The 12 Most Bizarre Olympic Games Moments

For centuries, the Olympics have celebrated the most impressive athletes in sport. We've collected a dozen of the weirdest moments in honor of the games, which start next month. From a shemale to a guy who couldn't pee for his urine test, from a guy who pierced his head to a fellow shot while competing (and still won gold!) it's all here.

1. Stella the Fella: When Stella Walsh was shot and killed in 1980, the world lost a National Track & Field Hall of Fame member and 1932 Olympic gold medal winner. But when “Stella's” body was autopsied, police discovered male genitals. The holder of 20 world records, it turned out, was born Stanislawa Walasiewiczowna in Poland. Studies revealed that “Stella the Fella” had mosaicism, a condition where both male and female chromosomes are present. Irony: when Stella's 100-meter gold medal defense at the 1936 Berlin games ended in a loss to Helen Stephens, a Polish journalist had accused Stephens of being a man.