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| | The '''2012 Summer Olympic Games''', officially known as the '''Games of the XXX Olympiad''' and informally as '''London 2012''', is occurring in [[London]] from July 27 through August 12.<ref>This makes London the first city to host the Games three times - the previous occasions being in 1908 and 1948.</ref> During the Modern Olympic Games, the pagan origins of the Olympics have been replaced by [[faith]]-based achievement by the participating athletes. | | The '''2012 Summer Olympic Games''', officially known as the '''Games of the XXX Olympiad''' and informally as '''London 2012''', is occurring in [[London]] from July 27 through August 12.<ref>This makes London the first city to host the Games three times - the previous occasions being in 1908 and 1948.</ref> During the Modern Olympic Games, the pagan origins of the Olympics have been replaced by [[faith]]-based achievement by the participating athletes. |
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| − | Athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees are participating.<ref>Independent Olympic Athletes from [[South Sudan]], who does not yet have a National Olympic Committee, and the former Netherlands Antilles, who no longer has a National Olympic Committee due to their dissolution, will also compete under the Olympic Flag.</ref> Sports contests having the greatest political interest are: | + | Athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees are participating.<ref>Independent Olympic Athletes from [[South Sudan]], who does not yet have a National Olympic Committee, and the former Netherlands Antilles, who no longer has a National Olympic Committee due to their dissolution, will also compete under the Olympic Flag.</ref> Sports contests having the greatest political interest are (note especially the growing list of lack of [[public schools]] for the gold medalists below): |
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| | '''American 2012 Olympic gold medal winners (as of 8/1/2012)''' | | '''American 2012 Olympic gold medal winners (as of 8/1/2012)''' |
| − | *Public schools: Michael Phelps (but his swimming was with a private club, like most [[public school]]ed swimming medalists), Nathan Adrian, Allison Schmitt, Shannon Vreeland, Ryan Lochte, Matt Grevers, Aly Raisman, Kyla Ross, Ricky Berens, Dana Vollmer, Kim Rhode, Jordyn Wieber | + | *College or adult: Michael Phelps (his swimming has been with a private club), |
| | *Private: Missy Franklin (Catholic high school), Conor Dwyer (Catholic high school), Vincent Hancock | | *Private: Missy Franklin (Catholic high school), Conor Dwyer (Catholic high school), Vincent Hancock |
| | *[[Homeschooled]]: Gabby Douglas, McKayla Maroney | | *[[Homeschooled]]: Gabby Douglas, McKayla Maroney |
| − | *Other: Kristin Armstrong (high school in Japan) | + | *Foreign high school: Kristin Armstrong (high school in Japan) |
| | + | *[[public school]]: ??? |
| | + | *Still to categorize: Nathan Adrian, Allison Schmitt, Shannon Vreeland, Ryan Lochte, Matt Grevers, Aly Raisman, Kyla Ross, Ricky Berens, Dana Vollmer, Kim Rhode, Jordyn Wieber |
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