9 Most Bizarre Moments in Sports

November 2, 2011 by uphaa
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Paula Radcliffe London Marathon 2005 – Peeing and Winning

In 2005 Paula Radcliffe had to stop during London Marathon an squatted in fully view of the cameras. link

Fan Man crashes boxing match

It still ranks as one of the oddest nights in sports history. Riddick Bowe was facing Evander Holyfield at the outdoor arena at Caesar’s Palace when ‘Fan Man’ became an indelible part of sports history on Nov. 6, 1993.
In the seventh round, James Miller after hovering above the arena for 25 minutes, made his dive toward the ring. Unfortunately, he landed on the edge of the ring. Within seconds, he felt the wrath Bowe’s thuggish mob. They beat the living snot out of Miller before he was escorted away. He probably deserved it considering the damage his fan propeller could’ve done had he landed in the crowd. The fight was delayed for 30 minutes while spectators cut the parachute into pieces for souvenirs. Some think that the interruption lost the fight for Bowe, who witnessed his pregnant wife faint ringside when she saw the Fan Man. link

A pitch hit a dove flying in front of home plate

The lethal pitch came during the seventh inning of the Arizona Diamondbacks’ 10-5 victory against the San Francisco Giants

The bird flew over the catcher Rod Barajas’ head and landed a few feet from the plate amid a sea of feathers.

“I’m sitting there waiting for it, and I’m expecting to catch the thing, and all you see is an explosion,” Barajas said. “It’s crazy. There’s still feathers down there.”. link

Cantona Kung-Fu Kick

One thing’s for sure, Chuck Norris looks in his under his bed for Eric Cantona before he goes to sleep.

on 25 January 1995 he was involved in an incident which attracted headlines and controversy worldwide. In an away match against Crystal Palace, Cantona was sent off by the referee for a kick on Palace defender Richard Shaw after Shaw had pulled his shirt. As he was walking towards the tunnel, Cantona launched a ‘kung-fu’ style kick into the crowd, directed at Crystal Palace fan Matthew Simmons, followed by a series of punches.

Cantona was fined £30,000 and banned from football for eight months over the incident. link

An Incredible Own Goal

In 1976, Miguel Marin scored an own goal trying to clear the ball with his hands, he lost control and in so doing he recorded one of the most rare and unusual goals in football history.link

Javelin thrower hits long jumper at Golden League

French long jumper Salim Sdiri suffered a one-inch wound to his side when he was hit by a javelin during the Golden Gala .

The incident occurred midway through the evening when Finnish thrower Tero Pitkamaki slipped at the end of his run-up, hurling the javelin out to the left of the landing area and spearing Sdiri in his right side as he crouched in the long jump warm-up section. Sdiri suffered no internal damage. link

Stranger enters marathon course and disturbs runner who had been running the first

On August 29, 2004 at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, Vanderlei Cordeiro de Lima was attempting to become the first Brazilian to win an Olympic gold medal in the marathon. Soon after the 35 km (22 mi) mark, holding a lead of approximately 25–30 seconds, de Lima was halted and grappled by a spectator named Cornelius Horan, – a defrocked Irish priest – in order to promote his religious belief that the end of the world is near.

De Lima lost about 15-20 seconds in the incident and he was passed by other runners. He finished third with a time of 2:12.11, winning the bronze medal. link

The Runner who seriously pooped her shorts half way the London Marathon

In 1998 Catherina McKiernan seriously pooped her shorts half way the London Marathon and crossed the finish line with poop smeared all over her legs. It was all on TV for an hour or so. As she crosses the finish line she looked down and sees the mess and begs the officials to find something to cover it. If anyone has got footage of this accidents or of other ones please let me know

Monica Seles stabbing

Steffi Graf and Monica Seles are retired professional tennis players who between 1989 and 1999 engaged in a rivalry with one another for best female tennis player.

On April 30 during a quarterfinal match Günter Parche, an obsessed fan of Steffi Graf, ran from the middle of the crowd to the edge of the court during a break between games and stabbed Seles with a boning knife between her shoulder blades, to a depth of 1.5 cm (0.59 inches).

Parche was angry that she had stolen much of the thunder from his compatriot Steffi Graf and Seles was blocking Graf’s path. Why not simply remove the obstacle?. Check the shoking video