william de hart became the first african american in history to win a gold medal in the long jump.fin poava nurme, he won five gold medals and uruguay became football champions. the green ankita velodrome hosted cycling competitions, two road races and four races 100 years ago. tracks, all this is only for men, covered stands, a project by baron gustave efeli, are the same age as the eiffel tower. built in 1894, the vencente velodrome hosted two olympic games in 1900 and 1924, but today it has lost its former sporting significance and is used as a training base for... amateur athletes. unlike the games of a century ago, the infrastructure of the french capital has been stretched to the limit, no matter how trite this phrase may sound, but the increase in the cost of travel on public parisians really don't like transportation twice as much. even the hay has changed. rowing competitions used to take place here. the opening of the olympic games is also planned to be held here, but almost 1.5 billion euros to clean the river did not bring the desired results. however, the mayor of pari