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About the author

Thomas Rathgeb

Thomas Rathgeb, 27 years old, from Vienna. I am a sports journalist and commentator at the Austrian Public Service Broadcaster ORF. Before that, I worked as a freelance blogger and as an editor at the Austrian Press Agency. I have completed my master’s degree in communication science at the University of Vienna.

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Credits

Photo 1 (Background): Ernst Happel Stadium in Vienna – Getty Images, Photo 81664554 – Photo by Ulli Michel

*Photo 2: Julius Lenhart – IOC Platform, Photo PHO10003723 – Copyright notice: © 1904 / International Olympic Committee (IOC) – All rights reserved

Photo 3: Kate Allen – Getty Images, Photo 51215472 – Photo by Adam Pretty

Photo 4: Kate Allen – Getty Images, Photo 51215437 – Photo by Adam Pretty

Photo 5: Kate Allen – Getty Images, Photo 51215509 – Photo by Shaun Botterill

Photo 6: Roman Hagara and Hans Peter Steinacher – Getty Images, Photo 51230566 – Photo by Clive Mason

Photo 7: Roman Hagara and Hans Peter Steinacher – Getty Images, Photo 51230563 – Photo by Clive Mason

Photo 8: Roman Hagara and Hans Peter Steinacher – Getty Images, Photo 1058117 – Mandatory Credit: Mark Dadswell /Allsport

 

*All Olympic Footage / Images / Audio available in this production is copyright of and reproduced only with the consent of the International Olympic Committee. All Olympic Logos / Poster available in this production is copyright of and reproduced only with the consent of the International Olympic Committee