Publisher's Synopsis
"Throughout the rich and glorious history of the Summer Olympics, there have been many fascinating, unusual, and downright quirky moments that have taken place before, during, and after events. In Fascinating Facts, part of the four-title The Summer Olympics: On the World Stage series, we dive into the heroic and horrific, as well as the outrageous and obscure, providing eye-opening accounts of some of the both amazing and incredibly wacky moments that have made the Games a global showcase. There's Bill Hoyt, an American college student who had to fake an illness in order to compete at the first modern Olympic Games-the 1896 Summer Games in Athens; Robert LeGendre, who set a world record in the long jump at the 1924 Games, but didn't take home a gold medal; the eight badminton players who were kicked out of the 2012 Games in London for intentionally losing matches; gymnast George Eyser, who won six medals while competing with a wooden l
