Who Gets the Gold for the Quirkiest Olympic Tale? (Reuters)

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Gatlin Sprints from Unknown to Olympic
Gold (Reuters)

Gatlin Sprints from Unknown to Olympic
Gold (Reuters) 08/22/2004 09:00 PM
Reuters - American Justin Gatlin roared from virtual unknown to win the blue ribband Olympic men's 100 meters race on Sunday, upstaging defending champion Maurice Greene and other more illustrious rivals.

Samsung's Olympic Gold Phones

Samsung's Olympic Gold Phones 08/09/2004 07:27 AM

To commemorate the Olympic Games, sponsor Samsung Electronics has released 1000 special edition "Gold Premium Phones" (models SCH-E470, SPH-E3200, and SPH-E3250) and auctioned them online. The first lot of six phones has been bid up to over one million won (around $12,000). The phones themselves are not actually gold, except for a rim around the LCD monitor, but do have the emblem of the Athens Olympics inscribed as well as special serial numbers that make them worth money in the increasingly popular world of cell phone collectables.

All proceeds of the auctions are to be given to an Olympic athlete who doesn't get a medal but still leaves a "great impression or delivers deep emotions" to the Koreans, who will vote for their favorite loser online.

Read - Olympic Gold Phones Gaining Popularity on Online Auctions [Chosun via Mobile9 via CoolHunting]
Read - Samsung’s $12,000 Gold Phone is Pricier than an Automobile [TelecomsKorea via PhoneMag

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Court says U.S. sprinter should lose
Olympic gold

Court says U.S. sprinter should lose
Olympic gold 06/29/2004 03:36 PM

Argentina Wins First Olympic Gold in 52
Years

Argentina Wins First Olympic Gold in 52
Years 08/28/2004 01:10 PM
Reuters via Wired News Aug 28 2004 4:37PM GMT

Argentina Wins First Olympic Gold for 52
Years

Argentina Wins First Olympic Gold for 52
Years 08/28/2004 01:10 PM
Reuters via Wired News Aug 28 2004 4:37PM GMT

U.S. Relay Team Set to Lose 2000 Olympic
Gold Medal

U.S. Relay Team Set to Lose 2000 Olympic
Gold Medal 07/18/2004 10:30 AM
Reuters via Wired News Jul 18 2004 1:35PM GMT

Olympic medals table by number of gold
medals per population

Olympic medals table by number of gold
medals per population 08/27/2004 02:06 PM
If you take the current Olympic medals table (ranked by number of golds) and re-order the top 20 gold medal...

Programs: Nancy Drew Finds Danger in
Whale Tale (Reuters)

Programs: Nancy Drew Finds Danger in
Whale Tale (Reuters) 02/14/2004 04:02 PM
Reuters - (Gene Emery is a columnist who covers science and technology. His Internet address is GEmery(at)Cox.net. Any opinions in the column are his alone.)

United States Olympic Committee
Re-Launches Official U.S. Olympic Team
Website

United States Olympic Committee
Re-Launches Official U.S. Olympic Team
Website 07/31/2004 03:47 PM
With less than 30 days until the Opening Ceremonies of the 2004 Olympic Games, the official web site of the 2004 U.S. Olympic Team, usolympicteam.com has re-launched with two major "firsts" designed to enhance the Olympic sports' fan experience by customizing to their favorite sports – personalization of sports news and a U.S. Olympic Fan Club.

Mexico 'Dirty War' Tale Ends Happily,
Victim Found (Reuters)

Mexico 'Dirty War' Tale Ends Happily,
Victim Found (Reuters) 01/03/2005 09:52 AM
Reuters - Aleida Gallangos met her brother in Washington last week for the first time since he was kidnapped by Mexican police 30 years ago, closing one chapter in the annals of Mexico's "dirty war" on a rare joyous note.

Author finds odd Olympic statistics
(Reuters)

Author finds odd Olympic statistics
(Reuters) 08/08/2004 11:06 PM
Reuters - At the 1900 Olympics, just one spectator paid to watch the early rounds of the croquet competition in the south of France.

Web scribe ranks Olympic losers
(Reuters)

Web scribe ranks Olympic losers
(Reuters) 08/27/2004 02:00 PM
Reuters - For those who believe the adage "all Olympic athletes are winners," a Canadian man has dedicated the past 10 days to proving you wrong.

Iranian paid $125,000 for Olympic no
show (Reuters)

Iranian paid $125,000 for Olympic no
show (Reuters) 09/07/2004 10:30 AM
Reuters - Iran have given judo world champion Arash Miresmaeili a $125,000 reward, saying he sacrificed a gold medal at the Athens Olympics by refusing to fight an Israeli, a sports official says.

