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Top of Page World News | U.S. News | Science & Technology News | Current Events This Week The world is a very busy place, and it's hard to stay on top of everything. Infoplease has got you…Maurice Greene Biography
Maurice GreeneBorn: July 23, 1974Track & Field world 100m champion in 1997, 99 and 2001 and 200m champion in 1999; former world record holder (9.79) in the 100m; won the gold medal in the…Maurice Greene
Maurice GreeneBorn: July 23, 1974Track & Field world 100m champion in 1997, 99 and 2001 and 200m champion in 1999; former world record holder (9.79) in the 100m; won the gold medal in the…Dara Torres Biography
Dara TorresBorn: April 15, 1967Swimmer her 9 career Olympic medals (4G, 1S, 4B) are the 2nd-most for an American woman; took a 7-year hiatus before returning to the pool to win 5 medals in…Ron King 2000 Deaths
Ron KingAge: 74 former professional cyclist who died minutes after completing his leg of the Olympic torch relay in his hometown northwest of Sydney; of a heart attackDied: Muswellbrook,…Charles Bell 2005 Deaths
Charles BellAge: 44 former president and chief executive of McDonald's who held the post for seven months. He was the company's second leader to die in less than a year. He died of cancer.…Tommy Lasorda
Tommy LasordaBorn: Sept. 22, 1927Baseball managed LA Dodgers to 2 World Series titles (1981,88) in 4 appearances; retired as manager during 1996 season with 1,599 regular-season wins in 21…Amy Van Dyken
Amy Van DykenBorn: Feb. 17, 1973Swimming first American woman to win four gold medals in one Olympics (1996); won the individual 50m freestyle, 100m butterfly, and was on the US team for the…Ian Thorpe
Ian ThorpeBorn: Oct. 13, 1982Swimming 5-time gold medalist; won 400m free at Sydney Olympics (breaking his own world record) and silver in 200m free; won gold and broke the world record in…Cathy Freeman
Cathy FreemanBorn: Feb. 16, 1973Track & Field Australian Aborigine who lit the cauldron at the start of the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney and provided one of the games' most memorable…Trending
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