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Born May 9, 1968 (age 58) ‱ Basse-Terre ‱ Guadeloupe
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
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
Carl Lewis
Carl Lewis
American athlete
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Gail Devers
American athlete
Jesse Owens
Jesse Owens
American athlete
Koch, Marita
Marita Koch
German athlete
Wilma Rudolph
Wilma Rudolph
American sprinter
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Betty Cuthbert
Australian sprinter
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce smiles and holds the Jamaican flag behind her after winning the Women's 100 meter final at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon.
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce
Jamaican sprinter
Cathy Freeman
Cathy Freeman
Australian athlete
Irena SzewiƄska
Irena SzewiƄska
Polish athlete
Olympic protests, 1968
Tommie Smith
American athlete
Bobby Morrow
Bobby Morrow
American athlete
Charlie Paddock, who won two gold medals and a silver at the 1920 Olympic Games in Antwerp, Belg.
Charley Paddock
American athlete
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StanisƂawa Walasiewicz
American athlete
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Alberto Juantorena
Cuban athlete
Eric Liddell
Eric Liddell
British athlete
Alice Coachman
Alice Coachman
American athlete
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Eddie Tolan
American athlete
Williams, Percy
Percy Williams
Canadian athlete

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