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16. He won a gold medal in the 400 IM that year.
Yes, In 1934 an Olympian from Great Britain sold his Olympic Gold Medal to pay off his home.
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It is Nicolas Massú, a tennis player who won both singles and doubles (with Fernando González) gold medals in the Athens 2004 Olympics, the only two gold medals that Chile has ever obtained.Fernando Gonzalez is a successful olympian too. Besides the gold medal with Massú, he won Bronze medal in Singles in Athens 2004, and silver medal in Beijing 2008Olympics.
Shawn Johnson is an American Olympian who won her first official gold medal in 2008 in the Beijing Olympics! Go America!
An olympian can win a gold(1st), silver(2nd),or bronze(3rd) medal.
The Hungarian Sándor Tarics is the oldest living olympian, he is 99 years old. He was a center in the water polo team of Hungary, they've won a gold medal at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
No, that means Kenenisa Bekele can be the first in 2012 with a win in the 10000 meters.
2 records. She was the first gymnast to ever score a perfect 10 and the youngest Olympian to receive a Olympic gold medal.
It is commonly pride for one's country, a sense of accomplishment, and a high status. Beyond that it is valued to some as an athlete's greatest feat. All the hardwork Olympians have put into training is a large sacrifice, but when a gold medal is earned, you can see the emotion of an Olympian as he or she is ecstatic.