Thomas Hicks

Thomas Hicks

Thomas Hicks ran the 1904 Olympic marathon while drinking a mix of strychnine, egg whites, and brandy which made him hallucinate and become sick. His trainers had to carry him over the finish line but he was still declared the winner, with the slowest gold medal time in Olympic marathon history.

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