you got a gold medal for what welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top 10 unusual
discontinued Olympic events for this
list we’ll be looking at the unusual
wacky and downright weird events that
once held a spot in the Olympic lineup
demonstration events meaning events that
didn’t issue medals are open for review
however we’ll only be looking at
sporting events which means as odd as
the idea is art based non sporting
events are not up for consideration
today number 10 the 2000 meter tandem
bicycle sprint introduced during the
1906 unofficial Olympic Games the
intercalated games tandem cycling was
dropped from the Olympics after 1972
although a risky dangerous activity even
that it took place on a steeply banked
track evidence suggests the event was
dropped simply to help streamline the
Olympic schedule a men’s only event the
tandem Sprint’s off 34 riders from 7
countries take part in the first running
with France taking gold in Great Britain
taking silver and bronze France in Italy
led the gold count with three each
but Great Britain led the medal count
overall at six it’s better to be alone
which come to think of it it’s probably
why I don’t sell a lot of tandem
bicycles number 9 ski Yorick
only held as a demonstration event
during the st. Moritz Winter Games
skijoring can best be described as dog
sledding but with a horse or waterskiing
on ice with a riderless horse for a boat
although dogs horses or vehicles are all
viable options for pulling the skier
rooted in sweden and norway where it was
used as a form of military transport the
event was actually dominated by the
swiss who took all three top positions
skiing had a home in the nordic games
from 1901 to 1909 but failed to catch on
at the olympics and as such hasn’t been
seen since february 12 1928 the one day
on which the event took place number 8
single stick also known as cudgels
depending who you ask single sticks was
either at its peak or had already become
quite passe by 1904 the fact that only
three people took part and that it was
dropped due to the lack of participation
seems to support the notion that the
sport had just become old hat
essentially fencing but with sticks and
Sherlock Holm’s preferred method of
advanced ass-kicking historians now
debate whether the single stick
competition seen in 1904 may have
actually been a mislabeled bout of cane
fighting
in any event American albertson vans Oh
Post scored gold and William O’Connor
walked away with silver William greed
was granted bronze probably more or less
just for participating number seven
Mandy it’s not hockey its bandy and
maybe the Olympic Committee should take
notice
resembling a typical game of field
hockey but on ice bandy is basically
ball hockey played with football rules
the rink conforms to football field
standards teams have 11 members per side
and game play is divided into 45 minute
halves however the ball is closer in
size to a tennis ball because a football
sized ball would just be ridiculous rawr
a non-metal event play and Oslo was
dominated by Scandinavians with Sweden
Norway and Finland making up the podium
however they were also the only teams to
compete all three were tied at one win
and one loss with Sweden being declared
the winner based on goals scored
number six the 200-meter swimming
obstacle event
only held once in the currents of the
river Sen in Paris the swimming obstacle
event saw competitors swim climb a pole
climb over some boats swim under some
boats and swim a bit more Fredrik Lane
of Australia took first place having
determined the best way to get into the
boat was at the stern lane one in a time
of two 38.4 which shattered his
qualifying time of 304 Lane also won a
gold medal in the 200-meter freestyle
swim where he was a mere 13 seconds
faster than his obstacle race
performance number 5 the 100 meter
running deer for this event
shooters would have 10 4 second chances
to shoot a fake deer target as it made a
brisk 75 foot run for a potential
maximum score of 80 points shooting took
place at 110 yards from the target and
was divided into single shot and double
shot competition Sweden proved to be the
overall medal leader with Oscar Swan of
Sweden winning both the first gold in
the single shot event and a bronze in
the double shot contest later in the
1920 Games and just shy of 73 years of
age Swan became the oldest person to
take part in the Olympics and earned a
silver medal for his efforts in the
double shot
number four
equestrian vaulting
also called figure writing or even they
proved average equestrian vaulting is
effectively dance gymnastics on a horse
here a man would jump on a horse from a
standing position pop down the other
side jump up again then jump over the
horse and perform a few more moves now
if you’ll excuse me I need to go take a
shower so I can’t tell if I’m crying or
not held only once at the 1920 Games in
Antwerp only France Belgium and Sweden
took part in the event and all 18
participants were military officers
Belgium took both first and third while
