Leading Off
YOU DON'T HAVE to read the agate type to know how each of these athletes felt about his or her Olympic moment. Hicham El Guerrouj, for instance, looks as if the weight of the world has been lifted from his shoulders after finally winning a gold in the 1,500m, while Yao Ming can't hide his disappointment with China's play in basketball.
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PHOTOGRAPH BY SIMON BRUTY
Flat Out
IT WAS THE grueling end of a grueling competition for the decathletes, who kicked back after completing the 1,500-meter run, the final leg of their event. Roman Sebrle (inset) of the Czech Republic won the gold with 8,893 points.
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BILL FRAKES (INSET)
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PHOTOGRAPHS BY LYNN JOHNSON
Stepping Down
WITH THE TRADITIONAL sign-off for a retiring wrestler, U.S. super heavyweight Rulon Gardner, a surprise gold medalist in Sydney, bid farewell after taking a bronze in Athens on Aug. 25. Gardner plans to spread the gospel of physical fitness.
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PHOTOGRAPHS BY JOHN BIEVER, SIMON BRUTY, BILL FRAKES, LYNN JOHNSON, HEINZ KLUETMEIER, BOB MARTIN, PETER READ MILLER, JOHN W. MCDONOUGH, BOB ROSATO AND AL TIELEMANS
YURIY BORZAKOVSKIY, Russia Track
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PHOTOGRAPHS BY JOHN BIEVER, SIMON BRUTY, BILL FRAKES, LYNN JOHNSON, HEINZ KLUETMEIER, BOB MARTIN, PETER READ MILLER, JOHN W. MCDONOUGH, BOB ROSATO AND AL TIELEMANS
ABBY WAMBACH, U.S. Soccer
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PHOTOGRAPHS BY JOHN BIEVER, SIMON BRUTY, BILL FRAKES, LYNN JOHNSON, HEINZ KLUETMEIER, BOB MARTIN, PETER READ MILLER, JOHN W. MCDONOUGH, BOB ROSATO AND AL TIELEMANS
SONIA BISSET, Cuba Track
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PHOTOGRAPHS BY JOHN BIEVER, SIMON BRUTY, BILL FRAKES, LYNN JOHNSON, HEINZ KLUETMEIER, BOB MARTIN, PETER READ MILLER, JOHN W. MCDONOUGH, BOB ROSATO AND AL TIELEMANS
STEVEN LOPEZ, U.S. Taekwondo
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PHOTOGRAPHS BY JOHN BIEVER, SIMON BRUTY, BILL FRAKES, LYNN JOHNSON, HEINZ KLUETMEIER, BOB MARTIN, PETER READ MILLER, JOHN W. MCDONOUGH, BOB ROSATO AND AL TIELEMANS
OANA MIHAELA BAN, Romania Gymnastics
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PHOTOGRAPHS BY JOHN BIEVER, SIMON BRUTY, BILL FRAKES, LYNN JOHNSON, HEINZ KLUETMEIER, BOB MARTIN, PETER READ MILLER, JOHN W. MCDONOUGH, BOB ROSATO AND AL TIELEMANS
ALLEN IVERSON, U.S. Basketball
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PHOTOGRAPHS BY JOHN BIEVER, SIMON BRUTY, BILL FRAKES, LYNN JOHNSON, HEINZ KLUETMEIER, BOB MARTIN, PETER READ MILLER, JOHN W. MCDONOUGH, BOB ROSATO AND AL TIELEMANS
GARY HALL JR., U.S. Swimming
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PHOTOGRAPHS BY JOHN BIEVER, SIMON BRUTY, BILL FRAKES, LYNN JOHNSON, HEINZ KLUETMEIER, BOB MARTIN, PETER READ MILLER, JOHN W. MCDONOUGH, BOB ROSATO AND AL TIELEMANS
LIU XIANG, China Track
