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1. In the 1980 Moscow Olympics, A defeated B in B's favourite event, but soon B extracted revenge by defeating A in his favourite event. Id. both.
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2. He became the first Korean gold medallist when he won at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, but had to run under the Japanese flag as they were ruled by them, To add insult to the injury he had to adopt a Japanese name. However, further humiliation followed when the Japanese flag was raised and the Japanese national anthem was played at the medal ceremony. The fervent nationalist that he was, and fellow a fellow Korean, who finished third, bowed their heads in silent protest. In recognition of his achievement in becoming the first Korean to win an Olympic medal, he carried his national flag at the opening ceremony of the 1948 Games in London, the first attended by an independent Korea. And in 1988 he brought tears to the eyes of his nation when, as a 76-year-old, he brought the Olympic flame into the stadium to open the Seoul Games. Identify the great.
3. Identify this six time Olympic champion, Italian legend :
4. He was a member of the Hungarian shooting team in 1938 when, while serving as a sergeant in the army, a defective grenade exploded in his right hand - his pistol hand -and shattered it completely. After spending a month in the hospital, he secretly taught himself to shoot with his left hand. The following year he won the Hungarian pistol shooting championship and was a member of the Hungarian team that won the automatic pistol event at the world championships. The next two Olympics, in 1940 and 1944, were cancelled because of war, but in 1948 he qualified for the Hungarian Olympic team in the rapid-fire pistol event. He was 38 years old. Before the competition, the favorite, world champion and world record holder, Carlos Enrique Díaz Saenz Valiente, asked him why he was in London. to which he replied, "I'm here to learn." He went on to win the gold medal and beat the world record by ten points. During the medal ceremony, Valiente, who finished second, turned to him and said, "You have learned enough." Four years later in Helsinki, He successfully defended his Olympic title to become the first repeat winner of the rapid-fire pistol event. Identify the legend.
5. A and B are the movies celebrating the lives of two legendary atheletes. A is dedicated to the life of X and B to the life of Y. Id. X and Y.
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6. He was a three time Olympic champion at the 1980 Moscow Olympics, and due to the Soviet boycott of the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics he couldnt add to his medals tally. However, between 1977 and 1986, he won 61 consecutive finals at 1,500m. Then, at the 1986 world championships, he finished only fourth, and at the 1987 European Championships, he did not even qualify for the final. Unfazed by the setbacks and trained by his wife, he mounted a comeback aimed at the 1988 Olympics. Little was expected of him, but in the 1,500m final he surged into the lead after 675m and went on to accompolish a dramatic victory. At 11:30 that night, after all the photographs had been taken and all the interviews and ceremonies were over, he walked into the cafeteria at the Athletes' Village to grab a late snack. There were more than 250 athletes and coaches in the room, representing a variety of nations and sports. As word spread that he had entered, the athletes and coaches spontaneously stopped eating and gave him a standing ovation. Id. him?
7. Identify this unarguably India's best hurdler, and flag bearer at the one of the Olympics.
8. To end it with a sitter:
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