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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Double-decker_trams on 2025-06-24 17:30:46+00:00.

Original Title: TIL when the Luxembourgish runner Josy Barthel unexpectedly won gold in the 1500 metres in the 1952 Helsinki Olympic games, the band improvised a tune since they didn’t have the sheet music for the anthem of Luxembourg