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- ...that Wyndham Halswelle was winner of the controversial 400-m run at the 1908 Summer Olympics?
- ...that the men's tournament of football at the 2004 Summer Olympics was played by "U-23" (under 23-years-old) player) teams, with up to three over-age players allowed per team?
- ...that Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav was independent India's first individual Olympic medalist when he won the wrestling bronze medal at the 1952 Helsinki games?
- ...that James Foster was a Scottish-born Canadian goalie who helped lead Great Britain to its first and only Olympic gold medal in ice hockey in 1936?
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- ...that the 2000 Summer Olympics gold medalist in the heptathlon was Denise Lewis?
- ...that Wyndham Halswelle was winner of the controversial 400-m run at the 1908 Summer Olympics?
- ...that former American decathlete Rafer Johnson ignited the Olympic Flame during the opening ceremonies of the 1984 Summer Olympics?
- ...that when Lauri Lehtinen narrowly won his gold medal at the 1932 Summer Olympics, he was booed?
- ...that Joseph Guillemot, winner of the 5000 m at the 1920 Summer Olympics, was a pack-a-day smoker?
- ...that gender verification in sports is no longer practiced at the Olympic Games?
- ...that the men's tournament of football at the 2004 Summer Olympics was played by "U-23" (under 23-years-old) player) teams, with up to three over-age players allowed per team?
- ...that the Olympics were cancelled in 1916 for World War I, and again in 1940 and 1944 for World War II?
- ...that the 2002 Winter Olympic bid scandal was a scandal involving allegations of bribery to get the 2002 Winter Olympic Games to Salt Lake City, Utah?
- ...that the Olympic Javelin is a high-speed rail service announced as part of the public transport regeneration of London in readiness for the 2012 Summer Olympics?
- ...that Barbara Cassani founded the budget airline Go Fly before becoming the initial leader of London's bid for the 2012 Summer Olympics?
- ...that Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav was independent India's first individual Olympic medalist when he won the wrestling bronze medal at the 1952 Helsinki games?
- ...that the Finnish speed skater Clas Thunberg is the oldest Olympic speed skating champion, winning gold at the 1928 St Moritz games at the age of 35?
- ...that Australian sprinter Stanley Rowley is the only Olympic participant to win medals for two countries at the same Olympic Games?
- ...that Michael Bates was an Olympic bronze medalist sprinter and a Pro Bowl American football player?
- ...that James Foster was a Scottish-born Canadian goalie who helped lead Great Britain to its first and only Olympic gold medal in ice hockey in 1936?
- ...that canoe racer Josefa Idem, a 1984 Olympic bronze medalist for West Germany, later took an Italian citizenship and became the first female Olympic medalist in canoeing for her new country?
- ...that Michelle Ford was the first woman to win individual swimming medals at the Olympics in two distinct specialized strokes?
- ...that Frank Beaurepaire, a Lord Mayor of Melbourne, member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly and multi-millionaire tyre businessman was a six-time Olympic medallist in swimming who set 15 world records in his swimming career?
- ...that John Devitt was awarded a gold medal in the 100m freestyle at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome despite all three timekeepers awarding a faster time to the silver medallist?