France grabbed second Sweden meanwhile
completely washed out and took all five
bottom spots
number three live pigeon shooting okay
yes sparking animal rights campaigns and
banned in the United States two years
later
live pigeon shooting was held just once
at the Olympics and was replaced in
later games with very non living clay
pigeon shooting
almost 400 Birds were released into the
sky and killed throughout the event
shooters remained in the game until they
missed two birds in a row
Belgium’s lay on the London top the
games with 21 kills in the 200 franc
division his score was actually topped
in the 20 Frank event by Donald
Macintosh of Australia who also tied for
third in the 200 Frank competition as a
demo event no medals were issued 20,000
francs were split among the top four
number two
tug of war the main event at church
fairs and company picnics everywhere tug
of war was one of the earliest Olympic
events dating back to the ancient games
circa 500 BC oddly the game was not
without its share of controversy the
1900 games saw Sweden and Denmark joined
forces and form a joint team to defeat
the French and also earned Sweden its
first gold 1900 also saw the first black
Olympian in France’s Constanta and he
Kia’s does hubiera the 1908 game saw
Great Britain pack the podium with all
three clubs being police officers but
the Liverpool club’s heavily weighted
boots through the ire of the Americans
who withdrew in protest
before we unveil our number one pick
here are some honorable mentions
number one solo synchronized swimming
debuting at the LA Games in 1984 solo
synchronized swimming never failed to
raise the question how can it be
synchronized if it’s solo could
ever-changing new people there’s a
change in mood from her which makes her
routine more very the activity was based
on the fact that the synchronization was
actually meant to be to the music and
not ones fellow swimmers but reduced to
one person the sport looked more like a
woman in a swimsuit frolicking in a pool
than an organised sporting event all
medalists in the triple-s history were
Japanese American and Canadian in fact
Canadian swimmer Sylvie flechette gave
the sport its only real drama when she
was accidentally awarded an eight point
seven instead of a nine point seven a
slip-up that initially cost her the gold
do you agree with our list what’s your
favorite discontinued Olympic event four
more silver and gold top 10s published
every day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
you
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top 10 unusual
discontinued Olympic events for this
list we’ll be looking at the unusual
wacky and downright weird events that
once held a spot in the Olympic lineup
demonstration events meaning events that
didn’t issue medals are open for review
however we’ll only be looking at
sporting events which means as odd as
the idea is art based non sporting
events are not up for consideration
today number 10 the 2000 meter tandem
bicycle sprint introduced during the
1906 unofficial Olympic Games the
intercalated games tandem cycling was
dropped from the Olympics after 1972
although a risky dangerous activity even
that it took place on a steeply banked
track evidence suggests the event was
dropped simply to help streamline the
Olympic schedule a men’s only event the
tandem Sprint’s off 34 riders from 7
countries take part in the first running
with France taking gold in Great Britain
taking silver and bronze France in Italy
led the gold count with three each
but Great Britain led the medal count
overall at six it’s better to be alone
which come to think of it it’s probably
why I don’t sell a lot of tandem
bicycles number 9 ski Yorick
only held as a demonstration event
during the st. Moritz Winter Games
skijoring can best be described as dog
sledding but with a horse or waterskiing
on ice with a riderless horse for a boat
although dogs horses or vehicles are all
viable options for pulling the skier
rooted in sweden and norway where it was
used as a form of military transport the
event was actually dominated by the
swiss who took all three top positions
skiing had a home in the nordic games
from 1901 to 1909 but failed to catch on
at the olympics and as such hasn’t been
seen since february 12 1928 the one day
on which the event took place number 8
single stick also known as cudgels
depending who you ask single sticks was
either at its peak or had already become
quite passe by 1904 the fact that only
three people took part and that it was
dropped due to the lack of participation
seems to support the notion that the
sport had just become old hat
essentially fencing but with sticks and
Sherlock Holm’s preferred method of
advanced ass-kicking historians now
debate whether the single stick
competition seen in 1904 may have
actually been a mislabeled bout of cane
fighting
in any event American albertson vans Oh
Post scored gold and William O’Connor
walked away with silver William greed
was granted bronze probably more or less
just for participating number seven
