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1. Which retired athlete lit the cauldron at the 1996 Olympic Games?
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2. What event did Bob Beamon win a gold medal in the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City?
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3. In 1912 Avery Brundage, who later served as President of the U.S. Olympic Committee, competed in the decathlon and pentathlon with what famous U.S. athlete?
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4. In 1948 in St. Moritz, in what sport did Dick Button become the first U.S. athlete to win a gold medal?
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5. What is the name of the 18-year old athlete who floated like a butterfly and stung like a bee who won the at the 1960 Olympic Games?
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6. In 1932 what sport did Eddie Eagan earn a gold medal in which he had only practiced the sport for three weeks prior to the games?
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7. In what city did Peggy Fleming win the only U.S. gold medal in Figure Skating for the 1968 Winter Olympic Games?
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8. What is the name of the speedskater who was the first person in Olympic history to win five individual gold medals at one Game, at Lake Placid in 1980.
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9. What is the name of the athlete who in 1960 in Rome won a gold medal in the 1,500 meter run, the final event of the decathlon competition and who in 1984 had the honor of lighting the flame during the Opening Ceremonies at the Los Angeles Coliseum?
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10. How many times has Olympic Gold Medalist Bob Mathias won the decathlon?
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11. What is the name of the U.S. athlete who won four gold medals in Track and Field events at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin?
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12. What is the name of the female athlete who won three gold medals in 1960 in Track and Field after overcoming a sickly childhood where she temporarily lost the use of her left leg?
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13. In what city were the 1972 Olympic Games held where Mark Spitz won seven gold medals in swimming events?
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14. Who was named the Greatest Male Athlete of the First Half-Century and who in 1912 won the decathlon and pentathlon?
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15. What is the name of the athlete who won three gold medals as a swimmer at the 1924 Olympic Games and in 1932 starred as Tarzan in The Ape Man?
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Which retired athlete lit the cauldron at the 1996 Olympic Games?
What event did Bob Beamon win a gold medal in the 1968 Olympic Games...
In 1912 Avery Brundage, who later served as President of the U.S....
In 1948 in St. Moritz, in what sport did Dick Button become the first...
What is the name of the 18-year old athlete who floated like a...
In 1932 what sport did Eddie Eagan earn a gold medal in which he had...
In what city did Peggy Fleming win the only U.S. gold medal in Figure...
What is the name of the speedskater who was the first person in...
What is the name of the athlete who in 1960 in Rome won a gold medal...
How many times has Olympic Gold Medalist Bob Mathias won the...
What is the name of the U.S. athlete who won four gold medals in Track...
What is the name of the female athlete who won three gold medals in...
In what city were the 1972 Olympic Games held where Mark Spitz won...
Who was named the Greatest Male Athlete of the First Half-Century and...
What is the name of the athlete who won three gold medals as a swimmer...
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