London 1908

July 1908: Dorando Pietri of Italy who, despite finishing first in the Marathon at the 1908 London Olympics, was disqualified for being helped over the line after collapsing just yards from the end. The Gold Medal went to John Hayes of the USA. Pietri is seen here with a special Gold Cup presented to him by the Queen. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Martin Sheridan of the USA preparing for the standing long jump event during a practice session at the 1908 London Olympics. Martin Sheridan won a silver medal at the 1906 Olympics at Athens and bronze medal at 1908 London Olympics. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

1st July 1908: Ray Ewry of the USA in action during a practice for the Standing High Jump at the 1908 London Olympics, for which he won the gold medal. He also won the gold medal for the Standing Long Jump. He dominated these discontinued events and the discontinued Standing Triple Jump, winning eight Olympic gold medals between 1900 and 1908, and two more at the 'Intercalated' Olympics of 1906. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

1908: Martin Sheridan throws the discus on his way to winning the event at the 1908 London Olympics. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

14th July 1908: Melvin Sheppard of the USA crosses the finish line to win the final of the 1500 Metres at the 1908 London Olympics from Harold Wilson of Great Britain, with an Olympic Record time of 4 minutes 3.4 seconds. Sheppard also won the 800 Metres a week later with a World Record 1 minute 52.8 seconds. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

7th July 1908: Ray Ewry of the USA in practice at the 1908 London Olympics. He won the gold medal for the Standing High Jump, as well as a gold medal for the Standing Long Jump. He dominated these discontinued events and the discontinued Standing Triple Jump, winning eight Olympic gold medals between 1900 and 1908, and two more at the 'Intercalated' Olympics of 1906. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

15th July 1908: Women archers participating in the National Round (60 yards -50 yards) at the 1908 London Olympics, which was won by Sybil 'Queenie' Newall of Great Britain. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

July 1908: US athlete Ray Ewry (1873 - 1937), at the Olympic Games held in London in 1908. A practitioner of the now arcane standing jumps, Ewry earned everlasting fame by winning a record ten Olympic gold medals in the Standing High Jump, Standing Triple Jump and Standing Long Jump. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

July 1908: Mrs A Hill-Lowe, bronze medal winner in the Women's National Round Archery event at the 1908 London Olympics. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

July 1908: Mike Murphy (centre) chats with American 400 metre hurdlers Harry Hillman (left), who won the Olympic gold medal in 1904, and Charles Bacon during a training session at the 1908 London Olympics. Bacon won the event, breaking the world record with a time of 55.0 seconds. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Women competitors in the National Round (60 yards - 50 yards) Archery event of the 1908 London Olympics which was won by Sybil 'Queenie' Newall of Great Britain. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

23rd July 1908: Ray Ewry of the USA in action during the Standing High Jump event at the 1908 London Olympics, for which he won the gold medal. He also won a gold medal for the Standing Long Jump. He dominated these discontinued events and the discontinued Standing Triple Jump, winning eight Olympic gold medals between 1900 and 1908, and two more at the 'Intercalated' Olympics of 1906. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

24th July 1908: Dorando Pietri of Italy on his way to the stadium during the Marathon at the 1908 London Olympics. Despite finishing first he was disqualified for being helped over the line after collapsing just yards from the end. The Gold Medal went to John Hayes of the USA. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

1908: American hammer thrower John Flanagan trains for the 1908 London Olympics. He went on to win the gold medal. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

US athlete Ray Ewry, 20th July 1908. Ewry won the gold medal for the (standing) high jump at the London Olympics of 1908. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

July 1908: Matthew McGrath of the USA about to throw the Hammer at the 1908 London Olympics. He was the World Record holder at the time but finished second to fellow American John Flanagan. He won the event at the 1912 Olympics in Stockholm. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

25th July 1908: Queen Alexandra presenting Dorando Pietri with a special Gold Cup the day after he was disqualified from the Marathon at the 1908 London Olympics, despite finishing first, for being helped over the line. The Gold Medal went to John Hayes of the USA. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

1908: US sportsman Ralph Rose prepares for the first of the shot puts which won him first place at the 1908 Olympic Games at the White City Stadium, London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

July 1908: Martin Sheridan of the USA in practice for the Discus event of the 1908 London Olympics. He went on to win the Gold Medal, as he had done at the 1904 and 1906 Olympics, with an Olympic Record of 40.89 metres. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)