1. Tamara Press (1937)

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Russian shot putter and discus thrower who won three Olympic gold medals and one silver over two Olympics.

2. Ivana Španović (1990)

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Serbian long jumper who won a bronze medal at the 2013 Outdoor World Championships, making her the first track & field competitor from her country to medal at the competition....

3. Jesseca Cross (1975)

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American track and field athlete who specialized in throwing events such as the shot put and hammer throw.

4. Ralph Boston (1939)

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American athlete who is known for his success as a long jumper in the 1960s. He won the Gold Medal at the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome for the long...

5. Saraswati Saha (1979)

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Indian sprinter who set the national 200 meters record of 22.82 seconds; she competed at the 2000 and 2004 Olympics.

6. George Orton (1873)

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He was the winner of Canada's first Olympic gold medal, which he earned at the 1900 Olympics in the 2500 meter steeplechase; he also won bronze in the 400 meter...

7. Ray Ewry (1873)

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Dominant track and field athlete who won eight Olympic gold medals in the standing high jump, standing long jump, and standing triple jump.

8. Francis Lane (1874)

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Bronze medal winner in the 100 meter sprint at the 1896 Olympics in Athens.

9. Myer Prinstein (1878)

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American athlete who won four Olympic gold medals at the beginning of the 20th Century, winning in the long jump and triple jump.

10. Christian Olsson (1980)

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Swedish hurdle jumper who won the gold medal in the triple jump at the 2004 Olympics. He has also won two gold medals at the European Championships,

11. Harry Hillman (1881)

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American track and field athlete who won three gold medals at the 1904 Olympics, winning the 400 meters, 200 meter hurdles, and 400 meter hurdles.

12. Martin Sheridan (1881)

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American discus thrower and all around athlete who won five Olympic gold medals in the early 20th Century.

13. Johnny Hayes (1886)

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American marathon runner whose victory at the 1908 Olympic Marathon helped to spread the popularity of long-distance running in the United States. He was also the first man to win...

14. Mary Wineberg (1980)

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Runner who earned a gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 4x400M relay.

15. Konstantinos Tsiklitiras (1888)

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Greek Olympian who was the winner of the standing long jump at the 1912 Stockholm Olympic Games; he was a 19-time Greek champion.

16. Hannes Kolehmainen (1889)

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Finnish long-distance runner who won four Olympic gold medals, three in 1912 in Stockholm and one in 1920 in Antwerp.

17. Ville Ritola (1896)

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Finnish long distance runner who won five Olympic gold medals, four of which came during the 1924 Olympics.

18. Ugo Frigerio (1901)

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Italian competitive walker who won three Olympic gold medals in the 1920s, winning in the 3km and 10km events.

19. Jānis Daliņš (1904)

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Latvian athlete who competed in the sport of race walking and won a silver Olympic medal and a gold at the European Championships.

20. Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie (1976)

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Sprinter who won a gold medal in the women's 4x100-meter relay at the 2000 Olympics and silver in the same event in the 1996 Olympics.

21. Glenn Morris (1912)

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American decathlon champion at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin who later came to play Tarzan in Hollywood.

22. Brahim Lahlafi (1968)

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Former long-distance runner who won the bronze medal for Morocco in the 5,000 meter race at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Australia.

23. Helen Stephens (1918)

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Two-time Olympic gold medalist in the 100 meter and 4x100 meter relay in the same 1936 Berlin Olympic games. She was known as the Fulton Flash.

24. Fanny Blankers-Koen (1918)

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Dutch athlete who won four gold medals at the 1948 London Olympics, winning the 100 and 200 meters, the 80 meter hurdles, and the 4 x 100 meter relay. She...

25. Mal Whitfield (1924)

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Former runner nicknamed "Marvelous Mal" who won a total of three gold medals at the 1948 and 1952 Olympic Games. He also won gold in the 400m, 800m, and 4x400m...

26. Queen Harrison (1988)

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Olympic hurdler and sprinter recognized for representing the United States at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. She won a gold medal in the 100 meter hurdles at the 2015 Pan American Championships. 

27. Bill Dellinger (1934)

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Runner who won a bronze medal in the 5,000 meters at the 1964 Olympics and won gold at the 1959 Pan American Games in the same event.

28. Ron Delany (1935)

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Irish runner who won a gold medal in the 1956 Olympics in Melbourne for the 1,500 meters and also won bronze in the 1958 World Championships, also at 1,500 meters.

29. Robert Heffernan (1978)

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Race walker who won the gold medal in the 50 kilometer walk at the 2013 IAFF World Championships. He previously set an Irish record in the 50 kilometer walk at...

30. Olga Kaniskina (1985)

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Russian race walker who won a silver medal at the 2012 Olympics and a gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

31. Ximena Restrepo (1969)

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Colombian sprinter who won a bronze medal in the 400 meter event at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona.

32. Grace Jackson (1961)

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Women's sprinter who won silver in the 200 meter race at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, and also won gold in the 4x400-meter relay at the 1989 World Cup.

33. Tesfaye Tola (1974)

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Long-distance runner who won bronze in the marathon at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia; finished fourth in the marathon at the 2001 World Championships.

34. Ana Guevara (1977)

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Mexican track and field athlete who ran the 400 meters, winning a silver medal, and then went on to become a senator.

35. Bruny Surin (1967)

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Sprinter who represented Canada in international competition and won gold in the 4x100-meter relay at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

36. Harry Jerome (1940)

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Sprinter who won bronze in the 100 meters at the 1964 Olympics and also won gold in the 100 meters at the 1967 Pan American Games.

37. Ulis Williams (1941)

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Track and field athlete who won a gold medal at the 1964 Olympics in the 4x400 meter relay, setting a world record in the process.

38. Willie Davenport (1943)

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Track and field athlete who won the gold in the 110 meter hurdles at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City, followed by a bronze in 1976.

39. Shirley Strong (1958)

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Sprinter who won a silver medal in the 100M hurdles at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles.

40. Zahra Bani (1979)

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Somalian javelin thrower who won the individual national championship 13 times from 2005 to 2013.

41. Tero Pitkämäki (1982)

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Renowned Finnish javelin thrower who won gold at the 2007 IAAF World Championships. He was named European Athlete of the Year in 2007 and Finnish Sports Personality of the Year...

42. Rosa Mota (1958)

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Portuguese marathon runner who won a bronze medal in the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, as well as a gold in 1988.

43. John Godina (1972)

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American shot putter who won three World Championships and two Olympic medals, including one silver and one bronze.

44. Wyomia Tyus (1945)

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Women's track and field athlete who won three gold medals and a silver at the 1964 Tokyo games and the 1968 Mexico City games.

45. Kim Yoo-suk (1982)

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Pole vaulter who made his Olympic debut at the 2004 Summer Games in Athens.

46. Stacy Dragila (1971)

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Pole vaulter who took home the gold medal for Team USA at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney. She is also the winner of tournaments like the 1999 and 2001...

47. Reese Hoffa (1977)

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Shot-putter who made his Olympic debut in 2004, and won a bronze medal at the 2012 Olympics.

48. Madeline Manning (1948)

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American track and field athlete who won a gold metal in the 800 meter race at the 1968 Olympics.

49. John Akii-Bua (1949)

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Ugandan hurdler remembered for being the first athlete of any kind to win an Olympic gold medal for Uganda. He won the 400-meter hurdles at the 1972 Olympics in Munich,...

50. Jennifer Simpson (1986)

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Middle distance runner and steeplechaser who is best known for representing the United States at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and the 2012 London Olympics. She is also known for sharing...