9 wildest moments in Olympics history

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Sounding more like a plot line from a mystery novel rather than the Olympics, Japanese marathon runner Shizo Kanakuri had a curious adventure during the 1912 Summer Games in Stockholm. Having lost consciousness during the run due to the heat, he was revived and taken in by a farming family until he recuperated. He never finished the event, and returned to Japan without notifying the Games - but Swedish officials had

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Photo by: Wikimedia Commons

Sounding more like a plot line from a mystery novel rather than the Olympics, Japanese marathon runner Shizo Kanakuri had a curious adventure during the 1912 Summer Games in Stockholm. Having lost consciousness during the run due to the heat, he was revived and taken in by a farming family until he recuperated. He never finished the event, and returned to Japan without notifying the Games - but Swedish officials had no idea what happened to him. He was finally tracked down in 1966 and was presented with an offer to complete the run. He accepted and completed the marathon. His time: 54 years, 8 months, 6 days, 8 hours, 32 minutes and 20.379 seconds.

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