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At the 2014 Asian Games, he won gold medals in the 50 metre freestyle, 4 100 metre medley relay, 4 100 metre freestyle relay, and 100 metre freestyle, breaking the Asian records in the latter two events. The first three are Jan-Ove Waldner (in 1992), Liu Guoliang (in 1999), and Kong Linghui (in 2000). Abraham Benjamin de Villiers commonly known as AB de Villiers, is a South African former international cricketer who plays for the South African national team and Titans in domestic cricket. She has a net worth of $25 million dollars. [8] The middle child and only son, he had two sisters, Neta and Linda,[4] and they all grew up in a house built by their father. Steve Martin is another well-known Steve. He has a networth of $60 million dollars. He has a networth of $70 Million. In 1971, he began his training for the following year's Olympic Games in Munich, which had special meaning for his family (his mother was German, and his parents had met and married in Germany). 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After a three-year hiatus, during which Austin says he turned to heavy drinking, he traveled to California with the goal of beginning an acting career. Paying such homage to Prefontaine has become a tradition that reaches a height during important or noteworthy running events in Eugene (e.g. In 201415, Curry won the NBA Most Valuable Player Award and led the Warriors to their first championship since 1975. As of 2017, McGregor is ranked 2nd on UFCs pound for pound rankings. A member of Bayern Munichs first team at the age of 17, Kroos played in an 18-month loan spell at Bayer Leverkusen, before going back to Munich and winning back-to-back Bundesliga titles and the 201213 Champions League. Making just $15-$20 per night, he struggled to afford food but saw it as an opportunity to pay his dues. This page was last edited on 10 February 2023, at 00:46. He was chosen as one of People magazines 50 Most Beautiful People in 2002 and hosted the popular comedy show, Saturday Night Live, in 2005. 1 in singles and was the year-end No. Prefontaine is referenced in the chorus of the track "Strong", off Charles Wesley Godwin's 2021 album "How the Mighty Fall". Blake Austin Griffin is an American professional basketball player for the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Decathlete from from the USA. Prefontaine said, "No one will ever win a 5,000 meter race by running an easy first two miles. 39 in mens singles as of April 30, 2018. He is one of the three male players who hold the most major titles in the table tennis history, at five. Steve Roland[1] "Pre" Prefontaine (January 25, 1951 May 30, 1975) was an American long-distance runner who from 1973 to 1975 set American records at every distance from 2,000 to 10,000 meters. The Prefontaine Memorial, featuring a relief of his face, records, and date of birth, is located at the Coos Bay Visitor Center in Coos Bay. An all-rounder who bats right-handed and bowls right-arm off break, Ashwin plays for Tamil Nadu in domestic cricket.Having played for Chennai Super Kings for 8 seasons in IPL,he was picked by the Rising Pune Supergiants in seasons 9 and 10 followed by Kings XI Punjab in next season for a whooping 7.6 crore who gave him captaincy opportunity too. Peter Jan Margry, pp. Nehwal won gold at 2018 Commonwealth Games in womens singles after defeating P. V. Sindhu after which she became the first Indian to win 2 singles gold in commonwealth games. She has won four World Cup overall championshipsone of only two female skiers to do so, along with Annemarie Moser-Prllwith three consecutive titles in 2008, 2009, and 2010, plus another in 2012. 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The Native phenom who dazzled the world at the 1912 Olympics, winning both the Pentathlon & Decathlon Gold Medals only to have them stripped away, has been officially reinstated by the Olympic Committee, more than 100 years later. Jim Brown Finding himself struggling to keep up, Prefontaine ran out of gas with only 10 meters to go as Britain's hard-charging Ian Stewart overtook him and moved into third place, depriving Prefontaine of an Olympic bronze medal. Yuvraj is the sixth highest paid sportsperson in India, with total assets of $35 million. He was also inducted into the National Track and Field Hall of Fame in upper Manhattan[43] where one of his Oregon track uniforms is on display. He has a net worth of $60 million dollars. This section includes medals he won during his career and the pair of spikes he wore when setting an American record for the 5,000 meters at Hayward Field. [47], The day after Prefontaine's death, the Register-Guard printed Ode to S. 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