Famous Olympians   

  • 1
    USAIN BOLT 26

    Record-breaking Jamaican sprinter who won three gold medals at the 2008 and 2012 Olympics.

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    MICHAEL PHELPS 27

    American swimmer who won eight gold medals at the Beijing 2008 Olympics.

  • 3
    GABBY DOUGLAS 17

    2012 Olympic gold medalist, first African American woman to win the gymnastics all-around gold medal.

  • 4
    TOM DALEY 19

    English Olympic diver who took home the 2012 Bronze medal for the ten metre platform.

  • 5
    JESSICA ENNIS 27

    English track and field athlete that took home the Heptathlon gold medal in the 2012 London Olympics.

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    RYAN LOCHTE 28

    Five-time gold medal winner and swimmer for the US, who defeated Michael Phelps in the 400 meter individual medley in the 2012 Olympic games.

  • 7
    LANCE ARMSTRONG 41

    Cancer survivor who became seven-time Tour de France winner and then got caught up in doping allegations and lied, until finally admitting it to Oprah.

  • 8
    SHAWN JOHNSON 21

    2008 Olympic gold medalist on women's balance beam.

  • 9
    JORDYN WIEBER 17

    Olympic gymnast who helped the U.S. win Team Gold at the 2012 London Games.

  • 10
    MO FARAH 30

    Accomplished British long-distance runner that won the 10,000 meter and 5,000 meter races at the 2012 London Olympic Games.

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    ALY RAISMAN 18

    American Olympic gymnast that won two Gold Medals in the 2012 London Olympic Games.

  • 12
    BRUCE JENNER 63

    American athlete who earned Olympic gold in 1976 decathlon.

  • 13
    MCKAYLA MARONEY 17

    U.S. Olympic vaulter that took home the silver medal at the 2012 London games.

  • 14
    SHAUN WHITE 26

    Gold medal snowboarder who dazzled crowds at Vancouver in 2010.

  • 15
    BETH TWEDDLE 28

    British gymnastics champion who also competed in three Olympic games.

  • 16
    MISSY FRANKLIN 18

    Teen swimmer who took home four gold medals at the 2012 London Games.

  • 17
    OSCAR PISTORIUS 26

    South African sprint runner who is a double amputee, and has competed in the Olympics, widely known as the blade runner.

  • 18
    KURT ANGLE 44

    1996 Olympic gold medalist became a professional wrestler

  • 19
    LOUIS SMITH 24

    Olympic pommel horse athlete known for being the first British athlete to place in the event in eight decades.

  • 20
    YOHAN BLAKE 23

    Nicknamed the Beast, Jamaican sprinter that took silver in the 200m and 100m races at the 2012 London Games.

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