Olympic fans too busy for prostitutes
(Reuters)

Olympic fans too busy for prostitutes
(Reuters) 08/28/2004 12:46 AM
Reuters - Ellie is so proud to be Greek that she even closed her brothel so the girls could watch the opening ceremony at the Olympics.

U.S. Olympic team eats burgers to win
(Reuters)

U.S. Olympic team eats burgers to win
(Reuters) 08/10/2004 08:53 AM
Reuters - Fuelled by a diet that includes cheeseburgers and chocolate chip cookies, the United States team will eat their way to victory at the Olympics if their chief caterer is to be believed.

No medals for Playboy Olympic special
(Reuters)

No medals for Playboy Olympic special
(Reuters) 08/20/2004 04:58 AM
Reuters - The Athens Olympics organisers tried to ban this month's Greek edition of Playboy, objecting to an article featuring naked women, sports equipment, the Olympic rings and headlines like "Go For A Sexathlon Gold".

Phelps Powers His Way Toward Olympic
Record (Reuters)

Phelps Powers His Way Toward Olympic
Record (Reuters) 08/19/2004 08:42 PM
Reuters - American Michael Phelps captured a fourth gold at the Athens Games Thursday, keeping him on course to be the first swimmer to win eight medals at a single Olympics.

Olympic Athletes to Be Given Free
Condoms (Reuters)

Olympic Athletes to Be Given Free
Condoms (Reuters) 07/27/2004 09:06 AM
Reuters - Athletes at next month's Athens Olympics are expected to go for gold in the bedroom as well as on the field, with 130,000 free condoms being made available throughout the Games.

Olympic flame busts cannabis farms
(Reuters)

Olympic flame busts cannabis farms
(Reuters) 07/14/2004 10:20 AM
Reuters - The Olympic flame, a symbol of peace meant to bring the world together ahead of the Games, has become an instrument of crime busting after a police helicopter accompanying it on the island of Crete spotted cannabis farms.

Prostitutes forecast Olympic sex slave
boom (Reuters)

Prostitutes forecast Olympic sex slave
boom (Reuters) 05/13/2004 12:35 PM
Reuters - Greece's licensed prostitutes have warned that foreign sex-slave competitors would rush to exploit the August Olympic Games because of unrealistic zoning laws restricting legal brothels.

Lithuania Shoots Down U.S. in Men's
Olympic Basketball (Reuters)

Lithuania Shoots Down U.S. in Men's
Olympic Basketball (Reuters) 08/21/2004 02:39 PM
Reuters - Sarunas Jasikevicius went on a shooting spree in the last three minutes of play to lift Lithuania to a 94-90 victory over the United States in the men's Olympic basketball tournament Saturday.

Dirty sheets threat for Olympic guests
(Reuters)

Dirty sheets threat for Olympic guests
(Reuters) 05/05/2004 11:04 AM
Reuters - Olympic visitors face dirty sheets and stale coffee at this summer's Athens Games unless a pay deal is agreed with tourist industry workers, a union grouping some 450,000 employees says.

Fun runner makes Olympic marathon team
(Reuters)

Fun runner makes Olympic marathon team
(Reuters) 04/19/2004 09:42 AM
Reuters - Fun runner Tracey Morris, who startled everyone including herself by bettering the Olympic qualifying time in Sunday's London marathon, has been named in the British team for the Athens Games.

Church Prays for Olympic Athletes Not to
Be Lazy (Reuters)

Church Prays for Olympic Athletes Not to
Be Lazy (Reuters) 08/09/2004 07:54 AM
Reuters - Greece's Orthodox Church said on Sunday it was praying for athletes competing in the Athens Olympics not to be lazy.

China breeds Olympic flower power
(Reuters)

China breeds Olympic flower power
(Reuters) 08/22/2004 11:27 PM
Reuters - China is breeding new flowers and putting them through rigorous tests to see if they can go the distance and bloom throughout the hot, humid summer in time for the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Stray dogs move into Olympic village
(Reuters)

Stray dogs move into Olympic village
(Reuters) 08/03/2004 04:05 AM
Reuters - Stray dogs have breached security at the Olympic village because heavily armed soldiers regard the animals as friends, the Australian team says.

