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- ... that Senegalese long jumper and triple jumper Ndiss Kaba Badji was the only person from his country to reach a final at the 2008 Summer Olympics?
- ... that Pavel Lednyov has won seven Olympic medals in modern pentathlon, more than anybody else in this sport?
- ... that Wilfried Dietrich won five Olympic medals during his career, more than any other Olympic wrestler?
- ... that prior to the creation of the Winter Olympics, an ice hockey tournament was held at the 1920 Summer Olympics?
- ... that the Nigeria women's national basketball team became the first African team ever to win an Olympic game in women's basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics?