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Born February 5, 1973 (age 53) • Zhengzhou • China
Awards And Honors Olympic Games
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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Marie-José Pérec
French athlete
Krisztina Egerszegi
Krisztina Egerszegi
Hungarian swimmer
Cuban heavyweight boxer Felix Savón
Felix Savón
Cuban boxer
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Gail Devers
American athlete
Fu Mingxia
Fu Mingxia
Chinese athlete
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Karen Josephson
American artistic swimmer
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Sarah Josephson
American athlete
Scottie Pippen of the Chicago Bulls in a white jersey dribbles a basketball while guarded by an opposing player during a game.
Scottie Pippen
American basketball player
Charles Barkley, wearing a dark suit, smiles while holding a TNT microphone at an NBA broadcast set with blurred stadium seats and people in the background.
Charles Barkley
American basketball player
Carl Lewis
Carl Lewis
American athlete
Belarusian gymnast Vitaly Scherbo
Vitaly Scherbo
Belarusian athlete
Naim Suleymanoglu of Turkey, wearing a blue singlet, lifts a loaded barbell overhead during the 64 kg weightlifting event at the 1996 Summer Olympic Games.
Naim Süleymanoğlu
Turkish athlete
Utah Jazz basketball player Karl Malone holds a basketball and looks to pass during a game, wearing a purple Jazz jersey with yellow trim.
Karl Malone
American basketball player
Utah Jazz player John Stockton dribbles a basketball on court during an NBA game against the Los Angeles Lakers, wearing a black Jazz uniform.
John Stockton
American basketball player
Aleksandr Karelin
Aleksandr Karelin
Russian Greco-Roman wrestler
Redgrave, Steven; Holmes, Andy
Steven Redgrave
British rower
American wrestler Bruce Baumgartner
Bruce Baumgartner
American wrestler
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Wang Junxia
Chinese athlete
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Oscar De La Hoya
American boxer

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