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... that Venezuela won its first Olympic medal in 1952 with triple jumper Asnoldo Devonish, who competed while injured?
... that Canadian Amateur Hockey Association president E. A. Gilroy allowed Canadians to play for Great Britain in ice hockey at the 1936 Winter Olympics as a gesture of sportsmanship?
... that table-tennis player Isabelle Li received a standing ovation despite losing the final at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics?
... that future U.S. Navy rear admiral Oral Swigart competed as a wrestler at the 1920 Summer Olympics?
... that Ethiopian runner Helen Bekele Tola has stated a desire to compete for Switzerland at the 2020 Summer Olympics?

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