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  2. Mr. Olympia, annual bodybuilding competition sanctioned by the International Fitness and Bodybuilding Federation (formerly the International Federation of BodyBuilders). It was first held in 1965 in Brooklyn, New York, but it has grown into a global contest hosted by cities around the world and featuring athletes from many countries. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who won the competition seven times ...
    Author:Meg Matthias
  3. Dec 5, 2024He won his first amateur Mr. Universe title in 1967. After moving to California in 1968 to train and compete in bigger events in the United States, he won three more Mr. Universe titles and then the professional Mr. Olympia title six years in a row (1970-75) before retiring. He surprised the bodybuilding world by returning to competition one ...
    Author:The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
  4. Other articles where Mr. Universe is discussed: bodybuilding: The latter's Mr. Universe contest, staged in London, was the most prestigious international bodybuilding event for about 25 years. It was surpassed in the 1970s by the Mr. Olympia competition conducted by the Weiders.
  5. Olympia, ruined ancient sanctuary, home of the ancient Olympic Games, and former site of the massive Statue of Zeus, which had been ranked as one of the Seven Wonders of the World. Olympia is located near the western coast of the Peloponnese peninsula of southern Greece, 10 miles (16 km) inland
    Author:Eugene Vanderpool
  6. 5 days agoOlympic Games - Women, History, Sport: Although there were no women's events in the ancient Olympics, several women appear in the official lists of Olympic victors as the owners of the stables of some victorious chariot entries. In Sparta, girls and young women did practice and compete locally. But, apart from Sparta, contests for young Greek women were very rare and probably limited to an ...
  7. Jan 15, 2025Olympic Games - Lake Placid, 1980, US: The 1980 Games marked the second time the small upstate New York town hosted the Winter Olympics. But, in the age of television and increasing numbers of spectators, Lake Placid was ill-equipped to handle the demands of a modern Games. Transportation was inadequate to move the crowds, and athletes complained about the confinement of the Olympic Village ...
  8. Eric Heiden is an American athlete who at the 1980 Olympic Winter Games in Lake Placid, New York, U.S., became the first skater to win gold medals in all speed-skating events (500, 1,000, 1,500, 5,000, and 10,000 metres). His performance included a world record in the 10,000-metre event and Olympic
  9. Answer: The ancient Olympic Games were held in the ancient Greek city of Olympia, which is also the Games' namesake. Delphi was the host of the Pythian Games, and Corinth was the host of the Isthmian Games. Rome also held sporting events in ancient times. Question: How many rings are there in the Olympic flag?
  10. Jan 7, 2025Gordie Howe (born March 31, 1928, Floral, Saskatchewan, Canada—died June 10, 2016, Toledo, Ohio, U.S.) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who led the Detroit Red Wings to four Stanley Cup championships (1950, 1952, 1954, and 1955) and to seven consecutive first-place regular-season finishes (1949-55) in a career that encompassed a record 1,767 NHL games played over 32 seasons ...
  11. 4 days agoESPN, Inc., cable television sports-broadcasting network based in Bristol, Conn.It was launched in 1979 and is one of the largest cable networks in the United States.Its success engendered additional ESPN networks, including an international sports network.. New England sports announcer William Rasmussen founded ESPN to broadcast New England Whalers hockey games and University of Connecticut ...

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