2008 BEIJING OLYMPIC GAMES

U.S. Olympic champions trivia

By Deborah Abrams Kaplan, Special to The Los Angeles Times
06:29 PM PDT, July 29, 2008

What year and in what sport did these U.S. Olympic champions first make their mark in the Games?

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1. Bob Beamon

2. Cassius Clay

3. Bruce Jenner

4. Sugar Ray Leonard

5. Greg Louganis

6. Bob Mathias

7. Jesse Owens

8. Wilma Rudolph

9. Don Schollander

10. Jim Thorpe

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