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1. He grew up in Queens and earned a scholarship from UTEP, but was suspended from the school for refusing to compete against BYU, because he believed they had racist standards. He qualified for the 1968 Mexico City games about four months before this incident, and would go on to win the gold medal in the long jump there. Which athlete is described?
2. His first name was James Cleveland, and the first name he is better known by originated when a pronunciation mistake was made with his initials. He won eight NCAA championships in track and field while he played for the Ohio State Unviersity, and was a part of the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity while attending OSU. What sprinter and long jumper won four golds at the 1936 Berlin Games?
3. Believed to have been born in the Indian territory, this part-Sauk athlete is often known as the most versatile athlete of his era, and arguably in history. He won both the pentathlon and the decathlon at the 1912 Stockholm Games, but he was stripped of them. Nevertheless, King Gustav V of Sweden told this man, "You, sir, are the greatest athlete in the world". Which athlete not only won gold medals, but played professional American football, baseball, and basketball?
4. Born in Maryland and given the nickname, "The Baltimore Bullet", this swimmer was diagnosed with ADHD in his childhood. He partly based his swimming style on his future rival, Australian freestyle swimmer Ian Thorpe, when he was a teenager. In 2000, he finished fifth in the 200m butterfly at the age of 15. What swimmer controversially defeated Serbian Milorad Cavic in the 100m butterfly at the 2008 Beijing Games?
5. At first she practiced ballet, but became a gymnast when her dance teacher left her hometown. She practiced gymnastics at the Lenin Polytechnic Institute. Competing in three Olympic games, she won 18 medals overall, including nine golds. What Soviet gymnast won a medal in every event she entered, except for one?
6. He was coached by Doc Counsilman at Indiana University, who also coached him in Mexico City. Mexico City was a disappointment for him, as he predicted six gold medals but only won two. He bounced back greatly in Munich, winning seven gold medals. Name this Jewish swimmer who won nine gold medals, one silver, and one bronze.
7. Coached by Bela Karolyi, this Romanian gymnast won fans all over the world from her performance at the 1976 Montreal Games. Her floor exercise song was the theme from "The Young and the Restless", and the song would soon attract a name eponymous to the athlete. Name this gymnast, the first gymnast to score a perfect 10 in the Olympics.
8. Many state this man's achievement of four straight discus golds to be the greatest Olympic feat ever accomplished. Interestingly, he didn't begin his discus throwing career until he was 15, when he threw a discus that had been thrown near his feet. Who is this athlete, who nearly died in a 1957 automobile accident?
9. She garnered the nickname "The Flying Housewife" because when she won her four gold medals in 1948 at London. She was a 30-year old with two kids. In fact, when she competed at London, she was pregnant with a third child. Which Dutch athlete won gold in the 200m, 100m, 80m hurdles, and 4x100m relay?
10. She competed in six Olympic games and won eight gold medals, winning gold medals in the same event 24 years apart. This kayaker has also won an astounding 27 world championship gold medals. Name this East German woman who might have won the K-4 500m at seven straight games, had they not boycotted the 1984 Los Angeles games.
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