This list of 12 bizarre Olympic moments includes the story of Edwin Flack, our first Olympic champion, who ran the Marathon accompanied by a butler in a bowler hat (not, as stated here, his own).
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1896: Our first Olympian runs Marathon with butler
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That's the best Olympic story I've heard. I think all competitors should be accompanied by a butler. Imagine the synchronised diving!