This is the eleventh in a series of examinations of urban legends related to the Olympics and whether they are true or false. Today, discover how the Olympics brought the world Epson printers, learn whether the Ancient Olympians were actually “amateurs” and marvel at the strange “drug” that led to the first ever athlete to [...]

This is the tenth in a series of examinations of legends related to the Olympics and whether they are true or false. Today, learn the bizarre tale of how Johnny “Tarzan” Weismuller faked his identity to compete in the 1924 Olympics, discover the even more bizarre tale of how the Olympic torch was blown out [...]

This is the ninth in a series of examinations of legends related to the Olympics and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of all the previous Olympic urban legends. Let’s begin!

This is the eighth in a series of examinations of legends related to the Olympics and whether they are true or false. Let’s begin!

This is the seventh in a series of examinations of legends related to the Olympics and whether they are true or false. Let’s begin!

This is the sixth in a series of examinations of legends related to the Olympics and whether they are true or false. Let’s begin!

This is the fifth in a series of examinations of legends related to the Olympics and whether they are true or false. This installment is a re-format edition, so these legends have already been posted on this site, just not in this format. Let’s begin!

This is the fourth in a series of examinations of legends related to the Olympics and whether they are true or false. Let’s begin!

This is the third in a series of examinations of legends related to the Olympics and whether they are true or false. Let’s begin!

This is the second in a series of examinations of legends related to the Olympics and whether they are true or false. This installment is a re-format edition, so these legends have already been posted on this site, just not in this format. Let’s begin!