Naked Olympians

Whether it is in Playboy magazine, a promotional advertisement for Powerade, or on the Internet, the 2008 Summer Olympics (as well as previous Olympics games) has seen its fair share of participants pose or be photographed in the nude.

Fast Facts

1. Four German Olympians are featured in the September 2008 issue of the German Playboy magazine
2. French swimmer Laure Manaudou had naked photos leaked onto the Internet by an ex-boyfriend¹
3. U.S. swimmer Amanda Beard posed nude for PETA in an anti-fur campaign advertisement
4. Amanda Beard was also featured in Playboy
5. Brazilian twin synchronized swimmers Bia and Branca Feres, although not nude, drew criticism for a controversial photo shoot where the sisters were shown touching each other²
6. Several British Olympians bared all in an advertisement for Powerade in August 2008

History of Naked Olympians

1. Playboy's "Women of the 2004 Olympics" featured five nude Olympians³
2. Figure Skater Katarina Witt posed in Playboy in 1998³
3. Swimmer Jenny Thompson covered just her breasts in a 1994 issue of Sports Illustrated³
4. Ancient Olympians competed in the nude⁴

In the September 2008 German Playboy

1. Sailor Petra Niemann
2. Field Hockey player Katharina Scholz
3. Canoeist Nicole Reinhardt
4. Judo athlete Romy Tarangul

British Olympians Powerade Advertisement

1. Cyclist Rebecca Romero
2. Triple-Jumper Phillips Idowu
3. Swimmer Gregor Tait

Playboy's "Women of the 2004 Olympics"

1. U.S. High Jumper Amy Acuff
2. U.S. Swimmer Amanda Beard
3. U.S. Swimmer Haley Cope
4. U.S. Olympic Volleyball player Logan Tom

Related Pages on Mahalo

German Olympic Playboy | German Olympic Playboy Photos | Summer Olympics 2008 | Olympics | Nicole Reinhardt | Katharina Scholz | Petra Niemann | Romy Tarangul | Bia And Branca Feres | Amanda Beard Playboy | Amanda Beard Peta | Katarina Witt | Ancient Olympics | Amy Acuff | Playboy Magazine

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