Olympic Faces
The 1904 Games
Interesting Sports
Olympic Potpourri
100
This Olympic swimmer has won the most amount of medals for the United States in the history of the Olympic games.
Michael Phelps
100
Women were only allowed to compete in this sport during the 1904 games held in Saint Louis, Missouri.
Archery
100
Made popular by athletes like Kelly Slater and Laird Hamilton, this sport will make it's Olympic debut at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Surfing
100
At the first Olympics in 1896, winners received a silver medal and this natural symbol of peace.
Olive Branch
200
In the 2016 Rio Olympics, she was the shortest out of 555 American athletes at just 4'9" tall.
Simone Biles
200
The Olympics have historically taken place over a 3-week period, but the 1904 games stretched over this timeframe.
5 months (146 days)
200
This sport that’s also known as whiff-whaff and flim-flam has been an Olympic sport since 1988.
Table Tennis
200
This country has traditionally entered the Opening Ceremonies first and leads the parade in honor of their role in the ancient Olympic parades.
Greece
300
This decorated track and field athlete was named after Jacqueline Kennedy, former First Lady of the United States.
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
300
This summer over 200 countries will participate in the 2024 Olympics. In 1904 this number of countries were able to make the Saint Louis games. Hint: less than 15...
12
300
This Olympic sport is a complex combination of basketball and soccer, where two teams compete to throw a ball through a soccer style net.
Handball
300
The 1968 Olympic Torch relay followed the path of which historical explorer?
Christopher Columbus
400
This athlete was referred to as J.C. by his friends and family, but after moving to Cleveland, Ohio for elementary school from Alabama a teacher heard him say something else when she asked his name and it stuck.
Jesse Owens
400
In 1904 this Saint Louis school had to get special permission to display the 'Olympic Rings' symbol on their campus since they were not officially sanctioned by the IOC until almost 10 years later.
Washington University
400
This former Olympic sport was removed from the games after World War I but involved 2 people in this activity that is more famous for being how disputes were settled in the wild west.
Pistol Dueling (they used wax bullets)
400
This comedian/actor performed at the opening ceremony of the 2012 Olympic games in London.
Mr. Bean (aka Rowan Atkinson)
500
This international swimming hall of fame member has won 5 Olympic gold medals and is a native of Collinsville, Illinois.
Tom Jager
500
Frank Kugler became a 3x gold medalist at the 1904 Olympic games winning the top prize in wrestling, weightlifting and this sport now better known for being a part of picnics and field days instead of the summer games.
Tug-of-War
500
Not counting a 12-year hiatus, this sport has been a mainstay in the Summer Olympics since 1900 and showcases horses’ dance-like movements including the piaffe and passage.
Dressage
500
This is the official motto of the Olympic games.
Citius, Altius, Fortius (Faster, Higher, Stronger)