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Carl Lewis
American track and field athlete who won nine Olympic gold medals across four Games in sprints and the long jump.
Below are athletes that contain the letter W anywhere in the name. Each of the 8 athletes below opens to a full profile.
List of Athletes That Contain W
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Floyd Mayweather Jr.
American boxer who finished his career undefeated at 50–0 across five weight classes.
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Jesse Owens
American track and field athlete who won four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics in sprints and the long jump.
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Lennox Lewis
British boxer who became undisputed heavyweight world champion in 1999, the last undisputed champion before the four-belt era.
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Serena Williams
American tennis player who won 23 Grand Slam singles titles, the most in the Open Era.
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Venus Williams
American tennis player who won seven Grand Slam singles titles and 14 Grand Slam doubles titles with her sister Serena.
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Wilma Rudolph
American sprinter who became the first American woman to win three gold medals in a single Olympics at the 1960 Rome Games.
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Wilt Chamberlain
American basketball center who scored 100 points in a single NBA game and held many of the league's scoring and rebounding records.
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