sort Jim Thorpe http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... , Bob Beamon http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... On October 18 Beamon set a world record for the long jump with a jump of 8.90 m (29 ft. 2½ in.), bettering the existing record by 55 cm (21¾ in.). When the announcer called out the distance for the jump, Beamon – unfamiliar with metric measurements – wasn't affected by it.[4] When his teammate and coach Ralph Boston told him that he broke the world record by nearly 2 feet, an astonished Beamon collapsed to his knees and placed his hands over his face in shock. In one of the more enduring images of the games, his competitors then helped him to his feet.[5] One journalist called Beamon "the man who saw lightning".[citation needed] Sports journalist Dick Schaap wrote a book about the leap, The Perfect Jump. Prior to Beamon’s jump, the world record had been broken thirteen times since 1901, with an average increase of 6 cm (2½ in) and the largest increase being 15 cm (6 in). Beamon's record stood for 23 years until Mike Powell broke it in 1991. , Jesse Owens 8 -4 http://www.outsideonline.com/blog... , ... - Thomas Page

Track and Field: Fosbury Flop http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... http://www.nytimes.com/package... Getting High: Physics of the Fosbury Flop http://www.sciencefriday.com/segment... , 7 -28 Four-minute mile http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... , Decathlon http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... , 8 -4 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... - Thomas Page

Johnny Weissmuller http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... On July 9, 1922, Weissmuller broke Duke Kahanamoku's http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... world record on the 100-meters freestyle, swimming it in 58.6 seconds.[9] He won the title in that distance at the 1924 Summer Olympics, beating Kahanamoku for the gold.[10] He also won the 400-meters freestyle and the 4 x 200 meters relay. As a member of the American water polo team, he also won a bronze medal. Four years later, at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, he won another two Olympic titles.[11] In all he won five Olympic gold medals and one bronze medal, fifty-two United States National Championships, and set sixty-seven world records. He never lost a race and retired with an unbeaten Amateur record.[12] In 1950, he was selected by the Associated Press as the greatest swimmer of the first half of the 20th Century., Spitz , Phelps , 8 -4 http://www.nytimes.com/interac... 2 -23 Eddie_Aikau http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... - Thomas Page

Michael Fred Phelps II (born June 30, 1985) is an American swimmer and the most decorated Olympian of all time with 21 medals. Phelps also holds the all-time records for gold medals (17), gold medals in individual events (11), Olympic medals in individual events for a male (13), and gold medals in the same individual event at consecutive Olympics for a male swimmer (3). In winning eight gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Games, Phelps took the record for the most first-place finishes at any single Olympic Games. Five of those victories were in individual events, tying the single Games record. In the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Phelps has won three golds and two silver medals through August 3. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... - Thomas Page

George S. Patton http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... ( 8 -12 http://www.wired.com/playboo... ) He was on the U.S. 1912 Olympic pentathlon team and also designed the U.S. Cavalry's last combat saber: the "Patton Saber" (the M-1913). 1912 Summer Olympics Patton participated in the first-ever modern pentathlon at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm. He finished fifth overall.[8] He placed seventh out of 37 contestants in the 300 meter freestyle swimming. He was fourth out of 29 fencers. In the equestrian cross-country steeplechase, he was among the riders who turned in perfect performances, but he placed sixth because of his time. Patton "hit the wall" 50 yards (46 m) from the finish line of the four kilometer cross-country footrace, then fainted after crossing the line at a walk; he finished third out of 15 contestants. He made the U.S. Modern Pentathlon team for the 1916 Summer Olympics, scheduled for Berlin, Germany, but the Games were canceled because of World War I. , http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... , - Thomas Page

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Academic Quadrathalon , Knowledge Bowl http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... , Intellectual competitions http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... United States Academic Decathlon http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... , Events for Politicians ? The Top American Science Questions in 2012 http://www.sciencedebate.org/questio... 1 -27 Team Palin ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015... 1 -28 https://friendfeed.com/citizen... - Thomas Page

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Sort https://friendfeed.com/citizen... https://friendfeed.com/citizen... Performance Art - Art of Performance sort sort DROP KICK ME JESUS by BOBBY BARE http://youtu.be/SO5Y1OuQIxo http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... Dropkick http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... Harlem Globetroters http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... - Thomas Page

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Ancient_Olympic_Games http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... [ Branches ~ Oaths https://friendfeed.com/citizen... [[ 3 -4 Olympism http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... ] Fundamental Principles of Olympism Olympism is a philosophy of life, exalting and combining in a balanced whole the qualities of body, will and mind. Blending sport with culture and education, Olympism seeks to create a way of life based on the joy of effort, the educational value of good example, social responsibility and respect for universal fundamental ethical principles. The goal of Olympism is to place sport at the service of the harmonious development of humankind, with a view to promoting a peaceful society concerned with the preservation of human dignity. The Olympic Movement is the concerted, organised, universal and permanent action, carried out under the supreme authority of the IOC, of all individuals and entities who are inspired by the values of Olympism. It covers the five continents. It reaches its peak with the bringing together of the world’s athletes at the great sports festival, the Olympic Games. Its symbol is five interlaced rings. The practice of sport is a human right. Every individual must have the possibility of practising sport, without discrimination of any kind and in the Olympic spirit, which requires mutual understanding with a spirit of friendship, solidarity and fair play. Recognising that sport occurs within the framework of society, sports organisations within the Olympic Movement shall have the rights and obligations of autonomy, which include freely establishing and controlling the rules of sport, determining the structure and governance of their organisations, enjoying the right of elections free from any outside influence and the responsibility for ensuring that principles of good governance be applied. Any form of discrimination with regard to a country or a person on grounds of race, religion, politics, gender or otherwise is incompatible with belonging to the Olympic Movement. Belonging to the Olympic Movement requires compliance with the Olympic Charter and recognition by the IOC. - Thomas Page