10 Interesting Fact About World Sports and Athletics History
10 Interesting Fact About World Sports and Athletics History
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At the 1900 Olympics in Paris, there was a archery match on a horse that made this sport only appeared once at the Olympics.
At the 1904 Olympics at St. Louis, marathon began by driving a car and cigarette smoke.
At the 1912 Olympics in Stockholm, Jim Thorpe, a native American, won a gold medal in fast running and long jump, and gained recognition as the best athlete in the Olympic history.
In 1936, Jesse Owens, an American athlete, won four gold medals in the Olympics in Berlin, making Adolf Hitler forced to reward a black athlete.
In 1960, Muhammad Ali (formerly named Cassius Clay), won a gold medal in boxing at the age of 18 in the Olympics in Rome.
In 1967, Kathrine Switzer became the first woman to officially participate in the Boston marathon, although she had to fight against the officers who tried to pull her bib numbers and push her out of the track.
In 1968, Tommie Smith and John Carlos, two American runners, raised their fists with black gloves during the medal award ceremony at the Olympics in Mexico City to protest racial injustice in the United States.
In 1972, Mark Spitz won seven gold medals in swimming at the Olympics in Munich, a record that lasted for 36 years.
In 1980, Miruts Yifter from Ethiopia won a gold medal in long distance running at the Moscow Olympics, even though he could barely participate due to visa problems.
In 1991, Magic Johnson, an NBA basketball star, announced that he was infected with HIV, changed the world view of the virus and caused major changes in the way people treat and understand the disease.
