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Women's Olympic Diving

Multiple gold medals: Pat McCormick and Fu Mingxia, Wu Minxia CHN (4); Ingrid Engel-Krämer (3); Vicki Draves, Dorothy Poynton Hill, Guo Jingjing, Gao Min, and Chen Ruolin CHN (2).…

Biographies: Deaths of 2016

// Cite Deaths of 2016 See also 2015 Deaths 2014 Deaths 2013 Deaths 2012 Deaths 2011 Deaths More Deaths Related Links 2016 Current Events Biographies by Category Arts and…

Timeline: Women in Sports, Part 2

From Mt. Olympus to Cooperstown, N.Y. by Chris Frantz Back: B.C. to the 1950s • 1960s • 1970s • 1980s • 1990s • 2000s 1960 Wilma Rudolph winning at the…

Terry Bradshaw

Terry BradshawBorn: Sept. 2, 1948Football QB led Pittsburgh to 4 Super Bowl titles (1975-76,79-80); 2-time Super Bowl MVP (1979-80) and regular season MVP in 1978; Fox TV studio analyst.Pat…

John L. Sullivan

John L. SullivanBorn: Oct. 15, 1858Boxer world heavyweight champion (1882-92); last of bare-knuckle champions.Died: Feb. 2, 1918James E. SullivanR - TPat Summitt

Notable Female Athletes

Martina Hingis Biographies ofNotable Women Actresses Adventurers Artists Athletes Businesswomen Comediennes Congresswomen Educators and Scholars Fashion Designers and Models…

Ron Dayne

Ron DayneBorn: Mar. 14, 1978Football RB NCAA Div. I-A all-time leading rusher, gaining 6,397 yards at Wisconsin (1996-99); 1999 Heisman Trophy winner; selected in 1st round (11th overall) of…

Masaji Kiyokawa Biography

Masaji KiyokawaAge: 86 Olympic swimmer from Japan who won a gold medal in the 100m backstroke at the 1932 games in Los Angeles; served as vice president of the International Olympic Committee…

Vladimir Kondrashin Biography

Vladimir KondrashinAge: 70 coach of the Soviet Union men's basketball team that won a disputed gold medal victory over the United States team in 1972; coached the U.S.S.R. to a world…

Laura Patterson Biography

Laura PattersonAge: 43 part of a 16–member professional bungee jumping team scheduled to be part of the Super Bowl halftime show; husband and sister on the team as well; of head injuries…