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Photo Gallery: Olympics Winner's Circle

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American sprinter Carl Lewis celebrates his team's world record-breaking performance in the 4 x 100-meter relay at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. The win gave Lewis his ninth career Olympic gold medal.

Photograph by Reuters/Gary Hershorn

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