Olympic Games - Some Amazing Feats

Olympic Games

In the 1952 Olympic Games at Helsinki in Finland, Emil Zatopek of Czechoslo-vakia won three gold medals in 5000 metres, in 10,000 metres and in marathon (a-long distance of footrace about 26 miles). Before this he had not taken part in the marathon event. He won the gold medal at Helsinki and also set up a new record in marathon. His wife Dodge also won the gold medal by throwing the javelin (a light spear) at 165 feet 7.05 inches. thus for the first time in history of the Olympic Games, the husband-wife pair won gold medals.

Emil Zatopek and Dodge

Gurnar, Bertil and Kunt Nordehi, three brothers from Sweden, won gold medals in football in the Olympic Games held at London in Britain in 1948.

Three Russian sisters together won five gold medals in 1960 (Rome, Italy) and in 194 (Tokyo, Japan) Olympic Games

In the 1952 Helsinki Olympic Games 19-years old Jean Boiteux of France, won the Olympic gold medal in swimming by clocking the record in 4 minutes, 3.7 seconds.