Olympic Locations
Unusual Olympic Events
American Gold Medalists
Athletic Logos
Act it Out
100

a.) London, England

b.) Paris, France

c.) Beijing, China

b.) Paris, France

100

Tug-of-War (discontinued in 1920 after too many controversies including: teams accused of wearing illegal boots and sitting down during the competition.)

100

LeBron James - 2 gold medals ('08, '12), 1 bronze medal ('04) for basketball

100

100

Archery!

200

a.) Vancouver, Canada

b.) New York, USA

c.) Cairo, Egypt

a.) Vancouver, Canada

200


Curling - contestants work in pairs to slide a large weight on ice, then brush the ice to slide the weight towards the target.

200

Michael Phelps - 23 gold medals in swimming. 

200

200

Crossing the finish line

300

a.) Houston, USA

b.) Paris, France

c.) London, UK

London, UK

300

Fencing - en guarde!

300

Simone Biles - 4 gold medals in 2016 (gymnastics team, all-around, vault, and floor). Silver medal in 2020 for gymnastics team. Bronze medals in 2016 and 2020 for balance beam.

300

300

In the zone... looking grumpy
400

a.) Sydney, Australia 

b.) Tokyo, Japan

c.) Berlin, Germany

Sydney, Australia

400

Race Walking - contestants must keep one foot on the ground at all times and race to the finish.

400

Muhammad Ali - Gold medal in heavyweight boxing (1960).

400


400

Celebrating a winning race!

500

a.) Cairo, Egypt

b.) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

c.) Paris, France

Rio de Janeiro - Brazil

500

The Luge - slide down an icy tunnel on a tiny sled!

500

James Cleveland "Jesse" Owens - Gold Medals in 100m sprint, 200m sprint, 4x100m relay, and long jump in the 1936 Olympics. 

500

500

Heavy weight lifting - grunt is optional