61.   The three-times Olympic gold medallist lined up for the start of the long jump qualifiers.

62.   Their top woman swimmer, Barcalona Olympic gold medallist Kyoko Iwasaki, failed to make the team.

63.   Triple gold medallist skier Johann Muhlegg of Spain was bowerful new drug.

64.   The world and Olympic gold medallist cruised to victory in Helsinki.

65.   Their performance came in sharp contrast to their women counterparts, gold medallists at Barcelona who lost six of their seven round-robin league matches here.

66.   Three-time champions China play Asian Games gold medallists South Korea in the final at the Kusanagi gymnasium in central Japan.

67.   Three-time Olympic gold medallist Johann Olav Koss of Norway has retired from international speed skating to concentrate on his medical studies.

68.   What could be the biggest victory parade in Irish history is in the pipeline for new heroine Michelle Smith, the double Olympic swimming gold medallist.

69.   With Lu Bin, another double gold medallist in Rome, also in the race, the Chinese had no fears about surrendering even one title to the Japanese.

70.   Zelezny, the world and Olympic gold medallist, is a real megastar in this land of five million spear throwers.