1956 On the eve of the Olympic Games, Paul Anderson, an American weightlifter, was considered extremely overweight because of his excessive indulgence in diet. In order to participate in the Olympic weightlifting project in Melbourne, Anderson implemented a diet plan and lost 60 pounds in six weeks. In the heavyweight weightlifting final, Anderson and Campbell Schweidi of Argentina lifted a total weight of 1 102 pounds, but after the competition, Schweidi weighed 3 16.5 pounds, while Anderson weighed only 3 14 pounds. Therefore, Anderson won the gold medal in weightlifting in this Olympic Games. Anderson diet is a gold medal!
Devoted believers lose gold medals.
Scottish athlete Legg won the men's 200m and 400m championships at the 1924 Olympic Games. He might have won the gold medal in the 100 meter, but because the competition was scheduled for Sunday, he was still a seminary student and had to go to church, so he gave up the 100 meter competition and went to church wholeheartedly.
54 years marathon
At the 19 12 Olympic Games, K MacArthur, an Irish-born South African athlete, won the marathon in 2 hours, 36 minutes and 54.8 seconds, while O Olsen, a Norwegian athlete, lagged behind 1 hour and won the 34th place in 3 hours, 36 minutes and 35.2 seconds. Fifty-four years later, people realized that the last place in this competition (that is, the 35th place) was Japanese athlete Tomizo Kimura. Here is an interesting story:
The marathon of the fifth Olympic Games met a hot day. Japanese athlete Tomizo Kimura ran in the last third of the team. On the way, he suddenly found a Swedish audience drinking orange juice on the roadside. The sun is like fire. He is thirsty and tired, and he really wants to have a rest. At this time, he gave up the game and instinctively walked to the audience who drank orange juice. Despite the language barrier, Li Jing soon got orange juice and a place to live from Sweden. He had a good sleep. At this time, the competition in Stockholm Olympic Stadium has ended.
1966, 76-year-old Jin Lizhi hid in Sweden and revisited his old place. He walked from the place where 19 12 gave up the race to the end of the marathon-Stockholm Olympic Stadium, and finally reached the imaginary end. It has been 54 years, 8 months, 6 days, 8 hours, 32 minutes and 20 seconds since he set off with another player. Swedish sports reporters congratulated him one after another, saying that he had created an extraordinary "marathon record". Li Jing said: "It was really a long game, but it was a worthwhile game. I found my wife in my life of more than 54 years, and now I have 6 children and 10 grandchildren. Don't you need time? No matter how long it takes, everyone will reach their goals and run to the finish line. "
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★ Anecdotes of the Second Olympic Games:
◆ Wrong applause.
Among the six athletes who qualified for the 400-meter final, the United States accounted for five. The final is scheduled for Sunday. Three American athletes are devout Christians. They would rather not take part in the finals than give up their religious activities. In the end, only two American players and one German player participated in the final. When American Maxi Lang reached the finish line for the first time with a score of 49.4, a flood of applause swept through, which puzzled him. Why did the audience give him warm applause? It turned out that he was wearing a blue and white striped vest of Columbia University, which was exactly the same color as the logo of the Paris Horse Racing Club. In addition, the French team has not won the championship in the track and field competition, and the anxious audience mistakenly thought that he was a French player. After that, in order to let the audience distinguish athletes from different countries, athletes from different countries appeared in the Olympic Stadium wearing their own athletes' costumes from the 4th Olympic Games on 1908.
◆ Ingeniously win gold.
When the 400-meter hurdle race was held for the first time in the Olympic Games, only five people participated. Although Tolkien, the five-time French champion at that time, was skilled in the hurdles, tewkesbury of the United States beat him with a score of 57÷6, and he also won the gold medal in the 200-meter race. At that time, there was no curve in the 200-meter race, which was conducted on a straight runway. The way to punish fouls is very strange. The punished person should step back a yard and start. Seeing this rule as an opportunity, tewkesbury made a fake move at the start to induce other athletes to foul, so that they were all fined one yard away from the starting line. He made a little use of it and won the second gold medal.
