24 July, 2009

Facts of Olympic - 2

1. 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

2. Earnier womens were not allowed in olympic games. At the first modern Olympic Games there were 311 male but no female competitors.

3. 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.

4. The youngest ever Olympian wasonly 10 years old when he competed in the 1896 Athens Olympics is a Greek gymnast Dimitrios Loundras.

5. The record for the most Olympic medals ever won is held by Soviet gymnast Larissa Latynina.

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