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George Eyser
The Olympic Games, or Olympics, is an international multi-sport event taking place every four years which comprises of summer and winter games. Though the first ancient games were held in 776 B.C, the modern games started from 1896.The unity of the 5 continents is shown on the Olympic flag by five colorful intertwined rings of red, blue, green, yellow, and black, created by Baron Pierre de Coubertin to represent atleast one color of the participating country’s national flag.
George Eyser was born in 1871 and was one of the great American gymnasts. He was the only Olympic medal winner who had a wooden leg. Confusion even surrounds the 1904 Olympics in which he competed. The Olympics were held in Saint Louis that year, and not many foreign athletes took part. The United State was the only country represented in a number of sports, including gymnastics.
In the AAU, Amateur Athletic Union competition, Eyser won the parallel bars and rope climb and was tied for first with Anton Heida in the vault. He finished second in the pommel horse and all-around and placed third in the horizontal bar. His club, the Concordia Turnverein, won the team championship, bringing Eyser his third gold medal and seventh medal overall. Eyser also competed for Concordia when the club won a 1908 international meet in Frankfurt, Germany and a 1909 national meet in Cincinnati.
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