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The 1904 Olympic marathon had a South African runner, one of the first black participants, lose partially because they were chased a mile off course by a pack
by boomboomsubban 3y ago
The 1904 Olympic marathon had a South African runner, one of the first black participants, lose partially because they were chased a mile off course by a pack of wild dogs. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Len_Taunyane https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Len_Taunyane
The entire race was bonkers, I like fourth place having taken a nap after eating rotten apples he stole from an orchard. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athletics_at_the_1904_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_marathon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athletics_at_the_1904_Summer_O...
- rsynnott 3y ago> The actual winner, Thomas Hicks, was near collapse and hallucinating when he crossed the finish line, a side effect of being administered brandy, raw eggs, and strychnine by his trainers. This was, presumably, before they'd really figured out how to do doping.
- bguebert 3y agoI mean he won, so maybe they had it figured out.
- boomboomsubban 3y ago> When he reached the stadium, his support team carried him over the line, holding him in the air while he shuffled his feet as if still running.[6] Hicks had to be carried off the track on a stretcher, and might have died in the stadium had he not been treated by four doctors. He lost eight pounds during the course of the marathon. They didn't.
- DANmode 3y agoHe was still first. You don't think people gave more of a shit about athlete lives, comfort, and longevity then, than now?
- Tabular-Iceberg 3y agoOne of those ingredients sound a lot more relevant to his condition than the two others.
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