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Some information about Olympic Athletes-Champions...

The star of the 1912 Games in Stockholm was the American Indian Jim Thorpe, who won both the decathlon and pentathlon. However, in the following year it was discovered that he once played semi-professional baseball, and he was subsequently striped of his gold medals. In 1982, he was officially pardoned by the IOC, 29 years after his death. Replicas of his 1912 medals were presented to his family at the start of 1983.
Charley Paddock, the American sprinter who won the 100m in 1920, died in a plane crash in 1943 while serving as a captain in the US Marines.
In 1956, the gold medal winning hammer thrower from America, Hal Connolly, won despite a physical disability - his left arm was inches shorter and much less developed that his right.
In 1920, Philip Noel-Baker of Great Britain won the silver in the 1500-meter dash. He later became the only Olympian ever to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
In 1932, Babe Didrikson picks up gold medals in hurdles and javelin. She would have tied for a gold in the high-jump, but her jumping style was ruled as illegal.
In 1988, Canadian Ben Johnson beat Carl Lewis in the 100-meter dash with a world-record time of 9.79. Shortly thereafter, he tested positive for steroid use and was stripped of his medal
In 1996, America's Michael Johnson won both the 200m and 400m races; France's Marie-José Perec did the same.
In 2008, Jamaican Usain Bolt became the first man to win gold in the 100m, 200m and 4x100m sprints.

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