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  2. Carl Lewis - Wikipedia

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    Controversy struck when, as Track and Field News put it, "Lewis' attitude in the whole relay hoo-hah a few days later served only to take the luster off his final gold." [ 86 ] After Lewis's unexpected long jump gold, it was noted that he could become the athlete with the most Olympic gold medals if he entered the 4 × 100 m relay team.

  3. Steve Prefontaine - Wikipedia

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    NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships: Husky Stadium (Seattle, Washington) 1st 3 mile 13:20.1 [66] 1972 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships: Hayward Field (Eugene, Oregon) 1st 5000 m 13:31.4 [67] 1973 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships: Bernie Moore Track Stadium (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) 1st 3 mile 13:05.3 [68]

  4. Florence Griffith Joyner - Wikipedia

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    She ran the 100 meter in 10.96-seconds at the 1987 Cologne Grand Prix Track and Field Meet, a personal best but the mark was not even in the top 40 of all time. [ 26 ] [ 27 ] She continued to improve, again setting a personal best of 10.89 in the 100 meters in San Diego on June 25, 1988, but still remained shy of then American record holder ...

  5. Jesse Owens - Wikipedia

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    James Cleveland "Jesse" Owens (September 12, 1913 – March 31, 1980) was an American track and field athlete who won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympic Games. [3]Owens specialized in the sprints and the long jump and was recognized in his lifetime as "perhaps the greatest and most famous athlete in track and field history". [4]

  6. Dave Wottle - Wikipedia

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    At the 1973 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Wottle won the mile run in a time of 3:57.1. He earned a Bachelor of Science in History from Bowling Green State University in 1973. [3] [12] In June 1973, Wottle and 1972 U.S. Olympic teammate Steve Prefontaine (5000M) raced each other in the mile at a meet at the University of Oregon ...

  7. Wilma Rudolph - Wikipedia

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    Wilma Glodean Rudolph (June 23, 1940 – November 12, 1994) was an American sprinter who overcame childhood polio and went on to become a world-record-holding Olympic champion and international sports icon in track and field following her successes in the 1956 and 1960 Olympic Games.

  8. John Carlos - Wikipedia

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    John Wesley Carlos (born June 5, 1945) is an American former track and field athlete and professional football player. He was the bronze-medal winner in the 200 meters at the 1968 Summer Olympics, where he displayed the Black Power salute on the podium with Tommie Smith.

  9. Lloyd (Bud) Winter - Wikipedia

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    Lloyd C. Winter, better known as Bud Winter (June 8, 1909 – December 6, 1985) was an American track and field coach who is regarded as one of the greatest sprint coaches in the world. [1] Over a 29-year coaching career (1941–1970) at the then San Jose State College , he produced 102 All-Americans, 27 who went on to become Olympians.