Games of the 2nd Olympiad
Host City - Paris, France
Stadium - Velodrome de Vincennes
It is worth mentioning...Host City - Paris, France
Stadium - Velodrome de Vincennes
- Tennis, football, polo, rowing and tug of war were the only sports in which athletes from different nations competed on the same team.
- American athlete Alvin Kraenzlein who won the 60m, the 110m hurdles, 200m hurdles and the long jump was the star of the Games.
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Guyana
Alvin Kraenzlein
Issued: 1991
Issued: 1991
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Czechoslovakia
Discus
Issued: 1965
Issued: 1965
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Sierra Leone
Ray Ewry - United States
Issued : 2003
Gold - Standing Long Jump
Gold - Standing High Jump
Gold - Standing Triple Jump
Issued : 2003
Gold - Standing Long Jump
Gold - Standing High Jump
Gold - Standing Triple Jump
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