Olympian1010 7,470 Posted March 4, 2020 #231 Share Posted March 4, 2020 9 minutes ago, heywoodu said: We really do learn something new every day! Did you know that Hot Air Ballooning was held as a sport at the 1900 Summer Olympics? “Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair” - Nelson Mandela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,540 Posted March 4, 2020 #232 Share Posted March 4, 2020 26 minutes ago, Olympian1010 said: Did you know that Hot Air Ballooning was held as a sport at the 1900 Summer Olympics? Did you know that the 1900 Olympics were barely even a thing and are by a lot of historians even barely considered to be Olympics? If you'd like to help our fellow Totallympics member Bruna Moura get to the 2026 Winter Olympics, after her car crash on the way to the 2022 Olympics, every tiny bit of help would be greatly appreciated! Full story and how to help can be found here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnl 658 Posted March 4, 2020 #233 Share Posted March 4, 2020 3 hours ago, heywoodu said: Jewish blessing for death or something, according to Google We really do learn something new every day! Yep that’s correct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian1010 7,470 Posted March 4, 2020 #234 Share Posted March 4, 2020 4 hours ago, heywoodu said: Did you know that the 1900 Olympics were barely even a thing and are by a lot of historians even barely considered to be Olympics? I do. Both 1900 and 1904 were held in conjunction with, and largely overshadowed by, the World’s Fair. Did you know the 1904 Summer Olympics technically lasted multiple months? “Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair” - Nelson Mandela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickyc707 305 Posted March 4, 2020 #235 Share Posted March 4, 2020 42 minutes ago, Olympian1010 said: I do. Both 1900 and 1904 were held in conjunction with, and largely overshadowed by, the World’s Fair. Did you know the 1904 Summer Olympics technically lasted multiple months? Most of the early Games were lengthy affairs. As late as 1924, the Paris Games lasted nearly three months. Many of the competitors would have had to endure lengthy sea journeys to attend so I guess a longer games made it seem more worthwhile. In 1928, Amsterdam managed to deliver the Games in two weeks and that seems to have stuck pretty much ever since. Olympian1010 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian1010 7,470 Posted March 4, 2020 #236 Share Posted March 4, 2020 22 minutes ago, Nickyc707 said: Most of the early Games were lengthy affairs. As late as 1924, the Paris Games lasted nearly three months. Many of the competitors would have had to endure lengthy sea journeys to attend so I guess a longer games made it seem more worthwhile. In 1928, Amsterdam managed to deliver the Games in two weeks and that seems to have stuck pretty much ever since. Since Paris 2024 is the 100 year anniversary of those games, I think it should last 3 months as well thiago_simoes and Nickyc707 2 “Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair” - Nelson Mandela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcro 10,179 Posted March 5, 2020 #237 Share Posted March 5, 2020 15 hours ago, Olympian1010 said: Since Paris 2024 is the 100 year anniversary of those games, I think it should last 3 months as well And be held outside of Tahiti. #banbestmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thiago_simoes 1,359 Posted March 5, 2020 #238 Share Posted March 5, 2020 1 hour ago, dcro said: And be held outside of Tahiti. Boo. Well, I propose moving the surfing events to . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcro 10,179 Posted March 5, 2020 #239 Share Posted March 5, 2020 6 minutes ago, thiago_simoes said: Boo. Well, I propose moving the surfing events to . Good luck with that. I don't believe Neum's coastline ever saw a wave higher than half a meter. But now we are seriously getting #banbestmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hckošice 13,216 Posted March 13, 2020 #240 Share Posted March 13, 2020 Dana Zatopkova (97) 1952 Javelin Throw Gold At the same games in Helsinki her husband Emil Zatopek won 3 Gold medals in 5000m, 10000m and Marathon btw fun fact, they both won gold medals at the same day, the 24th July 1952 Emil won the 5000m and few minutes later his wife Dana won the W Javelin Nickyc707 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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