Grete Waitz

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10 Unusual Sports

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10 Great Sports Rivalries

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7 Unsportsmanlike Sportsmen

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How Are Sports Chosen for the Olympics?

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Monitor. Varanus salvadorii is a monitor lizard found in New Guinea can grows to 2.7 metres (9 ft.) aka Tree crocodile, Crocodile monitor, Salvadori's monitor, artellia, reptile

7 of the World’s Most Dangerous Lizards and Turtles

The Battle of Gettysburg, July 1-3, 1863. (Civil War, Pennsylvania)

9 Worst Generals in History

Srinivasa Ramanujan, Indian mathematician and autodidact.

6 Interesting Facts about Srinivasa Ramanujan

The Prado Museum facade at the Diego Velaszquez memorial. Established in 1819, the museum is considered the best collection of Spanish art and one of the world's finest collections of European art. Madrid, Spain

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Which Is Correct: Hanukkah or Chanukah?

World Data Locator Map: Australia

Is Australia an Island?

Ice Sledge Hockey, Hockey Canada Cup, USA (left) vs Canada, 2009. UBC Thunderbird Arena, Vancouver, BC, competition site for Olympic ice hockey and Paralympic ice sledge hockey. Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, Vancouver Olympics

10 Best Hockey Players of All Time

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Also Known As	Grete Andersen
Born	October 1, 1953 • Oslo • Norway
Died	April 19, 2011 (aged 57) • Oslo • Norway
Awards And Honors	New York City Marathon (1988) • New York City Marathon (1986) • New York City Marathon (1985) • New York City Marathon (1984) • New York City Marathon (1983) • New York City Marathon (1982) • New York City Marathon (1980) • New York City Marathon (1979) • New York City Marathon (1978)

Radcliffe, Paula

Paula Radcliffe

British distance runner

Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot

Kenyan runner

Emil Zátopek

Emil Zátopek

Czech runner

Hannes Kolehmainen

Finnish athlete

Eliud Kipchoge: 2022 Berlin Marathon

Eliud Kipchoge

Kenyan distance runner

Marathon runner Abebe Bikila

Abebe Bikila

Ethiopian athlete

Spyridon Louis

Greek marathon runner

Shorter, Frank

Frank Shorter

American athlete

Waldemar Cierpinski

East German athlete

Noureddine Morceli

Algerian athlete

Paavo Nurmi

Paavo Nurmi

Finnish runner

Kip Keino

Kip Keino

Kenyan distance runner

Wang Junxia

Chinese athlete

Lasse Virén

Finnish distance runner

Joan Benoit Samuelson

Joan Benoit Samuelson

American runner

Steve Prefontaine

Steve Prefontaine

American athlete

Meseret Defar

Meseret Defar

Ethiopian athlete

Kenenisa Bekele

Kenenisa Bekele

Ethiopian athlete

Billy Mills

American athlete

Gunder Hägg

Swedish athlete

Quiz

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Great Moments in Sports Quiz

Cricket bat and ball. cricket sport of cricket.Homepage blog 2011, arts and entertainment, history and society, sports and games athletics

Sports Quiz

MOSCOW, RUSSIA - AUGUST 17: Usain Bolt runs at the World Athletics Championships on August 17, 2013 in Moscow

Everything Track and Field Quiz