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Usain Bolt of Jamaica celebrates with arms outstretched after winning the Men's 200m final at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, with Churandy Martina and Brian Dzingai finishing behind him.

Athens 1896 Olympic Games

A black and white group portrait of American Olympic team members and staff from the 1900 Paris Olympic Games, seated and standing outdoors in athletic uniforms and suits, with trees in the background.

St. Louis 1904 Olympic swimmers

Women in long skirts and hats draw bows and aim at round archery targets on a grassy field during the 1908 London Olympic Games. Stadium seating is visible in the background.

Jim Thorpe in midair during the broad jump at the 1912 Olympic Games in Stockholm, Sweden, with a stadium crowd visible in the background.

Pat Ryan of the United States Olympic team in mid-throw during the hammer throw event at the 1920 Antwerp Olympic Games, standing inside a marked circle on a grassy field.

Paavo Nurmi crosses the finish line to win the 1500 meter final at the 1924 Paris Olympic Games, with officials and photographers observing in the background.

Six male athletes leap over hurdles in mid-race during the 400 meter hurdles at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympic Games, with stadium spectators and flags in the background.

Jean Shiley of the United States Olympic team clearing the bar during her record-breaking high jump at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympic Games, with stadium arches in the background.

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Usain Bolt of Jamaica celebrates with arms outstretched after winning the Men's 200m final at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, with Churandy Martina and Brian Dzingai finishing behind him.

Usain Bolt

Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt reacting after he won the gold medal in the 200-meter...

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Athens 1896 Olympic Games

Athens 1896 Olympic Games

Runners assembling at the starting line of the 100-meter race at the 1896 Olympic...

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A black and white group portrait of American Olympic team members and staff from the 1900 Paris Olympic Games, seated and standing outdoors in athletic uniforms and suits, with trees in the background.

American Olympic team members

Coaches and athletes of the 1900 U.S. Olympic team posing in the Bois de Boulogne,...

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St. Louis 1904 Olympic swimmers

St. Louis 1904 Olympic swimmers

Swimmers diving into the water at the 0.5-mile (805-meter) championship race at the...

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Women in long skirts and hats draw bows and aim at round archery targets on a grassy field during the 1908 London Olympic Games. Stadium seating is visible in the background.

Archers at the London 1908 Olympic Games

Archers participating in the double national round at the London 1908 Olympic Games,...

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Jim Thorpe in midair during the broad jump at the 1912 Olympic Games in Stockholm, Sweden, with a stadium crowd visible in the background.

Jim Thorpe at the Stockholm 1912 Olympic Games

American Jim Thorpe competing in a long jump competition at the Stockholm 1912 Olympic...

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Pat Ryan of the United States Olympic team in mid-throw during the hammer throw event at the 1920 Antwerp Olympic Games, standing inside a marked circle on a grassy field.

Hammer throw event at the Antwerp 1920 Olympic Games

American Paddy Ryan competing in the hammer throw event at the Antwerp 1920 Olympic...

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Paavo Nurmi crosses the finish line to win the 1500 meter final at the 1924 Paris Olympic Games, with officials and photographers observing in the background.

Paavo Nurmi at the Paris 1924 Olympic Games

Finnish athlete Paavo Nurmi crossing the finish line in the 1,500-meter final to...

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Six male athletes leap over hurdles in mid-race during the 400 meter hurdles at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympic Games, with stadium spectators and flags in the background.

Hurdlers at the Amsterdam 1928 Olympic Games

Competitors running in the 400-meter hurdles event at the Amsterdam 1928 Olympic...

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Jean Shiley of the United States Olympic team clearing the bar during her record-breaking high jump at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympic Games, with stadium arches in the background.

Jean Shiley at the Los Angeles 1932 Olympic Games

American Jean Shiley during the high-jump event at the Los Angeles 1932 Olympic Games....

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1936 Olympics in Berlin

1936 Olympics in Berlin

Jesse Owens setting a world record in the running broad jump (long jump) at the Berlin...

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Abraham Abe Greenhalgh of Great Britain stands on a platform, arms fully extended overhead, lifting a barbell during the bantamweight weightlifting event at the 1948 London Olympics.

Abraham Greenhalgh at the London 1948 Olympic Games

Abraham Greenhalgh of Great Britain making a press lift during the bantamweight class...

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Patricia McCormick of the United States Olympic team in a striped swimsuit, tightly tucked mid-dive during the springboard event at the 1952 Helsinki Olympic Games.

Pat McCormick in midair

American Pat McCormick diving at the Helsinki 1952 Olympic Games.

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Racewalkers at the Melbourne 1956 Olympic Games

Racewalkers at the Melbourne 1956 Olympic Games

Racewalkers competing in the 20-km walk event at the Melbourne 1956 Olympic Games.