★ Anecdotes of the Third Olympic Games:
In order to lose weight and become an Olympic gold medal winner-Harry Hillman
1904 Olympic 400-meter hurdles, only 4 athletes participated. Harry Hillman was 22 years old. He is a cashier in a bank. He didn't go to college and received formal training, but he won the gold medal at the St. Louis Olympics. Harry Hillman entered the fitness center because he was too fat, and regarded running as a good way to lose weight. He chose hurdles because he listened to the coach and practiced hurdles to stay away from sweets, tobacco, cakes and meat. Before he practiced track and field, he often ate so much that he became obese. Finally, he made up his mind to lose weight. Seeing others running, I told him that running can lose weight and lightness is his dream, so he started his track and field career. However, when he started practicing, he couldn't help wanting to eat. He once swallowed several raw eggs to satisfy his appetite. Harry Hillman's performance in the 400-meter hurdles at the St. Louis Olympic Games exceeded the world record at that time, but his record was not recognized because of the insufficient hurdle height used in that Olympic Games. But he set a world record in April, 1909. Together with Lawson Robertson, he wrote a world record of 100 yards, two legs, 1 1 sec.
◆ News figures in the marathon.
He is Felix Cahal from Cuba. The Havana postman, without any formal training, appeared at the starting line in a marathon on August 30, wearing a long-sleeved shirt, trousers and heavy leather boots. At that time, a kind person temporarily cut his sleeves and trouser legs and borrowed a pair of light shoes. At the beginning of the game, he ran ahead all the time. On the way, he was hungry, so he ran into an orchard and ate some green apples, so he fell behind others. He finally came in fourth. Although he is not a champion, his unusual things are celebrated in St. Louis.
◆ Yin and Yang are not right.
The marathon of this Olympic Games was held on August 30th, with a total distance of 40km. After running 12km, Fred Lotz, an American, suddenly felt unwell and cramped his feet, and then got on a passing car. After the car pulled him 17 km, he got off and continued running. When he reached the finish line first, the audience gave him warm applause and the band played home of the brave. Alice Roosevelt, the daughter of American President Roosevelt, awarded him a gold medal. But not long after, another American player, Toto Hicks, who ran behind Lotz, entered the playground. Lotz's scam was exposed, and he argued, I'm here to get my clothes. As soon as I entered the playground, there was such a warm scene that I didn't have time to explain it. Lotz was disqualified and punished by the IAAF. As a result, the St. Louis Olympic marathon champion was finally won by Hicks. But he was exhausted and couldn't run. He took two injections and drank a glass of French brandy before running to the finish line. But when I learned the truth, the false score could not be changed, and Hicks picked up a bargain.
Only one person participated in the final.
In the 400-meter final, the United States accounted for three people, and Hallsville of Britain was the second. Because the 400-meter race was time-divided, there was a conflict near the finish line. Robin of three courses cut into the inner circle in front of Holswell, and Carpenter of one course rushed obliquely to the finish line. In order to overtake them, Holswell made a detour and dashed forward. At this time, Carpenter intentionally hit Huo's chest with his elbow, and when he was in front, he grabbed people's shorts with his hands. As a result, the referee issued a foul signal and declared the game invalid. Two days later, the final was held again, and only holloway, Robin and Taylor were allowed to participate. However, two American athletes announced their withdrawal from the competition in protest. However, according to the rules of the competition, the final was still held, and Huo Ran finished the race alone and won the gold medal in 50 seconds.
