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Whistler, James Abbott McNeill

(Encyclopedia) Whistler, James Abbott McNeill, 1834–1903, American painter, etcher, wit, and eccentric, b. Lowell, Mass. Whistler was dismissed from West Point for insufficient knowledge of chemistry…

Standing High Jump

1900 Ray Ewry, United States 5 ft 5 in1904 Ray Ewry, United States 4 ft 11 in1906 Ray Ewry, United States 5 ft 1.625 in1908 Ray Ewry, United States 5 ft 2 in1912 Platt Adams, United States 5…

Basketball–Men

1904 United States1976 United States1936 United States1980 Yugoslavia1948 United States1984 United States1952 United States1988 USSR1956 United States1992 United States1960 United States1996…

Basketball–Women

1976 USSR1992 Unified Team11980 USSR1996 United States1984 United States2000United States1988 United States2004United States1. Former Soviet Union team.Basketball–MenSummer Games: Gold…

Distribution of Medals—2004 Summer Games

(Athens, Greece)Country Gold Silver Bronze TotalUnited States 353929103Russia27273892China32171463Australia17161649Germany14161848Japan1691237France1191333Italy10111132South Korea912930Great…

Figure Skating–Men

1908 Ulrich Salchow, Sweden1920 Gillis Grafström, Sweden1924 Gillis Grafström, Sweden1928 Gillis Grafström, Sweden1932 Karl Schäfer, Austria1936 Karl Schäfer, Austria1948 Dick Button, United…

Figure Skating–Women

1908 Madge Syers, Britain1920 Magda Julin-Mauroy, Sweden1924 Herma Planck-Szabö, Austria1928 Sonja Henie, Norway1932 Sonja Henie, Norway1936 Sonja Henie, Norway1948 Barbara Ann Scott,…

Speed Skating–Men

(U.S. winners only)500 Meters1924 Charles Jewtraw 44.00 1932 Jack Shea 43.40 1952 Ken Henry 43.20 1964 Terry McDermott 40.10 1980 Eric Heiden 38.03 2002Casey FitzRandolph69.2312006Joey…

Speed Skating–Women

(U.S. winners only)500 Meters 1972 Anne Henning 43.33 1976 Sheila Young 42.76 1988 Bonnie Blair 39.10 1992 Bonnie Blair 40.33 1994 Bonnie Blair 39.25 1,000 Meters 1992 Bonnie Blair 1:21.90…