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Wilma Rudolph, wearing a blue USA uniform, crosses the finish line ahead of another runner during a track race at the 1960 Rome Olympic Games, with a full stadium in the background.

Wilma Rudolph at the Rome 1960 Olympic Games

American Wilma Rudolph sprinting in the final steps of a race at the Rome 1960 Olympic...

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Judit Agoston-Mendelenyi of Hungary and Valentina Prudskova of the Soviet Union face each other in a fencing bout at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, with judges seated behind them.

Fencing at the Tokyo 1964 Olympic Games

Hungarian fencer Judit Ágoston-Mendelényi (left) competing against Soviet athlete...

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Wolfgang Nordwig of East Germany, wearing a red tank top and white shorts, clears the bar during the pole vault event at the 1968 Mexico City Olympic Games.

Wolfgang Nordwig at the Mexico City 1968 Olympic Games

East German pole vaulter Wolfgang Nordwig competing at the Mexico City 1968 Olympic...

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Steve Prefontaine of the United States, wearing bib 1005, leads Lasse Viren of Finland, bib 228, and Emiel Puttemans of Belgium, bib 61, during the 1972 Olympic men's 5,000 meters race.

Steve Prefontaine

American runner Steve Prefontaine (right) leading the men's 5,000-meter event at...

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Nadia Comaneci of Romania, in a white leotard with colored stripes, balances gracefully on the balance beam during her gymnastics routine at the 1976 Montreal Olympics.

Nadia Comăneci at the Montreal 1976 Olympic Games

Romanian gymnast Nadia Comăneci performing her balance beam routine during the gymnastics...

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Daley Thompson of Great Britain in mid-stride throwing a javelin during the decathlon at the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games, with a crowd watching in the stadium.

Daley Thompson at the Moscow 1980 Olympic Games

British athlete Daley Thompson throwing the javelin during the decathlon competition...

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Mark Todd of New Zealand rides his horse Charisma over a jump during the stadium jumping phase of the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic eventing competition, with a large crowd in the background.

Mark Todd at the Los Angeles 1984 Olympic Games

New Zealander Mark Todd jumping his horse, Charisma, at the Los Angeles 1984 Olympic...

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Florence Griffith Joyner

Florence Griffith Joyner

American sprinter Florence Griffith Joyner winning the 100 meters at the Seoul 1988...

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Asmelash Geyesus of Ethiopia, wearing a green and yellow jersey, leads a group of cyclists uphill during the men's road race at the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games.

Cyclists at the Barcelona 1992 Olympic Games

Asmelash Geyesus of Ethiopia leading a group of cyclists up a climb in Sant Sadurní...

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Yanyan Wu of China swimming freestyle during the women's 200 meter individual medley at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games, wearing goggles and a white swim cap.

Wu Yanyan at the Atlanta 1996 Olympic Games

Chinese athlete Wu Yanyan swimming during the women's 200-meter individual medley...

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Maria Mutola of Mozambique, wearing a yellow uniform and bib number 2588, crosses the finish line with arms outstretched to win the 800-meter race at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.

Maria Mutola at the Sydney 2000 Olympics

Track-and-field star Maria Mutola of Mozambique crossing the finish line to win the...

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Three members of Team Canada in matching red and green swimsuits perform a synchronized swimming routine with arms raised amid splashing water at the Athens Olympic pool.

Synchronized swimming at the 2004 Olympic Games

The Canadian team competing in synchronized swimming at the 2004 Olympic Games in...

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Kohei Uchimura of Japan, wearing a red and white uniform, performs a routine on the pommel horse during the men's gymnastics final at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Kōhei Uchimura at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games

Japanese gymnast Kōhei Uchimura performing on the pommel horse during the men's individual...

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Sally Pearson of Australia in mid-air clearing a hurdle during the Women's 100m Hurdles Final at the London 2012 Olympic Games, wearing a yellow and green uniform.

Sally Pearson at the London 2012 Olympic Games

Australian hurdler Sally Pearson competing in the women's 100-meter hurdles at the...

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Frank Molinaro of the U.S. in a red singlet wrestles Frank Chamizo Marquez of Italy in a blue singlet during the Men's Freestyle 65kg Bronze match at the 2016 Olympic Games.

Freestyle wrestling

Frank Molinaro (in red) of the United States and Frank Chamizo Marquez of Italy competing...

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Megan Rapinoe of the United States, in a navy and red striped uniform, competes for the ball with Clare Polkinghorne of Australia, in yellow, during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic women's soccer bronze medal match.

Clare Polkinghorne and Megan Rapinoe

Team Australia's Clare Polkinghorne (left) battling with Megan Rapinoe of the United...

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Arshad Nadeem of Pakistan prepares to throw a javelin during the men's final at the Paris 2024 Olympics, wearing a green uniform with his name and country visible.

Arshad Nadeem aiming for gold

The men's javelin final at the 2024 Paris Olympics, where Arshad Nadeem made a record...

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