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    Ib Math Sl Type 1

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    Investigation The purpose of this investigation is to find out the general trends of the Olympic gold medal height each time the event is held. It also could be used to predict the next gold medal height in the upcoming Olympic events. We could know as well what functions can be used to plot the graphs. People could also analyze the pattern of rise or decrease in height of the winning height in the Olympic game. This investigation also allows future participants to find out information about previous

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    Business Summer 2013 Module 1: Case Assignment Dr. Abou-Robieh‚ Moutaz Every four years there is an Olympics event held in a different city from around the world to bring together superior athletes that represent their respective countries to participate in a friendly competition. The Olympics is broken into two events summer and winter games. The Olympics represents three themes coming together: excellence‚ friendship and respect. The modern Olympics have

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    London Aquatics Centre

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    largest main venue after the Olympic Stadium‚ and will form the ’gateway’ to the Games with two 50-metre (160-foot) swimming pools and a 25-metre (82-foot) diving pool in Olympic Park at Stratford‚ London‚ it was one of the main venues of the 2012 Summer Olympics and the 2012 Summer Paralympics. It will host swimming‚ diving‚ synchronised swimming and the swimming discipline of the modern pentathlon. Once the Games are completed‚ the Aquatics Park will transform from an Olympic venue with a capacity

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    Lee Chong Wei

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    vehicle which had lost control after a tire blow out. He was then sent to the Sunway Medical Centre and treated with six stitches for his head injury. Lee received RM300‚000 on 21 August 2008‚ as a reward for his silver medal effort in the 2008 Olympic Games. Also‚ he received RM3‚000 a month as a lifetime pension beginning in August 2008. For the same achievement‚ he was conferred with a Darjah Setia Pangkuan Negeri (DSPN)‚ which carried the title Datuk by Governor of Penang‚ Tun Abdul Rahman Abbas

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    Ancient Greek History

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    Jordyn Rolli Dr. Magee HNRS 103 5 May 2017 The History of the Olympic Games; Honoring Unity Although a great number people in the 21st century believe that the concept of ‘tradition’ merely prevents the progression and advancement of the present world‚ not all traditions perpetuate ignorance. At the heart of most long-standing established practices lies an idea that at least one person did not want the rest of the world to forget. The different types of traditions range from lighthearted

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    RYAN LOCHTE Ryan Lochte has been swimming formally for eight years now. He started swimming when he was just five years old by going to swimming classes but started competing when he joined his college swimming team in 2005. Lochte has been practicing and competing for several events now; 200m backstroke‚ 4x100m freestyle relay‚ 200m individual medley among others. Ryan Lochte was born in Rochester‚ New York. Hi s mom being from Cuba and born and raised in Havana and his father being from

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    History of Sports

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    Sports history in the British Library: selected titles Any analysis of sport‚ sporting events and sports governance must inevitably take into account the historical events which underpin them. For sports researchers‚ the British Library has an unrivalled collection of resources covering all aspects of the subject and in many different media‚ from books describing sporting events‚ to biographies and autobiographies of grass roots and elite athletes; coaching manuals; sport yearbooks and annual reports;

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    terrence parkin

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    (born 12 April 1980 in Bulawayo‚ Zimbabwe) is a deaf swimmer from South Africa‚ who won the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in the 200 metres breaststroke. Parkin also competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics‚ as well as the 2005 Deaflympics in which he took home two gold medals. In 2011‚ Parkin saved a young boy from drowning.[1] http://www.sport24.co.za/OtherSport/Olympic-swimmer-saves-boy-20110121. Jump up^ Parkin out to win‚ prove deaf can compete. " CNN Sports Illustrated Online

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    Usain Bolt

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    winning three gold medals at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing‚ China‚ and becoming the first man in Olympic history to win both the 100-meter and 200-meter races in record times. Bolt won his fourth Olympic gold medal in the men’s 100-meter race at the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London‚ beating rival Yohan Blake‚ who took silver. Bolt ran the race in 9.63 seconds‚ a new Olympic record‚ making him the first man in history to set three world records in a single Olympic Games competition. The win marked

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    American Olympic gold medalist‚ Laurie Hernandez is on the cover of my Wheaties box. Though only being 17 years old‚ she has accomplished so much in her lifetime‚ such as placing in the Olympics and being the youngest contestant to win the television competition‚ “Dancing with the Stars.” Laurie has had to overcome injuries that would break other teens of her age‚ she is a hardworking‚ determined‚ and respectable athlete. She is continuing her Olympic career and will continue to be a fit role model

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