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Also Known As Adhemar da Silva
Born September 29, 1927 • São Paulo • Brazil
Died January 12, 2001 (aged 73) • São Paulo • Brazil
Awards And Honors Olympic Games
Australian hurdler Shirley Strickland de la Hunty
Shirley Strickland de la Hunty
Australian athlete
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Parry O’Brien
American athlete
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Al Oerter
American athlete
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Glenn Davis
American track and field athlete
Saneyev, Viktor
Viktor Saneyev
Soviet athlete
Emil Zátopek
Emil Zátopek
Czech runner
Bob Richards
Bob Richards
American athlete
Bobby Morrow
Bobby Morrow
American athlete
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Betty Cuthbert
Australian sprinter
Jackson, Marjorie
Marjorie Jackson
Australian athlete
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Vladimir Kuts
Soviet athlete
“Queen of the Triple Jump”
Yulimar Rojas
Venezuelan athlete
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John J. Flanagan
Irish-American athlete
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Meyer Prinstein
American track and field athlete
Jesse Owens
Jesse Owens
American athlete
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Noureddine Morceli
Algerian athlete
Jackie Joyner-Kersee in a red and white USA uniform throws a javelin during the heptathlon at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, wearing bib number 578.
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
American athlete
Fanny Blankers-Koen leaps over a hurdle ahead of other runners during the 80-metre hurdles race at the 1948 London Olympics, with a stadium crowd in the background.
Fanny Blankers-Koen
Dutch athlete
Carl Lewis
Carl Lewis
American athlete
Michael Johnson smiles and holds an American flag behind him while celebrating on the track after setting a world record in the 200-meter race at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.
Michael Johnson
American athlete

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