Mrs+Hitchcock



Choose an event in the Olympic Games that interests you.


 * Give this mini project a title page and research the history of your chosen event.


 * Find out which countries will probably be prominent in this sport. (Is New Zealand one of them?)


 * Name some of the key competitors you hope to follow as they compete over the next couple of weeks.


 * Make note of any key times or records set in previous Games that may be broken by this years’ competitors.


 * Set up a page to record key athletes’ progress as their competition unfolds.


 * Devote a page to a pictorial representation of the Gold, Silver and Bronze medals won in your chosen field.


 * What qualities do you see in the competitors who have won medals in their key sport. Record these in an interesting way.

Sprinting Middle distance running Shot put Swimming Women’s gymnastics Men’s gymnastics Rowing Sailing Discus
 * 1) Why are the Olympics called the Olympics?
 * 2) Where did the Marathon event originate?
 * 3) Name as many events that you can think of that are derived from warfare/battle.
 * 4) Why is drug testing of athletes necessary?
 * 5) Why would it be considered an upset for a New Zealand sprinter to win the 100m Gold medal?
 * 6) There are a lot of stereotypes in Olympic history. Which countries are traditionally strong in the following:


 * 1) What was dramatic/interesting about the following Olympic Games: 1936, 1972, 1980, 2000
 * 2) Name some multi medal winners.
 * 3) Find some defending Olympic Champions – games to games.
 * 4) Research one of NZ’s famous Olympic Champions.
 * 5) Eg. Peter Snell, Murray Halberg, John Walker, Jack Lovelock, Ian Ferguson, Paul McDonald, Caroline & Georgina Ever Swindell, Barbara Kendall, or...?