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Athletes: Hélène de Pourtalès
Athletes: Hélène de Pourtalès

Season 5 Episode 233

Hélène de Pourtalès (1868-1945) was an American-born Swiss sailor who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris representing Switzerland. She was…

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Athletes: Mary Peters
Athletes: Mary Peters

Season 5 Episode 232

Mary Peters (1939-present) is a former athlete from Northern Ireland who won a gold medal for the pentathlon at the 1972 Olympics in Munich. This mar…

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Athletes: Lisa Lane
Athletes: Lisa Lane

Season 5 Episode 231

Lisa Lane (1933-2024) was an American chess player and 1959 U. S. Women’s Chess Champion. She was also the first chess player to appear on the cover …

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Athletes: Cathy Freeman
Athletes: Cathy Freeman

Season 5 Episode 230

Cathy Freeman (1974-present) is an Australian Aboriginal runner. She won the gold medal for the 400 meter race at the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, at a…

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Nike On Air: Breaking New Ground with Sunny Choi
Nike On Air: Breaking New Ground with Sunny Choi

Sunny Choi was climbing the corporate ladder when she heard that breaking would be an event at the world’s biggest stage in sports. After years of up…

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Nike On Air: The Fastest Woman in the World with Tatyana McFadden
Nike On Air: The Fastest Woman in the World with Tatyana McFadden

Tatyana McFadden has 20 Paralympic medals in wheelchair racing. She’s won four New York City Marathons. When she’s racing downhill, her arms push her…

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Athletes: Kathleen Stanford Grant
Athletes: Kathleen Stanford Grant

Season 5 Episode 229

Kathleen Stanford Grant (1921-2010) was a professional dancer turned Pilates pioneer. After a serious knee injury, she trained with founder Joseph Pi…

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Athletes: Kerri Strug
Athletes: Kerri Strug

Season 5 Episode 228

Kerri Strug (1977-present) is a two-time Olympian and gold medalist. In 1992, she was the youngest American Olympian. In 1996, she helped the US team…

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Athletes: Stamata Revithi
Athletes: Stamata Revithi

Season 5 Episode 227

Stamata Revithi (1860s-unknown) was a Greek woman who made history as the first woman to run the marathon race at the Olympics. In 1896, during the f…

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Athletes: Vicki Draves
Athletes: Vicki Draves

Season 5 Episode 226

Vicki Draves (1924-2010) was an American diver who won Olympic gold medals in springboard and platform diving at the 1948 Olympic Games in London — t…

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