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Then we'd have fewer chances to add names to this list: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_athletes_with_Olympic_medals_in_different_sports https://en.wikipe

Then we'd have fewer chances to add names to this list: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_athletes_with_Olympic_medals_in_different_sports https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_athletes_with_Olympic_... Although to be fair, most of the multi-sport athletes complete in closely-related sports (which would likely be held in the same location) or are from the old days when tug-of-war was an Olympic sport.

Ichthypresbyter 5y ago
Also, I think the old days with tug of war are the last time anyone won medals in unrelated sports (so not something like fencing and modern pentathlon, or cross-country skiing and Nordic combined) at the same Olympics. Usually it's a case of switching sports between Olympics, like Rebecca Romero between rowing and cycling or Roswitha Krause between swimming and handball.
- lastofthemojito 5y ago
  Ester Ledecká medalled in both snowboarding and skiing in the 2018 Winter Olympics. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ester_Ledeck%C3%A1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ester_Ledeck%C3%A1 Obviously those aren't as different as swimming and handball though. Honestly, I don't think the idea of splitting the Olympics over several sites is a bad one. The advantages (less construction at each site, more ideal conditions for each sport) might outweigh the disadvantages (less opportunity for multi-sport athletes, less interaction between athletes from different sports). I always like seeing the USA men's basketball team show up to watch the USA swimmers, but it wouldn't be the end of the world if that tradition doesn't continue.