http://www.aboutolympics.co.uk An Extensive Guide to the Olympic Games en-us Mon, 26 Jul 2010 Mon, 26 Jul 2010 AboutOlympics Content Manager janem@aboutolympics.co.uk janem@aboutolympics.co.uk http://www.aboutolympics.co.uk/world-records-achieved-at-the-olympics.html The high altitude of Mexico City, which is 2,240 metres above sea level, made the 1968 Olympics difficult for athletes in the e... http://www.aboutolympics.co.uk/olympic-modern-pentathlon-and-triathlon.html Triathlon is the youngest of all Olympic sports. It was invented by San Diego Track Club as an alternative workout, with the fi... http://www.aboutolympics.co.uk/great-british-olympians-pre-second-world-war.html The enduring story of Olympic sprinters Eric Liddell and Harold Abrahams was told in the Oscar-winning film Chariots of Fire, r... http://www.aboutolympics.co.uk/great-olympic-sprinters-long-jumpers.html Jesse Owens is perhaps the greatest Olympian of all. The black American won an unprecedented four track and field gold medals a... http://www.aboutolympics.co.uk/great-olympic-middle-distance-runners.html Kipchoge 'Kip' Keino recorded the most decisive victory over 1,500 metres ever seen at the Olympics when he finished 20m clear... http://www.aboutolympics.co.uk/great-olympic-hurdlers.html It is said there are two certainties in life - death and taxes. Between 26th August 1977 and 4th June 1987 there were three cer... http://www.aboutolympics.co.uk/grea-olympic-swimmers.html What Mark Spitz accomplished at the 1972 Olympics in Munich is unique. The American swimmer won seven gold medals, a feat that...