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Sebastian Coe Sebastian Coe
Sebastian Coe Sebastian Coe (born 1956) was one of Britain's greatest runners. He twice won Olympic gold medals in the 1,500-meter race, and was the second man ever to hold simultaneous records in the 800 meter, 1,500 meter, and mile races. Sebastian Coe was born on September 29, 1956 in... Read more
Eric Heiden Eric Heiden
Eric Heiden 1958- American speed skater Speed skater Eric Heiden won five gold medals in the 1980 Winter Olympic Games in Lake Placid, New York. There, he set Olympic records in the 500-, 1,000-, 1,500-, 5,000-, and 10,000-meter races, as well as a world record in the 10,000-meter race. After... Read more
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track and field athletics sports of foot racing, hurdling, jumping, vaulting, and throwing varied weights and objects. They are usually separated into two categories: track, the running and hurdling events; and field, the throwing, jumping, and vaulting events. "Meets" are traditionally... Read more
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Donna De Varona Donna De Varona
Donna de Varona 1947- American swimmer When she qualified for the U.S. swim team for the 1960 Summer Olympic Games in Rome, Donna de Varona was only 13 years old, the youngest member of the Games that year. Four years later she won two gold medals at the Tokyo Olympics. She remains a world record... Read more
Carl Lewis Carl Lewis
Carl Lewis (Frederick Carlton Lewis), 1961-, American sprinter and jumper, b. Birmingham, Ala. A star in high school and at the Univ. of Houston, he became possibly the greatest track athlete of all time. After winning three gold medals at the World Championships in Helsinki in 1983, he went on at... Read more
Paavo Nurmi Paavo Nurmi
Paavo Nurmi , 1897-1973, Finnish track star. Between 1920 and 1932 he set 20 world running records and won nine Olympic gold medals. His Olympic victories included the 10,000-meter run and the cross-country event at Antwerp in 1920, the 1,500-meter and 5,000-meter and cross-country runs at Paris in... Read more
Michael Johnson Michael Johnson
Michael Johnson 1967- American track and field athlete The first man ever to win both 200-meter and 400-meter dashes at the same world championship, Michael Johnson is considered by many the greatest combined 200/400 sprinter who ever lived. One of the most colorful competitors at the... Read more
Teresa Edwards Teresa Edwards
Teresa Edwards 1964– Basketball player Trying to “Beat the Boys” Played Pro Ball Abroad One More Gold Home at Last Sources Teresa Edwards’s sporting career stands as proof that women can be as successful in the basketball arena as men. She holds the record for Olympic... Read more
Lance Armstrong Lance Armstrong
Lance Armstrong 1971-, American cyclist, b. Dallas, Tex. He won (1991) the U.S. amateur cycling championship, turned professional (1992), and by the mid-1990s had won the Tour DuPont twice and was being hailed as the finest U.S. cyclist. In 1996, however, he was diagnosed with testicular cancer,... Read more

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