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Born August 29, 1946 (age 80) • New York City • New York
Awards And Honors Olympic Games

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Bob Beamon of the United States in midair during his record-breaking long jump at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City, with officials watching in the foreground.
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Jesse Owens
Jesse Owens
American 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
Carl Lewis
Carl Lewis
American athlete
Ralph Boston
Ralph Boston
American athlete
Olympic protests, 1968
Tommie Smith
American athlete
Lee Evans; Larry James
Lee Evans
American athlete
Wyomia Tyus anchoring the U.S. 4 × 100-metre relay team, which won the gold medal in world record time at the 1968 Summer Olympic Games in Mexico City.
Wyomia Tyus
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John J. Flanagan
Irish-American athlete
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Stanisława Walasiewicz
American athlete
Alvin Kraenzlein.
Alvin Kraenzlein
American athlete
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Meyer Prinstein
American track and field athlete
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Glenn Davis
American track and field athlete
American high jumper Dick Fosbury
Dick Fosbury
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Al Oerter
American athlete
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David Hemery
English 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
Edwin Moses
Edwin Moses
American athlete
Griffith Joyner, Florence
Florence Griffith Joyner
American sprinter
Wilma Rudolph
Wilma Rudolph
American sprinter
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Eddie Tolan
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