Portal:Olympic Games/Did you know/37

... that Greek skier Antoin Miliordos crossed the finish line of the downhill event at the 1952 Winter Olympics backwards after falling 18 times?
... that laser guns were considered as replacements for pistols for the modern pentathlon at the 2012 Summer Olympics?
... that it was Jerry Shipp who led the United States men's national basketball team in scoring at the 1964 Summer Olympics, even though its roster included two future Hall of Famers?
... that 1998 Chicago Marathon winner Ondoro Osoro was selected for the Kenyan Olympic squad, but missed the 2000 Sydney Olympics after he was shot in a carjacking?
... that runner Garry Bjorklund qualified for the 1976 Summer Olympics in the 10,000 m' despite losing a shoe during the U.S. Olympic Trials?