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Calvin Davis, Olympic Medalist in 400 Hurdles, Dies at 51

May 3, 2023
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Calvin Davis, the Olympic bronze medalist in the 400 hurdles at the 1996 Atlanta Games, has died. He was 51. The University of Arkansas, where he went to school, said Davis died Monday. USA Track and Field also confirmed the death. No cause was given. A 400-meter runner early in his career, Davis found his…

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Zverev Fined $40,000, Loses Prize Money, Points for Outburst

February 25, 2022
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ACAPULCO, Mexico—Tokyo Olympics gold medalist Alexander Zverev was fined $40,000 by the men’s professional tennis tour and will forfeit more than $30,000 in prize money and all rankings points from the Mexican Open after hitting the chair umpire’s stand with his racket following a loss in doubles. In addition to those penalties, the ATP announced…

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Skeleton Medalist Out of Beijing Olympics With Virus

February 3, 2022
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MOSCOW—Skeleton silver medalist Nikita Tregubov and one of his teammates will miss the upcoming Winter Olympics in Beijing after contracting the coronavirus and other athletes are also in doubt, Russian officials said Monday. “Yesterday it became clear that there was no longer a chance of making it,” Tregubov wrote on Instagram. He said he felt…

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Masters Cruises to Paralympic Gold in Hand-Cycle Time Trial

August 31, 2021
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A thought recently struck Paralympic gold medalist Oksana Masters: What would young Oksana, the one who shuffled between Ukrainian orphanages, think of this grown-up version? Young Oksana was always resilient, determined and headstrong—qualities that helped her persevere through years in an orphanage and with birth defects believed to be from the aftermath of Chernobyl, the…

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