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Olympic athletes are by the best of the best. They are the cream of the crop, hand-picked by their nations to represent their countries as they are the best competitors on the planet.

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The first winner of an event in the Modern Olympics was James Connolly of the United States who won the triple jump competition at the 1896 Games in Athens.

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