Google. 39 Olympic Logos From 1924 to 2012. Living in Vancouver, Canada, I’ve been seeing the logo of the upcoming 2010 Winter Olympic Games more and more around the city as the date draws closer.
I thought it would be interesting to take a look at how the design trends in Olympic logos have evolved over the years. Noticeably, the logos seem to have changed from a monochromatic trend to a more multicolor approach in recent years. Logo design seems to have been streamlined to simpler and cleaner shapes. This article features every logo from the summer and winter Olympic games from 1924 to 2012.
Paris – Summer 1924 Lake Placid – Winter 1932 Los Angeles – Summer 1932 Garmisch-Partenkirchen – Winter 1936 Berlin – Summer 1936 St. London – Summer 1948 Oslo – Winter 1952 Helsinki – Summer 1952 Cortina d’Ampezzo – Winter 1956 Melbourne / Stockholm – Summer 1956 Squaw Valley – Winter 1960 Rome – Summer 1960 Innsbruck – Winter 1964. Jamaica Flag Coloring Pages for Kids to Color and Print. Olympic Hymn. The Olympic Hymn is played while the Olympic Flag is raised onto the large flagpole.
The music was composed by Spirou Samara and the words were added by Costis of Greece in 1896 " Immortal spirit of antiquity Father of the true, beautiful and good Descend, appear, shed over us they light Upon this ground and under this sky Which has fits witnessed by un-perishable fame. " Give life and animation to those noble games Throw wreaths of fadeless flowers to the victors In the race and in the strife Create in our breasts, hearts of steel.
" In thy light, plains, mountains and seas Shine is a roseate hue and for a vast temple To which all nations throng to adore thee Oh immortal spirit of antiquity. " Human to Hero: Nadia Comaneci - Olympic gymnastics' first perfect 10. The Perfect 10: Nadia Comaneci celebrates next to the scoreboard after her uneven bars performance at the 1976 Montreal Olympics.
Her effort in the discipline was the first unblemished score in gymnastics during an Olympic competition. Comaneci was just 14 when she captured the imagination of sports fans around the world with her exploits in Canada. As Comaneci celebrated gold in the balance beam event, her main inspiration Olga Korbut had to settle for a silver medal in Montreal. Comaneci, who won five gold medals in two Olympic appearances, stands next to a picture of herself competing at Montreal. Comaneci attends a function with her husband and fellow Olympian, former U.S. gymnast Bart Conner.
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Flag Coloring Pages (Printable) Olympics. EnchantedLearning.comThe Olympic Games 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia The 2014 Winter Olympics were in Sochi, Russia.
The opening ceremony was on February 7, 2014. The closing ceremony was on February 23, 2014. Over 85 nations and more than 2500 athletes competed. The Symbols of the Olympic Games. The Olympic Rings are five interlocking rings that stand for the five original continents, (Africa, America, Asia, Australia, and Europe) and the athletes from around the world.
The colours of the rings are blue, yellow, black, green, and red respectively. They were chosen because at least one of these colours is found on the flag of every nation. On the Olympic flag, the rings appear on a white background. At the Olympic Games, the flag is brought into the stadium during the opening ceremony. After its arrival, the flag is hoisted up the flagpole. The motto of th Olympic Games is "Swifter, Higher, Stronger". To better understand the motto, we can compare it with the following well-known phrase : The most important thing is not to win but to take part ! Olympics Fun Facts. All About The Olympic Games. Learn a little about the Olympic Games, Ancient and Modern, and then test yourself to see what you remember!
Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics Games. Past Paralympics.