The first major effort at condom giveaways was during the 1992 Barcelona Games. The condoms were emblazoned with colorful Olympic rings.ESPN.com: Sex, Olympics Go Hand in Hand (August 11, 2004)

Although Olympic athletes are not supposed to speak with the press without a public relations representative and one must have the proper credential to gain entry to the athletes' village during any Olympics, stories about the athletes' sexual escapades have been reported by international publications.Times Online: Sex and the Olympic City (August 22, 2008)

• "(It is) a two-week-long private party for thousands of hard-bodies."—Nelson Diebel, an American swimmer who won two gold medals in Barcelona 1992The Scotsman: Let the Games Begin (July 18, 2004)

• "When you have 10,000 people walking around who are amped up on their own glycogen you can almost see the sparks flying off their skin."—BJ Bedford, an American backstroke gold-medalist at Sydney 2004The Scotsman: Let the Games Begin (July 18, 2004)

• 2000 Sydney Olympics: Roger Federer and Miroslava Vavrinec (originally from Slovakia) both competed in the tennis competitions for Switzerland. Mirka retired from professional tennis a year later due to a foot injury. Although they have not married, as of August 2008, they are still together.Times Online: Sex and the Olympic City (August 22, 2008)
• 2004 Athens Olympics: Matt Emmons (U.S.) and Katerina (Katy) Kurkova (Czech Republic) competed in the shooting events. Matt and Katy married in 2007.Times Online: Sex and the Olympic City (August 22, 2008)
• 1992 Barcelona Olympics: Derek Redmond and Sharron Davies competed for the United Kingdom, Sharron in swimming and Derek in track and field. The couple married in 1994 and had two children but divorced in 2000.Times Online: Sex and the Olympic City (August 22, 2008)