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Summer Olympics Site - 1936

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Berlin - Germany

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Summer Olympics Site - 1912

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Stockholm - Sweden

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Winter Olympics Site - 2002

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Salt Lake City - Utah

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Light Heavyweight boxing gold medalist - 1960

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Cassius Clay

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The Iron Horse

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Lou Gehrig

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Female Figure Skating gold medalist - 1976

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Dorothy Hamill

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Female Iditirod winner four times

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Susan Butcher

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Notre Dame football coach - 1918-31

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Knute Rockne

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Decathlon gold medalist - 1996

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Dan O’Brien

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10
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American male speed skater with five gold medals

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Eric Heiden

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11
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Where is the skiing hall of fame?

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Vail CO

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Winter Olympics Site - 1984

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Sarajevo - Yugoslavia

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13
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College Football player to win two Heisman trophies

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Archie Griffin

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14
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The splendid Splinter

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Ted Williams

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15
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Home to the Cotton Bowl

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Dallas TX

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16
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Where is the College Football hall of fame?

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South Bend IN

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17
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Summer Olympics Site - 1996

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Atlanta - Georgia

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18
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Tennis: Male with most grand slam wins (tied)

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Roy Emerson; Pete Sampras (12)

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Only undefeated heavyweight champion

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Rocky Marciano (49-0)

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20
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Summer Olympics Site - 2000

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Sydney Australia

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21
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American female speed skater with five gold medals

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Bonnie Blair

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Summer Olympics Site - 1908

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London - England

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Home to the Liberty Bowl

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Memphis TN

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24
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“Flying Finn” who won gold in three Olympics

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Paavo Nurmi

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25
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The house that Ruth built

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Yankee Stadium

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26
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Native American sprinting star - 1912

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Jim Thorpe

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Summer Olympics Site - 1952

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Helskinki - Finland

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28
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Female Figure Skating gold medalist - 1998

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Tara Lipinski

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29
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Female Figure Skating gold medalist - 1960

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Carol Heiss

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30
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Tennis: player with most Wimbledon singles titles

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Martina Navratilova (9)

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31
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Male Figure Skating gold medalist - 1948 - 1952

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Dick Button

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32
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Last bare-knuckle heavyweight champion

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John L. Sullivan

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33
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Home to the Rose Bowl

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Pasadena CA

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34
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Home to the Sun Bowl

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El Paso TX

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35
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Summer Olympics Site - 1984

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Los Angeles - California

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36
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Male Skiing gold medalist - 1968 (3 gold)

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Jean-Claude Killy (France)

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37
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Female swimming gold medalist - 1924

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Gertrude Ederle

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38
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Summer Olympics Site - 1976

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Montreal - Canada

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39
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Female Figure Skating silver medalist - 1994

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Nancy Kerrigan

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40
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Winter Olympics Site - 1998

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Nagano - Japan

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41
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Heavyweight boxing gold medalist - 1968

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George Foreman

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42
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Decathlon gold medalist - 1968

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Bill Toomey

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43
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Where is the Pro Basketball hall of fame?

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Springfield MA

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44
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Daytona 500 winner seven times

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Richard Petty

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45
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The Sultan of Swat

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Babe Ruth

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46
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Man who won seven swimming medals - 1972

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Mark Spitz

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47
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Female Figure Skating gold medalist - 1928 - 1932 - 1936

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Sonja Henie (Norway)

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48
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Only man to win the 200 and 400 meter races

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Michael Johnson

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49
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Man who won the olympic marathon twice barefoot

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Abebe Bikila (Ethiopia)

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50
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Male swimming gold medalist - 1932

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Buster Crabbe

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51
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Female Figure Skating gold medalist - 1994

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Oksana Baiul (Ukraine)

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52
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Winter Olympics Site - 1960

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Squaw Valley - California

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53
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“Highland” game

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Caber tossing

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54
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World’s longest dog sled race

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Iditirod

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55
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Game played with a stone and brooms

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Curling

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56
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All time golf leading money winner

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Hale Irwin

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57
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College basketball team with longest winning streak

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UCLA (88 games)

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58
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Male swimming gold medalist - 1912

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Duke Kahanamoku

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59
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Tennis: Female with most grand slam wins

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Margaret Court (24)

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60
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Male Long Jump gold medalist - 1984 - 88 - 92 - 94

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Carl Lewis

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61
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College basketball team with the most NCAA titles

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UCLA (11)

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62
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Summer Olympics Site - 1964

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Tokyo - Japan

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63
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Where is the major league baseball hall of fame?

