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BOOM! US Wrestler, Jordan Burroughs (@alliseeisgold) adds Olympic Gold to his lengthy list of accolades! Congratulations Jordan!
Germany’s Robert Harting hulking out after winning Gold in the Discus…and then spent the night in a London train station to cap things off! Awesome!
Grenada’s Kirani James after winning the Gold in the 400m.
Oscar Pistorious and a future athlete…
Brazilian judoka Sarah Menezes wins Gold.
Mariel Zagunis. One of the most dominant athletes in the world you’ve never heard of…http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-06-30/sports/ct-spt-0701-olympics-mariel-zagunis-fencing—20120701_1_ed-korfanty-mariel-zagunis-bus-bench
Saudi Arabia to send female athletes (Judoka & Runner) to the 2012 London Olympics for the first time. http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/07/12/oly-sa-women-idUSL3E8IC2TH20120712
Greatest team ever assembled?
America’s only dual Olympian to medal at both the Summer & Winter games (boxing & bobsledding), Eddie Eagan. Awesome.
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Olympics poster, 1972
Art: Jacob Lawrence