Re: t-and-f: Olympic trivia--twice.

In a message dated 11/8/00 14:20:23, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I think I remember reading, somewhere, that Olympic champions in the earliest games of the modern era were awarded silver medals, not gold. I haven't been able to confirm this in sources I've checked recently. Can anyone set the

t-and-f: Olympic trivia--twice.

I think I remember reading, somewhere, that Olympic champions in the earliest games of the modern era were awarded silver medals, not gold. I haven't been able to confirm this in sources I've checked recently. Can anyone set the matter straight? In the first of Stacy Dragila's Sydney vaults

Re: t-and-f: Olympic trivia--twice.

In a message dated 11/8/00 14:20:23, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I think I remember reading, somewhere, that Olympic champions in the earliest games of the modern era were awarded silver medals, not gold. I haven't been able to confirm this in sources I've checked recently. Can anyone set the