Olympics once gave medals for poetry and art; founder won gold under fake names

For a period, the Olympic Games awarded gold medals in arts categories such as poetry, music, architecture, painting and sculpture alongside athletic events. These competitions were introduced in 1912 at the urging of Pierre de Coubertin. The Olympic founder reportedly took a literature gold medal while using two pseudonyms. Eventually, amateurism rules and waning interest brought the arts competitions to an end after the 1948 London Games.