August Crossword

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Across
  1. 2. The first modern-day Olympics were held in 1896 in what Greek city?
  2. 3. This American diver won double gold medals in diving during the 1984 Los Angeles games
  3. 4. Number of gold medals that Team USA has won in men’s and women’s basketball
  4. 8. French river featured in many of the events in the Paris Olympics
  5. 10. slivers of which iconic French structure were incorporated into the medals for the Paris Olympics?
  6. 12. This sport made its debut in the Olympics at the Tokyo 2020 games
  7. 15. location of the first Winter Olympics in 1924
  8. 16. Initially started as a recreational sport for American soldiers during World War II, what sport will make its debut in Los Angeles 2028 games?
Down
  1. 1. He made track-and-field history in 1936 when he won four gold medals in Berlin and helped set a new world relay record.
  2. 5. An Olympic sport through 1920, what game involves two teams pulling on a rope in a test of strength?
  3. 6. Olympian who holds the record for the being the “fastest man in history.”
  4. 7. Number of Olympic rings?
  5. 9. First US state to ever host the Olympics
  6. 11. Number of sports that will be represented at the 2024 Olympic Games
  7. 13. Most decorated Olympian of all time?
  8. 14. US city in which the 2028 Summer Olympics will take place