31.   And, like other black Olympic champions, she returned to an America that could be hostile.

32.   Angelo Taylor was proclaimed Olympic champion.

33.   Another Olympic champion, Javier Sotomayor of Cuba, did not fare quite so well, losing in the high jump to Troy Kemp of the Bahamas.

34.   As a young girl, Lipinski stood on a Tupperware box and pretended she was an Olympic champion.

35.   As the last lap began, El Guerrouj was in the lead, followed by Estevez, Ngeny, and former Olympic champion Fermin Cacho of Spain.

36.   Behind Kepketer were Tellez, Olympic champion Vebjoern Rodal of Norway and Patrick Konchellah of Kenya battling for the remaining medals.

37.   Bennett stung the Olympic champion last year when she suggested that Evans was afraid of her.

38.   Bradley is a former Olympic champion, Ivy League all-star, Rhodes scholar, and Hall of Famer.

39.   A real, live Olympic champion.

40.   A very few Olympic champions will earn millions in endorsements based on their performances at the Games.