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Cooperstown NY

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64
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Winter Olympics Site - 1928

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St. Moritz - Switzerland

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65
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Player on three Brazil World cup teams

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Pele

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66
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Golfer with most major tournament wins

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Jack Nicklaus (18)

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67
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Player banned for Chicago “Black Sox” scandal - 1919

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“Shoeless” Joe Jackson - (and seven others)

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68
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American woman who won 3 track golds - 1960

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Wilma Rudolph

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69
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Female Figure Skating gold medalist - 1956

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Tenley Albright

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70
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Middleweight boxing gold medalist - 1976

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Michael Spinks

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71
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The Big O

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Oscar Robertson

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72
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Decathlon gold medalist - 1960

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Rafer Johnson

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73
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Summer Olympics Site - 1928

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Amsterdam - Netherlands

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74
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Winter Olympics Site - 1956

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Contina d’Ampezzo - Italy

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75
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Male swimming gold medalist - 1968 (2 gold)

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Mark Spitz

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76
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Summer Olympics Site - 1924

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Paris - France

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77
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Indianapolis 500 winner four times

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A.J. Foyt - Jr; Al Unser - Sr. and Rick Mears

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78
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Tennis: Youngest female Wimbledon champion

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Martina Hingis (15 years)

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79
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Winter Olympics Site - 1952

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Oslo - Norway

80
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Male Skiing gold medalist - 1984

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Phil Mahre

81
Q

Winter Olympics Site - 1936

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Garmish-Partenkirchen - Germany

82
Q

Male Pole Vault gold medalist - 1968

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Bob Seagren

83
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Male Marathon gold medalist - 1972

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Frank Shorter

84
Q

Male swimming gold medalist - 1924 - 1928

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Johnny Weissmuller

85
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American Sprinter who embarrassed Hitler - 1936

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Jesse Owens

86
Q

Female Figure Skating gold medalist - 1992

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Kristi Yamaguchi

87
Q

Tennis: first female to win the grand slam

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Maureen Connolly

88
Q

Summer Olympics Site - 1896

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Athens - Greece

89
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The Say Hey Kid

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Willie Mays

90
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Years Olympics were cancelled due to war

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1916 - 1940 - 1944

91
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Middleweight boxing gold medalist - 1952

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Floyd Patterson

92
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Fighters in the “Rumble in the Jungle” (Kinshasha - Zaire)

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Ali and Frazier

93
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Summer Olympics Site - 1980

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Moscow - USSR

94
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Man who won five swimming medals - 1988

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Matt Biondi

95
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Summer Olympics Site - 1968

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Mexico City - Mexico

96
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Tennis: only player to win Grand Slam twice

97
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Male Skiing gold medalist - 1992

98
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Summer Olympics Site - 1988

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Seoul - South Korea

99
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Where is the Figure Skating hall of fame?

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Colorado Springs CO

100
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Winter Olympics Site - 1992

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Albertville - France

101
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Winter Olympics Site - 1972

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Sapporo - Japan

102
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Female Javelin gold medalist - 1932

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Babe Didrikson

103
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Most professional knockouts

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Archie Moore (129)

104
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College Football team with longest winning streak

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Oklahoma (47 games)

105
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Summer Olympics Site - 1920

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Antwerp - Belgium

106
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Mr. October

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Reggie Jackson

107
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Tennis: Youngest male Wimbledon champion

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Boris Becker (17 years)

108
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College basketball team with the second most NCAA titles

109
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Brazilian-American soccer player

110
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The Louisville Lip

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Muhammed Ali

111
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Summer Olympics Site - 1904

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St. Louis - Missouri

112
Q

Man who broke long jump record by two feet - 1968

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Bob Beamon

113
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Decathlon gold medalist 1976

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Bruce Jenner

114
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Discus gold medalist 1956 - 60 - 64 - 68.

115
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Winter Olympics Site - 1980

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Lake Placid - New York

116
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Summer Olympics Site - 1956

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Melbourne - Australia

117
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Female Figure Skating gold medalist - 1968

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Peggy Flemming

118
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American skiing twin brothers who won gold and silver in the same event - 1984

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Phil and Steve Mahre

119
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Summer Olympics Site - 2004

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Athens - Greece

120
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College Football award for best player

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Heisman Trophy

121
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Female Skiing gold medalist - 1998

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Picabo Street

122
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College basketball all-time leading scorer

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“Pistol” Pete Maravich

123
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Longest reign as heavyweight champion

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Joe Louis (11 years)

124
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Decathlon gold medalist - 1948 - 1952

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Bob Matthias

125
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Crazy Legs

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Elroy Hirsch

126
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Winter Olympics Site - 1924

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Chamonix - France

127
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Mike Tyson’s promoter

128
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The Brown Bomber

129
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Winter Olympics Site - 1968

