33 Wondrously Weird Olympic Sports Throughout History Thecoolist Below are seven weird olympic sports, one of which is a well established event that many watch for its weirdness alone. 1. tug of war view in gallery via phxux.ksdk . this strange olympic sport was discontinued in 1920. interestingly, tug of war was one of the original games from the early olympics that took place in 500 b.c.e. however, it. That's not what this is. this version of 3 on 3 happens at a breakneck speed and is actually pretty fun to watch — weird to think it's actually an olympic sport but fun all the same. 12. trampoline. olympic sport: 2000 present. country of origin: united states. most gold medals: canada (4) bottom line: trampoline.
33 Wondrously Weird Olympic Sports Throughout History From 1900 to 1920, this was one of the main competitions at the olympics, with grown men struggling to pull each other over a line in front of audiences of thousands. at the 1900 games in paris, athletes from around the world competed in weird olympic sports including kite flying, firefighting, cannon shooting, and even pigeon racing. sometimes. Three americans swept the podium: william dickey with 19.05 meters, edgar adams with 17.53 meters, and leo goodwin at 17.37 meters. the sport didn't require much athleticism or skill, and spectators were basically watching someone float in a pool. needless to say, it didn't last as an olympic event after 1904. 3. 200m swimming obstacle race. eagiven. and so we return, with heavy hearts, to paris in 1900 again. swimmers had to climb up a pole, clamber over a row of boats and swim under another row of. Hockey rolled —. roller hockey, unlike its ice cousin, failed to capture the imagination. it appeared at just one olympics barcelona in 1992. getty images. shooting the breeze —. live.
33 Wondrously Weird Olympic Sports Throughout History Thecoolist 3. 200m swimming obstacle race. eagiven. and so we return, with heavy hearts, to paris in 1900 again. swimmers had to climb up a pole, clamber over a row of boats and swim under another row of. Hockey rolled —. roller hockey, unlike its ice cousin, failed to capture the imagination. it appeared at just one olympics barcelona in 1992. getty images. shooting the breeze —. live. From tug of war to live pigeon shooting, take a look at the 10 weirdest sports in olympic history. 10. swimming obstacle race. the 200 meter swimming obstacle race made the olympic sport cut only. The sport was retired after 1932, but it can be seen as a precursor to rhythmic gymnastics, first introduced as an olympic sport during the 1984 olympics in los angeles. 5. one handed weight lifting. german strongman eugene sandow lifting a dumbbell. (photo credit: rischgitz stringer getty images).
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