Elite Priests Deployed for Olympic
Spiritual Needs (Reuters)

Elite Priests Deployed for Olympic
Spiritual Needs (Reuters) 08/02/2004 10:04 AM
Reuters - Elite snipers, soldiers and biochemical experts will keep athletes' bodies safe from harm during this month's Olympic Games, but for matters of the soul, elite priests from the Church of Greece are set to take over.

Train Like an Olympic Athlete with
Hi-Tech Gadgets (Reuters)

Train Like an Olympic Athlete with
Hi-Tech Gadgets (Reuters) 07/24/2004 07:53 AM
Reuters - Even if you didn't make the cut for this year's Olympic games in Greece, you can train like a world-class athlete with pocket-sized electronics that deliver a pumping music beat while keeping track of your rising pulse rate.

Olympic Spy Zeppelin Flies Into Greek
Flak (Reuters)

Olympic Spy Zeppelin Flies Into Greek
Flak (Reuters) 08/06/2004 09:16 AM
Reuters - Greek activists say a 200-foot surveillance zeppelin patrolling Olympic Athens tramples on civil rights and have launched legal action to ground it.

One-Legged Swimmer Continues Olympic
Quest (Reuters)

One-Legged Swimmer Continues Olympic
Quest (Reuters) 04/21/2004 10:02 AM
Reuters - One-legged South African swimmer Natalie du Toit will continue her quest in June to compete at the Athens Olympics after failing to qualify at her recent national championships.

Jones Fails to Make U.S. Olympic Team in
100 Meters (Reuters)

Jones Fails to Make U.S. Olympic Team in
100 Meters (Reuters) 07/10/2004 10:22 PM
Reuters - Olympic champion Marion Jones has failed to make the 100 meters team for Athens after she could only finish fifth in the U.S. trials final on Saturday.

Olympic Flame Trail Busts Cannabis Farms
(Reuters)

Olympic Flame Trail Busts Cannabis Farms
(Reuters) 07/14/2004 10:20 AM
Reuters - The Olympic flame, a symbol of peace meant to bring the world together ahead of the Games, became an instrument of crime busting when a police helicopter accompanying it on the island of Crete spotted cannabis farms.

Web to Be Major Player at Olympic Games
and Euro 2004 (Reuters)

Web to Be Major Player at Olympic Games
and Euro 2004 (Reuters) 05/25/2004 08:52 PM
Reuters - Internet and mobile phones will debut as a major part of this year's two big sporting events: the Olympic Games in Athens and the European soccer championship in Portugal.

Rudolph pleads guilty to Atlanta Olympic
blast (Reuters)

Rudolph pleads guilty to Atlanta Olympic
blast (Reuters) 04/13/2005 08:02 PM
Reuters - Former fugitive Eric Rudolph pleaded guilty on Wednesday to the bombing of the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta and a string of subsequent blasts, citing a hatred of abortion, gay rights and the federal government as his motivation for the attacks.

U.S. Women Win Third Consecutive
Basketball Gold (Reuters)

U.S. Women Win Third Consecutive
Basketball Gold (Reuters) 08/28/2004 03:05 PM
Reuters - The U.S. women took their third consecutive gold medal in Olympic basketball on Saturday, breaking open a close game in the fourth quarter to beat Australia 74-63.

U.S. Furious at Proposal That Hamm
Return His Gold (Reuters)

U.S. Furious at Proposal That Hamm
Return His Gold (Reuters) 08/27/2004 01:23 PM
Reuters - U.S. Olympic chiefs reacted furiously Friday to a suggestion gold medallist Paul Hamm should give his medal to a South Korean rival under a plan floated by world gymnastics officials.

Carly Patterson Wins Gymnastics
All-Around Gold (Reuters)

Carly Patterson Wins Gymnastics
All-Around Gold (Reuters) 08/20/2004 08:54 AM
Reuters - Carly Patterson upstaged Russian diva Svetlana Khorkina to become the first American in 20 years to win the women's Olympic gymnastics all-round gold medal on Thursday.

S.Korea to Appeal Over Hamm Gymnastics
Gold (Reuters)

S.Korea to Appeal Over Hamm Gymnastics
Gold (Reuters) 08/22/2004 07:46 AM
Reuters - South Korea is waiting to gather video evidence before lodging an appeal with sport's supreme legal body over scoring errors at the Olympic gymnastics competition which robbed Yang Tae-young of a gold medal.

Gold Rush Is on in Mobile-Music Sector
(Reuters)

Gold Rush Is on in Mobile-Music Sector
(Reuters) 06/19/2004 07:36 PM
Reuters - The international mobile-music market is dancing to the beat of new business ideas.
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