更快、更高、更強,是永遠不滅的奧運精神。自1896年第一屆現(xiàn)代奧運會在雅典舉辦以來,世界各地的運動員們都用自己的堅持和卓越的表現(xiàn)感動著我們。
但是,奧運歷史上從來也不缺讓人捧腹或者啞然失笑的故事。
在里約奧運進行的同時,我們也每天給大家講幾個奧運歷史上曾經(jīng)真實發(fā)生過的趣聞軼事,讓大家觀賽的神經(jīng)稍微放松一下。
American Fred Lorz's marathon victory in the 1904 St Louis games was overturned when it was revealed he had hitched a lift in a car for most of the distance before racing to the finish from four miles out.
在1904年圣路易斯奧運會上,美國選手弗萊德•羅茨在馬拉松比賽中的金牌被取消,因為后來發(fā)現(xiàn)他在距離終點4英里之前的大部分賽程中搭了輛便車。
小編說:人家都在那兒使勁兒跑呢,你竟然?;^坐車!要臉不?
Johnny Weissmuller, who won a combined five swimming golds at the 1924 and 1928 games, never lost a race. He later starred in 12 movies as Tarzan and used his famous ululating cry to win over Cuban rebels who attempted to kidnap him during a round of golf on the island in 1958.
約翰尼•韋斯默勒在1924年和1928年奧運會上共獲得五枚游泳金牌,他從未輸過一場比賽。后來韋斯默勒在12部電影中出演“人猿泰山”,而且1958年他在古巴打高爾夫球時,古巴叛軍企圖綁架他,他用著名的“泰山吼”征服了叛軍。
小編說:奧運強將,在哪里都是強將!
Bad weather meant the final two events in the London 1948 London Olympics were held at dusk, with athletes illuminated by car headlights.
1948倫敦奧運會最后兩個項目決賽時,因為惡劣的天氣,導致比賽在黃昏時分舉行,現(xiàn)場的照明是由汽車頭燈提供的。
小編說:幸好有汽車頭燈,不然得點多少根蠟燭啊!