Olympian Tales

OLYMPIAN TALES

A series of one-minute radio features in which Olympians talk about their Olympic memories and the impact of their faith in Jesus Christ.

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01. Mark Crear, USA, 110m hurdles.
Silver medal winner in Atlanta 1996, won bronze in Sydney 2000.

02. Penny Heyns, South Africa, swimming.
Double gold medal Atlanta 1996 in 100m & 200m breaststroke. Broke the world record 14 times during her career.

03. Richard Bucknor, Jamaica, 110m hurdles.
Competed in two Olympics, 1988 Games in Seoul finishing 12th and 1992 Games in Barcelona.

04. Jonathan Edwards, Great Britain, triple jump.
Gold medal winner in Sydney 2000, won silver in Atlanta 1996. Now retired but reigning world record holder for triple jump with distance of 18.29m

05. Sheila Burrell, USA, heptathlon
Competed in Sydney 2000 finishing in 26th position.

06. Paul Tergat, Kenya, 10000m
Silver medal winner in Sydney 2000. Also current world record holder for the marathon.

07. Mercy Nku, Nigeria, 100m & 200m
Reached semi finals in 100m and 200m in Sydney 2000.

08. Joe DeLoach, USA, 200m
Gold medal winner in Seoul 1988. The only man to beat Carl Lewis in an Olympic final.

09. Elliot Mujaji, Zimbabwe, 100m
Gold medal winner in Sydney 2000 Paralympics, 100m for Elite Athletes with a Disability. Zimbabwe's first individual gold medal winner at an Olympics, he lost his right arm when electrocuted in an accident at work.

10. Vivian Chukwuemeka, Nigeria, shot
Competed in Sydney 2000, current Commonwealth and All Africa Games champion.

11. Brandon Slay, USA, freestyle wrestling
Gold medal winner in Sydney 2000 in 76kg class. Originally won silver but was awarded gold when the winner failed a drugs test and was disqualified.

12. Sandra Glover, USA, 400m hurdles
Competed Sydney 2000, was one of the favourites but failed to qualify from the first round.

13. Hendrick Mokganyetsi, South Africa, 400m
Competed Sydney 2000, came 6th in final.

14. John Drummond, USA, 100m
Gold medal winner in Sydney 2000 in 4 x 100m relay.

15. Felix Sanchez, Dominican Republic, 400m hurdles
Competed Sydney 2000, is firm favourite to win gold in Athens.

16. Monique Hennagan, USA, 400m
Gold medal winner in Sydney 2000 in 4 x 400m relay

17. Carl Lewis, USA, 100m, 200m long jump
Won 9 gold medals in 4 Olympics 1984-1996.

18. Hezekiel Sepeng, South Africa, 800m
Silver medal winner in Atlanta 1996, came 4th in Sydney 2000.

19. Ruthie Bolton-Holifield, USA, basketball
Gold medal winner in Atlanta 1996 & Sydney 2000 with US women's team.

20. Jim Gruenwald, USA, Greco-Roman wrestling
Competed Sydney 2000, came 6th in 56kg class


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