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16 Cards in this Set
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1. Q What was the name of Wilma Rudolph’s 4 x 100 relay team, which won the Gold Medal at the 1960 Olympics?
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The Tennessee Tigerbelles
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2. Q What Tennessee State University student became the first woman to retain the Olympic title in the 100m, winning gold in both the 1964 and 1968 Olympic Games?
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Wyomia Tyus
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3. Q At the 1960 Olympics in Rome, this sprinter became the first American woman to win three Gold Medals. Who was she?
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Wilma Rudolph
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4. Q This man won a Gold Medal in the 100m at the 1964 Olympics, won Super Bowl VI as a wide receiver for the Dallas Cowboys, and became only the second Olympic gold medalist after Jim Thorpe to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Who is he?
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Bob Hayes
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5. Q The 1992 Olympic Basketball Team, the first to feature active NBA players, featured 11
future Hall of Fame players and won by an average of almost 44 points per game en route to the gold medal. By what nickname was this team known? |
The Dream Team
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6. Q What nickname was given to Wilma Rudolph after she became the fastest woman on earth at the 1960 Olympics in Rome?
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The Tennessee Tornado
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7. Q What track star won 4 gold medals at the 1984 Summer Olympics?
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Carl Lewis
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8. Q Who was the first African American to compete in the Olympics, and also the first to win an Olympic medal, earning Bronze in the 200m and 400m hurdles at the 1904 Olympics?
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George Poage
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9. Who set the Olympic record in the long jump in 1968 when he jumped 29 feet, 2 ½ inches?
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Bob Beamon
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10. Q Who set world records in the 200m and long jump while winning four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics?
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Jesse Owens
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11. Q Who won a gold medal in the 4 x 100m relay at the 1936 Olympics, then went on to represent Illinois for four terms in the United States Congress?
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Ralph Metcalfe
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12. Q Who became the first African American to win a gold medal in the decathlon during the 1936 Olympic games in Berlin?
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Milt Campbell
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13. Q Who became the first African American to win an Olympic gold medal in an individual event when he won the long jump at the 1924 Paris games?
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DeHart Hubbard
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14. Q He was born Cassius Clay but changed his name after he joined the Nation of Islam. Who is this former Olympic gold medal prizefighter?
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Muhammad Ali
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15. Q This man won a gold medal in the decathlon at the 1960 Olympic games, and was chosen to ignite the Olympic Flame at the 1984 Olympic games. Who was he?
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Rafer Johnson
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16. Q Who became the first African American woman to win an Olympic gold medal when she won the high jump at the 1948 London Olympics?
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Alice Coachman
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