Alfred Hajos of Hungary who won the 100 meter freestyle, won a silver medal 28 years later in stadium design at the Paris Olympics
	John Boland of Ireland was a Greek mythology student at Oxford University. Fascinated by the idea of an Olympic renewal, he traveled to Athens as a spectator. Upon arrival, he discovered that one of the competitions was in his favorite sport. Boland entered the competition and become the first Olympic gold medalist in...Tennis.

At the half-way point in the marathon Frenchman Albin Lermusiax was in the lead. The excited villagers of Palini erected a victory arch in celebration of the games and crowned Lermusiax with a floral wreath. The exhausted Lerumusiax collapased, completely exhausted. Although he was revived he soon collapsed again. Lermusiax was not alone. Of the 18 runners competing in history's first staged marathon, only 12 were able to finish