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Quiz: Can you name these American Olympians of yesteryear?

How many former medal winners can you recognize in this quiz?

Every fourth summer, Americans become briefly enamored with our country’s best athletes. But what happens after the games are over and you stop watching swimming, track and wrestling?

Few athletes are fortunate enough to have the staying power of Michael Phelps or Kerri Walsh Jennings and Misty May-Treanor. Many of them become faces you can’t quite put a name to. 

How many former medalists can you recognize? Take the quiz below and find out. 

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This year’s Olympics in Rio begin Aug. 5 and conclude on Aug. 21. 

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