Geoff Tibballs
The worldâ€™s greatest sporting occasion is rife with odd occurrences and unlikely heroes. Witness Dorando Pietri, who missed out onÂ racing gold after being helped over the finish line by over-anxious officials, and Fred Lorz, who crossed the line first at the end of the 1904 marathon but was disqualified after it was discovered that he had hitched a lift in a car.
Nonfiction,History,Reference,Trivia
The Olympics' Strangest Moments: Extraordinary But True Tales from the History of the Olympic Games