In 2012‚ at the London Olympic games Renaud Lavillenie walks to the back of the runway checking his final steps. He takes a few deep breaths before making a dash for the pit. Renaud counts down “3‚2‚1” as he hits the box and soars into the air! He breaks the Olympic record as he clears 19’6”. The Olympic stadium erupts breaking out into celebration as the french representative has just won his first Olympic gold medal and is officially the best pole vaulter in Olympic history. Renaud Lavillenie holds
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December 5‚ 2012 History of Sports in America Significant Moment in Sports A Golden Moment What type of moment constitutes a significant moment in a sport? The sport and society must be changed in a way that only could have been brought by this moment. The sport itself must be defined by the moment‚ and society’s view of the sport must be influenced by this moment. In the summer of 2008 during one of the greatest spectacles in sports‚ the whole world was fixed on the Olympics to watch Michael
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their boundaries and never limiting what they believe they have the ability to do. Just to name one‚ Gabby Douglas an Olympic gymnast‚ have had struggles and obstacles in her way; but of course‚ she will not stand for them. The people just hope that their accomplishments out way the speed bumps in the road. Gabby Douglas was born December 31‚ 1995 in the
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“Before you can achieve ‚ you must believe‚ in yourself.” and “Don’t Practice until you get it right‚ Practice until you can’t get it wrong.” (“Katie Ledecky Quotes”) Both these quotes are from Katie Ledecky. Katie Ledecky is a 2 Time Olympian‚ 5 time OLympic Gold winner and World Champion. Katie Ledecky loved swimming from an early age‚ and has had a very successful swimming career‚ because she trains in unusual ways‚ for a female swimmer. Did you know that Katie Ledecky started swimming at the age of
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The Dream Team Era During the summer of 1992‚ the NBA took center stage as the world watched the greatest team in sports ever assembled joke‚ pose‚ and finally play its way to the gold medal at the summer Olympic games. The team was named the "Dream Team" and it featured eleven of the NBA’s best players. Names like Michael Jordan‚ Earvin "Magic" Johnson‚ and Larry Bird headlined the games and the play of Scottie Pippen and "Sir" Charles Barkley stole the show. After only eight games‚ the world
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Therefore‚ celebrities can be good and bad role models. One bad role model is Micheal Phelps‚ and a good one is Barrack Obama. Now for the bad. If one has watched the 2008 Summer Olympics‚ he must have seen Micheal Phelps‚ the famous swimmer. Phelps is famous for breaking the record for receiving the most gold medals at a single Olympics. Many of his fellow fans and swimmers believe that he did this fairly. However‚ this all changed when a photo of Micheal Phelps smoking marijuana was released in early
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more things‚ like the foundation for the “Two-man” serve reception system created by Doug Beal in 1983. Not only that‚ but during the first year that he joined the national team‚ he led the U.S. National Team and won the gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics‚ even though he was the youngest player on the team. After years of even more accomplishments‚ he
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ASL 101-06 Professor Anisa Guy 10/13/11 Journal: Deaflympics The Deaflympics is an event similar to the Olympics but geared towards the hearing impaired ("Disabled World"). This event first began in 1924‚ where it took place in Paris ("Disabled World"). The Deaflympics became the first international athletics even held for people with disabilities. This event was originally called the International Games for the Deaf‚ International Silent Games‚ World Games for the Deaf‚ and occasionally
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of athletics its roots in human prehistory. The first recorded organized athletics events at a sports festival are the Ancient Olympic Games. At the first Games in 776 BC in Olympia‚ Greece‚ only one event was contested: the stadion footrace and the first olympic winner was Koroibos. In later years further running competitions have been added. Also in the Ancient Olympic pentathlon‚ four of the events are part of the track and field we have even today. The long jump‚ the javelin throw‚ the discus
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The Olympics is a major international event where top athletes from all over the world get together to compete for a common‚ the gold medal. Being qualified for this tremendous event is already a huge achievement since each athlete is considered the best in his or her country. There is also an Olympic for deaf too‚ which is known as the Deaflympics. This event is similar to the original Olympics but the main differences are the requirements. To participate in the summer and winter Deaflympics‚ according
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