◆ Mysterious mystery
The starting point and ending point of the third Olympic Marathon are located on the track as a track and field, and the route is to turn around in downtown Paris and then turn back. On this day, Parisians flocked to the streets to watch this sports event. As only French runners among the 19 runners who participated in this marathon know the streets and alleys of Paris like the back of their hands, they can "cut corners" when turning corners, thus taking a lot of advantages. As a result, Frenchman Tito took the lead in reaching the finish line in 2 minutes, 59.45 seconds and won the championship. Foreign players are unlucky, so they get confused when they walk and take many detours. In particular, Fast, a boy aged 19 from Sweden, could have achieved better results, but was pointed in the wrong direction by a policeman, and finally only won the third place. Afterwards, the policeman committed suicide because of extreme guilt. Newton, an American player, once said after the game: "I took the lead in the middle of the race, and no one passed me until the finish line." I thought I won the championship. How can anyone be in front of me? " It's a mystery. "
★ Twentieth Olympic Games
◆ The Olympic gold medal was recovered.
Aki Bua of Uganda won the gold medal in the 400-meter hurdles in the 20th Olympic Games with 1972, and broke the world record of this event. Later, there was a coup in Uganda, and Aki Bua accidentally lost the gold medal in a panic. He was heartbroken, and later he advertised for Puma, a sporting goods company in the former Federal Republic of Germany. Puma made a lot of money by using this Olympic star. In order to reward this Olympic hero from Africa, a medal exactly like the Olympic gold medal was specially made for him and given to him as encouragement and compensation!
★ The 2nd1Olympic Games
◆ "Heavy" gum
At the 2 1 Olympic Games held in 1976, when farina, an American wrestler, weighed himself before the game, the indicator light lit up, indicating that his weight had exceeded the grade standard. He quickly took off his vest and the indicator light didn't go out. He quickly threw his sunglasses aside, but the light didn't go out. Farina hastily scolded 1 in a low voice, conveniently spit out the chewing gum in his mouth, at this moment, the indicator light went out. He turned grief into joy and proudly walked onto the court. This little gum almost missed the big event!
★ 22nd Olympic Games
◆ Wholehearted twin brothers won the championship.
In the history of the Olympic Games, there are several stories about twin brothers getting on the podium together: 1980 In the rowing competition of the 22nd Olympic Games, Rand vogt, the twin brother of the German Democratic Republic (born on March 23rd, 195 1), became an instant hit with unparalleled achievements. The two brothers are not only very similar in figure, appearance and hobbies, but also their wives are rowers. The two brothers won the Olympic champions 1976 and 1980 in the double rudderless competition. Since 1974, the twin brothers have won the world championship many times. Because of their genetic relationship, they can cooperate more tacitly than ordinary people in collective events, coordinate their actions and get better information. This is probably what people often say, "However, I feel the harmonious heartbeat of the sacred unicorn"!
★ 23rd Olympic Games
Participate in the Olympic Games not for medals, but for life.
As the host city of the 2000 Olympic Games, Sydney has attracted worldwide attention, but the health status of the people here can't adapt to its status as the host city of the Olympic Games. A few days ago, the Australian Institute of Health conducted a sample survey, and the results surprised everyone. Respondents are Australians aged 18 to 34. The survey found that although the overall number of male drug addicts has greatly decreased, it has not prompted them to go to the gym to exercise. Another result shows that the total number of athletes in Australia is much less than that of five years ago, while the number of overweight men is 1 1.9% than that of five years ago. In these five years, the number of obese women under 30 has increased by 8%. Experts come to the conclusion that the plan made two years ago to make 75% residents in China participate in sports by the year 2000 now seems impossible. The plan was put forward in time, which made Sydney more sure to win the right to host the Olympic Games. On the contrary, the number of athletes in China has dropped from 70.9% to 67.6% in the past five years.
Be good at advocating and making trouble.
1989 after consultation with the international softball Federation, the organizing Committee of the 25th Olympic Games unilaterally announced that women's softball was included in the 1992 Olympic Games, and publicized it through the news media. The International Softball Federation immediately wrote to its member associations to inform them of this "extraordinary good news". The International Olympic Committee was very dissatisfied with this and reiterated its right to decide on the Olympic events. The organizing committee of the Barcelona Olympic Games realized its mistake and apologized to the International Olympic Committee, reiterating that its preparations would strictly abide by the provisions of the Olympic Charter. At this point, this "female-based storm" has quietly subsided.
