Chapter 1
Outrageous origins of modern games
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Chapter 2
Animals who stole the sporting spotlight
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Chapter 3
Weird and forgotten Olympic disciplines
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Chapter 4
Sports played in the wrong places
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Master of Sports trivia for non-fans
Ch 3 · Weird and forgotten Olympic disciplines
schopenhauer A ten-year-old gymnast won an Olympic medal at the inaugural 1896 Games.
schopenhauer Tug of war was once a highly competitive, official Olympic track and field sport.
BETA
schopenhauer Sort the weirdest Olympic events to discover how sports history got so wonderfully strange.
Fun Fact
Olympic art medals: From 1912 to 1948, the Olympics awarded gold medals for painting, music, literature, sculpture, and architecture.
Glossary
solo synchronized swimming (noun)
An artistic water sport in which a single swimmer performs choreographed routines to music. The event debuted at the 1984 Los Angeles Games before being permanently discontinued after 1992.
An artistic water sport in which a single swimmer performs choreographed routines to music. The event debuted at the 1984 Los Angeles Games before being permanently discontinued after 1992.
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Which country's tug of war team won the gold medal at the 1908 London Olympics?
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How old was Greek gymnast Dimitrios Loundras when he won an Olympic bronze medal in 1896?
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Who was the founder of the modern Olympic Games who insisted on including art competitions?
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Why did the 1904 St. Louis Olympic marathon have only one water station for runners?
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Between 1912 and 1948, the Olympic Games awarded official gold medals in which non-athletic category?
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Which athletic event, now a common playground game, was an official Olympic sport from 1900 to 1920?
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What dangerous stimulant did marathon runner Thomas Hicks drink during the chaotic 1904 St. Louis Olympic marathon?
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What was the unique rule for entries in the Olympic art competitions from 1912 to 1948?