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TIL: Donghua Li was a gymnast from China who got kicked out of the Chinese Gymnastics team after he wanted to marry a Swiss girl he met whilst recuperating from an injury. He became a naturalised citizen of Switzerland and won the gold medal in Atlanta for the pommel horse event.

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