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What Are the Summer Olympics? . ................................................ 6 Record Breakers ............................................................................ 11 Beamon, Bob • USA Track and Field ............................................. 12 Blankers-Koen, Fanny • Netherlands Track and Field . .............. 14 Bolt, Usain • Jamaica Track and Field ......................................... 16 Comăneci, Nadia • Romania Gymnastics .................................... 18 de Bruijn, Inge • Netherlands Swimming .................................... 20 Evans, Janet • USA Swimming ...................................................... 22 Felix, Allyson • USA Track and Field ............................................. 24 Fosbury, Dick • USA Track and Field ............................................. 26 Griffith-Joyner, Florence • USA Track and Field ......................... 28 Isinbayeva, Yelena • Russia Track and Field ............................... 30 Johnson, Michael • USA Track and Field . .................................... 32 Joyner-Kersee, Jackie • USA Track and Field . ............................ 34 Kato, Sawao • Japan Gymnastics . ............................................... 36 Latynina, Larisa • USSR Gymnastics ............................................ 38 Ledecky, Katie • USA Swimming . ................................................. 40 Lewis, Carl • USA Track and Field ................................................. 42 Louganis, Greg • USA Diving ......................................................... 44 May-Treanor, Misty & Walsh Jennings, Kerri • USA Beach Volleyball ................................................................. 46 Millar, Ian • Canada Equestrian .................................................... 48 Nurmi, Paavo • Finland Track and Field ...................................... 50 Owens, Jesse • USA Track and Field ............................................. 52 Phelps, Michael • USA Swimming . ............................................... 54 Rudolph, Wilma • USA Track and Field ........................................ 56 Spitz, Mark • USA Swimming ........................................................ 58 Stevenson, Teófilo • Cuba Boxing ................................................ 60 Team China • China Table Tennis .................................................. 62 Thompson, Jenny • USA Swimming . ........................................... 64 Xiang, Liu • China Track and Field ................................................ 66 Yang, Sun • China Swimming ........................................................ 68 Young, Kevin • USA Track and Field .............................................. 70 Game Changing Events . ............................................................... 72 Research Projects . ........................................................................ 74 Olympic Glossary of Key Terms ................................................... 75 Further Reading & Internet Resources ....................................... 77 Index ............................................................................................... 78 Photo Credits & Author Biography ............................................. 80