★ Anecdotes of the 24th Olympic Games
◆ Multi-player boxing match
In the boxing ring of Seoul Olympic Games, South Korean athlete Dao played well, frequently hitting his opponent, European champion Bulgarian Helis. But because of the lack of Bychl, most of his hits are invalid. Tao's coach was very dissatisfied and accused the referee of being unfair. The knife punched wildly in the audience's shouts. Although I hit my opponent twice, I also fell twice. Finally, the referee ruled that he won. When the referee put down his raised arm, Dao's coach and assistant coach jumped into the circle, grabbed the referee and kicked him. Several South Korean officials also took the opportunity to fight. The audience also stirred up, wine bottles and chairs flew about in the air, and the boxing ring was in a mess. When people dragged the referee off the stage, he was beyond recognition.
◆ Things that outsiders can't eat.
At the Seoul Olympic Games, some countries doped stimulants into chewing gum and other small things, which made their opponents unable to pass the doping test. When a Cuban player was examined, he was told that he had taken stimulants. He never remembers when he ate that kind of food. Later, it suddenly occurred to me that he had eaten chewing gum given by foreigners, so he finally found the crumbs of chewing gum. After being sent to the laboratory, he found that it did contain stimulants and proved his innocence.
★ Anecdotes of the 25th Olympic Games:
Hold an Olympic Games and change your appearance.
In order to successfully host the 25th Summer Olympic Games, Barcelona has spent 654.38+0.25 billion dollars to transform the whole city of Barcelona: its achievements in the construction of stadiums are not as good as its municipal construction, it has built new highways and subways leading to nearby cities, planted more ornamental plants in various parks, and even renovated the monument of Spain Square. Barcelona, an ancient city with a history of 2,000 years, shines with new brilliance!
Be good at advocating and making trouble.
1989 after consultation with the international softball Federation, the organizing Committee of the 25th Olympic Games unilaterally announced that women's softball was included in the 1992 Olympic Games, and publicized it through the news media. The International Softball Federation immediately wrote to its member associations to inform them of this "extraordinary good news". The International Olympic Committee was very dissatisfied with this and reiterated its right to decide on the Olympic events. The organizing committee of the Barcelona Olympic Games realized its mistake and apologized to the International Olympic Committee, reiterating that its preparations would strictly abide by the provisions of the Olympic Charter. At this point, this "women's softball storm" has quietly subsided.
◆ whimsical
Melbourne, Australia, officials of the F 1 Grand Prix Organizing Committee1October 4th said that they hoped to make F 1 car racing an event in the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games. But unfortunately, when he said these words, he forgot whether he should look at the Olympic Charter first. For their statement, Australian International Olympic Committee member Gauss immediately said that this idea is a bit whimsical, because the Olympic Charter does not allow sports propelled by machinery to participate in the Olympic Games.
◆ Wang Yifu who defeated the disease
China shooter Wang Yifu was seriously ill before he came to Atlanta. He was carried on the plane in a wheelchair. The day before the game, he fainted twice. When the team leader asked him if he could take part in the competition, he said firmly, "I will die on the target platform." The next day, he not only took part in the competition, but also led the second place by 3.8 rings before shooting the last shot. However, when he was about to shoot the last shot, the power was suddenly cut off on the playing field. When Wang Yifu supported the sick body and stood in front of the target again, it was already dark, but he just instinctively hit the 6.5 ring, and then fainted. He won the second place by only 0. 1 ring. His selfless fighting spirit has been highly praised and admired by people at home and abroad.
