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“Women made up 44% of Olympic competitors at London 2012 - the greatest show of gender equality in Olympic history. By comparison, in the 1908 Games men outnumbered women 53 to 1.”

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Donna de Varona

Donna de Varona, born on April 26, 1947, is an American former swimmer who achieved significant success at the 1960 Rome Olympics, where she won three gold medals, becoming one of the youngest Olympic gold medalists in history. De Varona's career was marked by numerous victories and record-breaking performances in swimming. more

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