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Olympic goal

Olympic goal noun: a goal scored directly from a corner kick without any other player - on either team - touching or otherwise deflecting the ball into the goal.

Noun

Olympic goal (plural Olympic goals)

  1. A goal scored directly from a corner kick without any other player - on either team - touching or otherwise deflecting the ball into the goal.

Forms of Olympic goal

pluralOlympic goals

Origin of Olympic goal

This unique type of goal was named after Argentine striker Cesareo Onzari’s (at left) corner kick that spun directly into the goal for Argentina in a 1924 friendly against Uruguay, the reigning Olympic champion.

Questions about Olympic goal

What does Olympic goal mean?
Olympic goal means a goal scored directly from a corner kick without any other player - on either team - touching or otherwise deflecting the ball into the goal.
What part of speech is Olympic goal?
Olympic goal is a noun.
What is the plural of Olympic goal?
The plural of Olympic goal is Olympic goals.

Words near Olympic goal in the dictionary

  1. Olympic breakfast
  2. Olympic diving
  3. Olympic flame
  4. Olympic flames
  5. Olympic Games
  6. Olympic goal
  7. Olympic goals
  8. Olympic gull
  9. Olympic Peninsula
  10. Olympic Rings
  11. Olympic torch

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