★ 26th Olympic Games
◆ "AIDS education"
An official in Fulton, Atlanta, USA recently said that all athletes participating in the 1996 Olympic Games should receive education on HIV (AIDS, etc.). ) and AIDS. Candal Keith, chairman of the town Committee, said: "We will also cooperate with the state Ministry of Health and ask the Olympic Organizing Committee to formulate measures to enable athletes who come to our city to participate in the Olympic Games to receive AIDS education to a certain extent." Fulton Town, located in the center of Asia, is the main venue of 1996 Olympic Games. They decided to do this because louganis took part in the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games with HIV, which caused a storm. Candal Keith wants to make all athletes participate in AIDS testing from the perspective of legislation, but he can't find the relevant provisions in the existing laws. However, he believes: "This will not affect our efforts to implement the education plan. Our aim is to prevent the residents of our city from being infected with HIV. " The International Olympic Committee announced that 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games will not be tested for AIDS. Payne, chairman of the Atlanta Organizing Committee, also said that he did not think that athletes were at risk of contracting AIDS when they participated in the Olympic Games. "As far as I know, our organizing committee will not put AIDS education on the agenda," he said after learning about Fulton's action. Sydney, which was still bullish when bidding for the 2000 Olympic Games, has now encountered a headache for the citizens. Many sponsors promised a lot of sponsorship fees when they really needed them, and they all found reasons to refuse to deliver them. All of a sudden, the Sydney Olympic Organizing Committee is extremely short of financial resources, about 600 million Australian dollars, about 432 million US dollars. Because private enterprises did not enthusiastically sponsor the Olympic Games as the previous government imagined, the funds for building the Olympic Village, tennis and baseball centers have not been settled at present, and the construction of various competition venues has almost been waiting for food since the successful bid, and it is in a state of stagnation.
★ 27th Olympic Games
◆ Unqualified Olympic host.
As the host city of the 2000 Olympic Games, Sydney has attracted worldwide attention, but the health status of the people here can't adapt to its status as the host city of the Olympic Games. A few days ago, the Australian Institute of Health conducted a sample survey, and the results surprised everyone. Respondents are Australians aged 18 to 34. The survey found that although the overall number of male drug addicts has greatly decreased, it has not prompted them to go to the gym to exercise. Another result shows that the total number of athletes in Australia is much less than that of five years ago, while the number of overweight men is 1 1.9% than that of five years ago. In these five years, the number of obese women under 30 has increased by 8%. Experts come to the conclusion that the plan made two years ago to make 75% residents in China participate in sports by the year 2000 now seems impossible. The plan was put forward in time, which made Sydney more sure to win the right to host the Olympic Games. On the contrary, the number of athletes in China has dropped from 70.9% to 67.6% in the past five years.
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Champion of painting ladle
Garrett from Princeton University has never thrown a discus, but he was lucky to win the championship.
Garrett loves art and sports and worships the Italian Renaissance immortal work The Discus Thrower. When he learned that the Olympic Games would be held in Athens, he really wanted to take part in the competition. A friend said that he has great arm strength and can take part in the discus competition. However, the United States had not started this project at that time, and Garrett didn't even know the shape of the discus, let alone the throwing method. So he made a discus himself according to the proportion of Miron's sculpture human body to discus, and simulated the posture of the discus thrower. He fiddled around at home and hurried to Athens. It was not until the competition that he found that the discus was so light (the ancient discus was far less heavy than it is now) and light and convenient, so he threw 59.38+05 meters effortlessly and won the championship easily. The coaches and athletes on the field were stunned and puzzled by the amazing performance of the player, while the audience cheered and applauded the American novice player. Later, he won the first place in the shot put competition.
