Happy birthday today (Thursday) to an Olympic champion who won that gold medal at the first of two Olympic Games.
Our birthday athlete was born 88 years ago today and died at the age of 86.
You may remember that this champion was not the favorite going into the Olympic Games.
Four years after winning the Olympic gold medal, our birthday individual placed fifth in the same event at the Olympic Games.
No hurdles were involved with this athlete's Olympic experience.
About 44 years after our birthday person won the Olympic gold medal, another athlete using the same initials as our birthday champion, also won the Olympic gold medal and also using the same event as did our birthday athlete.
I imagine there are at least four of you that know the name of our birthday person on this first day of April.
Go ahead and name this Olympic champion.
Our birthday athlete was born 88 years ago today and died at the age of 86.
You may remember that this champion was not the favorite going into the Olympic Games.
Four years after winning the Olympic gold medal, our birthday individual placed fifth in the same event at the Olympic Games.
No hurdles were involved with this athlete's Olympic experience.
About 44 years after our birthday person won the Olympic gold medal, another athlete using the same initials as our birthday champion, also won the Olympic gold medal and also using the same event as did our birthday athlete.
I imagine there are at least four of you that know the name of our birthday person on this first day of April.
Go ahead and name this Olympic champion.
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