August 04, 2024
During the 1980s and β90s, Olympic gold medal winner Sergei Bubka was so dominant at pole vaulting, sponsors awarded him bonus money each time he broke a world record. Bubka broke the world record 35 times, often improving on a record he himself set and only by a centimeter at a time so he could easily break it again for another bonus.
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Olympics: The Genetics of Success
For decades, athletes have run, jumped, skated, and skied their way into Olympic history. The rest of us watch with wonder, stunned by their unbelievable achievements, left struggling to grasp the reality of their physical feats. To us, many Olympians seem like anomalies in the human continuum,
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Aug 03
Pieces of what famous landmark are included in the 2024 Olympic medals? -
Aug 02
Why did the location of one Olympics cause several new records to be set? -
Aug 01
How did a Jewish woman compete at the Olympics for Nazi Germany? -
Jul 31
Why was a tug-of-war team suspected of cheating at the Olympics? -
Jul 30
In what Olympic event did a 72-year-old person win a medal? -
Jul 29
What frosty country has more Summer Olympic medals than Winter medals? -
Jul 28
What do the Olympic rings represent? -
Jul 27
What Olympic legend won gold while wearing mismatched shoes? -
Jul 26
Why does the order of countries entering the Olympics sometimes appear random? -
Jul 25
Olympics organizers gathered 300,000 of what item to prepare for the games?