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Through the 2008 Games, four athletes have won medals in both the Summer and Winter Games:

1) Eddie Eagen of the United States

Winter Games - gold in four man bobsled in 1932.

Summer Games - gold in light-heavyweight boxing in 1920

2) Jacob Thams of Norway

Winter Games - gold in ski jumping in 1924

Summer Games - silver in sailing in 1936.

3) Christa Luding-Rothenburger of East Germany

Winter Games - gold in speed skating in 1984 and 1988, silver in speed skating in 1988, bronze in speed skating in 1992

Summer Games - silver in cycling in 1988.

She is the only athlete to have won medals at a Winter and Summer Games in the same year.

4) Clara Hughes of Canada

Winter Games - gold, silver (both in 2006) and bronze (2002) in speed skating.

Summer Games - 2*bronze in cycling in 1996.

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At the 1896 Olympic Games in Athens, Sotirios Versis of Greece won a bronze in Weightlifting and a bronze in discus throw.

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