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An Olympiad is a period of four years, associated with the Olympic Games. Today, an Olympiad refers to a period beginning January 1st of a year in which the Games of the Olympiad are due to occur, and lasting four years. The first modern Olympiad began in 1896, so the second began in 1900, and so on. The twenty-ninth will begin in 2008 (see the Olympic Charter).
Ancient Olympics
An Olympiad, especially in ancient literature, was a period of four years (Polybius, Histories 9.1.1) counting inclusively (the fifth year during which the games were held was also the first year in the beginning of the new cycle), starting with the games at Olympia. The ancient Olympics, it is believed, originated from Heracles, the eldest of five brothers, who matched them in a race and crowned the winner with an olive branch. The games, in accordance with the number of brothers, were held every fifth year (Pausanias, Description of Greece (Elis 1) 5.7.6-9). By our modern calendar system (Gregorian), the first Olympiad is reckoned to the year 776 BC, which year is arrived at deductively. The first year of the common era (1 CE/AD) is equivalent to the seven-hundred and fifty-fourth year from the founding of Rome (AUC 754) according to the Varronian epoch. The founding of Rome, in turn, is testified as being April 21, in the third year of the sixth Olympiad (OL 6) (Plutarch, Romulus 23-24; Eutropius, History 1.1). So deductively speaking, the first year of the games and the start of the first Olympiad was the summer of 776 BC.
Example: OL 1 - Yr. 1 - 776/775, Yr. 2 - 775/774, Yr. 3 - 774/773, Yr. 4 - 773/772
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38th International Chemistry Olympiad (South Korea, 2006) - Gyeongsan, July 8-11. Program, sponsors, geography, and press kit.
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32th International Chemistry Olympiad (Denmark, 2000) - Exams, preparatory problems and worked solutions, participating countries, results, and medallists.
35th International Chemistry Olympiad (Greece, 2003) - Athens, 5-14 July 2003. Final results, history, program, syllabus, preparatory problems, and participating countries.
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36th International Chemistry Olympiad (Germany, 2004) - Kiel, July 18-27. Final results, daily news, organization, sponsors, geographic and touristic information.
37th International Chemistry Olympiad (Taiwan, 2005) - Taipei, July 16-35. Program, news, participating countries, results, and regional information.
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Association of the Chemistry Olympiad - Founded in Germany in 1992, aims to increase contact among former participants at the International Chemistry Olympiads.
Meta Description: [ Auf diesen Seiten befindet sich ein aktuelles Web-Angebot des Foerderverein Chemie-Olympiade e.V. (FChO). ]
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Australian Chemistry Olympiad - History, syllabus, examination papers, diary and pictures of the Australian team.
IChO Mailing List - Only available to former IChO participants. Includes archives.
Meta Description: [ icho: International Chemistry Olympiad Communication Center ]
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Indian Chemistry Olympiad - Site from the Homi Bhabha Centre For Science Education. Stages, papers, syllabus, references, photo gallery, past olympiad, and cell members.
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International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO) - Unofficial site with rules and regulations, sample questions, directory of links to official international and national chemistry olimpiad sites.
International Chemistry Olympiad - Wikipedia - Article about the structure, rules, and history of the IChO.
International Chemistry Olympiad Information Center - History, regulations, reports, minutes, and an index of IChO home pages.
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Markku's IChO Home Page - Markku Ursin, from Finland, participated in the 27th IChO in China. The photo gallery is guaranteed to bring fond memories to those who participated in that year's olympiad.
The International Chemistry Olympiad '95 - Personal page of Antti Niskanen's from Finland. Includes a list of participants contact information and personal pages.
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United States National Chemistry Olympiad - Goals and history of the USNCO, and some past exams.
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