US Olympic History

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• Which city became the first in the United States to host the Summer Olympic Games?
• Which American athlete won eight gold medals at a single Olympic Games?
• Why did the United States boycott the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow?
• Which American athlete won the high jump at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics using the technique later known as the…
• Match each American Olympic athlete with the achievement most associated with that athlete.
• Match each United States Olympic host city with the year in which it hosted the listed Games.
• Match each United States Olympic Games with its historical significance.
• Match each United States-related Olympic event with the correct year.