Mandy it’s not hockey its bandy and
maybe the Olympic Committee should take
notice
resembling a typical game of field
hockey but on ice bandy is basically
ball hockey played with football rules
the rink conforms to football field
standards teams have 11 members per side
and game play is divided into 45 minute
halves however the ball is closer in
size to a tennis ball because a football
sized ball would just be ridiculous rawr
a non-metal event play and Oslo was
dominated by Scandinavians with Sweden
Norway and Finland making up the podium
however they were also the only teams to
compete all three were tied at one win
and one loss with Sweden being declared
the winner based on goals scored
number six the 200-meter swimming
obstacle event
only held once in the currents of the
river Sen in Paris the swimming obstacle
event saw competitors swim climb a pole
climb over some boats swim under some
boats and swim a bit more Fredrik Lane
of Australia took first place having
determined the best way to get into the
boat was at the stern lane one in a time
of two 38.4 which shattered his
qualifying time of 304 Lane also won a
gold medal in the 200-meter freestyle
swim where he was a mere 13 seconds
faster than his obstacle race
performance number 5 the 100 meter
running deer for this event
shooters would have 10 4 second chances
to shoot a fake deer target as it made a
brisk 75 foot run for a potential
maximum score of 80 points shooting took
place at 110 yards from the target and
was divided into single shot and double
shot competition Sweden proved to be the
overall medal leader with Oscar Swan of
Sweden winning both the first gold in
the single shot event and a bronze in
the double shot contest later in the
1920 Games and just shy of 73 years of
age Swan became the oldest person to
take part in the Olympics and earned a
silver medal for his efforts in the
double shot
number four
equestrian vaulting
also called figure writing or even they
proved average equestrian vaulting is
effectively dance gymnastics on a horse
here a man would jump on a horse from a
standing position pop down the other
side jump up again then jump over the
horse and perform a few more moves now
if you’ll excuse me I need to go take a
shower so I can’t tell if I’m crying or
not held only once at the 1920 Games in
Antwerp only France Belgium and Sweden
took part in the event and all 18
participants were military officers
Belgium took both first and third while
France grabbed second Sweden meanwhile
completely washed out and took all five
bottom spots
number three live pigeon shooting okay
yes sparking animal rights campaigns and
banned in the United States two years
later
live pigeon shooting was held just once
at the Olympics and was replaced in
later games with very non living clay
pigeon shooting
almost 400 Birds were released into the
sky and killed throughout the event
shooters remained in the game until they
missed two birds in a row
Belgium’s lay on the London top the
games with 21 kills in the 200 franc
division his score was actually topped
in the 20 Frank event by Donald
Macintosh of Australia who also tied for
third in the 200 Frank competition as a
demo event no medals were issued 20,000
francs were split among the top four
number two
tug of war the main event at church
fairs and company picnics everywhere tug
of war was one of the earliest Olympic
events dating back to the ancient games
circa 500 BC oddly the game was not
without its share of controversy the
1900 games saw Sweden and Denmark joined
forces and form a joint team to defeat
the French and also earned Sweden its
first gold 1900 also saw the first black
Olympian in France’s Constanta and he
Kia’s does hubiera the 1908 game saw
Great Britain pack the podium with all
three clubs being police officers but
the Liverpool club’s heavily weighted
boots through the ire of the Americans
who withdrew in protest
before we unveil our number one pick
here are some honorable mentions
number one solo synchronized swimming
debuting at the LA Games in 1984 solo
synchronized swimming never failed to
raise the question how can it be
synchronized if it’s solo could
ever-changing new people there’s a
change in mood from her which makes her
routine more very the activity was based
on the fact that the synchronization was
actually meant to be to the music and
not ones fellow swimmers but reduced to
one person the sport looked more like a
woman in a swimsuit frolicking in a pool
than an organised sporting event all
medalists in the triple-s history were
Japanese American and Canadian in fact
Canadian swimmer Sylvie flechette gave
the sport its only real drama when she
was accidentally awarded an eight point
seven instead of a nine point seven a
slip-up that initially cost her the gold
do you agree with our list what’s your
favorite discontinued Olympic event four
more silver and gold top 10s published
every day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
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