1st Olympic Drugs Disqualification Was over Beer
Hans-Gunnar Liljenwall who drank 'two beers' to calm his nerves before pistol shooting, giving him an unfair advantage.
Duelling at the Olympics
Duelling was a sport at the 1906 Olympics and 1908 Olympics.
America’s First Woman Olympic Champion Was a Golfer
In those days winners were given prizes, in Abbott’s case, a porcelain bowl.