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Born October 14, 1873 • Lafayette • Indiana
Died September 29, 1937 (aged 63) • New York
Awards And Honors Olympic Games
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John J. Flanagan
Irish-American athlete
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Meyer Prinstein
American track and field athlete
Alvin Kraenzlein.
Alvin Kraenzlein
American athlete
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Martin Sheridan
American athlete
Fanny Blankers-Koen leaps over a hurdle ahead of other runners during the 80-metre hurdles race at the 1948 London Olympics, with a stadium crowd in the background.
Fanny Blankers-Koen
Dutch athlete
Saneyev, Viktor
Viktor Saneyev
Soviet athlete
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
American high jumper Dick Fosbury
Dick Fosbury
American athlete
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Stanisława Walasiewicz
American athlete
Bob Beamon
Bob Beamon
American long jumper
Alice Coachman
Alice Coachman
American athlete
Ralph Boston
Ralph Boston
American athlete
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Glenn Davis
American track and field athlete
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Jim Lightbody
American athlete
Sheppard, Mel
Mel Sheppard
American athlete
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John Walter Tewksbury
American athlete
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Archie Hahn
American athlete
Daniels, Charles
Charles Daniels
American swimmer

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