Outstanding Performances Michael Johnson at the Atlanta Olympic Games. (Source: AP) The Man with the Golden Shoes Michael Johnson sets the pace in 1996 La Gazella: Wilma Rudolph African-American track star and three-time gold medallist A Perfect 10 Romanian gymnast Nadia Comaneci achieves perfection in 1976 Abebe on the Appian Way Runner Abebe Bikila became the first black African to win gold All Strug Out Gymnast Kerri Strug gives it her all at Atlanta A Beaming Beamon Unknown athlete sets track record Dream Team Every NBA fan's dream turns to gold Spitz's Seven Ambitious Mark Spitz claims seven golds and an Olympic record Jesse Owens Track star Jesse Owens defiantly bucks Hitler Thorpe Speed All-American Jim Thorpe also happened to be Native American Everything But Dolls Babe Didrickson competed in baseball, golf, and Olympics track and field Winter Olympic Memorable Moments Infamous Moments Lorz of the Rings Distance runner Fred Lorz's Olympics disgrace in 1904 Louganis's Headache The terrifying diving accident of Seoul's 1988 games

History History of the Olympic Torch, Flame, and Relay  New! From summer to winter games Olympics Timeline From ancient Greece to the present day Munich Massacre The worst tragedy in modern Olympic history Civil Disobedience Black medallists raise fists for Civil Rights Movement The First Modern Olympics: Athens, 1896 The birth of the modern Olympic Games Olympic Traditions The Olympics draws on traditions of war, religion, economy Olympic Fun Facts Poland's "Stella the Fella" and other amazing trivia Funstuff Quiz: Summer Olympics Trivia Greek shepherd Spiridon Louis . . . Quiz: The Ancient Olympics The Olympics were held in honor of this Greek god . . . Quiz: Ancient Greek Games (challenging) Women competed in these games, which may predate the Olympics . . . Quiz: Olympic Mascots Hodori and Hosuni, the mascots of the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea, were what type of animal? Quiz: Olympic Cities Which country has won the most medals at the Olympic games—without ever hosting the games? Quiz: Memorable Ceremonies Which of the following items was not given to event winners at the first modern Olympic Games held in Athens in 1896? Crossword: Olympic Legends 18 Down: Swimmer Biondi at the Olympic in the 1988 Seoul Games Crossword: Olympic Sites 13 Across: The Olympics of 1948 were held in this country Crossword: Olympic Sports 9 Down: Paddlers race them at the Olympics

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