How an Armenian Athlete Stole the First Olympic Flag, Returned It 80 Years Later & Got a Medal
"...Hal Prieste (previously Haig Keshishian) was born in Fresno, Calif., on Nov. 23, 1896, to Haiganoosh and Mamas "Mark", a shoemaker. The couple had arrived in America that same year, escaping the looming troubles in the Ottoman Empire...
... At the time, he was the world's oldest former Olympic medalist and the first known Olympian whose lifespan covered three centuries (1896 - 2001).
The Antwerp Olympic Flag is now on display at the Olympic Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland, with a plaque thanking him for donating it...."
It's tragic that Armenians at the time lost everything due to the Lausanne Treaty ....
The ceremony video of giving back the first Olympic Flag:
Hal Prieste returns the flag he stole, Sydney, Australia, 2000.
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