Portal:Olympic Games/Did you know/21

... that Senegalese long jumper and triple jumper Ndiss Kaba Badji was the only person from his country to reach a final at the 2008 Summer Olympics?
... that Pavel Lednyov has won seven Olympic medals in modern pentathlon, more than anybody else in this sport?
... that Wilfried Dietrich won five Olympic medals during his career, more than any other Olympic wrestler?
... that prior to the creation of the Winter Olympics, an ice hockey tournament was held at the 1920 Summer Olympics?
... that the Nigeria women's national basketball team became the first African team ever to win an Olympic game in women's basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics?