The Unofficial Guide to the Olympic Games: Champions

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• 1: ‘Faster, higher, stronger’2: Athletics (Track): Usain Bolt/Jamaica & Mo Farah/GB3: Athletics (Field) Valerie Adams/NZ & Carl Lewis/USA4: Boxing: Nicola Adams/GB & Teófilo Stevenson/Cuba5: Cycling: Jason Kenny/GB & Anna Meares/Australia6: Football: USA & Hungary7: Gymnastics: Simone Biles/USA & Nadia Comaneci/Romania8: Rowing/canoeing: Steve Redgrave/GB & Michal Martikán/Slovakia10: Ice Skating: Yuzuru Hanru/Japan & Ireen Wüst/Netherlands11: Snowboard/skiing: Shaun White/USA & Marit Bjørgen/Norway 12: Swimming: Michael Phelps/USA & Rebecca Adlington/GB13: Triathlon: Alistair Brownlee/GB & Simon Whitfield/Canada14: Olympic not-so-champions15: Olympic words16: Olympic host cities17: Index & Further information