Olympic Legends

Olympic Legends: From Spyridon Louis to Betty Robinson – Part 1

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Betty Robinson Olympic Legends

The Paris Olympics will be the 33rd summer edition since the first modern Games in Athens in 1896. The Games have never failed to produce acts of bravery and brilliance, as athletes push themselves in the bid for gold. Spyridon Louis: Greek marathon man Spyridon Louis, a Greek shepherd who had served in the army, became a national icon when he ...

Olympic Legends: From Jesse Owens to Bob Beamon – Part 2

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AFP continues its look back at the history of the Olympics to pick out some of the legends who have lit up the Games. Jesse Owens: Infuriating the Fuehrer Owens, an African-American, exploded the Nazi-propagated myth of racial superiority at the age of 22, when he won four athletics gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics under the nose of Adolf ...

Olympic Legends: From Nadia Comaneci to 'Flo-Jo' - Part 3

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Flo-Jo Nadia Comaneci Olympic Legends

AFP continues its look back at the history of the Olympics to pick out some of the legends that have lit up the Games. Nadia Comaneci: The Perfect 10 Aged just 14, the Romanian became the first gymnast to score a perfect 10 — winning a jaw-dropping seven maximums from judges at the 1976 Games in Montreal. She collected four 10s for the ...

Olympic Legends: From Kohei Uchimura to Simone Biles - Part 5

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AFP continues its look back at the history of the Olympics to pick out some of the legends who have lit up the Games. Kohei Uchimura: The Beautiful Move Kohei Uchimura, the son of gymnasts, was in the gym by the age of three. "King Kohei" strove for elegance in his every move and won back-to-back all-around Olympic titles at the 2012 and 2016 ...

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