Samia Yusuf Omar (سامية يوسف عمر, March 25, 1991 — April 2, 2012) was a Somali sprinter who represented her…
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Tommie Smith (June 6, 1944) and John Carlos (June 5, 1945) were American sprinters who, at the 1968 Mexico City…
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Terry Fox (July 28, 1958 – June 28, 1981) was a Canadian cancer research activist and long-distance runner who, after…
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Gino Bartali (July 18, 1914 — May 5, 2000) was an Italian road cyclist and three-time Giro d’Italia champion. During…
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Petra Schneider of East Germany won the 400m individual medley at the 1980 Moscow Olympics at age 17, setting a…
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Jun 26
Birgit Fischer — the most decorated female paddler in Olympic history — won eight gold and four silver medals across…
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Jun 25
Rong Guotuan (容国团) struck a forehand drive in a Dortmund gymnasium in April 1959 and changed China forever. He was…
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Muhammad Ali — born January 17, 1942 in Louisville, Kentucky. Died June 3, 2016 at age 74. Three-time world heavyweight…
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Naidangiin Tuvshinbayar — born June 1, 1977 in Saikhan, Selenge, Mongolia. Mongolian judoka. At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, he won…
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Marguerite Broquedis — born April 17, 1893 in Pau, France. Died March 13, 1983, age 89. At the 1912 Stockholm…
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