• Florence Griffith-Joyner at the 1988 Summer Olympic Games.

    Florence Griffith Joyner of the USA walks with the American Flag as she celebrates setting a new Olympic record to win the gold medal in the Women's 100 meters dash final during the 1988 Summer Olympic Games on September 28, 1988 in Seoul, Korea.
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    Florence Griffith-Joyner at the 1988 Summer Olympic Games.

  • Kristi Yamaguchi at the 1992 Albertville Olympic Winter Games.

    Kristi Yamaguchi from the United States smiles as she displays her gold medal on the podium of the women's figure skating event at the Winter Olympic Games 21 February 1992 in Albertville. Japanese Midori Ito won the silver medal and Nancy Kerrigan, from the United States, the bronze.
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    Kristi Yamaguchi at the 1992 Albertville Olympic Winter Games.

  • Dorothy Hamill at the 1976 Winter Olympics Games.

    Dorothy Hamill skates on right skate with both arms posed above her head and left leg back during the Winter Olympics skating competition in 1976 in Innsbruck,  Austria. Dorothy Hamill wins the gold medel for the USA in the Womes Figure skating competition.
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    Dorothy Hamill at the 1976 Winter Olympics Games.

  • Khatuna Lorig at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

    Closeup of USA Khatuna Lorig during Women's Individual Ranking Round at Olympic Green Archery Field. Beijing, China 8/11/2008 CREDIT: Simon Bruty
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    Khatuna Lorig at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

  • Venus Williams prior to the start of the London 2012 Olympic Games.

    US tennis player Venus Williams looks at her hand as her fingernails are adorned with US national colors during a press conference at the Olympic Stadium in London on July 24, 2012, three days before the start of the London 2012 Olympic Games.
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    Venus Williams prior to the start of the London 2012 Olympic Games.

  • Nickiesha Wilson at the London 2012 Olympic Games.

    Nickiesha Wilson of Jamaica competes in the Women's 400m Hurdles Round 1 Heats on Day 9 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on August 5, 2012 in London, England.
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    Nickiesha Wilson at the London 2012 Olympic Games.

  • Italy’s synchronized swimmers Mariangela Perrupato and Italy’s Giulia Lapi at the London 2012 Olympic Games.

    Italy's Mariangela Perrupato and Italy's Giulia Lapi  compete in the duets free routine preliminary round during the synchronised swimming competition at the London 2012 Olympic Games on August 6, 2012 in London.
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    Italy’s synchronized swimmers Mariangela Perrupato and Italy’s Giulia Lapi at the London 2012 Olympic Games.

  • DeeDee Trotter of the U.S. at the London 2012 Olympic Games.

    DeeDee Trotter of United States looks on after competing  during the Women's 4 x 400m Relay Final on Day 15 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on August 11, 2012 in London, England.
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    DeeDee Trotter of the U.S. at the London 2012 Olympic Games.

  • Terezinha Guilhermina of Brazil.

    Blind sprinter Terezinha Guilhermina of Brazil waves to the Olympic Stadium crowd after winning the women's 100 meters T11 at the Paralympics. She had a world record time of 12.01 seconds.
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    Terezinha Guilhermina of Brazil.

  • Simone Biles at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

    Simone Biles at the  Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
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    Simone Biles at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

  • Italian Paralympic champion Bebe Vio.

    Italian Paralympic Champion Beatrice Bebe Vio attends a press conference to present the Fencing Worlds 2017, on October 31, 2017 at Rome's Fiumicino airport. Rome will host the Wheelchair Fencing World Championship from November 6 to November 12, 2017.
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    Italian Paralympic champion Bebe Vio.

  • South Africa’s Bradley Tandy’s Olympic Rings tattoo.

    South Africa's Bradley Tandy's Olympic Rings tattoo is seen on his back as he trains during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre in Tokyo on July 27, 2021.
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    South Africa’s Bradley Tandy’s Olympic Rings tattoo.

  • Naomi Osaka of Team Japan in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

    Naomi Osaka of Team Japan carries the Olympic torch towards the Olympic cauldron during the Opening Ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on July 23, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan.
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    Naomi Osaka of Team Japan in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

  • Kiran Badloe of Team Netherlands.

    Kiran Badloe of Team Netherland prepares for Men's RS:X Windsurg practice during sailing previews on day one of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Enoshima Yacht Harbour on July 24, 2021 in Fujisawa, Kanagawa, Japan.
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    Kiran Badloe of Team Netherlands.

  • Undralbat Lkhagva, coach of Team Mongolia.

    Undralbat Lkhagva, coach of Team Mongolia, has the Olympic rings on the back of his head during the 10m Air Pistol Women's event on day two of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Asaka Shooting Range on July 25, 2021 in Asaka, Saitama, Japan.
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    Undralbat Lkhagva, coach of Team Mongolia.

  • Megan Rapinoe of Team USA.

    TOKYO, JAPAN - AUGUST 06: Megan Rapinoe of Team USA reacts after receiving the Bronze Medal after the Gold Medal Match Women's Football match between Canada and Sweden at International Stadium Yokohama on August 06, 2021 in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan. (Photo by Naomi Baker/Getty Images)
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    Megan Rapinoe of Team USA.

  • Track and field athlete Sha’Carri Richardson.

    Track and field athlete Sha'Carri Richardson poses during the Team USA Paris 2024 Olympic Portrait Shoot at NBC Universal Studios Stage 16 on November 17, 2023 in Los Angeles, California.
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    Track and field athlete Sha’Carri Richardson.

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