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Also Known As Marita Koch Meier
Born February 18, 1957 (age 69) • Wismar • East Germany
Awards And Honors Olympic Games

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Jesse Owens
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Bobby Morrow
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Charlie Paddock, who won two gold medals and a silver at the 1920 Olympic Games in Antwerp, Belg.
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Australian hurdler Shirley Strickland de la Hunty
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Valery Borzov at the Munich 1972 Olympic Games
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