- ... that sprint champion Charles Hoyt, who lost a chance for an Olympic medal when the 1916 games were cancelled due to World War I, later coached Eddie Tolan to two gold medals in the 1932 Olympics?
- ... that Hedda and Ingrid Berntsen became the first siblings in Norway to compete in different events at the same Olympic Games?
- ... that Teiji Honma became one of the first goaltenders in ice hockey to wear a mask when he used one that resembled a baseball catcher's mask at the 1936 Winter Olympics?
- ... that at age 17 years and 331 days, Polish hammer thrower Kamila Skolimowska was the youngest Olympic champion in the 2000 Summer Olympics?
- ...that upon entering the Stadio Olympica at the opening ceremonies of the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, the torch bearer tripped over a cable and fell, nearly extinguishing the Olympic flame?