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PHOTOGRAPHS BY JOHN BIEVER, SIMON BRUTY, BILL FRAKES, LYNN JOHNSON, HEINZ KLUETMEIER, BOB MARTIN, PETER READ MILLER, JOHN W. MCDONOUGH, BOB ROSATO AND AL TIELEMANS
FANI HALKIA, Greece Track
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PHOTOGRAPHS BY JOHN BIEVER, SIMON BRUTY, BILL FRAKES, LYNN JOHNSON, HEINZ KLUETMEIER, BOB MARTIN, PETER READ MILLER, JOHN W. MCDONOUGH, BOB ROSATO AND AL TIELEMANS
LISA LESLIE, U.S. Basketball
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PHOTOGRAPHS BY JOHN BIEVER, SIMON BRUTY, BILL FRAKES, LYNN JOHNSON, HEINZ KLUETMEIER, BOB MARTIN, PETER READ MILLER, JOHN W. MCDONOUGH, BOB ROSATO AND AL TIELEMANS
ALEEN BAILEY, Jamaica Track
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PHOTOGRAPHS BY JOHN BIEVER, SIMON BRUTY, BILL FRAKES, LYNN JOHNSON, HEINZ KLUETMEIER, BOB MARTIN, PETER READ MILLER, JOHN W. MCDONOUGH, BOB ROSATO AND AL TIELEMANS
SCOTT PARSONS, U.S. Kayak
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PHOTOGRAPHS BY JOHN BIEVER, SIMON BRUTY, BILL FRAKES, LYNN JOHNSON, HEINZ KLUETMEIER, BOB MARTIN, PETER READ MILLER, JOHN W. MCDONOUGH, BOB ROSATO AND AL TIELEMANS
TINA THOMPSON, U.S. Basketball
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PHOTOGRAPHS BY JOHN BIEVER, SIMON BRUTY, BILL FRAKES, LYNN JOHNSON, HEINZ KLUETMEIER, BOB MARTIN, PETER READ MILLER, JOHN W. MCDONOUGH, BOB ROSATO AND AL TIELEMANS
COURTNEY KUPETS, U.S. Gymnastics
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PHOTOGRAPHS BY JOHN BIEVER, SIMON BRUTY, BILL FRAKES, LYNN JOHNSON, HEINZ KLUETMEIER, BOB MARTIN, PETER READ MILLER, JOHN W. MCDONOUGH, BOB ROSATO AND AL TIELEMANS
AZIZ ZAKARI, Ghana Track
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PHOTOGRAPHS BY JOHN BIEVER, SIMON BRUTY, BILL FRAKES, LYNN JOHNSON, HEINZ KLUETMEIER, BOB MARTIN, PETER READ MILLER, JOHN W. MCDONOUGH, BOB ROSATO AND AL TIELEMANS
COURTNEY MCCOOL, U.S. Gymnastics
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PHOTOGRAPHS BY JOHN BIEVER, SIMON BRUTY, BILL FRAKES, LYNN JOHNSON, HEINZ KLUETMEIER, BOB MARTIN, PETER READ MILLER, JOHN W. MCDONOUGH, BOB ROSATO AND AL TIELEMANS
LISA FERNANDEZ, U.S. Softball
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PHOTOGRAPHS BY JOHN BIEVER, SIMON BRUTY, BILL FRAKES, LYNN JOHNSON, HEINZ KLUETMEIER, BOB MARTIN, PETER READ MILLER, JOHN W. MCDONOUGH, BOB ROSATO AND AL TIELEMANS
MICHAEL PHELPS, U.S. Swimming
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PHOTOGRAPHS BY JOHN BIEVER, SIMON BRUTY, BILL FRAKES, LYNN JOHNSON, HEINZ KLUETMEIER, BOB MARTIN, PETER READ MILLER, JOHN W. MCDONOUGH, BOB ROSATO AND AL TIELEMANS
IRINI MERLENI, Ukraine Wrestling
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PHOTOGRAPHS BY JOHN BIEVER, SIMON BRUTY, BILL FRAKES, LYNN JOHNSON, HEINZ KLUETMEIER, BOB MARTIN, PETER READ MILLER, JOHN W. MCDONOUGH, BOB ROSATO AND AL TIELEMANS
LAURYN WILLIAMS, U.S. Track
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PHOTOGRAPHS BY JOHN BIEVER, SIMON BRUTY, BILL FRAKES, LYNN JOHNSON, HEINZ KLUETMEIER, BOB MARTIN, PETER READ MILLER, JOHN W. MCDONOUGH, BOB ROSATO AND AL TIELEMANS
