OLYMPIC SPORTS EQUIPMENT
Goal,
swimsuit
Waterpolo
A competitive team sport played in water between two teams of 7 players each.
Water Polo
The first official Olympic mascot was Waldi, one of these low-to-the-ground dogs, at the 1972 games in Munich
a dachshund
Before the Olympics went all-metric, the 1904 games had events like the 880 of these units freestyle swim
Yards
In 1980 the U.S. & 64 other countries boycotted the Olympics held in this city
Moscow
Rocks,
brooms
In 1960 Abebe Bikila ran away with this lengthy event, with no shoes on
the marathon
Herb Brooks coached the U.S. to the "Miracle on Ice" hockey victory at this site in the Adirondacks
Lake Placid
The standard distance of this race comes from the 1908 games, when it ran from Windsor Castle to the royal box
the marathon
This city hosted the Summer Games in 1964, a first for Asia
Tokyo
Hoops,
ribbons
Rhythmic Gymnastics
This gymnastics apparatus is raised 4.1 feet from the floor & is 4 inches wide
the balance beam
Olympic sports that have been discontinued include croquet, pigeon shooting & this team sport using a rope
tug-of-war
This American is the most decorated athlete in Olympic history, winning 28 medals, including a record 23 golds
Michael Phelps
In 2006, 30 years late, the debt was paid off for the stadium called "The Big Owe" & the rest of this city's games
Montreal
Bindings & a tube with 22-foot-high walls
Snowboarding
With a new partner, Brooke Sweat, 42-year-old Kerri Walsh Jennings plans to go for her 4th gold in this 2-word sport in 2021
beach volleyball
The 3 throwing events in the decathlon are the shot put, the javelin & this one
discus
The Olympic motto, the Latin "citius, altius, fortius", means "faster, higher", this
stronger
This city between Lake Malaren & the Baltic Sea hosted the 1912 Olympics
Stockholm
Horse,
epee
modern pentathlon
Prince Albert of Monaco was awarded a black belt in this martial art that's done barefoot at the Olympics
judo
If you're about to do the winter Olympic event called short track, you'll be wanting these on your feet
speed skates
An old man of 31, this American became the first 3-time snowboarding gold medalist in 2018
Shaun White
It took until 1956, but finally a Southern Hemisphere city hosted--this one
Melbourne, Australia