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Ten of the Oddest Fashions to Come Out of the Olympics in Recent Years
It’s been almost 3,000 years since the first Olympics were held in the nude. Since then, the Olympic Games have come a long way. * Athletes have worn everything from leotards to sunglasses to body-conforming swimsuits. * The trends usually stick, at least for a while. After Jeremy Wariner won two gold medals at the 2004 Athens Olympics, sunglasses started showing up everywhere from the faces of high school track stars to those of even casual middle-aged runners. * A look at 10 of the most influential, memorable or just plain weird fashion statements made by Olympic athletes over the years.
Michael Johnson’s golden shoes
Johnson’s choice of footwear made quite a bold statement at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. The shoes ended up matching with his medals once he won the 200-meter and 400-meter dashes.
Mark Spitz’s mustache
At a time when swimmers were busy shaving their arms and legs, Spitz showed up with a bushy mustache. He jokingly told the Russian head coach that it helped deflect water away from his face, and the following year the entire Russian team grew out facial hair.
Flo Jo’s long fingernails and track suits
They might not have been aerodynamic, but Florence Griffith-Joyner’s long fingernails stuck out like a sore thumb at the 1988 Seoul Olympics. Her track suits that resembled comic book characters helped her transform into yet another cultural oddity to come out of the ’80s.
Jeremy Wariner’s sunglasses
Wariner’s sunglasses were the means by which the runner blocked everything out on the track. Now it’s impossible to think of the two-time gold medalist without the trademark shades.
Speedo LZR suits
Next month, swimmers will show up wearing full-body swimsuits that contort their bodies and help them shave down times. The new suits are awkward enough that they require assistance to be put on, but have helped pave the way to this year’s bevy of world records.
1980s basketball shorts
Back in the 1980s, John Stockton wasn’t the only one wearing short shorts. Boy, how times have changed. These days it’s hard to find anyone under the age of 50 hooping it up in the shorts above their knees.
1968 civil rights statements
Tommie Smith and John Carlos shocked the world and reopened the debate about racism in the United States when they raised their fists at the Mexico City Olympics in 1968. Both athletes wore black socks and gloves in a symbolic and brave statement which helped further the civil rights movement.
Dave Wottle’s cap
Wottle wore the cap early in his career to keep his long hair out of his face. By the time he staged one of the biggest comebacks in Olympic history to win the 800-meter race at the 1972 Munich Olympics, the cap was just a superstitious relic.
Knee-high socks
Cuba’s Alberto Juantorena wore knee-high white socks to the 1976 and 1980 Olympics. "I guess it’s just a habit from basketball days," Juantorena told Sports Illustrated in 1977. Juantorena and U.S. Olympian James Robinson both wore the stockings during their 800-meter runs.
Basketball leotards
Spandex is fine for gymnastics, but the Australian and Brazilian women’s basketball teams took it a step too far and wore one-piece leotards at the 2000 Sydney Games. Did somebody say "wedgie"?
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