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| DID YOU KNOW THAT... | | | | Costa Rica has had great sportswomen in the |
| The 27th Olympiad was held in Sydney, Australia... | | | | Olympic Games: Claudia Poll Arenhs (swimmer, won |
| American sprinter Marion Jones became the first | | | | Olympic gold medal in 200m freestyle, 1996) and Sylvia |
| woman to win 5 track and field medals in a single | | | | Poll Arenhs (swimmer, won Olympic silver medal in |
| Olympic Games. She was born in Belize, a small | | | | 200m freestyle, 1988). |
| country in Central American. | | | | DID YOU KNOW THAT... |
| DID YOU KNOW THAT... | | | | Frankie Fredericks was the first sprinter from Namibia |
| The XVI Summer Olympic Games were held in | | | | to win four Olympic medals (Barcelona´92 and |
| Atlanta, Georgia (USA)... Jefferson Perez became the | | | | Atlanta´96 ). |
| first athlete from Ecuador to win a gold medal. Perez | | | | DID YOU KNOW THAT... |
| was given a hero´s welcome when he returned | | | | John Akii-Bua is the only Ugandan athlete to win an |
| to his country. | | | | Olympic gold medal. He won the 400m hurdles at the |
| DID YOU KNOW THAT... | | | | 1972 Munich Olympics. |
| Peru won the silver medal in women´s volleyball | | | | DID YOU KNOW THAT... |
| in the XXIII Summer Olympic Games in South Korea. | | | | Edwin Vasquez Cam became the first Peruvian |
| The silver medal for Peru was the second ever won | | | | athlete to win an Olympic medal in shooting. He was |
| by that country in Olympic competition. | | | | Olympic champion in 1948. |
| DID YOU KNOW THAT... | | | | DID YOU KNOW THAT... |
| The 26th Olympiad was held in Atlanta... Venuste | | | | Lloyd Labeach is the only Panamanian sprinter to win |
| Niyongabo became the first runner from Burundi to win | | | | two Olympic medals. In 1948 he won two bronze |
| a gold medal. Burundi is one of the most poorest | | | | medals at the London Olympics (100 and 200 meters). |
| countries in Africa. | | | | DID YOU KNOW THAT... |
| DID YOU KNOW THAT... | | | | The XXI Summer Olympic Games were held in |
| One of the most famous athletes in South African | | | | Montreal, Canada... Hasely Crawford became the first |
| history is Josia Thugwane. He won the gold medal in | | | | athlete from Trinidad & Tobago to win an Olympic |
| the marathon at the Atlanta Olympics. Josia became | | | | gold medal. |
| South Africa´s first black gold medalist. | | | | DID YOU KNOW THAT... |