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The legal team for the two-time Olympic gold-medalist has been quietly seeking her release and has declined to speak out about the case since her arrest was made public.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 23, 2022

He advanced to Friday’s final, and he posted a national-record time of 13 minutes 10.09 seconds, about 12 seconds behind gold-medalist Joshua Cheptegei of Uganda.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 6, 2021

Some were famous at the time: Australian swimmer Dawn Fraser or American 10,000-meter gold-medalist Billy Mills.

From Washington Times • Apr. 14, 2020

Cameron van der Burgh, 31, an Olympic gold-medalist swimmer from South Africa, referred to his own battle with the virus as the most pain-staking ailment he has ever fought.

From Fox News • Mar. 27, 2020

The reason American gold-medalist boxers don’t repeat is that they typically turn professional—to make money.

From The New Yorker • Apr. 12, 2019