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American Summer Olympics Legends

Based on the clues, name these heroes from Summer Olympics past.
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Year
Clue
Event
Athlete
2008
Won 8 golds
Swimming
2004
Women's all-around winner
Gymnastics
2004
Men's all-around winner
Gymnastics
1996
Stuck the landing on a broken ankle
Gymanstics
1996
Wore gold shoes and dominated the men's 200 and 400
Track & Field
1992
Nickname of the 1992 American basketball juggernaut
Basketball
1988
Won the heptathlon and women's long jump
Track & Field
1988
Dominated his opponents in the light middleweight division, but
was robbed of gold by corrupt judges
Boxing
1988
Won the women's 100, 200 and relay
Track & Field
1984
Won the 100, 200, long jump and relay
Track & Field
1984
Won golds in the men's 3m springboard and 10m platform
Diving
1984
Women's all-around winner
Gymnastics
1976
Won the decathlon, and later became a Kardashian step-father
Track & Field
1972
Won 7 golds
Swimming
1968
Shattered the long jump world record - by almost 2 feet
Track & Field
1968
"Flopped" his way to high jump gold
Track & Field
1960
Won the women's 100, 200 and relay
Track & Field
1936
Stuck it to Hitler by winning 4 gold medals
Track & Field
1912
Native American who won the pentathlon and decathlon
Track & Field
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Fackwacker
should have made the clue about michael johnson "pulled up lame in a race against then fastest man alive donovan bailey"
Jul 20, 2012  delete  reply
CapitalAce
I think Ali is more famous than at least half of these legends.
Jul 21, 2012  delete  reply
kalbahamut
I agree, though his later achievements eclipsed any fame that he earned for his performance at the Olympics, and so he wasn't really famous for the Olympics, maybe that's why he is not included here. http://www.ali.com/legend_olympics.php
Feb 27, 2013  delete  reply
kalbahamut
should have gotten Joyner-Kersee... she's the subject of one of the readings in the text book I use. I have to re-read it with students about once every other month. Just couldn't recall her name.
Feb 27, 2013  delete  reply
Alig873
funny how denise lewis gets accepted for carl lewis lol
May 1, 2013  delete  reply
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