HICHAM EL GUERROUJ, Morocco Track
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PHOTOGRAPHS BY JOHN BIEVER, SIMON BRUTY, BILL FRAKES, LYNN JOHNSON, HEINZ KLUETMEIER, BOB MARTIN, PETER READ MILLER, JOHN W. MCDONOUGH, BOB ROSATO AND AL TIELEMANS
STANISLAVA KOMAROVA, Russia Swimming
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PHOTOGRAPHS BY JOHN BIEVER, SIMON BRUTY, BILL FRAKES, LYNN JOHNSON, HEINZ KLUETMEIER, BOB MARTIN, PETER READ MILLER, JOHN W. MCDONOUGH, BOB ROSATO AND AL TIELEMANS
ANNA PAVLOVA, Russia Gymnastics
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PHOTOGRAPHS BY JOHN BIEVER, SIMON BRUTY, BILL FRAKES, LYNN JOHNSON, HEINZ KLUETMEIER, BOB MARTIN, PETER READ MILLER, JOHN W. MCDONOUGH, BOB ROSATO AND AL TIELEMANS
LYNDON FERNS, South Africa Swimming
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PHOTOGRAPHS BY JOHN BIEVER, SIMON BRUTY, BILL FRAKES, LYNN JOHNSON, HEINZ KLUETMEIER, BOB MARTIN, PETER READ MILLER, JOHN W. MCDONOUGH, BOB ROSATO AND AL TIELEMANS
ADAM NELSON, U.S. Shot Put
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PHOTOGRAPHS BY JOHN BIEVER, SIMON BRUTY, BILL FRAKES, LYNN JOHNSON, HEINZ KLUETMEIER, BOB MARTIN, PETER READ MILLER, JOHN W. MCDONOUGH, BOB ROSATO AND AL TIELEMANS
YELENA ISINBAYEVA, Russia Pole Vault
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PHOTOGRAPHS BY JOHN BIEVER, SIMON BRUTY, BILL FRAKES, LYNN JOHNSON, HEINZ KLUETMEIER, BOB MARTIN, PETER READ MILLER, JOHN W. MCDONOUGH, BOB ROSATO AND AL TIELEMANS
TOM PAPPAS, U.S. Decathlon
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PHOTOGRAPHS BY JOHN BIEVER, SIMON BRUTY, BILL FRAKES, LYNN JOHNSON, HEINZ KLUETMEIER, BOB MARTIN, PETER READ MILLER, JOHN W. MCDONOUGH, BOB ROSATO AND AL TIELEMANS
AGATA WROBEL, Poland Weightlifting
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PHOTOGRAPHS BY JOHN BIEVER, SIMON BRUTY, BILL FRAKES, LYNN JOHNSON, HEINZ KLUETMEIER, BOB MARTIN, PETER READ MILLER, JOHN W. MCDONOUGH, BOB ROSATO AND AL TIELEMANS
AMANDA BEARD, U.S. Swimming
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PHOTOGRAPHS BY JOHN BIEVER, SIMON BRUTY, BILL FRAKES, LYNN JOHNSON, HEINZ KLUETMEIER, BOB MARTIN, PETER READ MILLER, JOHN W. MCDONOUGH, BOB ROSATO AND AL TIELEMANS
JUSTIN GATLIN, U.S. Track
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PHOTOGRAPHS BY JOHN BIEVER, SIMON BRUTY, BILL FRAKES, LYNN JOHNSON, HEINZ KLUETMEIER, BOB MARTIN, PETER READ MILLER, JOHN W. MCDONOUGH, BOB ROSATO AND AL TIELEMANS
YULIYA NESTERENKO, Belarus Track
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PHOTOGRAPHS BY JOHN BIEVER, SIMON BRUTY, BILL FRAKES, LYNN JOHNSON, HEINZ KLUETMEIER, BOB MARTIN, PETER READ MILLER, JOHN W. MCDONOUGH, BOB ROSATO AND AL TIELEMANS
KATIE HOFF, U.S. Swimming
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PHOTOGRAPHS BY JOHN BIEVER, SIMON BRUTY, BILL FRAKES, LYNN JOHNSON, HEINZ KLUETMEIER, BOB MARTIN, PETER READ MILLER, JOHN W. MCDONOUGH, BOB ROSATO AND AL TIELEMANS
