Olympics on Stamps — Alvin Kraenzlein

Games of the 2nd OlympiadHost City - Paris, FranceStadium - Velodrome de Vincennes It is worth mentioning...- 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. ********************************************************************************************************************************************************************** Guyana Alvin KraenzleinIssued: 1991 ********************************************************************************************************************************************************************** Czechoslovakia DiscusIssued: 1965 ********************************************************************************************************************************************************************** Sierra Leone Ray Ewry - United StatesIssued : 2003Gold - Standing Long JumpGold - Standing High JumpGold - Standing Triple Jump *********************************************************************************************************************************************************************** Subscribe to this blog's RSS feed by copying and...