Although you've probably never heard of him before, American George Iser is one of the most decorated

Olympians in history.

At the 1904 Olympics in St. Louis, he put on one of the greatest single-day performances

in the modern Olympics.

Yet his real claim to fame is not what he accomplished, but how.

Learn more about the incredible George Iser on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. everything everywhere daily.

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The 1904 Olympics have come up before on this podcast.

It was a unique event to say the least. The event was stolen from

Chicago and much of the world didn't even bother to attend. And it was horribly run.

Please check out my episode on the 1904 Olympic marathon, which was the worst event in Olympic history.

The way events were held back in 1994 was different than how we do it today,

rather than cramming everything into a single two-week

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