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Jesse Owens
Sport: Athletics (Sprinting and Long Jump) | Notable Achievements: Four gold medals in the 1936 Berlin Olympics
Janet Evans
Sport: Swimming | Notable Achievements: Four-time Olympic gold medalist, set world records in 400m, 800m, and 1500m freestyle
Nadia Comaneci
Sport: Gymnastics | Notable Achievements: First gymnast to be awarded a perfect score of 10 in an Olympic gymnastic event
Birgit Fischer
Sport: Canoeing | Notable Achievements: Eight-time Olympic gold medalist across six different Olympic Games
Mark Spitz
Sport: Swimming | Notable Achievements: Won seven gold medals at the 1972 Munich Olympics, all in world record time
Florence Griffith Joyner
Sport: Athletics (Sprinting) | Notable Achievements: Three-time Olympic gold medalist, world records in 100m and 200m
Fanny Blankers-Koen
Sport: Athletics (Sprinting and Hurdling) | Notable Achievements: Four gold medals in the 1948 London Olympics
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Sport: Athletics (Heptathlon and Long Jump) | Notable Achievements: Three-time Olympic gold medalist, World Heptathlon record holder
Emil Zátopek
Sport: Athletics (Long-distance running) | Notable Achievements: Won three gold medals at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics
Al Oerter
Sport: Athletics (Discus Throw) | Notable Achievements: Four-time Olympic gold medalist in discus throw
Carl Lewis
Sport: Athletics (Sprinting and Long Jump) | Notable Achievements: Nine-time Olympic gold medalist
Serena Williams
Sport: Tennis | Notable Achievements: Four Olympic gold medals
Larisa Latynina
Sport: Gymnastics | Notable Achievements: Held the record for most Olympic medals (18) for 48 years
Paavo Nurmi
Sport: Athletics (Middle-distance and Long-distance running) | Notable Achievements: Nine gold and three silver Olympic medals
Dhyan Chand
Sport: Field Hockey | Notable Achievements: Three-time Olympic gold medalist
Kristin Otto
Sport: Swimming | Notable Achievements: Six gold medals at the 1988 Seoul Olympics
Usain Bolt
Sport: Athletics (Sprinting) | Notable Achievements: Eight-time Olympic gold medalist, holds world records in 100m, 200m, and 4x100m relay
Michael Johnson
Sport: Athletics (Sprinting) | Notable Achievements: Four-time Olympic gold medalist, World record in 200m and 400m
Eric Heiden
Sport: Speed Skating | Notable Achievements: Five gold medals in a single Olympics (1980 Lake Placid), World records in all distances
Teófilo Stevenson
Sport: Boxing | Notable Achievements: Three-time Olympic gold medalist in heavyweight boxing
Sonja Henie
Sport: Figure Skating | Notable Achievements: Three-time Olympic champion (1928, 1932, 1936)
Michael Phelps
Sport: Swimming | Notable Achievements: Most decorated Olympian of all time with 28 medals, 23 of them gold
Simone Biles
Sport: Gymnastics | Notable Achievements: Four-time Olympic gold medalist
Sawao Kato
Sport: Gymnastics | Notable Achievements: Eight-time Olympic gold medalist
Ian Thorpe
Sport: Swimming | Notable Achievements: Five-time Olympic gold medalist
Abebe Bikila
Sport: Athletics (Marathon) | Notable Achievements: Two-time Olympic marathon champion, won the 1960 Rome Olympics barefoot
Daley Thompson
Sport: Athletics (Decathlon) | Notable Achievements: Two-time Olympic gold medalist, held the decathlon world record
Kenenisa Bekele
Sport: Athletics (Long-distance running) | Notable Achievements: Three-time Olympic gold medalist, former world record holder in 5000m and 10000m
Kjetil André Aamodt
Sport: Alpine Skiing | Notable Achievements: Eight Olympic medals, including four golds
Birgit Prinz
Sport: Soccer (Football) | Notable Achievements: Two-time Olympic bronze medalist, two-time FIFA Women's World Cup champion
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