Globe and Mail . Globe and Mail . In ancient times, as today, to be an Olympic athlete was a supreme honour. Ancient Olympic champions were looked after by their fellow townsfolk for thewww. olympic. org/uk/athletes/index_uk. asp - 22k -. ATHLETE OR TEAM. Enter the athlete's first and/or last nameThe Olympic medal winner database is compiled using data taken from official publicationswww. olympic. org/uk/athletes/results/search_r_uk. asp - 24k -. The United States Olympic Committee in partnership with the University of Delaware and Olympic Solidarity isAthlete Blog Spotlight. more athleteswww. usoc. org/ - 40k -. Jan 8, 2008David Powell responds to your remarks on his top 50 Olympic athletes To compile my list of the top 50 track and field athletes in Olympicwww. timesonline. co. uk/tol/sport/more_sport/athletics/article3099603. ece -. As a result, colonies and dependencies are permitted to host their own Olympic teams and athletes even if such competitors also hold citizenship in anotheren. wikipedia. org/wiki/Olympic_Games - 269k -. From Australia to Zimbabwe, China to the US, TIME takes you on a world tour to introduce you to the most compelling athletes you'll be seeing in the Beijingwww. time. com/time/specials/packages/0,28757,1819129,00. html - 22k -. BasketballUnited StatesAge: 23 OK, world, pin this one on your locker-room wall. LeBron James is picturing himself on the Beijing medal stand, gold drapingwww. time. com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1826294,00. html - 33k -. The Earthgamz Summer Olympics Google Earth plugin maps Olympic athletes to their hometowns; it uses the Windows-only embedded Google Earth plugin on thewww. mcwetboy. net/maproom/2008/08/mapping_olympic. php - 34k -. on NBC Television and cheer for your favorite athlete in their olympic sport. Plus get bonus local coverage from Olympic zone. Featured Athletes Blogs. www. nbcolympics. com/athletes -. Includes profiles, news, and photos of the athletes competing in the 2008 Summer Games in Beijing. sports. espn. go. com/oly/summer08/fanguide/athlete. Alphabetical list of all competitors in the 2008 Summer Games in Beijing includes athlete profile and medal count. sports. yahoo. com/olympics/beijing/athletes. Lists athletes in the 2008 Summer Olympics by sport and nation. sportsillustrated. cnn. com/olympics/2008/athletes/sport -. Comité International Olympique - Découvrez l'organisation, Les athlètes,les Jeux passés, l'actualité du Mouvement olympique, l'actualité sportive en direct, le. www. olympic. org/uk/games/ancient/athletes_uk. asp -. The city also agreed to loan the developer $30-million toward start-up costs. The city signed a deal with the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games to deliver the keys to the athletes' village by November, 2009. The city then effectively sublet the responsibility for constructing. www. theglobeandmail. com/servlet/story/LAC. 20081006. BCMA. www. theglobeandmail. com/servlet/story/LAC. 20081006. BCMASON6//TPStory/Comment. Olympic Athletes Scavenger Hunt Learn about famous olympic athletes. Visit the following sites to find the answers to the questions listed below. warriors. warren. k12. il. us/whitney/olympics. htm warriors. warren. k12. il. us/whitney/olympics. htm. U. S. National Diving Team Includes Olympic athletes. Skateweb's Elite Skaters Men's, women's and pairs figure skaters. www. libraryspot. com/biographies/athletes. htm www. libraryspot. com/biographies/athletes. htm. High tech Jana Rawlinson, front, and other Olympic athletes wearing their new uniforms. Photo: Tim Clayton High-tech Australian Olympic team uniforms have been launched in Sydney today, designed to keep athletes cool and to improve their performance. www. smh. com. au/news/beijing2008/olympic-athletes-go-hig. www. smh. com. au/news/beijing2008/olympic-athletes-go-high-tech/2008/04/14/1208025060749. html. British Olympic chiefs are to force athletes to sign a contract promising not to speak out about China's appalling human rights record – or face being banned from travelling to Beijing. The move immediately provoked a storm of protest. digg. com/world_news/Olympic_athletes_forced_to_sign_con. digg. com/world_news/Olympic_athletes_forced_to_sign_contract_banning_criticism. Posted 2. 25. 08 at 5:15 pm 3 CommentsCredit: Brett ZardaOfficially, the International Olympic Committee has permitted athletes to blog from the Beijing Games. This environment makes it all the more surprising that the International Olympic Committee announced recently that it will allow athletes to blog. www. popsci. com/entertainment-gaming/article/2008-02/oly. www. popsci. com/entertainment-gaming/article/2008-02/olympic-athletes-free-blog…-sort. Mildred McDaniel (One of the world's top women athletes of the 1950s, she excelled in track and field. The world's dominant women's high jumper during that period, she was the gold medal winner in the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games with a world record 5-9 1/4. She kept my card but was nice enough to provide two signed. www. angelfire. com/mb/markssigningbonus/olympicalthetes. www. angelfire. com/mb/markssigningbonus/olympicalthetes. html. var _psBack = '« Prev'; var _psForward = 'Next »'; var _psQueryID = '9383229F27E05D983AA5602D88EC45E0'; var _psQuerySource = '121'; var _psSiteID = '';   1  .