THE OLYMPICS
Olympic medley swimming events have these 4 strokes in one race
butterfly, breaststroke, freestyle & backstroke
In 1980 the U.S. & 64 other countries boycotted the Olympics held in this city
Moscow
Winning four in 2016, she tied the record for the most gold medals won in a single Olympics by a female gymnast
Simone Biles
As in ancient times, the first Modern Olympics, held in this country in 1896, had only male participants
Greece
Katie Ledecky was 6 when she got the autograph of this male swimmer who decided to try for more gold in 2016
Michael Phelps
This 18-year-old from Louisville won the light heavyweight boxing gold medal in 1960
Muhammad Ali
This city hosted the Summer Games in 1964, a first for Asia
Tokyo
Make a racket for these 2 siblings who won the gold in women's doubles tennis at the 2000, 2008 & 2012 Olympics
Venus & Serena Williams
Germany's Carl Schuhmann won 4 medals, one for wrestling & 3 for this, including team parallel bars
gymnastics
Herb Brooks coached the U.S. to the "Miracle on Ice" hockey victory at this site in the Adirondacks
Lake Placid
Denmark's Ellen Osiier foiled many of her opponents in 1924 to become the 1st woman to win a gold medal in this sport
fencing
Athens hosted the first Modern Olympics in 1896; this other European capital hosted the second games in 1900
Paris
At the Winter Olympics in 2018, Anna Gasser of Austria became the first woman to win the big air event in this newer sport
snowboarding
Seen here, dressed in traditional garb, Spyridon Louis became a national hero after winning this 26-mile race
the marathon
Olympic sports that have been discontinued include croquet, pigeon shooting & this team sport using a rope
tug-of-war
During the opening ceremony's parade of nations, this country traditionally goes first
Greece
This city between Lake Mälaren & the Baltic Sea hosted the 1912 Olympics
Stockholm
Must be something in the water--this Olympian swimmer with 10 medals, including 7 gold, hails from Maryland like Michael Phelps
Ledecky
America's Robert Garrett threw a 5-pound, 8-inch diameter one of these almost 96 feet to victory
a discus
If you're about to do the winter Olympic event called short track, you'll be wanting these on your feet
speed skates
Reminiscent of witches, it's the bowl-like structure that holds the flame in the host stadium; Torino's was placed 190 feet up
the Olympic cauldron
It took until 1956, but finally a Southern Hemisphere city hosted--this one
Melbourne
This Norwegian ice skater & future movie star won the first of her Olympic gold medals at age 15 at the 1928 Games in St. Moritz
Sonja Henie
Though joined together at the time, these 2 Central European countries competed separately
Austria & Hungary
Roman Sebrle & Ashton Eaton share the Olympic record with exactly 8,893 points in this track & field competition
the decathlon