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Javelin Throw

Javelin ThrowYear Distance 1932 Babe Didrikson, USA 143- 4 1936 Tilly Fleischer, GER 148- 3 OR1948 Herma Bauma, AUT 149- 6 OR1952 Dana Zátopková, CZE 165- 7 OR1956 Ineze Jaunzeme, USSR 176…

 Men's Most Combined Overall Medals

Below is a list of the all-time top male medalists at the Summer Games. Michael Phelps tops the list with 20 medals. No   Sport G-S-B 22 Michael Phelps, USA Swimming 18-2-2…

Adam, the first man, in the Bible

(Encyclopedia) AdamAdamădˈəm [key], [Heb.,=man], in the Bible, the first man. In the Book of Genesis, God creates humankind in his image as a species of male and female, giving them dominion over…

Byzantine Empire

(Encyclopedia) CE5 CE5 Byzantine Empire (c.1000) Byzantine Empire, successor state to the Roman Empire (see under Rome), also called Eastern Empire and East Roman Empire. It was named after…

1948 Women's Olympic Swimming Medalists

Event   Time   100m Free Greta Andersen, DEN 1:06.3     Ann Curtis, USA 1:06.5     Marie-Louise Vaessen, NED 1:07.6   400m Free Ann Curtis, USA 5:…

Women's Olympic Swimming: 100-meter Backstroke

100-meter Backstroke Find the Olympic gold-medal times for the women's 100m Backstroke swimming competition from 1924 to the present. Year WinnerTime Record1924 Sybil Bauer, USA 1:23…

High Jump

High JumpYear Height 1928 Ethel Catherwood, CAN 5- 21/2 1932 Jean Shiley, USA 5- 51/4 WR1936 Ibolya Csäk, HUN 5- 3 1948 Alice Coachman, USA 5- 6 OR1952 Esther Brand, RSA5- 53/4 1956…