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1. What American athlete was the first to win an Olympic Gold Medal in four consecutive Summer Olympic Games?
2. American Carl Lewis was arguably the greatest track and field star ever to compete in the summer Olympic Games. How many Olympic gold medals did Carl Lewis eventually win before he retired.
3. Who was the female American athlete who won three track and field gold medals at the 1960 Rome Summer Olympic Games?
4. How old was Bob Mathias when he won the decathlon gold medal for the United States at the 1948 London Summer Olympic Games?
5. Dr. Benjamin Spock was well known as the "Baby Doctor" for writing his famous book, "Baby and Child Care", published in 1946. Prior to publishing his book, Dr. Spock competed and won a Gold Medal for the United States in the 1924 Paris Summer Olympic Games. What event did Dr. Spock win his Gold Medal in?
6. The first athlete to ever repeat as the men's 100M dash champion, is unofficially know as the "Fastest Man in the World" in the Summer Olympic Games. Who was the athlete that accomplished this feat?
7. What American track and field star shattered the Men's long jump world record by nearly two feet during the 1968 Mexico City Olympic Games?
8. What was the name of the great British rower who won a Gold medal in five consecutive Olympic Games from 1984 to 2000?
9. I was the first American athlete to earn 10 Olympic gold medals, including the 1906 intercalcated games held in Athens. I earned them in events that are no longer contested at the Olympic Games. These include the standing high jump, standing long jump and the standing triple jump. Who am I?
10. What U.S. Olympic athlete earned five Gold medals during the 1924 Paris and 1928 Amsterdam Summer Olympic Games in the swimming events, and then earned fame by playing Tarzan in a dozen Hollywood films?
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