In the 1936 Berlin Olympics, 18-year-old Francina Elsje Koen (pronounced COON) finished fifth in the women’s 4x100-meter ...
After capturing the high jump for the United States at the 1948 London Games, she returned home to a segregated South.
These strange Olympic facts are pure gold. But you can read on to find out how much pure gold is actually in a gold medal.
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