More Olympic Trivia
Some more Olympic facts for you:
- “Amateur” was eliminated from the Olympic charter in 1971.
- The Olympic flag was introduced at the 1920 Olympic games, in Belgium.
- Russian gymnast, Maria Gorokhovskaya holds the record for the most medals one in a single Olympic games, seven medals in 1952.
- The host nation always marches last in the opening procession.
- Tug of War was an Olympic sport from 1900 to 1920.
- The tradition of the opening procession of athletes began in 1908, in London.
- The last solid gold medals were awarded in 1912. Today’s “gold” medals are really sterling silver with a thin coat of pure gold.
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2 opinions for More Olympic Trivia
dennis oppelt
Jul 14, 2008 at 3:42 pm
nice site!
I cannot find an answer to my query anywhere on the net, I have looked for hours.
I need to know which athlete has participated ijn the most olympics games, which years? and which events if possible?
thanks
Sandy Mitchell
Jul 14, 2008 at 6:46 pm
Hi Dennis!
The best answer I can find is Austrian Hubert Raudaschl, who participated in the sailing events in 9 Games, from 1964 to 1996. (He won Silver Medals in 1968 and 1980.)
See:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hubert_Raudaschl
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