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Tableofcontents

Introduction........................4

ShoelessWonder:AbebeBikila........5

GoldenBoy:MarkSpitz..............7

DecathlonDouble:DaleyThompson...8

SuperMom:FannyBlankers-Koen...11

Everyone’sDarling:

NadiaComaneci...................14

Glossary..........................16

Index.............................16

SummerOlympicsLegends•LevelO3

AustraliansprinterCathyFreemanlightstheOlympicTorchinthe

2000games.

introduction

Sportsfanstheworldovergearupfor

theSummerOlympicseveryfouryears.

InmodernOlympics,morethan10,000

athletesfrom200countriescompetein

300events.Athletesrun,jump,swim,

andmuchmoretowingold,silver,and

bronzemedals.Someathletesmayearn

aplaceintherecordbooks.Afewmay

evenjointheranksoftheseSummer

Olympicslegends.

4

ShoelessWonder:

AbebeBikila

(1932–1973)

Marathon

Ethiopia

Onyourmark,

getset,go!The

Olympicmarathon

startslikeany

otherrace.Butin

themarathon,

runnersgo,go,

andkeepgoing!

Themarathonisa

long-distancerace.

Bikilarunsbarefoot.

Itis26miles

(42km)long.

Youcouldprobablywalk26milesin

abouteighthours,plustimeforbreaks.

Marathonrunnerscover26milesina

littleovertwohours,andtheydon’t

takebreaks.

SummerOlympicsLegends•LevelO5

Themarathonraceatthe1960

Olympicswasunforgettable.Abebe

Bikilawasinsecondplacewithlessthan

amiletogo.Thenhepulledawayand

wonby200meters.Plus,hesetan

Olympicrecord—runningbarefoot!

Bikilatrainedbyrunningbarefootover

thecountrysideofEthiopia,ac