Nadia Comăneci (14) becomes the first gymnast in Olympic Games history to score a perfect 10 score at Montreal Games

Gymnast
Nadia Comăneci

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Florence Griffith Joyner of USA sets 100m woman's record (10.49)

Sprinter
Florence Griffith Joyner

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American athlete Jim Thorpe is placed in top 4 in all 10 events, for an Olympic record 8,413 points to win the Decathlon gold medal at the Stockholm Olympics, medal stripped 1913 (played pro baseball), reinstated 1982

Versatile Athlete
Jim Thorpe

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Charlotte Cooper beats Hélène Prévost to become the 1st female Olympic tennis champion and the 1st individual female Olympic champion in any sport

Tennis Champion
Charlotte Cooper

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American Calvin Smith sets new world record of 9.93 for 100m in Colorado Springs, beats Jim Hines 1968 mark by 0.02 seconds

Sprinter
Jim Hines

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III Summer (Modern) Olympic Games open in St Louis, the first held in the United States

Poster promoting the 1904 Summer Olympic Games in St. Louis

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American sprinter Jesse Owens sets a 100m world record of 10.2 seconds

Track and Field Athlete
Jesse Owens

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