Strange starting posture
On the track and field, the dust is flying and laughter bursts. On the slightly inclined runway, the 100 meter race is going on. Among the five finalists, there is an American athlete, Todd Burke, who is wearing a distinctive vest and shorts. Compared with other athletes wearing knee-length shorts, Burke's clothing attracted bursts of laughter from the audience, and women in the audience even dared not face it. In the final, some athletes stood almost straight, some bent down, and only Burke took a starting posture similar to squatting, which aroused the audience's curiosity and laughter. However, Burke turned a deaf ear to this and won the first champion of the modern Olympic Games in 12 seconds. Burke also won the 400-meter championship in 54.2 seconds, and the audience exclaimed: "Scud, the first Scud".
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Tourism champion
Tennis was listed as an official event in the first Olympic Games, but at that time, tennis was not very popular and the level of professional players was not very high. The first Olympic tennis match was held near the pillars of Cupid Temple in Athens. Boland, a student of Oxford University in England, happened to be traveling in Athens. He is a tennis enthusiast. He always takes his racket with him when he goes out to practice. This game is very intense. He also wanted to try his hand, so he signed up on the spot and swung his racket into battle. As a result, he was invincible and became the first tennis singles champion in Olympic history.
Traun, a student of Dresden Institute of Technology, was a track and field athlete and a tennis enthusiast. He took part in the track and field competition. He was eliminated in the preliminaries and met Boland by chance in Athens. Boland invited him to pair up for doubles. As a result, they won the doubles championship. Their unexpected gains in the trip are really enviable.
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People are little kids.
Schumann, a small German athlete, won the wrestling competition in the first Olympic Games. On a battlefield in Panadnay Stadium in Athens, he knocked out five players from four countries. At that time, there was no heavyweight, similar to China's "hero".
Although Schumann is very light, he is no match for athletes who weigh more than tens of pounds. He fell to the ground one by one. As a result, he won the Greco-Roman wrestling championship. However, his talent is not limited to this. In the gymnastics competition, he won the vault championship again. In the horizontal bar and parallel bars team competitions, he made great contributions to the German team's championship. Schumann was the athlete who won the most championships in the first Olympic Games. Really a kid.
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Argument about the venue
At the end of the game, there was another scene of fierce argument. The king of Greece proposed that the Olympic Games is a part of Greek national culture and inseparable from Greece, and Athens should be a permanent venue, otherwise it would be "an open plunder of the great and splendid Greek culture". Coubertin, the founder of the modern Olympic Games, disagreed with this view. He advocated that it should be held in different countries and regions in turn, so as to break the "monopoly" restriction of one country, so as to reflect the international nature of the Olympic Games and make the Olympic Games more dynamic. Thanks to the support of most members of the National Olympic Committee, Coubertin's opinion was finally solved. The Olympic Games can be held in different countries in the world in turn.
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Greece's first champion
Among the 285 athletes from 13 countries who participated in the first modern Olympic Games, the host country Greece accounted for 197, but by the end of the competition, Greek athletes did not even win a championship. The only hope left is the last marathon.
A total of 25 athletes participated in the marathon, and almost all the residents in Athens watched it on the street, which was very lively. In order to show the grandeur of the Greek government, special cavalry led the way, and the places where the cavalry passed were dusty. The athletes found it difficult to breathe, and many people dropped out of the competition.
The starting point of the competition is on a bridge named Marathon Town, and the whole journey is about 40 kilometers. This is the first official long-distance race in the world. When the runners ran to a small village called Bikani, the French runners took a big lead, and a few people couldn't run any more, so they were helped down.
Halfway through, American Blake took the lead, followed by French and Australian players. When we arrived at Kawati village, it was uphill. Several leading players are exhausted, and some even use walking instead of running. At this time, the Greek player Spiridon Ruiz quietly caught up from behind. At 30 kilometers, the former leading French player withdrew from the race, but Ruiz ran faster and faster, and the Australian player kept a distance of 25 meters from him. But not long after, the Australian players also failed and withdrew from the competition. It seems that no one can compete with Ruiz.
