Olympic Athletes & Their Food: 10 Quirky Facts You Never Knew

ByStephanie Holmes, 08/10/2021

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This tiny Japanese Olympic gold medalist could eat...

40 pieces of sushi in one sitting. Retired long-distance runner Naoko Takahashi reportedly weighed 104 pounds when she made history at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, winning the gold medal in track and field and setting an Olympic record in the marathon. Besides that epic amount of sushi, she was also said to be able to down four-pound steaks with ease. Guess it pays to burn thousands of calories from running!