Olympic
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In sports:
- Olympic GamesOlympic GamesThe Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
, international multi-sport event held since 1896 - Ancient Olympic Games, ancient multi-sport event held in Olympia, Greece between 776 BC and 393 AD
- Cotswold Olimpick Games, sports event held in England since 1612
- Olympic symbolsOlympic symbolsThe Olympic symbols are icons, flags and symbols used by the International Olympic Committee to promote the Olympic Games. Some—such as the flame, fanfare, and theme—are more common during Olympic competition, but others, such as the flag, can be seen throughout the year.-Motto:The Olympic motto is...
, symbols used by the International Olympic Committee to promote the Olympic Games - The Olympic sportsOlympic sportsOlympic sports, as defined by the International Olympic Committee, are all the sports contested in the Summer and Winter Olympic Games. The Summer Olympics, as of 2012, will include 26 sports, with two additionall sports due to be added in 2016...
comprise all the sports contested in the Summer and Winter Olympic Games. - Olympic StadiumOlympic StadiumThe Olympic Stadium is the name usually given to the big centrepiece stadium of the Summer Olympic Games. Traditionally, the opening and closing ceremonies and the track and field competitions are held in the Olympic Stadium. Many, though not all, of these venues actually contain the words Olympic...
, name usually given to the big centrepiece stadium of the Summer Olympic Games - Olympic-size swimming pool, type of swimming pool used in the Olympic Games and other "long course" events
- El-OlympiEl-OlympiEgyptian Olympic Athletes Club, Alexandria shortened for El-Olympi is an Egyptian athletic club based in Alexandria,Founded in 1905, It's one of the oldest clubs in Egypt mostly known for it's achievements in the Track and field games winning several gold medals in continental championships and...
, Olympic Football Club, Egypt
In transportation:
- Olympic AirOlympic AirOlympic Air is the largest Greek airline by destinations served, formed from the privatisation of the former national carrier Olympic Airlines. Olympic Air commenced limited operations on 29 September 2009, after Olympic Airlines ceased all operations, with the official full-scale opening of the...
, private greek airline, successor to Olympic Airlines - Olympic AirlinesOlympic AirlinesOlympic Airlines was the flag carrier airline of Greece, with its head office in Athens. It operated services to 37 domestic destinations and to 32 destinations world-wide. Its main base was at Athens International Airport, with hubs at Thessaloniki International Airport, "Macedonia" and Rhodes...
, state run airline of Greece in the process of ceasing all operations and successor to Olympic Airways - Olympic AviationOlympic AviationOlympic Aviation was a subsidiary of Olympic Airways, the Greek national flag carrier.-Creation and Operations of Olympic Aviation:Olympic Aviation was created on August 2nd, 1971, when Olympic Airways was still owned by Aristotle Onassis, by his son Alexander. Until then, it was known as a...
, subsidiary of Greek flag-carrier Olympic Airways - Olympic class ocean linerOlympic class ocean linerThe Olympic-class ocean liners were a trio of ocean liners built by the Harland & Wolff shipyard for the White Star Line in the early 20th century...
, trio of ocean liners built by the Harland & Wolff shipyard for the White Star Line - Olympic (unfinished ship)Olympic (unfinished ship)The Olympic was to have been an ocean liner built for the White Star Line in the early twentieth century.After the launch of Oceanic in 1899 and shortly before Thomas Ismay's death, the White Star Line had ordered a new ship from Harland and Wolff, naming her Olympic...
, unfinished sister ship of RMS Oceanic - RMS OlympicRMS OlympicRMS Olympic was the lead ship of the Olympic-class ocean liners built for the White Star Line, which also included Titanic and Britannic...
, sister ship of the RMS Titanic - Olympic Station, MTR station in Hong Kong
Naval and military
- USS Olympic (SP-260)USS Olympic (SP-260)USS Olympic was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1919.Olympic was built as a civilian yacht of the same name in 1913 by E. W. Heath at Seattle, Washington. The U.S. Navy acquired her from her owner, Frank Wright of Seattle, on 15 May 1917 for World War I service as a...
, a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1919
In geography:
- Olympic MountainsOlympic MountainsThe Olympic Mountains is a mountain range on the Olympic Peninsula of western Washington in the United States. The mountains, part of the Pacific Coast Ranges, are not especially high - Mount Olympus is the highest at - but the western slopes of the Olympics rise directly out of the Pacific...
, mountain range on the Olympic Peninsula - Olympic National ParkOlympic National ParkOlympic National Park is located in the U.S. state of Washington, in the Olympic Peninsula. The park can be divided into four basic regions: the Pacific coastline, alpine areas, the west side temperate rainforest and the forests of the drier east side. U.S...
, located on the Olympic Peninsula - Olympic PeninsulaOlympic PeninsulaThe Olympic Peninsula is the large arm of land in western Washington state of the USA, that lies across Puget Sound from Seattle. It is bounded on the west by the Pacific Ocean, the north by the Strait of Juan de Fuca, and the east by Puget Sound. Cape Alava, the westernmost point in the contiguous...
, large arm of land in western Washington state, United States, that lies across Puget Sound from Seattle
In business:
- Olympic Paints & Stains, brand belonging to PPG IndustriesPPG IndustriesPPG Industries is a global supplier of paints, coatings, optical products, specialty materials, chemicals, glass and fiber glass. With headquarters in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, PPG operates in more than 60 countries around the globe. Sales in 2010 were $13.4 billion...
- Olympic Airlines Privatization, the ongoing privatization of the Greek airline
In the arts:
- The Olympics (band)The Olympics (band)The Olympics were an American doo-wop group, formed in 1957 by lead singer Walter Ward . The group included Eddie Lewis , Charles Fizer , Walter Hammond and Melvin King and except for Lewis were friends in a Los Angeles, California, high school...
, a U.S. doo-wop band from the 1950s - Olympic Games (film)Olympic Games (film)Olympic Games is a 1927 short silent comedy film directed by Robert A. McGowan. It was the 63rd Our Gang short subject released.-Plot:...
, a 1927 Our GangOur GangOur Gang, also known as The Little Rascals or Hal Roach's Rascals, was a series of American comedy short films about a group of poor neighborhood children and the adventures they had together. Created by comedy producer Hal Roach, the series is noted for showing children behaving in a relatively...
short
See also
- Operation Olympic, a component of Operation DownfallOperation DownfallOperation Downfall was the Allied plan for the invasion of Japan near the end of World War II. The operation was cancelled when Japan surrendered after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and the Soviet Union's declaration of war against Japan. The operation had two parts: Operation...
, a World War II military operation - Olympia (disambiguation)Olympia (disambiguation)- Places :* Olympia, Greece, the site of the ancient Olympic Games* Olympia, Washington, the capital city of Washington state.* Olympia Heights, Florida* Olympia Fields, Illinois* Olímpia, a municipality of São Paulo, Brazil- Buildings and landmarks :...
- Olympus (disambiguation)
- OlympiadOlympiadAn Olympiad is a period of four years, associated with the Olympic Games of Classical Greece. In the Hellenistic period, beginning with Ephorus, Olympiads were used as calendar epoch....