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Natalie Coughlin

(Irish, Filipino) [American]

Known as: Gold Medal Winning Olympic Swimmer (12-time Olympic Medalist; Participated in the 9th season of “Dancing With The Stars”)

Awards/Accolades: 3-time Olympic Gold Medalist; 7-time World Championship Gold Medalist; 11-time Pan Pacific Championship Gold Medalist; Tied for most Olympic medals won by an American woman (12); First woman to swim the 100-meter backstore in under a minute

More Information: Natalie Coughlin’s Official Site, Natalie Coughlin’s Twitter page, Natalie Coughlin’s Facebook page, USA Swimming: Natalie Coughlin, Asiance Magazine: Olympic Gold Medalist Natalie Coughlin, Natalie Coughlin’s Wikipedia page

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Valerie Adams

(Tongan/English) [New Zealander]

Known as: Olympic Champion Shot Putter

Awards/Accolades: Two Time Olympic Gold Medalist (2008 & 2012); Three Time World Championship Gold Medalist (2007, 2009, 2011); Two Time World Indoor Championship Gold Medalist (2008 & 2012); Two Time Commonwealth Games Gold Medalist (2006 & 2010)

More Information: Valerie Adams’ Twitter page, London Olympics 2012: Valerie Adams, NewZealand.Com: Valerie Adams, New Zealand Olympic Team: Valerie Adams, OneNews: Valerie’s gold ‘justice served’, IAAF: Valerie Adams, Valerie Adams’ Wikipedia page

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Dan O’Brien

(African-American/Finnish) [American]

Known as: Gold Medal Winning Olympics Decathlete (On field Emcee for USA Track & Field; Also known as a Coach, Motivational Speaker, Mentor and Author)

Awards/Accolades: 1996 Decathlon Gold Medalist at the Atlanta Summer Olympics; Three time Gold Medalist at the World Championships (‘91, ‘93’, ‘95); 1993 Decathlon Gold Medalist at the World Indoor Championships; Inducted into the US Olympic Hall of Fame, National Track and Field Hall of Fame, and Oregon Sports Hall of Fame

More Information: Dan O’Brien’s Official Site, Dan O’Brien’s Twitter page, Dan O’Brien’s Facebook page, Dan O’Brien Wikipedia page

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Ranomi Kromowidjojo

(Javanese Surinamese/Dutch) [Dutch]

Known as: Multiple Gold Medal Winning Olympic Swimmer

London 2012 Summer Olympics Events: Women’s 50m Freestyle (Won the Gold Medal), Women’s 100m Freestyle (Won the Gold Medal), Women’s 4x100m Freestyle Relay (Won the Silver Medal), Women’s 4x100m Medley Relay

More Information: Ranomi Kromowidjojo’s Twitter page, Ranomi Kromowidjojo’s Facebook page, NBC Olympics: Dutch sprinter Ranomi Kromowidjojo accepting role as favorite, London 2012 Olympics: Ranomi Kromowidjojo, Ranomi Kromowidjojo’s Wikipedia page

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Anthony Ervin

(African American, Jewish, Native American) [American]

Known as: Multiple Medal Winning Olympic Swimmer (Swimming in the Men’s 50m Freestyle event at the 2012 London Summer Olympics)

Awards/Accolades: Gold Medal in 50m Freestyle swimming and Silver Medal in 4x100m freestyle at the 2000 Sydney Olympics; Gold Medals in the 50m & 100m freestyle swimming events at the 2001 World Championships

More Information: Anthony Ervin’s Official Site, Anthony Ervin’s Twitter page, Rolling Stone: Olympics 2012: Gold Medal Swimmer Anthony Ervin Is Out to Reclaim His Title, Anthony Ervin’s Facebook page, London Olympics 2012: Anthony Ervin, USA Swimming: Anthony Ervin: The Road Less Traveled, Anthony Ervin’s Wikipedia page

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Daley Thompson

(Nigerian/Scottish) [British]

Known as: Former Decathlete (1980 & 1984 Olympic Gold Medalist; 1983 World Championships Gold Medalis; 1982 & 1986 European Championships Gold Medalist; 1978, 1982 & 1986 Gold Medalist Commonwealth Games; Considered by some to be the greatest decathlete of all time)

More Information: DaleyThompson.co.uk, Daily Mail: Daley Thompson… Sportsmail’s new voice of the Olympics, Daley Thompson’s Wikipedia page

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