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At the 1924 Paris Olympics, Tarzan Faced Off With the Ambassador of Aloha
At every Olympics, spectators care a lot about ... was no flash in the pan. By 1924, he owned the world record for the ...
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Tarzan at the Olympics: Johnny Weissmuller won 3 gold medals at the 1924 Paris Games
He set a world record in the 100 of 57.4 seconds prior to the 1924 Olympics that stood for a decade. The world record now is 46.80. He was also the first to go under 5 minutes for 400 meters ...