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tb_ ,
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TL;DR:

Team GB long claimed Lloyd Hildebrand’s silver medal, but because the British citizen competed under French colors, his win is now being credited to France.

Some additional info:

The International Olympic Committee agreed this week to reassign credit for Lloyd Hildebrand’s silver medal in the men’s cycling 25 km race at the 1900 Olympics from Britain to France.

[…]

A French historian recently raised Hildebrand’s case to the International Olympic Committee, saying the athlete lived nearly his entire life in France and was closely tied to a sports club there – and not to one in Britain.

FlyingSquid ,
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Bloody French! First 1066, then this!

Siegfried ,

1066? You mean hastings? Weren’t those Norman?

FlyingSquid ,
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Siegfried ,

That’s “today’s French territory”, but there is a reason why history calls them Normans and not French.

FlyingSquid ,
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If you say so, but there’s a reason English is full of French words and it’s not because the UK is full of Francophiles.

Also, kind of weird that they spoke a language called Norman French.

But sure, you want to call them Vikings, go for it.

Also, way to ruin a joke. Good job.

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