Bourgmeisterin Episode #56: Michel Theato, the first Luxembourgish Olympic Gold Medal Winner

🏃‍♂️🇱🇺 When Paris hosted 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗢𝗹𝘆𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗰 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝟭𝟵𝟬𝟬, nobody expected a 𝗺𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗟𝘂𝘅𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗴 (well, technically living in Paris, but let’s not ruin the story) to literally outrun history. Meet 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗹 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗼, the 𝘤𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘵-𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘳-𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘥-𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘯-𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘪𝘰𝘯 who unknowingly sparked a century-long identity crisis.On a 𝟯𝟱°𝗖 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗼𝗼𝗻, dodging horse carts, trams, and cows through chaotic Paris streets, Michel blazed to gold in 2h59m45s – 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗢𝗹𝘆𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗰 𝘄𝗶𝗻 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗟𝘂𝘅𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗴. The International Olympic Committee, however, later filed him under “French” thanks to, let’s say, creative paperwork.Fun fact? His “crime” was knowing Paris too well… from delivering bread🥖🏅Some say 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘤𝘶𝘵𝘴, others say 𝚜̲𝚝̲𝚛̲𝚊̲𝚝̲𝚎̲𝚐̲𝚢̲ — we say 𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗱.Find out more at www.bourgmeisterin.com!