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Thread #72260 Message #1246416
Posted By: Mary in Kentucky
12-Aug-04 - 11:22 PM
Thread Name: BS: Olympics trivia quiz
Subject: RE: BS: Olympics trivia quiz
(6) I'll guess it's in an equestrian team event.
(7) Christa Rothenburger
(8) Don't know, but I also remember the American bobsledders Poppagator mentioned.
(9) MOST BRONZE MEDALS WON 6 - Heikki SAVOLAINEN (Finland) -- but I don't know if s/he won other medals.
(10) Don't know -- perhaps track and field event?
(11) Don't know.
(12) 2 that later became king, I suspect there were other royals.
1928 AMSTERDAM The Crown Prince Olav of Norway won gold medal as a member of the six-meter yacht event. In 1957 he became King of Norway and reigned for 34 years.
1960 ROME The Crown Prince Constantin of Greece wins a gold medal as a member of the dragon class sailing crew. To celebrate the victory, the future king was pushed into the water by his mother, Queen Frederika.
(13) Several participated in 5 games...
(14) Gymnast Nikolay Andrianov has a special place in Olympic history. He holds the male record for winning the most career medals in any sport (15). (but this is in one sport...is there someone with more medals?)
Jenny Thompson, female, (10).
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And now my question: What olympic gold medalist is/was my mother's distant cousin? (or so we always thought) Hint: He won the shot put in 1964.