Gert Fredriksson

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Silhouette of hand holding sport torch behind the rings of an Olympic flag, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; February 3, 2015.

7 Significant Political Events at the Olympic Games

Men's Giant Slalom Italy's Alberto Tomba on the way to retaining his gold medal at Val d'Isere France 1992 Albertville Winter Olympics

The Origin of the Winter Olympics

Pack of cyclists racing in the evening light of the Glenelg leg of the Tour Down Under 2008, Adelaide, South Australia. 20th January 2008. Cyclist in light blue is with team Milram.

Olympics: Cycling

Olympics: Racket Sports

DECEMBER 2: An unidentified competitor jumps with his horse at the OTP Equitation World Cup, December 2, 2011 in Budapest, Hungary

Olympics: Equestrian

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Poker Hands Ranked

Cathedrale St.Jean in Lyon, France has a 14th-century astronomical clock that shows religious feast days till the year 2019; Perpetual Calendar

Ten Days That Vanished: The Switch to the Gregorian Calendar

Gerald R. Ford playing golf during a working vacation on Mackinac Island in Michigan, July 13, 1975. Gerald Ford.

9 U.S. Presidents with the Most Vetoes

The field takes the turn one after the restart during the 103rd Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on May 26, 2019 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (auto racing, Indy 500)

Why Is the Indy 500 Held on Memorial Day Weekend?

Figure 13: A Maxim machine gun, belt-fed and water-cooled, operated by German infantrymen, World War I.

7 Deadliest Weapons in History

The Colosseum, Rome, Italy. Giant amphitheatre built in Rome under the Flavian emperors. (ancient architecture; architectural ruins)

New Seven Wonders of the World

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10 Greatest Baseball Players of All Time

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Born	November 21, 1919 • Nyköping • Sweden
Died	July 5, 2006 (aged 86) • Nyköping • Sweden
Awards And Honors	Olympic Games

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Parry O’Brien

American athlete

Paul Elvstrøm

Danish yachtsman

Christian d’Oriola

French athlete

Aladár Gerevich

Hungarian fencer

Henri St. Cyr (centre), winner of the gold medal in the individual dressage event, riding around the stadium in Stockholm, where the equestrian events for the 1956 Melbourne Olympics were held

Henri Saint Cyr

Swedish athlete

Lars-Göran Hall

Swedish athlete

László Papp

Hungarian boxer

Hans Günter Winkler

German athlete

Edoardo Mangiarotti

Italian fencer

Vyacheslav Ivanov

Soviet athlete

Shirley Strickland de la Hunty

Australian athlete

Murray Rose

Australian swimmer

Tommy Kono

American weightlifter

Bob Richards

American athlete

Dezsö Gyarmati

Hungarian water polo player and coach

Viktor Chukarin

Soviet athlete

Al Oerter

American athlete

Boris Anfiyanovich Shakhlin

Soviet athlete

Adhemar Ferreira da Silva

Brazilian athlete

Betty Cuthbert

Australian sprinter

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