19 Weird Olympics Facts You Probably Didn’t Know
19 Weird Olympics Facts You Probably Didn’t Know
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1. Gold medals are not made of pure gold.
They’re actually silver with a gold plating. The last time the gold medals, were made of pure gold was 1912.
2. The first black athlete to win the marathon event did it barefoot.
Ethiopian runner Abebe Bikila was the first black athlete to win gold in the marathon, when he outran everyone in the 1960 Olympics…with no shoes on.
3. The first modern Olympics in 1896, didn’t even have gold medals.
The top spot got a silver medal, and an olive branch, in reference to the original Greek games. Second place got a bronze medal, and third place got absolutely nothing.
4. The 1900 Olympics were notoriously disorganized, and not well attended.
Some national teams were actually composed of athletes, from multiple different countries.
5. The first athlete suspended from the Olympics, was suspended for — wait for it — alcohol.
Swedish pentathlete, Hans-Gunnar Liljenwall, tested positive for alcohol in the 1968 games, which was against the rules at the time. Currently, alcohol will only disqualify an athlete at a blood alcohol level, of over 0.1 in sports where it would be dangerous, such as archery.
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19 Weird Olympics Facts You Probably Didn’t Know