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Grenoble - France

130
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Male Pole Vault gold medalist - 1952 - 1956

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Bob Richards

131
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Male Long Jump gold medalist - 1968

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Bob Beamon

132
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Male swimming gold medalist - 1972 (7 gold)

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Mark Spitz

133
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Male swimming star - 1924

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Johnny Weissmuller

134
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The Georgia Peach

135
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Greco-Roman wrestling gold medalist - 2000

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Rulon Gardner

136
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Male Speed Skating gold medalist - 1980 (5 gold)

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Eric Heiden

137
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Winter Olympics Site - 1964

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Innsbruck - Austria

138
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First golfer to win 1 Million

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Arnold Palmer (1963)

139
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Home to the Sugar Bowl

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New Orleans LA

140
Q

Where is the Pro Football hall of fame?

141
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Male Marathon gold medalist - 1960 - 1964

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Abebe Bikila (Ethiopia - ran barefoot)

142
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Fighters in the “Thrilla’ in Manila”

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Ali and Foreman

143
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First man to run the mile in under four minutes - 1954.

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Roger Bannister

144
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Winter Olympics Site - 1988

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Calgary - Canada

145
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Federation International de Football’s championship

146
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Cassius Clay defeated him to win the heavyweight title

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Sonny Liston

147
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The Wizard of Westwood

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John Wooden

148
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Heavyweight boxing gold medalist - 1964

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Joe Frazier

149
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Summer Olympics Site - 1948

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London - England

150
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Tennis: first female to make over 100 Thousand

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Billie Jean King (1971)

151
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Italian skier nicknamed La Bomba

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Alberto Tomba

152
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Decathlon gold medalist - 1912

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Jim Thorpe

153
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Where is the pro hockey hall of fame?

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Toronto Ontario

154
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English racket sport

155
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The Big Train

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Walter Johnson

156
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Summer Olympics Site - 1960

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Rome - Italy

157
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Colleges of the first intercollegiate football game

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Princeton and Rutgers (1869)

158
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Youngest Masters winner

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Tiger Woods

159
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The Duke of Flatbush

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Duke Snider

160
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Home to the Fiesta Bowl

161
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Male Figure Skating gold medalist - 1984

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Scott Hamilton

162
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Basketball Inventor

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Dr. James A. Naismith

163
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Summer Olympics Site - 1932

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Los Angeles - California

164
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The Golden Jet

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Bobby Hull

165
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Winter Olympics Site - 1994

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Lillehammer - Norway

166
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Modern Olympics founder

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Baron Pierre de Coubertin

167
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Where is the Tennis hall of fame?

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Newport RI

168
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Winter Olympics Site - 1948

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St. Moritz - Switzerland

169
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Rocket

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Rod Laver - Maurice Richard - Roger Clemens

170
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Where is the Bowling hall of fame?

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St. Louis MO

171
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Home to the Orange Bowl

172
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The Manassa Mauler

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Jack Dempsey

173
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Female Marathon gold medalist - 1984

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Joan Benoit

174
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First high schooler to run the mile in under four minutes.

175
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1927 Yankees Lineup

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Murderer’s Row

176
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She won first Olympic women’s marathon

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Joan Benoit

177
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Ice Man

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George Gervin

178
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Tennis: #1woman tennis player - 1991-97

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Steffie Graf

179
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Winter Olympics Site - 1932

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Lake Placid - New York

180
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Dr. J

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Juilus Erving

181
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College Football award for best defenseman

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Bronko Nagurski Award

182
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Male swimming gold medalist - 1988 (5 gold)

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Matt Biondi

183
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Summer Olympics Site - 1972

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Munich - Germany

184
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Summer Olympics Site - 1900

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Paris - France

185
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The Shark

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Greg Norman

186
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College basketball UCLA coach for 10 championship seasons

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John Wooden

187
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Winter Olympics Site - 1976

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Innsbruck - Austria

188
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Amateur boxing association for all ages

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Golden Gloves

189
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Golfer with most tournament wins

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Sam Snead (81)

190
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American who won back to back decathlon titles

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Bob Matthias

191
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Female Figure Skating gold medalist - 1984 - 1988

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Katarina Witt (E. Germany)

192
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The Yankee Clipper

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Joe DiMaggio

193
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Summer Olympics Site - 1992

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Barcelona - Spain

194
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Home to the Peach Bowl

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Atlanta GA

195
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Female Speed Skating gold medalist - 1988 - 1992 - 1994 (5 gold)

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Bonnie Blair

196
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Rules governing pro boxing

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Marquis of Queensberry

197
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The Galloping Ghost

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Harold (Red) Grange

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