| Milo of Kroton, one of the greatest Ancient Olympic champions. He won the wrestling event 6 times, over a span of 34 years. The famous wrestler Milo was said to train by carrying a calf every day. As the calf grew heavier, his muscles got stronger. |
| The very first recorded Ancient Olympic Games took place in 776 BC. The event was a 'stadion' race - a foot race on a running track 183m [200 yards] long. The Greeks called this measurement a stade - from which we derive the word "stadium". |
| The only Olympian ever to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize was Philip Noel-Baker of Great Britain, who won the silver in the 1500 meters in 1920. |
| In order for a sport to be considered for inclusion in the Olympics it must be 'widely practiced' by men in at least 75 countries and on four continents, and by women in at least 40 countries and on three continents. |
| The first black athlete to compete at the Olympics was Constantin Henriquez de Zubiera, competing for France in 1900. |
| At the 1908 London Summer Olympics, three motorboat racing events were contested. Various sources refer to the sport as "water motorsports", "motor boats" and "power boating". These Games were the first and only to feature motorized sports, though it was featured as a demonstration sport in 1900. |
| Polo was introduced in the Summer Olympics at the 1900 Games. It was contested in another four Olympiads before being removed from the official programme after the 1936 Summer Olympics. |
| The men's club swinging was an artistic gymnastics event held as part of the gymnastics at the 1904 Summer Olympics programme. It was the only time the club swinging event was held, though an "Indian clubs" competition was held at the 1932 Summer Olympics. |
| Ralph Craig ran in the 100m for the USA in 1912. He next competed in the Olympics in the USA yachting team, some 36 years later in 1948. |
| In 1912, in Stockholm, the first electric timing devices and public address system was used at the Olympics. |