stackyFACTSWhy let humans have all the jumping fun when you can launch a thousand-pound animal through the air? The 1900 Games tested equine leaping abilities, but the winning horse only jumped a rather underwhelming twenty feet.
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Instead of multi-million dollar endorsement deals, ancient athletes endured brutal, life-threatening training just to be handed a literal wreath of wild…
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When the grand tradition was finally revived in 1896, the organizing committee decided that giving away actual gold was financially reckless. First-place…
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You might expect the first victor of a revived global sporting event to win something majestic like a marathon. Instead, the ultimate athletic glory went to…
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Tug of war was an official, highly competitive Olympic sport from 1900 until 1920, featuring massive, heavily muscled international teams furiously pulling a…
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During the chaotic 1904 Olympic Marathon, how did the gold medalist manage to survive and actually win the race?
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Olympic marathon runners in the 1904 St. Louis games faced incredibly dangerous conditions, including a course entirely covered in thick dust, only one water…
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