MISTY MAY & KERRI WALSH, U.S. Beach Volleyball
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PHOTOGRAPHS BY JOHN BIEVER, SIMON BRUTY, BILL FRAKES, LYNN JOHNSON, HEINZ KLUETMEIER, BOB MARTIN, PETER READ MILLER, JOHN W. MCDONOUGH, BOB ROSATO AND AL TIELEMANS
SVETLANA KHORKINA, Russia Gymnastics
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PHOTOGRAPHS BY JOHN BIEVER, SIMON BRUTY, BILL FRAKES, LYNN JOHNSON, HEINZ KLUETMEIER, BOB MARTIN, PETER READ MILLER, JOHN W. MCDONOUGH, BOB ROSATO AND AL TIELEMANS
IAN THORPE, Australia Swimming
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PHOTOGRAPHS BY JOHN BIEVER, SIMON BRUTY, BILL FRAKES, LYNN JOHNSON, HEINZ KLUETMEIER, BOB MARTIN, PETER READ MILLER, JOHN W. MCDONOUGH, BOB ROSATO AND AL TIELEMANS
PERDITA FELICIEN, Canada Track
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PHOTOGRAPHS BY JOHN BIEVER, SIMON BRUTY, BILL FRAKES, LYNN JOHNSON, HEINZ KLUETMEIER, BOB MARTIN, PETER READ MILLER, JOHN W. MCDONOUGH, BOB ROSATO AND AL TIELEMANS
SHAWN CRAWFORD, U.S. Track
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PHOTOGRAPHS BY JOHN BIEVER, SIMON BRUTY, BILL FRAKES, LYNN JOHNSON, HEINZ KLUETMEIER, BOB MARTIN, PETER READ MILLER, JOHN W. MCDONOUGH, BOB ROSATO AND AL TIELEMANS
PYRROS DIMAS, Greece Weightlifting
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PHOTOGRAPHS BY JOHN BIEVER, SIMON BRUTY, BILL FRAKES, LYNN JOHNSON, HEINZ KLUETMEIER, BOB MARTIN, PETER READ MILLER, JOHN W. MCDONOUGH, BOB ROSATO AND AL TIELEMANS
INGE DE BRUIJN, the Netherlands Swimming
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PHOTOGRAPHS BY JOHN BIEVER, SIMON BRUTY, BILL FRAKES, LYNN JOHNSON, HEINZ KLUETMEIER, BOB MARTIN, PETER READ MILLER, JOHN W. MCDONOUGH, BOB ROSATO AND AL TIELEMANS
BRANDI CHASTAIN, U.S. Soccer
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PHOTOGRAPHS BY JOHN BIEVER, SIMON BRUTY, BILL FRAKES, LYNN JOHNSON, HEINZ KLUETMEIER, BOB MARTIN, PETER READ MILLER, JOHN W. MCDONOUGH, BOB ROSATO AND AL TIELEMANS
PAUL HAMM, U.S. Gymnastics
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PHOTOGRAPHS BY JOHN BIEVER, SIMON BRUTY, BILL FRAKES, LYNN JOHNSON, HEINZ KLUETMEIER, BOB MARTIN, PETER READ MILLER, JOHN W. MCDONOUGH, BOB ROSATO AND AL TIELEMANS
YAO MING, China Basketball
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PHOTOGRAPHS BY JOHN BIEVER, SIMON BRUTY, BILL FRAKES, LYNN JOHNSON, HEINZ KLUETMEIER, BOB MARTIN, PETER READ MILLER, JOHN W. MCDONOUGH, BOB ROSATO AND AL TIELEMANS
KOSUKE KITAJIMA, Japan Swimming
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PHOTOGRAPHS BY JOHN BIEVER, SIMON BRUTY, BILL FRAKES, LYNN JOHNSON, HEINZ KLUETMEIER, BOB MARTIN, PETER READ MILLER, JOHN W. MCDONOUGH, BOB ROSATO AND AL TIELEMANS
MARIA MUTOLA, Mozambique Track
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PHOTOGRAPHS BY JOHN BIEVER, SIMON BRUTY, BILL FRAKES, LYNN JOHNSON, HEINZ KLUETMEIER, BOB MARTIN, PETER READ MILLER, JOHN W. MCDONOUGH, BOB ROSATO AND AL TIELEMANS
ULRIKE URBANSKY, Germany Track