Exam 1 Flashcards
Youth-The transition years
middle and high school. Competitive sports appear
_ children make_ adults
unfit
Host facilities
concepts provide experience to all groups. clubs, gym, worksite, and festivals.
Shani Davis
first Black athlete to win a gold medal in an individual Winter
Olympics sport, speedskating.
zues
Ancient Olympics held in honor of this god
776 BC
Ancient Olympics started
Olympiads
4 year periods between games
Stadion Race
200 meters (600 Greek feet), first and only event in the Olympics from 776 to 724 BC
Coroebus
1st Olympic champion and baker by trade
pentathlon
an athletic contest consisting of five different events. run, jump, wrestling, javelin, and discuss.
Pankration
worlds strongest man. an Olympic event that combined wrestling and boxing. no rules
Orsippus
started tradition of racing nude(720 BC)
Theodosius
banned olympics
391 AD
end of olympics
Pierre de Coubertin 1896
Founder of the modern Olympics.