1.
According to the legends and
menuscripts the ancient Olympic Games were founded by Heracles a son of Zeus.
2.
The very first Olympic race which
was organised in 776 BC was won by Corubus by profession he was a chef.
3.
The first modern Olympic Games
were held in Athens, Greece in 1896. There were 311 male but no female
competitors.
4.
The first Olympic games were held
in 776BC and then after that every 4 years repeatedly until 339BC.
5.
Golf is the only sport which was
played on the surface of moon on 6 February 1971 when astronaut Alan Shepard
hit a golf ball.
6.
In ancient olympics There were no
team events, relay races or the long distance race of Marathon these events
were introduced in the modern Olympics
7.
Earnier womens were not allowed in
olympic games. At the first modern Olympic Games there were 311 male but no
female competitors.
8.
The first ever perfect score of 10
in Olympic gymnastics was achieved at the 1976 Montreal Olympics by Romanian
Nadia Comaneci, she won 3 gold medals.
9.
The youngest ever Olympian wasonly
10 years old when he competed in the 1896 Athens Olympics is a Greek gymnast
Dimitrios Loundras.
10. The record for the most Olympic medals ever won is held by
Soviet gymnast Larissa Latynina.
11. Larissa Latynina won 18 medals ehich includes 9 gold, 5 silver
and 4 bronze after competing in three Olympics, between 1956 and 1964.
12. Australia is one of only two countries to have participated in
every one of the Modern Olympics since the Games were established in 1896.
13. Ancient olympic racetracks were 192 meters long.
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