07-07-2021, 10:41 PM
How about some Olympics trivia:
Who was the only Olympic medalist to win a Nobel prize? Philip Noel-Baker
What is the only country to compete in every moden Olympics under its own flag? Greece, ironically
The 1900 Olympics had a number of discontinued events, including the equestrian long jump. Which Olympic record is longer, the equestrian long jump, or the (human) long jump? human long jump (8.90 m, by Bob Beamon); the horse only got 6.1 m, which is less than the Stanford record (7.8 m, by James Lofton)
Who was the first Black Olympic athlete? Constantin Henriquez What year? 1900 What sport? Rugby Which country did he represent? France
Who was the oldest gold medalist? Oscar Swahn of Sweden (64 years and 280 days old when he won gold in shooting in 1912) Who was the oldest Olympian? Arthur von Pongracz of Austria (72 years and 49 days, in dressage)
Who was the youngest medalist? Luigina Giavotti of Italy (11 years and 301 days old), who won the silver in the gymnastics team all-around
Which athlete has won medals in the most different sports? Frank Kugler (a German, competing for the US), freestyle wrestling (silver), weightlifting (2 x bronze) and tug of war (bronze)
Which female athlete competed in the most different sports? Sheila Taormina ]swimming, triathlon and modern pentathlon).
Which athlete has won a medal in both the summer and winter Olympics? Christa Luding-Rothenburger (gold in speed skating at Calgary and a silver in track cycling in Seoul, both in 1988); Eddie Eagan (boxing in the 1920 Summer games in Antwerp; team bobsled in the 1932 winter games in Lake Placid)
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Who was the only Olympic medalist to win a Nobel prize? Philip Noel-Baker
What is the only country to compete in every moden Olympics under its own flag? Greece, ironically
The 1900 Olympics had a number of discontinued events, including the equestrian long jump. Which Olympic record is longer, the equestrian long jump, or the (human) long jump? human long jump (8.90 m, by Bob Beamon); the horse only got 6.1 m, which is less than the Stanford record (7.8 m, by James Lofton)
Who was the first Black Olympic athlete? Constantin Henriquez What year? 1900 What sport? Rugby Which country did he represent? France
Who was the oldest gold medalist? Oscar Swahn of Sweden (64 years and 280 days old when he won gold in shooting in 1912) Who was the oldest Olympian? Arthur von Pongracz of Austria (72 years and 49 days, in dressage)
Who was the youngest medalist? Luigina Giavotti of Italy (11 years and 301 days old), who won the silver in the gymnastics team all-around
Which athlete has won medals in the most different sports? Frank Kugler (a German, competing for the US), freestyle wrestling (silver), weightlifting (2 x bronze) and tug of war (bronze)
Which female athlete competed in the most different sports? Sheila Taormina ]swimming, triathlon and modern pentathlon).
Which athlete has won a medal in both the summer and winter Olympics? Christa Luding-Rothenburger (gold in speed skating at Calgary and a silver in track cycling in Seoul, both in 1988); Eddie Eagan (boxing in the 1920 Summer games in Antwerp; team bobsled in the 1932 winter games in Lake Placid)
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