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Also Known As Robert Eugene Richards
Born February 20, 1926 • ChampaignIllinois
Died February 26, 2023 (aged 97) • WacoTexas
Awards And Honors Olympic GamesJames E. Sullivan Award (1951)

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Glenn Davis
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Australian hurdler Shirley Strickland de la Hunty
Shirley Strickland de la Hunty
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Tommy Kono on his way to winning the silver medal in the middleweight weightlifting competition at the 1960 Olympics in Rome.
Tommy Kono
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Earle Meadows clears the bar to set an Olympic record at the 1936 Games in Berlin
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Don Bragg
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Mal Whitfield after winning the 800-metre race at the 1948 Olympics in London.
Mal Whitfield
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Paul Elvstrøm
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Christian d’Oriola
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Gymnastics champion Viktor Chukarin
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Laszlo Papp
László Papp
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