olympic Games, sports, male or female and totals.

Olympians
50 of our finest

Olympic Heroes - 250 athlete profiles - from the IOC site

Great Olympians - find lists of individuals who have achieved memorable achievements in the Olympic Games, from 1896 up to and including 2000.

Elitesports Australian Olympians - Select from the Profiles quick links on the right hand side of the page. Current Olympians are under Athletes, Past Olympians are under Sporting Legends.

Commonwealth Games
Australian Sports Commission Fact Sheet on the Commonwealth Games.

Commonwealth Games Federation

Aust Commonwealth Games Association

For Teachers
Australia's Olympic Hall of Fame? - NSW CAP Online Research Module - Stage 3, PE/H/PD.

Which Olympic sport is the most difficult? - NSW CAP Online Research Module - Stage 3, PE/H/PD.

Aliens come to change the Olympics - NSW CAP Online Research Module - Stage 3, PE/H/PD.

United by the Moment. Thinking Skills Contract Click on the link to the document.


This page updated on 01/01/2009 .