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Also Known As Maurice Wilkins
Born November 15, 1950 (age 75) • Eugene • Oregon • (Birthday in 2 days)
Awards And Honors Olympic Games
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Evelin Schlaak
East German athlete
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John J. Flanagan
Irish-American athlete
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Al Oerter
American athlete
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Martin Sheridan
American athlete
Edwin Moses
Edwin Moses
American athlete
Olympic champion Tamara Press
Tamara Press
Soviet athlete
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Gisela Mauermayer
German athlete
Irena Szewińska
Irena Szewińska
Polish athlete
Tatyana Kazankina clinching the gold medal in the 1,500-metre race at the 1980 Olympics in Moscow
Tatyana Kazankina
Soviet athlete
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Lasse Virén
Finnish distance runner
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Yuriy Sedykh
Soviet athlete
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Alberto Juantorena
Cuban athlete
Ruth Fuchs
Ruth Fuchs
German athlete
Saneyev, Viktor
Viktor Saneyev
Soviet athlete
Joan Benoit Samuelson
Joan Benoit Samuelson
American runner
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
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
American high jumper Dick Fosbury
Dick Fosbury
American athlete

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