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Also Known As Antonius Johannes Geesink
Born April 6, 1934 • Utrecht • Netherlands
Died August 27, 2010 (aged 76) • Utrecht • Netherlands
Awards And Honors Olympic Games
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Tani Ryōko
Japanese athlete
Joe Frazier
Joe Frazier
American boxer
Olympic gymnast Věra Čáslavská
Věra Čáslavská
Czech gymnast
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Hans Günter Winkler
German athlete
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Vyacheslav Ivanov
Soviet athlete
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Watanabe Osamu
Japanese athlete
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Karen Josephson
American artistic swimmer
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Sarah Josephson
American athlete
Muhammad Ali, shirtless and sweating, trains with a speed bag in a wood-paneled gym at his Pennsylvania training camp, circa 1974.
Muhammad Ali
American boxer
Katie Ledecky smiles and points while celebrating in the pool after setting a world record at the 2013 FINA World Championships, with FINA signage in the background.
Katie Ledecky
American swimmer
Allyson Felix smiles and raises the relay baton as she crosses the finish line to win gold in the women's 4x400-meter relay at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
Allyson Felix
American athlete
Neeraj Chopra of India smiles on the podium, holding up his gold medal and a bouquet after winning the men's javelin throw at the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics.
Neeraj Chopra
Indian athlete
Oleksandr Usyk
Oleksandr Usyk
Ukrainian boxer
Kōhei Uchimura at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
Kōhei Uchimura
Japanese gymnast
Lennox Lewis, wearing white trunks, lands a left jab to Evander Holyfield's face during their World Heavyweight Championship boxing match in a Las Vegas ring.
Lennox Lewis
British boxer
Ashton Eaton
Ashton Eaton
American decathlete
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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Pernell Whitaker
American boxer
George Foreman
George Foreman
American boxer
Sugar Ray Leonard in white trunks throws a punch at Marvin Hagler, who is blocking with his arms, during their 1987 middleweight title fight in a boxing ring.
Sugar Ray Leonard
American boxer and television commentator

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