The game lasted nearly three hours, and the Greek king waited anxiously in the box of the stadium, when a messenger came to report the good news: the Greek player Spiridon Ruiz had approached the stadium. When he first ran into the arena, the audience was boiling with excitement. King George I couldn't sit still and stood up to watch. Ruiz has been exhausted from running, but with the enthusiasm of his compatriots, he still keeps a firm pace. In the last few meters, Crown Prince Constantine and Prince George excitedly accompanied him to the finish line. After crossing the finish line, Ruiz bowed to the king, and the king also stepped down from the viewing platform to meet the victorious hero. People cheered and shouted and poured into the stadium to lift Ruiz. Thank him for winning the championship for Greece. Because the marathon was set up to commemorate the legendary story that Filiz Dis, an ancient Greek hero, ran from marathon to Athens to win news. In the first modern Olympic Games, it was of great significance for the Greeks to win the championship of this event.
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Princes and dignitaries are heroes.
The first king to participate in the Olympic Games was King Philip II of Macedonia. He won two commemorative coins in the carriage race of the Olympic Games 356 years ago, which is also the earliest existing Olympic commemorative coin. After Rome ruled Greece, the great dictator Neroni longed to participate in the Olympic Games. He advanced the date of the Olympic Games by one year, held the Olympic Games in 67 AD, and personally participated in the carriage race. When other contestants heard that Njogu was coming to compete with them, they all backed off. Emperor Nylon rode alone and became another champion after Philip II.
Sparta, which has a good sports tradition, also has a noteworthy figure, Princess Kunica. She defied the ban that women were not allowed to participate in the sports meeting at that time and bravely participated in the Olympic Games, becoming the first female champion in the ancient Olympic Games.
The politician who won this honor for the first time in the modern Olympic Games was Prince Olaf of Norway. He won the sailing competition in Amsterdam Olympic Games. 1957 succeeded to the throne and became king of Norway.
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I would rather lose my student status in order to win the championship.
The first modern Olympic Games was held in 1896 in Athens, Greece. Connolly, majoring in ancient languages at Harvard University, was eager to try after receiving the news, but the school thought that his participation would break the student status management system and oppose his participation. He refused to listen to the school's advice and resolutely went to Athens.
The Olympic Games started with triple jump, and seven athletes from five countries took part in the competition. Connolly became the first champion in modern Olympic history with a score of 13.7438+0 m. When he returned home with honor, Harvard University expelled him for violating the school rules. Connolly did not give up physical training, and tried to become a well-known journalist and writer, and became close friends with his alumnus, Roosevelt, the 32nd president of the United States. 1949 Harvard University corrected its mistakes and awarded Connolly an honorary doctorate at the age of 80 in recognition of his contribution to the modern Olympic movement.
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Floating pumpkins compete for the first place in the cold water across the lane.
When the first modern Olympic Games was held, there was no swimming pool, so the swimming venue became a big problem. Everyone is arguing about this. Finally, it was decided to do it in the cold sea of Zia Bay near the mushroom cap.
The swimming lane of "swimming pool" is necessary, and pumpkins floating on the water are used as swimming lane signs. The swimming distance has not been measured, but it is estimated by feeling. 1200m Nine people signed up, but at the finish line, only five people persisted. The method of competition is even more amazing. First, athletes are taken off the coast like boats. When the starter saw that the distance was almost the same, he ordered the athletes to swim back to the shore and play freely, in order of arriving at the shore.
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Help others first, champion second.
The first Olympic Games 100 km cycling race was held on the playground, not on the road. Athletes must run 300 laps on the field. Flaaming, a French player, has been in the lead from the beginning, pulling his opponent down several times. It seems that there is no big problem in winning the championship. Suddenly, he found the Greek Coletis stopped. It turned out that the car broke down. At that time, it was not allowed to change trains. If it was not repaired, it would have to be retired. Flaaming immediately stopped to help the Greek racer repair the car, and then continued his journey. Finally won the championship in 3 hours and 8 minutes 19.2 seconds!
Golden recipe
1956 Before the Olympic Games