Equatorial Guinea Eric Moussambani swam the 100 meters in 1:52.72 at the 2000 Games in Sydney, a time that was 50 seconds slower than the next slowest competitor.
Dawn Fraser participated in the 100 meter freestyle, 400 meter freestyle, and 4x100 meter freestyle relay events in the 1956, 1960, and 1964 Summer Olympic Games. She won 8 medals (4 gold and 4 silver) and was the first swimmer in Olympic history to win gold in the same event (100 meter freestyle) in three consecutive Olympics.
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Australia has won a total of 476 medals in Olympic history.
Russia has won 498 medals in Olympic history.
Obviously, J.C. Owens is the greatest athlete of all times in Olympic history.
No, there was only olympic games for men in ancient olympic history
They represent mythological history.
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Michael Phelps, swimmer, won the most gold medals in Olympic history.
The Olympic flame is first ignited by sunlight, using a convex mirror to focus the light (and then passed on by means of torches). This practice dates back to ancient times when the games were considered to be officially sponsored by Helios, the sun god. Today, we continue the tradition because it connects us to the history of the games.