Fact #2
Australian swimmer Dawn Fraser won tons of medals, but her career came to an abrupt end at the Tokyo Olympics in 1964, when she pulled a stunt that almost cause an International incident.
Fraser was celebrating yet another gold medal. Maybe she was celebrating a little too much. She climbed a flagpole at the Imperial palace and stole the Japanese flag. She was arrested at the scene by the police, but when they recognized her they dropped all charges and the emperor even let her keep the flag as a souvenir. Australian sports officials were not amused. They banned Fraser for 10 years, ending her career, but increasing her popularity. She was later elected to state parliament.
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