a.) London, England
b.) Paris, France
c.) Beijing, China
b.) Paris, France
Tug-of-War (discontinued in 1920 after too many controversies including: teams accused of wearing illegal boots and sitting down during the competition.)
LeBron James - 2 gold medals ('08, '12), 1 bronze medal ('04) for basketball
Archery!
a.) Vancouver, Canada
b.) New York, USA
c.) Cairo, Egypt
a.) Vancouver, Canada
Curling - contestants work in pairs to slide a large weight on ice, then brush the ice to slide the weight towards the target.
Michael Phelps - 23 gold medals in swimming.
Crossing the finish line
a.) Houston, USA
b.) Paris, France
c.) London, UK
London, UK
Fencing - en guarde!
Simone Biles - 4 gold medals in 2016 (gymnastics team, all-around, vault, and floor). Silver medal in 2020 for gymnastics team. Bronze medals in 2016 and 2020 for balance beam.
a.) Sydney, Australia
b.) Tokyo, Japan
c.) Berlin, Germany
Sydney, Australia
Race Walking - contestants must keep one foot on the ground at all times and race to the finish.
Muhammad Ali - Gold medal in heavyweight boxing (1960).
Celebrating a winning race!
a.) Cairo, Egypt
b.) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
c.) Paris, France
Rio de Janeiro - Brazil
The Luge - slide down an icy tunnel on a tiny sled!
James Cleveland "Jesse" Owens - Gold Medals in 100m sprint, 200m sprint, 4x100m relay, and long jump in the 1936 Olympics.
Heavy weight lifting - grunt is optional