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Olympic Legends
Olympic Legends

Olympic legends are those whose achievements pushed the limits beyond what
everyone thought was possible.

Read the clues and write the names of the Olympic Legends. You may use the Clue Box.

1. She is a six-time Olympic medalist (winning 3 gold, 1 silver,
and 2 bronze medals in 4 Olympic Games) and still holds the
world heptathlon record she set in 1988. ________________

2. He is a Jamaican sprinter and an eight-time Olympic gold
medal winner. He has run 100 metres in 9.58 seconds and
200 metres in 19.30 seconds. ________________

3. He was the first Indian male to reach the final of an Olympic
athletics event when he was placed fourth in the 400 metre race
at the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome. ________________

4. He won the 1988 Olympic gold medal, six World
Championships, and broke the world record for men’s pole
vault 35 times. ________________

5. He is the American swimmer who was the most decorated
athlete in Olympic history with 28 medals which included a
record of 23 gold. ________________

Clue Box
Clue Box
Michael Phelps, Usain Bolt, Sergey Bubka,

Milkha Singh, Jacqueline Joyner-Kersee

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